Danger zones: what are the rules on flying drones?

Before they were jailed in Iran, an intrepid pair of travel vloggers from Cottlesloe wowed social media followers with breathtaking aerial vistas of their overland travels from Australia to the UK: Javanese volcanoes, the lakes of Flores, the jagged mountains of Pakistan.

The more common civilian models are, essentially, quadrocopters – small aircraft with four rotors and a camera. These can range from a $10 kids' toy to commercially flown units with more rotors, bigger batteries and the ability to carry professional cameras or other payloads.

The body that regulates drones, the Civil Aviation Safety Authority , is aiming to introduce registration for commercial drone certificate-holders next year. Recreational registration and accreditation will follow but remains a couple of years away. When registration is rolled out for recreational drone pilots, CASA is proposing a minimum age of 16.Drone flight maps. Source: CASA/ OpenSky by Wing Aviation LLCMost of the rules restrict where and when drones can be flown.

People found in breach of other rules can be fined up to $1050 per offence and holders of a licence or certificate can receive further demerit-style points. If the matter goes to court , an individual could be convicted and/or fined up to $10,500 along with receiving demerits. "It was a very crazy experience and we put a lot of planning into it, a lot of time. We did lots of tests out in a paddock at the start. We couldn't test it with a person because we didn't want to take it out in public until it was actually ready to lift a person up," Foreman said.

Travellers should get permission to bring a drone into Morocco and any drone in your luggage will be confiscated on arrival in Egypt. Above: A surf life-saving drone performs a world-first rescue at Lennox Head in New South Wales, January 2018. Source: Little Ripper LifesaverIt depends on your point of view. Some US prisons are now using drones to keep an eye on inmates after resisting having drones anywhere near jails because inmates use them to smuggle in contraband, from wire-cutters to steroids.

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