{"id":2613,"date":"2018-08-01T03:59:41","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T03:59:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestdroneforthejob.com\/?p=2613"},"modified":"2019-02-16T19:57:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-16T19:57:10","slug":"new-uk-drone-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestdroneforthejob.com\/blog\/new-uk-drone-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning to Fly Your Drone In the UK? Here are the New Rules You Should Know About"},"content":{"rendered":"
With drones increasingly<\/a> causing hazardous situations in airports and near planes, the UK government has introduced a raft of new regulations aimed at hobbyist drone owners. <\/p>\n The new rules tighten the existing regulations and introduce serious penalties for drone owners who break them.<\/p>\n If you are planning to travel to the UK to fly your drone, here are the five main rules you should know about. They apply to all drones weighing less than 20kg or 44lbs (the max limit for consumer drones according to the Air Navigation Order<\/a>).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is one is one of the main changes that had been made to the UK drone code. <\/p>\n Previously, only unmanned aircraft weighing more than 7kg (15.4lbs) were prohibited from going above the 400ft vertical limit. <\/p>\n Now the restriction applies to all consumer drones. <\/p>\n Furthermore, there is a 1km limit that has been put in place for drones around airports, airfields and aircrafts. <\/p>\n The main aim of the new rule is to reduce the number of near-misses between drones and airplanes. <\/p>\n If you are found breaking this rule, you\u2019ll be charged with recklessly endangering an aircraft or people in an aircraft. <\/p>\n That\u2019s a serious charge that carries a prison term of 5 years or a fine of up to \u00a32500. <\/p>\n1. Do not fly your drone above 400ft<\/h2>\n
2. Stay away from people and buildings<\/h2>\n