Recreational drone flights anywhere in Monroe County follow federal FAA rules under 49 U.S.C. 44809: register drones over 250 grams, pass the TRUST test, fly below 400 feet, keep visual line of sight. Pennsylvania Act 78 of 2018 bars townships from writing their own drone rules.
Neither Monroe County nor its townships regulate the airspace; the FAA does. Under 49 U.S.C. 44809 you may fly for fun without a Part 107 certificate if you register any drone over 250 grams, pass the free TRUST test, keep visual line of sight, and stay below 400 feet. Pennsylvania preempts local drone regulation entirely: 53 Pa.C.S. 305, enacted by Act 78 of 2018, forbids any municipality from regulating the ownership or operation of unmanned aircraft. The companion crime, 18 Pa.C.S. 3505, makes drone surveillance of someone in a private place a crime. So a township drone ordinance is void. Give the non-towered Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport at Mount Pocono a wide berth.
The FAA enforces the flight rules with civil penalties reaching thousands of dollars for unregistered or unsafe flight. Pennsylvania police can charge unlawful drone surveillance under 18 Pa.C.S. 3505, but no township may enforce a local drone ordinance.
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