A remote pilot is conducting a lawfully authorized real estate shoot when an in-app notification shows an emergency TFR has just been activated covering the flight area. The drone is airborne at 200 feet AGL, 0.3 miles from the property. What is the correct response?
Why →
A TFR is effective upon issuance, regardless of previously obtained authorizations. Emergency TFRs take immediate effect and supersede existing LAANC or DroneZone authorizations. The remote PIC must land as safely and quickly as possible.The trap →
Existing authorizations do not grandfather operations against subsequently issued TFRs. Climbing above the TFR ceiling is not a solution. TFRs extend from the surface to a defined ceiling, and going above may enter other controlled airspace without authorization.SOURCE → 14 CFR § 91.137–91.145, Temporary Flight RestrictionsCHECKED APR 21ACS II.B.K3HARD