Florida law (Fla. Stat. §330.41) reserves drone regulation to the state, so Charlotte County, Punta Gorda, and Port Charlotte cannot limit where you fly. FAA rules govern instead. Give Punta Gorda Airport and Charlotte Harbor wide clearance.
Recreational flyers in Charlotte County answer to the FAA, not the county: register any drone over 0.55 pounds, pass the free TRUST test, stay below 400 feet, keep the aircraft in sight, and avoid airports like Punta Gorda (PGD). Because Fla. Stat. §330.41 vests drone regulation in the state, the county cannot add its own altitude or flight-path rules. Florida state parks, including Stump Pass Beach and Don Pedro Island, prohibit launching or landing from park grounds without a permit. Fla. Stat. §934.50 still bars using a drone to secretly record someone.
FAA penalties for unsafe or unregistered flight run into the thousands per incident. Launching from a state park without a permit brings park citations. Secretly recording someone with a drone violates Fla. Stat. §934.50.
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