UAV - Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle
Flight Crew Flight Engineer; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 24000; Flight Crew Type 100
Confusion; Time Pressure
Airspace Violation All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR
General None Reported / Taken
Airspace Structure; Human Factors
Drone flight into TFR. I forgot about the temporary flight restriction for the area and flew my DJI Inspire 2. I was fully aware of the TFR and the day prior had briefed production so we would avoid the area. Our plan was to film at [a] university and two other locations near the campus midtown area; not [in the TFR location]. All three locations were permitted. I filed the required campus flight plan with Icarusmap.com. I had my insurance put [the university] on the COI (Certificate of Insurance).Here is the background of my forgetting about the [TFR]. Two days prior; production had switched our shoot from Florida to [another state] due to client cancelation. So I had to change my plans overnight. This meant checking the airspace for authorization; which I did. The plan was to catch the morning light so we met [early] in the lobby of our hotel. It was an overcast day so we called off the shoot for the morning and hoped for sun later. [Around mid-morning] the sun came out so we hustled into the van. Our team was pilot in command (me); show runner/producer and a driver. As we started from the hotel the producer liked the light on the buildings and asked if we could do a quick reveal shot. Without remembering the TFR I agreed; and we set up and launched quickly for a short 10 minute flight. It was VFR weather; VLOS (Visual Line of Sight); not over people; under 400 feet. I had a camera operator and spotter. Later while we were coordinating with Campus police; they informed us about the VIP arriving [nearby]; which was going to cause highway congestion. This is when I remembered the TFR.I am disappointed with myself for this mistake. I have been a commercial airline pilot for over 20 years and take pride in my safety record. Running my drone business has been a learning experience; which means I need to be even more cautious. I am changing my preflight checklist to include opening the app to ensure there have been no changes to the airspace; that I am in compliance; and most importantly; so this will not happen again.
UAV operator reported violation of a TFR.