Drone registration

digitaldr

My first drone,a DJI Air, will be arriving on Tuesday. Shipped and sold by Amazon Italy - managed to get a great price on it €677 shipped.

I plan to register it even though I thought that I didn't absolutely have to as it's under 1kg. Now I see that:

All drones over 1kg must be registered, as do all drones, irrespective of weight flown higher than 15m above the ground or water.

I'd never come across the 15m stipulation before. Is it new or just something people are willfully choosing to ignore? Can't imagine anyone dropping a few hundred euro on a halfway decent drone who would restrict themselves to 15m!

Psychlops

digitaldr wrote: »

Have you a link to where you quoted this?

All drones over 1kg must be registered, as do all drones, irrespective of weight flown higher than 15m above the ground or water.

Interesting, yet under 1KG does not have to be registered.


https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones/drone-registration

Psychlops

This was on the Flyryte website about Drones:


https://www.flyryte.com/

Drone FAQ:Do I need to get training to fly a drone in Ireland?
The short answer is no. The long answer is a little more complicated.

If your aircraft is more than 4 kilograms then you need to get drone training to operate in Irish Airspace. If it less than 4 kilograms, then you don’t need training if you stay clear of controlled/ prohibited and restricted airspace. These cover a lot of the country. To find out if the area you want to fly is in these airspaces then check out the airspace tab under useful links.

If you are serious about flying drones and want to do commercial work then it is very logical to do some training training and get licenced. Check out our past students opinions in the review section and see what they thought.

Can I fly in a congested area like a city?
There are no Drone rules which mention congested areas in Ireland. Remember to apply the standard rules, if you can fly and maintain your aircraft at least 30 metres from people, buildings and cars then you should be fine. Also remember to keep your drone 120 metres from gatherings of 12 or more people. You will really notice the benefit of drone groundshcool training in these scenarios. It is worth remembering that you should take extra precaution when flying in areas that you might consider as congested, if something goes wrong there is an increased risk and also there is a good chance that you will be challenged by people so it is worth informing the Gardai that you will be flying and also to have a team with you to deal with any questions which the public might have, don’t forget to bring some business cards!









If my drone is less than 1kg in weight do the rules apply?
The main document telling us about the Irish Drone rules is the Statutory Instrument 563/2015. It tells us that it does not apply to drones less than 1kg if it does not have substantial parts, is flown less than 50 feet / 15 metres and flown in a safe manner. The misconception is that if your aircraft is less than 1kg there are no rules, this is false.

If your aircraft has substantial parts or you want to fly it above 50 feet then the standard rules apply. In the case of the DJI Mavic, which is less than 1kg, there is an argument over whether it has substantial parts, but in any case you would need to stay below 50 feet, which is no fun.

Homer

Psychlops wrote: »

Interesting, yet under 1KG does not have to be registered.


https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones/drone-registration

The 15m restriction applies to all drones regardless of weight as the vast majority of Dublin and the coastline from skerries to grey stones is class c/g airspace and is restricted to that height unless you have permission from the IAA.
Of course nobody bothers their arse following the rules but they are the rules!

jogdish

I visted the website to register my Mavic Air, since I wanted to go above 15m, filled out the form got the end and inputted in a serial number and then clicked the button - nothing happened, tried twice more same result.
I sent an email off, two weeks ago still no reply.

Homer

In order to fly above 15m you need to have completed 2 days of training, pass a test to get your licence and have insurance. This will cost approximately €1500 then you can apply to the IAA for a special operating permit to fly above 15m.
Seems a huge amount of cost and work but that is what is required.

jogdish

Homer wrote: »

In order to fly above 15m you need to have completed 2 days of training, pass a test to get your licence and have insurance. This will cost approximately €1500 then you can apply to the IAA for a special operating permit to fly above 15m.
Seems a huge amount of cost and work but that is what is required.

I'll fly at 14.9m so I guess! Don't mind doing a course or test, but 1500!!