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10 12, 2018

CAA Begin their Drone Consultation

By DSR Journalist|December 10th, 2018|Categories: CAA News |Tags: 2018 CAA consultation 20198 drone future drone safe register drone study general governing body legislation survey survey drone uk's drone industry |Comments Off on CAA Begin their Drone Consultation

CAA Drone ConsultationThe 30th May 2018 saw the government’s announcement that further drone laws were being introduced as part of their ‘ Industrial Strategy: the Grand Challenges ’  initiative designed to take drones safely forward into the UK’s future.These laws will affect all drone users (flying craft over 250g which includes the DJI Spark) from the casual hobbyist to the full time commercial pilot but the good news is that we all have time to prepare.The CAA have just launched their own consultation survey to allow them to build the necessary systems and [...]

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19 10, 2018

Drone Flights Indoors – CAA Provide Clarification on Recent Changes

By DSR Journalist|October 19th, 2018|Categories: General News |Tags: CAA changes to ano drone safe register drones and the caa flying drones indoors flying indoors legislation |Comments Off on Drone Flights Indoors – CAA Provide Clarification on Recent Changes

Indoor Drone FlightsThe recent Air Navigation Law Amendment (The Air Navigation Order 2016 as amended) made several very important changes to the drone legislation, not least of which was the introduction of a single weight class for up to 20kg (rather than the previous 0 – 7kg, 7 – 20kg split).  However, there was one amendment with regard to indoor drone flight that seemed to go largely unreported.Prior to the amendment, it was stated by the CAA that the law applied equally to drone flights taking place indoors or outdoors i.e. there was no distinct difference between the [...]

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