Personal Health Make sure you’re fit and safe to fly - Do not drink and fly You must not fly when under the influence of alcohol. Alcohol will seriously affect your judgement and ability.
- Do not fly under the influence of drugs or medicine Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking medicines that may affect your ability to operate your drone or model aircraft safely. Do not fly if they advise that your ability to drive a car or operate machinery may be affected.
- Do not fly if you’re tired or unwell Your judgement and ability could be affected if you are tired or unwell.
- Do not fly while you could be distracted by another activity For example:
- do not fly while driving, riding or operating a vehicle or bicycle - do not fly while messaging or making a phone call - do not fly more than one drone or model aircraft at a time
- Take action quickly and safely if the situation in the air or on the ground changes - Always be ready to land your drone or model aircraft or reduce your flying height and wait until it is safe to fly again. For example, you may need to land if a group of people or animals turn up in the area where you’re flying.
Low flying aircraft Reduce your flying height or land as soon as you hear or see a low flying aircraft that may be affected by your drone or model aircraft.
Land your drone or model aircraft, or hover at a low level well out of the way, and wait until it’s safe to continue with your flight. If it appears the aircraft is attempting to land, you should land your drone or model aircraft immediately.
Incident Quick Response:
- Report any dangerous incidents, near misses or suspicious activity - If you’re involved in a dangerous incident or near miss when you’re flying your drone or model aircraft, you must report the incident to the Civil Aviation Authority (Eccairs2)
An incident or near miss includes anything that did or could:
- put people in danger cause damage to property, buildings, equipment or aircraft The Civil Aviation Authority will use this information to monitor potential hazards and risks to help keep flying safe for everyone.
Reporting An Incident
- Suspicious activity and mis-use If you see anybody using a drone or model aircraft in a suspicious or dangerous way, call your local police on 101. If it’s at an airport, call airport security.
