Drone Rules for Flugplatz Elsenthal-Grafenau
Operating uncrewed multirotors within 1,500 meters of the Grafenau facility coordinates is fully restricted. Local drone operations require prior, unique case-by-case tactical coordination from the on-duty flight director to ensure structural safety.
The statutory framework across the Elsenthal-Grafenau aviation field establishes a mandatory drone restriction perimeter within 1.5 kilometers of the grass runway layout to maintain safe low-approach corridors under § 21h LuftVO. The technical necessity for this exclusion zone is driven by heavy local visual flight rule (VFR) traffic circuits, including three-axis ultralights, motor gliders, and light single-engine planes up to 2 tons maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) maneuvering across the 10/28 runway orientation. Local geographic waivers are evaluated individually on a case-by-case basis; remote operators must register their target flight grid, uploading an active EU remote pilot license and drone liability insurance papers to the office prior to system initialization. All on-site radio validation, PPR processing, and formal clearance check-ins are managed at the tower base by Flugsportverein Grafenau e.V., Elsenthal-Flugplatz, 94481 Grafenau, monitoring communication on active radio frequency 118.935 MHz.