[LCA2019 Chat] Drones is the south island

[Rodger Donaldson]

On 2019-01-18 23:24, Mike Beattie wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 09:08:11PM +1100, Alastair D'Silva wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> I was contemplating bringing my quad down since we'll be touring the 
>> south
>> island post conference Is it just me, or are the drone regs in NZ 
>> heavily
>> fractured, laborious and confusing? We're seriously considering not 
>> bringing
>> it due to the amount of paperwork involved, and the need to know in 
>> advance
>> what walks etc we will be doing.
> 
> You cannot fly drones on DoC land (most of the walks you're talking 
> about)
> without a concession, which are not quick to obtain, and also not free.
> 
> Drone usage over public land requires approval from the local governing
> body, see: https://www.airshare.co.nz/
> 
> Over private land requires permission from the land owner.
> 
> Inside controlled airspace requires permission from the appropriate ATC
> unit (airshare will help with this).
> 
> Operation near airports (within 4km) require NOTAMs to be filed.
> 
> That's the summary from the top of my head, I am happy to be corrected.

There's an excellent guide to the rules over on reddit: 
https://www.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/7ljcn2/a_guide_to_flying_your_drone_in_new_zealand_caa/

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Rodger Donaldson
rodger at donaldson.gen.nz