CASA is about to introduce new laws to parliament that will relax the restrictions for operating non-certified remotely-piloted vehicles (RPAs - drones). There is fight going on to try to have this legislation disallowed, staged mainly by pilot unions and the association the covers certified drone operators. The new regulations, which come into effect on 29 September, would mean the following:
- No certificate or licence required if the drone weight is less than 2 kg
- Flight by day in line-of-sight only
- No flight within 30 metre of people
- No flight above 120 metres (393 feet)
- No flying within 5.5 km of a controlled airport
- No flying over populous areas such as beaches, parks and sporting ovals.
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