Hi all, I hope someone can clear this up for me.
I've been looking over the CASA regulations and can only find references to asking permission to fly above 400 feet within the 3 nm of an aerodrome and that as long as I stay under 400 feet I am not breaking any laws.
It's just advised that I should not be flying at all within the 5.5 km of an airport.
Where I live is approximately 2.5 nm from a small airport "Archerfield" and I have a DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ which does show that Brisbane INTL airport is out of bounds and the surrounding 3 nm there is no indication of the Archerfield airport.
I have been walking down to the park and flying my V+ around but I've just had a look at the maps and actually measured from the airport.
We do have a fair amount of light planes (pilots in training) flying overhead but my understanding is that they must keep to 500 feet altitude.
Can anyone clear things up for me regarding if I should find a further away park?
Thanks
TLDR:
- Minor airport 2.5 nm away
- CASA regulations do not restrict any UAV under 400 ft within that distance?
- Light aircraft must stay over 500 feet above suburbia?
- Am I okay to keep flying at my local park?
I've been looking over the CASA regulations and can only find references to asking permission to fly above 400 feet within the 3 nm of an aerodrome and that as long as I stay under 400 feet I am not breaking any laws.
It's just advised that I should not be flying at all within the 5.5 km of an airport.
Where I live is approximately 2.5 nm from a small airport "Archerfield" and I have a DJI Phantom 2 Vision+ which does show that Brisbane INTL airport is out of bounds and the surrounding 3 nm there is no indication of the Archerfield airport.
I have been walking down to the park and flying my V+ around but I've just had a look at the maps and actually measured from the airport.
We do have a fair amount of light planes (pilots in training) flying overhead but my understanding is that they must keep to 500 feet altitude.
Can anyone clear things up for me regarding if I should find a further away park?
Thanks
TLDR:
- Minor airport 2.5 nm away
- CASA regulations do not restrict any UAV under 400 ft within that distance?
- Light aircraft must stay over 500 feet above suburbia?
- Am I okay to keep flying at my local park?