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Drone users are subject to European regulations that came into effect on January 1 and are intended to establish a common set of rules in the EU member states, Norway and Iceland. Similar regulations apply in the UK, even if you left the community bloc, the BBC reports.
The new regulations establish where drones can be used and are intended to facilitate the identification of their owners. Under the new regulations, even the smallest drones will have to register with the aviation authority. Specifically, it is set to registration threshold for drone operators: they must be registered if their drones can transfer a kinetic energy greater than 80 joules impact with a person.
On the other hand, there is no longer a distinction between commercial use and entertainment use of drones. Drones are classified into three categories, depending on the risk they may pose.
Low-risk drones, which are generally owned by most people who have a hobby for such a thing, will not need authorization, but have strict usage restrictions. They will carry the trademark of the European Community, which guarantees that products sold in Europe comply with environmental, safety and health regulations.
Medium risk drones must be registered with the aviation authority, while high risk drones will need certification and will be subject to aviation regulations. It’s a category that future passenger drones will fall into, for example.
Conditions for small drones
However, low-risk drones are subject to certain overflight conditions. So, only drones weighing less than 250 grams can soar above people.
Those weighing between 250 grams and 2 kilograms should be lifted at least 50 meters from people, and drones weighing more than 2 kg should be lifted a considerable distance from groups of people.
Also, drone users should know that from now on they will not be able to just buy a drone, unpack it and use it. You should first read the user manual and do some safety exercises. Instead, drones have started to be used more and more by companies as unmanned aerial vehicles that can provide supply services.
Unmanned aerial vehicles can add value when used for data collection and interpretation in different sectors of the economy. But drones can also create problems in terms of data protection, privacy, noise and CO2 emissions, according to the European Commission.
The harmonization of European legislation was necessary after the rules on drones were not clear and varied from one country to another.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
