Low-flying aircraft will close downtown streets

More movie-related detours and closures will tie up traffic later this week in downtown Cleveland, but this time shooting for “The Fast and The Furious 8” will be closing airspace too.

 

Downtown residents and business owners have received emails announcing the production will use low-flying helicopters and drones on Friday and Saturday between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. During that time, anyone not involved with the film will be asked to stay 500 feet away, while those drones fly over major downtown streets.

 

That's per Federal Aviation Administration regulations. 

“I think the FAA’s thinking on it is if you’re involved in the motion picture,  if you’re an actor, you’ve been appropriately briefed on how to safely be around a drone," Matt Mishak with dronewerx.com said, "But somebody not participating could walk into, in front of a drone or be at risk of being hit by a drone, or the drone crashing into them."

Some people will be asked not go outside during parts of the day.

 

The aircraft will travel along: