About The Indoor Aerial Permitting Record
Why this exists
Nobody publishes a clear, sourced answer to "what actually governs indoor drone flight at my venue?" — and technical directors search for it. This record collects what the relevant authorities have actually published, jurisdiction by jurisdiction, starting narrow and growing only as new jurisdictions are properly sourced.
Rules of the road
- Defer to the authority, always. Every regulatory statement is attributed and linked to the authority's own published material — fire code sections, AHJ guidance, venue-authority requirements. Nothing is stated in Sitara's own voice.
- Explicit vs. analogous, always labeled. Where no drone/UAS-specific rule exists, the record says so and names the nearest existing permit category explicitly as analogous — never implying a drone-specific rule where none exists.
- No jurisdiction without a real source. If a jurisdiction's picture can't be sourced from a published authority document, it doesn't get an entry. No "typically" rows.
- Practice notes only where they can't leak an engagement. Any "what we've seen in practice" note is fully generalized — when in doubt, it's omitted.
Status & refresh
Reviewed quarterly: links re-verified, new jurisdictions added only once properly sourced, the last-updated stamp bumped. See the methodology page for current coverage. Found an outdated citation or a jurisdiction that should be added? Let us know.
License
Compilation released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: “The Indoor Aerial Permitting Record.” The underlying government and authority documents remain their own; this license covers the compilation.
Who publishes this
The Indoor Aerial Permitting Record is published by Sitara Skies, an operated aerial effects studio and a venture of Sitara Systems.