The Civil Aviation Authority has launched new rules regarding the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The conditions will mean stricter control of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles at New Zealand’s aerodromes from 1 August 2015.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can not operate:
- Within 4 km of any aerodrome unless specific conditions are met
- In airspace designated special use, or with any airspace restrictions
- In a way that causes a hazard for people or property
- Over runways or any other ‘active’ part of the aerodrome including other aircraft
- Outside of daylight hours (after sunset and before sunrise) except if indoors or within 100 m of and below the top of a natural or man-made object
- Above any area where the ground visibility is less than 3 km or if the cloud base is low and can not be operated in line of sight of the operator
This is not a complete list and we strongly recommend that you read the information on the Airshare website
