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How you can apply to fly a drone at Lake Lanier

Permisson needed to operate unmanned aircraft on corps' property

A drone owned by the Gainesville Police Department during a flight demonstration in Gainesville, on Oct. 12, 2017. - photo by David Barnes

10182017 DRONE 0005.jpg — A drone owned by the Gainesville Police Department during a flight demonstration in Gainesville, on Oct. 12, 2017. - photo by David Barnes

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which manages Lake Lanier, is clarifying its policy for the use of drone aircraft, allowing their use on corps property only with the corps’ permission.