Shielded Operation Height Limit in Controlled Airspace

In plain language

If you are doing a shielded flight (flying close to a structure like a building or tree) in controlled airspace, you must not fly higher than 33 feet (10 meters) above the top of that object.

Requirement as structured

A person conducting a shielded operation with an unmanned aircraft in controlled airspace must not exceed the height of the shielding object by more than 33 feet.

Original regulatory text

A person who conducts a shielded operation with an unmanned aircraft in controlled airspace under rule 101.11 must not exceed the height of the object being used as a shield by more than 33 feet.

Applies when

max altitude m

10.06