New drone law coming: Safety, manufacturing and use regulated in Spain
Monday, December 18, 2017 @ 12:40 AM
A NEW Bill of Law has been passed covering ownership and use of drones, and stipulates that a 'safety study' will be carried out on anyone who plans to fly them over people, residential hubs, at night, and through air space, before deciding whether the give them authorisation.
Flying drones through air space will require proper training and equipment, which must be accredited.
Until now, they have been banned near buildings, towns or groups of people in the open air, and also at night, but the new 'Royal Decree' – as a draft law is known in Spain – seeks to 'adapt regulations to the emerging growth' of drone use, which is 'closely linked to technological development and innovation'.
It replaces the 2014 law with a 'more flexible' text, according to the Council of Ministers.
Permission to fly drones in previously-forbidden areas must be granted by the State Air Safety Agency (AESA) and may only be carried out by professionals.
A series of limitations applies to those flying drones for purely recreational use, such as for taking bird's-eye view photographs for pleasure.
Read more at thinkSPAIN.com