{"id":5094,"date":"2021-10-28T09:13:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?p=5094"},"modified":"2021-10-28T09:14:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T13:14:01","slug":"quad-grid-update-to-laanc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2021\/10\/28\/quad-grid-update-to-laanc\/","title":{"rendered":"Quad Grid Update to LAANC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"466\" src=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/laanc-update-graphic.png\" alt=\"Quad Grid Graphic\" class=\"wp-image-5095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/laanc-update-graphic.png 750w, https:\/\/amablog-modelaircraft-org.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/10\/laanc-update-graphic-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is receiving an enhancement from the FAA called \u201cQuad Grid,\u201d which will enable model aircraft and drone pilots to operate in more low-level airspace than before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are unfamiliar with LAANC, <a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/2021\/02\/12\/what-is-laanc-and-how-to-use-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a> for a detailed look at all that it entails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA divides the airspace at approximately 750 Class B, C, D, and E airports into grids that are roughly 1 square mile. Each grid cell is given an operating altitude limit between 0 and 400 feet Above Ground Level (AGL) on the <a href=\"https:\/\/faa.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=9c2e4406710048e19806ebf6a06754ad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FAA UAS Facility Map<\/a>. With Quad Grid, these grid cells will be split into quarters, making the new cells approximately \u00bd mile instead of 1 square mile, opening airspace for model aircraft and drone operations in hundreds of locations across the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These new \u00bd mile grid cells will give model aircraft and drone operators more flexibility when flying near airport properties in controlled airspace. Areas that were previously restricted to 0 feet AGL on the FAA\u2019s UAS Facility Map might now allow operations between 50 and 100 feet AGL, for example, if the airport facility deems such operations safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reminder, AMA members can sign up and use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uasidekick.app\/#\/map\/ama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">UASidekick\u2019s map<\/a> for free to check locations of airports and find nearby AMA chartered flying fields, as well as check for any NOTAMs that may be in the area.<br><br>To remain current with the most recent government-related news, regularly visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/?_ga=2.161517308.1541869602.1609765915-887606143.1608326463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AMA Government Affairs blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any further questions or concerns, contact the Government Affairs department at (765) 287-1256 or <a href=\"mailto:amagov@modelaircraft.org\">amagov@modelaircraft.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) is receiving an enhancement from the FAA called \u201cQuad Grid.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1002443,"featured_media":3955,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,150],"tags":[36,128,149],"class_list":["post-5094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-faa","category-laanc","tag-airspace-2","tag-faa","tag-laanc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1002443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5094"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5096,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5094\/revisions\/5096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/amablog.modelaircraft.org\/amagov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}