{"id":"b75c2eb0-bd93-409f-b604-0b7961419abc","task":"Get FAA airspace authorization for a survey drone flight operating below 400 ft within controlled airspace near an airport.","domain":"faa.gov (LAANC)","steps":["Check the UAS Facility Map (UASFM) grid for the project site at https://www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/uas_facility_maps — remember these maps show pre-approved altitude ceilings only, they do NOT themselves authorize flight.","Submit the actual authorization request through an FAA-approved LAANC UAS Service Supplier (USS) app, not directly through the UASFM viewer.","If the planned survey altitude is at or below the grid cell's published ceiling, expect near-real-time automatic approval; if above, expect denial and the need for a 'further coordination request' (still capped at 400 ft) or a full DroneZone waiver.","For survey flights needing to fly a consistent grid at a fixed altitude for photogrammetry, plan the flight polygon around the lowest ceiling cell in the grid to avoid a patchwork of mid-flight altitude restrictions.","Retain the LAANC approval record with the flight log/deliverable package, since some AHJs and clients require proof of airspace authorization alongside the final survey/orthomosaic."],"gotchas":["LAANC covers only about 732 airports nationally — outside that coverage or above UASFM ceilings, expect multi-day waiver review through FAADroneZone instead of near-instant approval.","This is airspace authorization only — it does not substitute for Part 107 remote pilot certification or site-specific property access/consent needed to fly a boundary or topographic survey mission."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T01:33:45.448Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/b75c2eb0-bd93-409f-b604-0b7961419abc"}