Your surveying company is a title sponsor for a race team at the Indianapolis 500. The FAA has issued a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) for the race in the area you plan to fly. In this situation
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TFRs apply to all aircraft. Manned and unmanned, regardless of the operator's affiliation with the event. A Certificate of Waiver or Authorization from the FAA is required to operate within a TFR.The trap →
Sponsorship has zero regulatory weight with the FAA. Notifying people on the ground does not grant authorization to enter a TFR.SOURCE → 14 CFR § 91.137-91.145, FAA UAG Sample Question 46CHECKED APR 21ACS II.B.K3MED