One-Mile Drone Buffer Now Runs the Length of the Mexican Border

Operators flying unmanned aircraft anywhere near the southern frontier now have a hard line to respect. A newly issued airspace restriction bars uncleared drone flights inside a band one nautical mile deep along the boundary with Mexico. For owners whose flight departments keep a drone on hand for ramp inspections or hangar photography at airports in that strip, the practical effect is simple: no launch without prior authorization. Manned operations are not what the measure addresses, but anyone basing or transiting near the line will want to brief crews accordingly.

With reporting from AVweb.