Regulations
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Australia is bringing in drone registration and accreditation
Australia has been working on its drone rules for the past few years which have been fairly laid back and not enforced. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) plans to change this by bringing in drone registration and accreditation to crackdown on illegal flights. Australia is bringing in drone registration and accreditation CASA sent out a newsletter sharing…
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New drone safety apps in partnership with CASA
Last year when CASA retired its own drone safety app, ‘Can I Fly There?’ it promised to work with 3rd parties to bring more options and a better solution to the market. CASA first achieved that with Google’s Wing Aviation making the OpenSky app. A few months later and two new apps are out for you to take your pick.…
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Drone online portal and signage comes into use in Australia
For the last few years, Australia has been playing catch up with the massive increase of consumer drones being flown around. Today CASA has let us know that drone signs will be rolling out around the country with some additions to the CASA portal. An email sent out by CASA, it states that over the next few months nationally recognized drone…
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OpenSky – keeping Australians safe in the sky
Wing Aviation released their drone safety app in Australia called OpenSky in partnership with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). OpenSky is the first of a series of drone related safety apps to be released as a part of CASA’s new Digital RPAS platform. OpenSky – keeping Australian drones in the sky and safe The app was…
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United States drone laws
Drone laws can be confusing to new pilots and even seasoned pilots. Today we will be discussing drone laws from the United States. This article aims to support all drone pilots in the United States to fly safe, stay out of trouble. Recreational Commercial If you are interested in getting more info on drone laws and how to…
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Australian drone laws
Drone laws, not only in Australia are confusing, to say the least. From many first pilots not knowing there are even any drone laws to seasoned pilots only knowing a few of the laws. This article aims to support all drone pilots in Australia to fly safe, stay out of trouble and to know your flying rights.…