B4UFLY Check the Map

The ABCs of Airspace Types- Part 3: Restricted Airspaces with FAA Air Traffic Control Specialist, Sebastian Yanguas

Episode Summary

For the final episode of Season 1 of the B4UFLY Check the Map Podcast sponsored by Aloft, we are joined by guest, Sebastian Yanguas, Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA to discuss the different types of restricted airspaces in the NAS.

Episode Notes

Thank you for tuning into the final episode of Season 1 of the B4UFLY Check the Map Podcast sponsored by Aloft! For this episode, your host, Erica Cooley, Aloft’s Head of Community is joined by guest, Sebastian Yanguas, Air Traffic Control Specialist at the FAA to discuss the different types of restricted airspaces in the NAS. This episode features a clip from a longer webinar on this topic. Watch the full webinar on restricted airspaces with Sebastian here.

Guest Bio:

 Sebastian Yanguas is a Certificated Flight Instructor and has been flying since 2011. He has been part of the FAA since 2018. He was active duty Air Force and is now part of the DC Air National Guard for 15 years.  Sebastian received his BS from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Aeronautics.

Links from the episode:

Watch the full webinar from Part 1 of the webinar series and read the full blog on the different types of controlled airspace at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/the-abcs-of-national-airspace-types-part-1-controlled-airspaces/

Watch the full webinar from Part 2 of the webinar series and read the full blog on the different types of special-use airspace at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/the-abcs-of-national-airspace-types-part-2-special-use-airspaces/

Learn how to apply for a further coordination request LAANC authorization on Aloft Air Control's mobile app and web dashboard at https://www.aloft.ai/blog/how-to-apply-for-a-further-coordination-laanc-authorization-request-on-aloft-air-control-mobile-and-web-dashboard/

Read the full study and view an interactive map on data about Further Coordination Request Response rates from ATC around the country: https://www.aloft.ai/blog/aloft-launches-new-fleet-utm-capabilities-surpassing-84-of-laanc-airspace-authorizations-in-september

From myself and the entire, Aloft team, we thank you for joining us for this first season of the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast. We are excited to kick off Season 2 of the B4UFLY Check the Map podcast starting in January 2023 to continue providing educational discussions on  drone airspace challenge areas, situational awareness topics, or general UAS operational questions. If you would like to submit a question for discussion on an upcoming episode, please email your question to erica@aloft.ai. 

Wishing you all a very happy and safe holiday season and look forward to connecting again in the new year. And as always fly safe and fly often.