[Gadgets] New rules for drone users starting January 1, 2021

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New rules for drone users starting January 1, 2021

• Drone users are subject to European regulations that entered into force on 1 January 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 it left the community bloc, informs BBC.

The new regulations set out where drones can be used and aim to make it easier to identify their owners. Under the new regulations, even smaller drones will have to be registered with the aviation authority. Specifically, a registration threshold is set for drone operators: they must be registered if their drones can transfer a kinetic energy of more than 80 joules on impact with a person.

On the other hand, there is no longer any distinction between commercial and recreational 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 bear the trademark of the European Community, which guarantees that products sold in Europe meet environmental, safety and health standards.

Medium risk drones must be registered with the aviation authority, while high risk drones will need certification and will be subject to aviation rules. It is a category in which future passenger drones will enter, for example.

Conditions for small drones

However, low-risk drones are subject to certain overflight conditions. Thus, only drones weighing less than 250 grams can be lifted above people.

Those weighing between 250 grams and 2 kilograms must be lifted at least 50 meters away from people, and drones over 2 kg must be lifted at a considerable distance from groups of people.

In addition, drone users need to know that from now on they will not be able to simply buy a drone, unpack it and use it. You need to read the user manual first and do some safety exercises. Drones have begun to be used, on the other hand, more and more by companies, as unmanned aerial vehicles that can provide supply services.

Unmanned aerial vehicles can provide added 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 unclear and varied from country to country.

Edited August 1, 2021 by Angrry.exe™