Originally Posted by
franklin_m
Not the full story. FAR 91.119 applies (note 1).
Per 91.119(c), over non-congested areas, aircraft can be as low as 500 feet AGL. And per that same section, over sparsely populated areas (looks pretty rural in satellite images), aircraft need to be 500 feet (slant range) from any person, vessel, vehicle, or structure.
Per 91.119(d), helicopters may be operated at less than these altitudes.
Note 1:
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...-sec91-119.pdf
What full scale aircraft can and should be doing is two entirely different thing's any full scale pilot with a ounce of common sense will not be flying as low as 500' over a closed airport where there is model activity present
unless he has some assurance it is safe to proceed. In case of some type of emergency it really dont matter what altitude the models may be at because in that case there could be a conflict.