October 3, 2026
Part 107 in New Mexico: Restricted Ranges
New Mexico has large military restricted areas, including White Sands Missile Range, plus high elevation that cuts drone performance. What to check first.
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State laws
How state and local drone laws sit on top of the federal Part 107 rules.
October 3, 2026
Part 107 in New Hampshire: Hunters' Privacy
New Hampshire bars using a drone to video-record people who are lawfully hunting, fishing or trapping without their written consent. What else matters there.
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Part 107 in Nebraska: Offutt and Omaha
Omaha sits next to Offutt Air Force Base and its controlled airspace, while farm work across the state splits between Part 107 scouting and Part 137 spraying.
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Part 107 in Montana: Parks, Peaks and Wind
Montana's biggest draws, Glacier and part of Yellowstone, are drone-free national parks, and mountain terrain brings wind and density altitude to plan around.
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Part 107 in Missouri: Two Class B Cities
Missouri has Class B airspace around both St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Gateway Arch is National Park Service land where drones are prohibited.
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Part 107 in Mississippi: Heat and Humidity
Mississippi summers combine heat and humidity that cut drone performance and fuel afternoon storms. What density altitude means on a hot Gulf-state day.
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Part 107 in Minnesota: Cold-Weather Flying
Minnesota winters cut lithium battery performance and hide preflight problems. How Part 107's condition-for-safe-operation rule applies in the cold.
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Part 107 in Massachusetts: Boston and Cape Cod
Boston sits under Class B airspace, and Cape Cod National Seashore is National Park Service land where drones are prohibited. What to plan for.
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Part 107 in Maryland: Inside the DC SFRA
Much of central Maryland sits inside the Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area, and Baltimore has Class B airspace. How to tell where you can fly.
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Part 107 in Maine: Acadia and Coastal Fog
Maine's best-known coastline includes Acadia National Park, where drones are banned, and fog that can drop visibility below Part 107's 3-mile minimum.
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Part 107 in Louisiana: After the Hurricane
In Louisiana, storm damage is when drones are most wanted and when disaster flight restrictions are most likely. How TFRs work for Part 107 pilots.
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Part 107 in Kentucky: Cargo Hubs and Class B
Kentucky has Class B airspace you might not expect, around the Cincinnati airport in northern Kentucky, plus a busy overnight cargo hub at Louisville.
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