Remember that record flyover of 49 Van’s RVs at last season’s Chiefs-Raiders game in Kansas City? The FAA remembers too. In the wake of that sanctioned overflight, some pilots of Experimental-category airplanes are now receiving letters of investigation from the agency for other flights that may have run afoul of regulations.
Formation flights over NFL games, NASCAR races and other major sporting events by Experimental aircraft have become more popular following the government sequestration, which grounded military flight demonstration teams. But without proper approval, such flights can put a pilot’s license at risk.
