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[Outta Control]

Coalition Welcomes Imminent Publication of FAA Final Small UAS Rule - sUAS News

"...Gregory Walden, counsel to the Small UAV Coalition and former FAA Chief Counsel said, “The forthcoming announcement of the Part 107 commercial rule for small UAS is a major step for not only unmanned aerial systems, but virtually every sector of the economy..."

 

[lake_flyer]

I wonder if it is similar to the new MINIDRONE rules that are effective as of Juli 1st in the Netherlands.

Sub 4Kg Minidrone means:

Not needed:
Airworthiness certificate
Medical attest for pilot
Notams
Flightplan
Operational manual
Practical exam or certificate

Need:
Certificate of registred RPAS groundschool, including flight preparation course
(or RPA-L, PPL)
Aircraft registration
ROC-light
Proof of insurance

The new Dutch rules are quite simple:

Not allowed:
To fly higher than 50m or further than 100m
Less then 50 meter distance from EVERYTHING including anything or anybody 'under your control'.
(Everything in this case means virtually everything. Except small roads <80km/h., provided there's no traffic)
No exemption or special permissions possible for anything, in any case, ever.

With these rules, they hope to lower the barrier for small business to get into the drone business. At the same time, RPA-L pilots, operating under a full ROC, can now use their sub 4Kg drone and respond very quickly to requests, for news purposed or the likes, without having to file notams, extensive flight planning etc. They are to follow the Minidrone rules for these flights however.

 

[lake_flyer]

Not allowed:
To fly higher than 50m or further than 100m
Less then 50 meter distance from EVERYTHING including anything or anybody 'under your control'.
(Everything in this case means virtually everything. Except small roads <80km/h., provided there's no traffic)

The above applies to recreational flying as well.