Drone Bill may ban children from owning larger aircraft

guest · Jul 26, 2018

Drone Bill may ban children from owning larger aircraft
July 26, 2018
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-44954883

Children could be banned from owning drones weighing more than 250g (0.55lb) under a new proposal from the Department for Transport.

They would only be allowed to fly devices heavier than that if they were owned and registered by an adult.

It is the latest in a series of proposals designed to crack down on snooping fears and near-collisions with manned aircraft.
If approved, it could form part of a draft Drone Bill.
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guest · Jan 22, 2019

UK.gov plans £2,500 fines for kids flying toy drones within 3 MILES of airports
January 22, 2019
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/..._kids_flying_toy_helicopters_3_miles_aiports/

At present, operators of drones that weigh less than 7kg are banned from flying within a 0.54 nautical mile (1km) radius of a licensed aerodrome such as Heathrow or Gatwick.

People flying drones that weighed less than 250g would have been exempt from this ban – until DfT officials snuck out the correction slip last Friday (PDF, 1 page) and deleted the protection.
The 250g weight limit is an EU measure which forms part of the bloc's own drone laws. Virtually all drones under 250g are children's toys and are so small and light that they cannot fly in even a light summer breeze.

"The way the restriction zone increase has been worded means in practice you could have a scenario of a child needing their parent to call ATC for permission to fly a £15 toy drone the size of a biscuit in their garden, which frankly is madness," he said [...]
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