Super Bowl LVI is just a few days away, and as is the case with most major sporting events and large gatherings, the FAA is implementing restrictions on airline flights. unmanned near the match. This time, however, the restrictions are particularly severe.
It is standard operating procedure for TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) issued before sporting events, although TFRs related to SoFi Stadium, the Super Bowl venue, are particularly limited. regime. Starting the day before, at 10:00 a.m. local time on February 12, pilots will be barred from flying drones within a mile of the stadium, with the TFR extended to the top. of Class A airspace at an altitude of 18,000 feet.
This initial TFR will remain in effect through Super Bowl day, February 13, at 2:30 p.m., when the 30-mile TFR will go into effect (also up to 18,000 feet), including most Los Angeles is larger than the area, which includes Anaheim, Pasadena, Burbank, Long Beach, and Torrance, and carries penalties that include a $30,000 minimum fine and possibly prison. Some have criticized this TFR as being too restrictive, noting that someone could reasonably be 25 miles away in the Angeles National Forest, and still violate it. Normally, sporting events have a 5-mile TFR, but with increased security and other aspects of the Super Bowl, such as a military flyover, it doesn’t look like the FAA will stand a chance. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, be sure to take note this weekend.
