New Rules for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.
Do you know the risks? Have you got permission to fly?
27 July 2015 | By Karl Stolberger
The number of incidents involving drones is rising quickly as their use increases, giving rise to growing safety concerns. With this in mind, on 1 August 2015 new Civil Aviation Rules governing the operation of unmanned aircraft systems in New Zealand come into force. Read More →
New Rules for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems.
Do you know the risks? Have you got permission to fly?
27 July 2015 | By Karl Stolberger
The number of incidents involving drones is rising quickly as their use increases, giving rise to growing safety concerns. With this in mind, on 1 August 2015 new Civil Aviation Rules governing the operation of unmanned aircraft systems in New Zealand come into force. Read More →
RPAS - Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems - New Rules
25 September 2014 | By Karl Stolberger
At the moment Parts 19 and 101 of the Civil Aviation Rules (CARs) govern the operation of RPAS in New Zealand airspace. Read More →
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (equivalent to New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission) has recently reported on two near misses between UAVs and manned aircraft (in one case a DHC- 8 and in the other a Bell 412 rescue helicopter). Read More →
UAS, UAV, RPA , Drone – Call it what you will
11 November 2013 | By Karl Stolberger
Unmanned aircraft systems, unmanned aerial vehicles, remotely piloted aircraft, drones, call them what you will, whether it be a Global Hawk with a wingspan greater than a 737 or a small hexacopter bought over the internet, UAS are changing our lives... Read More →