60-Minute Landing Rule

In plain language

If your drone is on the ground for more than 60 minutes between flights, you must submit a new flight plan and get a new clearance for the next flight.

Requirement as structured

If a drone lands for more than 60 minutes between flights within the same flight area, the subsequent flight is treated as a new independent flight requiring its own application, flight plan, and clearance.

Original regulatory text

Once the drone has landed for a period of more than 60 minutes (within one flight area) between two flights, the two consecutive flights are considered two independent flights, requiring an application, flight plan, and clearance independently of each other.

Applies when

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