Drone Safety
Drone Safety
Drone Safety
DRONE SAFETY
INFORMATION
You must not fly your You must keep If your drone weighs If you’re near a
drone higher than your drone at least more than 250 grams, helicopter landing site
120 metres (400 feet) 30 metres away from you must fly at least or smaller aerodrome
above ground level. other people. 5.5 kilometres away without a control tower,
from a controlled you can fly your drone
airport, which generally within 5.5 kilometres.
have a control tower If you become aware
at them. of manned aircraft
nearby, you will have
to manoeuvre away
and land your drone
as quickly and safely
as possible.
You must not fly over You must keep your You must not fly your If you intend to fly
or above people or in drone within visual drone over or near your drone for or at
a populous area. This line-of-sight. This means an area affecting work (commercially),
could include beaches, always being able to public safety or where there are extra rules
parks, events, or sport see the drone with emergency operations you must follow.
ovals where there is a your own eyes (rather are underway. This You will also need to
game in progress. than through a device, could include situations register your drone
screen or goggles). such as a car crash, and get a licence or
police operations, a fire accreditation.
or firefighting efforts or
search and rescue.
Remember, you must Respect personal You must only fly one You must only fly during
not operate your drone privacy. Don’t record drone at a time. the day and you must
in a way that creates or photograph people not fly through cloud
a hazard to another without their consent or fog.
aircraft, person or —this may breach
property. other laws.
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