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UK’s extended 5km airport drone ‘no-fly’ zones in force next month

sudshr47 February 20, 2019

The UK’s Department for Transport has said today that an expansion of drone ‘no-fly’ zones to 5km around airport runways will come into force on March 13. Anyone caught and convicted of flying a drone inside the restricted zones could face a fine and years in prison. Last month the government said it would tighten […]

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Drone sighting briefly halts departing flights at UK’s Heathrow Airport

sudshr47 January 8, 2019

All flights departing Heathrow, the U.K.’s largest airport, were suspended for an hour on Tuesday following a reported drone sighting. An airport spokesperson told TechCrunch that staff are “working closely” with London’s Metropolitan Police, “to prevent any threat to operational safety.” The airport did not say who reported the drone. Shortly after departing flights were […]

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African experiments with drone technologies could leapfrog decades of infrastructure neglect

sudshr47 September 16, 2018

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PSA: Drone flight restrictions are in force in the UK from today

sudshr47 July 30, 2018

Consumers using drones in the UK have new safety restrictions they must obey from today, with a change to the law prohibiting drones from being flown above 400ft or within 1km of an airport boundary. Anyone caught flouting the new restrictions could be charged with recklessly or negligently acting in a manner likely to endanger an […]

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UK puts legal limits on drone flight heights and airport no-fly zones

sudshr47 May 31, 2018

The UK has announced new stop-gap laws for drone operators restricting how high they can fly their craft — 400ft — and prohibiting the devices from being flown within 1km of an airport boundary. The measures will come into effect on July 30. The government says the new rules are intended to enhance safety, including the safety […]