Exemptions to CAA rule to allow 1000ft altitude throw multirotor pilots under the bus
243On the 30th July 2018 some new rules around model flying in the UK came into law. The BMFA, SAA, LMA, and FPV UK organisations got two exemptions to this rule passed, but all is not as it seems.
So it works that if you are a member of one of these orgnasiations, then you can follow the terms of the exemption to fly up to 1000ft in altitude... unless you are flying a multirotor (or in the case of FPV) have an autopilot.
Here's the links mentioned:
The original news item from the BMFA https://bmfa.org/News/News-Page/ArticleID/2533/Update-on-changes-to-UK-Regulations-and-the-400ft-height-limit
The exemption for LOS models https://www.bmfa.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=2643&language=en-GB&PortalId=0&TabId=1506
The exemption for FPV models https://www.bmfa.org/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?Command=Core_Download&EntryId=2644&language=en-GB&PortalId=0&TabId=1506
The government consultation on Drone Legislation https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/drone-legislation-use-restrictions-and-enforcement
The actual 97 page PDF https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/729458/taking-flight-the-future-of-drones-in-the-uk.pdf
We also talked about this in some detail on the last LDO podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luFMm03lHpw
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