Summary of UK legal requirements. CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) permission (drone licence after passing theory tests, complete operators manual, drone flight test) and insurance is required for all flights that are being conducted for aerial work in very simple terms you are getting paid for doing it.
All drone operators whether commercial or private must abide by the following rules as written down in the ANO (Air Navigation Order)
The aircraft must be kept within the visual line of sight (normally taken to be within 500 m horizontally and 400 ft vertically) of its remote pilot (i.e. the ‘person in charge’ of it). Operations beyond these distances must be approved by the CAA (the basic premise being for the operator to prove that he/she can do this safely).
The ‘remote pilot’ has the responsibility for satisfying him/herself that the flight can be conducted safely.
The aircraft must not be flown:
- over or within 150 metres of any congested area
- over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons;
- within 50 metres of any vessel, vehicle or structure which is not under the control of the person in charge of the aircraft
- within 50 metres of any person except during take-off or landing, the aircraft must not be flown within 30 metres of any person except for the person in charge of the aircraft.
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