Controlled Ground Area Containment for Advanced Flight Geography
Verified from official sourcesPage 8UAM 008, para. 11Version 1Effective -Verified 24 August 2026
In plain language
If you are operating over a controlled ground area, the entire footprint of your flight geography, contingency volume, and ground risk buffer must fit completely inside that controlled area.
Requirement as structured
When determining flight geography over a controlled ground area, the ground projection of the flight geography, contingency volume, and ground risk buffer must be completely contained within that controlled ground area.
Original regulatory text
For this purpose, the ground projection of flight geography, contingency volume and the ground risk buffer must be completely contained in the controlled ground area.