Part 107 UAS pilot reported learning post flight that they flew in a TFR without authorization.

Date: 2023-08 · Aircraft: DJI Mavic Air 2

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Synopsis

Part 107 UAS pilot reported learning post flight that they flew in a TFR without authorization.

Narrative

This situation is something that should not happen and is the reason why corrective actions must be taken by the pilots to avoid them. I was making the second flight of the day; the first and the second were real estate missions; only take photos of several homes; nothing complicated; in the second mission as I was approximately 4 miles from the ZZZ airport I checked the normal apps such as B4UFLY and Air Control (Aloft) which did not show any TFR in the area on the map; request the normal authorization for a period of 2 hours starting at approximately XA:34 local time; for about 2 hours to anticipate that the equipment or the wind would be very strong; finish the flight in 14 minutes and upload the photos again in the post work; when it was through social networks that I realized the TFR.Taking this into consideration and how to take corrective actions; I proceeded to call the local FSDO inspector and two other pilots to discuss what happened; the main thing we can learn and the actions that should be taken is to check other applications and other systems like ForeFlight that give immediate updates; and any other app that shows you more specifically what is happening in the area; in this way to avoid this from happening again; I already have it written in my checklist; not to trust alone in third-party applications; if not also; check in the planning other pages related to this type of restrictions; it is something that can happen to anyone else if we are flying commercial missions more often; report and share this type of experience with other pilots and help them increase safety actions to avoid this type of misunderstanding.When an authorization is obtained from these third-party applications; it does not mean immediately that we are authorized; corrective actions must continue to be taken and the action of SMS (Safety Management Systems) as a report is something that all pilots must take into account; in my experience as a pilot commercial and military for more than 20 years; are things that can happen but can be avoided by increasing situational awareness; to avoid actions in the future; this for me is self-remedial training to avoid making these mistakes again; share this with the community of drone pilots within my district and known so that they not only trust third-party applications but also check all other types of applications; web pages and aids to improve the operational safety system of the missions flown.

NASA callback

The Reporter indicated they have implemented a new checklist to prevent this from happening in the future.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.