Pilots around the Los Angeles area will need to be extra vigilant during the 2022 Super Bowl.
The FAA has just released its “safety plan” for general aviation pilots for Super Bowl LVI, which is slated for Feb. 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
The agency is planning for hundreds of additional takeoffs and landings and aircraft parked at Los Angeles-area airports during Super Bowl week. Special procedures, including Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFR) and a No Drone Zone, will limit flights around the stadium before, during, and after the game.
The game-day TFR will go into effect at approximately 2:30 p.m. PST. It will cover a ring of 30 nautical miles (34.5 miles), centered over the stadium and from the ground up to 18,000 feet in altitude. It expires at 8:30 p.m. PST, but may be extended if conditions warrant, FAA officials warn.
Drones also are prohibited inside the TFR.
Pilots must be aware of the latest flight advisories and check Notices to Air Missions (NOTAM) before flying, officials add. Pilots and drone operators who enter the TFRs without permission could face penalties that top $30,000 and potential criminal prosecution.
But you can fly over the LA basin all day long….makes perfect sense.
Radically excessive.
Both words chosen carefully.
Is the FAA really talking about a $30,000 penalty for flying a model airplane at any altitude up to 30 miles from a football game? If so, we’re starting down the slope so many of us said would inevitably be slippery.
All for a “game”.