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Commercial operators will be able to use small drones without the need for a remote pilot’s licence<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

April 4, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

Red tape controlling the use of small drones in commercial and farming operations has been cut by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority.<\/p>\n

Commercial operators will no longer need to obtain a number of regulatory approvals, including an operator\u2019s certificate and a remote pilot licence.<\/p>\n

The move will cut regulatory costs by thousands of dollars as well as saving time and paperwork.<\/p>\n

The changes, which will take effect on September 29, apply to remotely piloted aircraft used in commercial operations weighing less than 2kg maximum at take-off.<\/p>\n

These operators will simply need to notify the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) that they intend to use very small remotely piloted aircraft for commercial flights according to a set of standard operating conditions.<\/p>\n

These mandatory conditions include flying only during the day, along a visual line of sight, below 120m, keeping more than 30m away from other people, flying more than 5.5km from controlled aerodromes and not operating near emergency situations.<\/p>\n

CASA will provide an easy-to-use online notification system.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The package of changes made to the regulations covering remotely piloted aircraft also permits private landholders to carry out a range of activities on their own land without the need for approvals from CASA.<\/p>\n

These include remotely piloted aircraft up to 25kg in weight where no money is paid for flights.<\/p>\n

CASA\u2019s Director of Aviation Safety, Mark Skidmore, said the changes to the remotely piloted aircraft regulations maintained appropriate safety standards while cutting red tape.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile safety must always come first, CASA\u2019s aim is to lighten the regulatory requirements where we can,\u201d Mr Skidmore said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amended regulations recognise the different safety risks posed by different types of remotely piloted aircraft.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople intending to utilise the new very small category of commercial operations should understand this can only be done if the standard operating conditions are strictly followed and CASA is notified.<\/p>\n

\u201cPenalties can apply if these conditions are not met.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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