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Originally Posted by Lubicon
Cylinder is simpler to visualize and put into practice although I understand your point. You'd need a calculus equation to figure out the height allowed vs. distance from the airport if it was a cone. On a slight tangent, airspace around airports often is in fact using a series of cylinders of increasing radius as altitude increases. The effect is an inverted wedding cake shape that resembles an inverted cone and is simple to use.
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Not calculus, algebra. And if trigonometry is too hard, simplify it to a constant ratio. And it's a completely moot point if the drone is georestricted and does the calculation for the user.