Graeme Timms

From: Stephen Mills <stephen@crowdedspacedrones.com>

Sent: 12 May 2021 11:33
To: Graeme Timms
Subject: Drone Legislation & Tools Newsletter

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Good Morning,

Thanks for attending last month’s webinar. Please find the slides from the webinar presentation below:

Webinar Slides

Should you have any additional questions since the event we would be more than happy to assist
answering them, my contact details are:

Email: stephen@crowdedspacedrones.com
Office: 03302210662
Mobile: 07501386203

Yours Sincerely,

Stephen Mills

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 Drone Legislation Key Points
As discussed in the webinar, the new legislation can be summed up as follows:

 The “PfCO” permissions are gone, the approvals are now based on weight of drone and type
of flight, not if the flight is commercial.

 There are three categories: Open, Specific and Certified.

 The CAA oversee the Open category Pilot licencing (now as an A2 CofC) but the Police deal
with most other aspects of enforcement and monitoring. This sees fixed distances from
people for certain classes of drones. These cannot be varied by the Pilot.

 The Specific category is most aligned to the old PfCO as it involves larger drones (above
4kg) and you can vary what the CAA put in the operators “Operational Authorisation”
(permission document). The CAA deal with this category in all stages, however the CAA
work closely with the Police as their “boots on the ground” for ongoing enforcement at scene
of incident.

 The certified category is for the likes of drone deliveries by UPS/DHL/Amazon and not
something currently used much in the UK. These drones are more regulated and restricted to
known flight paths etc.

Remember, the 150 metre distance drones must keep away from crowds is abolished. The smaller
drones in the Open category can now fly as close as they wish but not “directly overhead” an
assembled crowd.

The added complication is the Sub 250g size drones we discussed. Due to a loophole in the legislation,
there is no pilot training, licensing or distances from people for these drones. The pilots are, in our
experience, uneducated about any of the issues of drone flying in airspace or near events.

Restrictions of Airspace (Temporary) aka RATs!

If you want to obtain a RAT for your venue or event, the crucial thing is to act as early as possible.
The CAA require 90 clear days to process them. There is no fee for obtaining a RAT but there are
costs associated with the responsibilities of advertising and enforcing it. You are expected to;

 Create a plan for managing airspace working in conjunction with local Police who would be
the ultimate responders who can take enforcement against Pilots.

 Deploy signage in key areas both on the local road network at the edge of the restrictions and
on your land / boundaries.

 Create an application process which is publicly accessible for lawful requests to fly.

 Deploy Drone Detection systems to monitor drone use and identify pilots breaching it.

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The typical cost of the above starts at just £450 per event day. There is no charge for our services in
relation to planning, processing applications from third party pilots or signage deployments.

Contact us today to get a RAT in place for your events or venues.

Restricting Drones from land you control

Due to the legislation changing, the CAA have removed the wording from authorisations (previously
known as PfCO or permissions) that the land owner or operator’s permission must be sought for take
off and landing. This essentially means that the only way to deal with such operators is through civil
trespass or bye-laws, not through aviation legislation breaches. This does change this offence from
being a police matter to one land owners or operators have to enforce themselves.

If you operate a venue, event site or have land(i.e., a local authority or private owner), then you need
to establish a robust policy which protects your interests. You cannot ban flights over your land,
therefore the risk is not eliminated from drones.

We have a sample policy available and can help you protect your interests on this. We have been
working with organisations such as local authorities across the United Kingdom on this and have been
able to achieve significant results, including bringing in additional revenue streams from commercial
drone operators.

Drones are also a good source of domestic tourism due to their popularity and some organisations have
benefited from the economic income without having a high risk of drones in their locations.

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