Regulations

Part 101

Horizons currently has no RPAS policy. Thus, the main rules governing the use of RPAS are CAA Part 101. The main rules are:

• Keep clear of aircraft

• Fly below 400ft above ground level (AGL)

• Keep RPAS within visual line of site

• Cannot fly within restricted airspace or 4km of airport without permission from CAA

• Cannot fly at night

Massey does a CAA certified RPAS Course where you can get an in depth knowledge of the rules. This is not a requirement to fly a RPAS.

AirShare

• Need permission from Air Traffic Control (ATC) to fly in restricted airspace (coloured polygons)

• Use AirShare to log flights and gain clearance with ATC

• Good practice to also log flights with AirShare for unrestricted airspace

• Also contains information on how to safely operate a RPAS

Example Flight Request

• Use the polygon or circle to draw the mission area

• If you will be repeating a mission in the future, save as a favourite

Altitude

30m

Shielded

No

Purpose

Other

Date

±1h from planed flight time

Duration

1h

Part

101

Example Restricted Flight Request

• Same as previous

Transmitter

Yes

VHF contact

No

Operations

Flying from shore and landing on lake.

Altitude

Barometer and GPS.

Emergency

Geofence: RPAS will return to home if exceeds 30m height or 100m distance from home. Battery Failsafe: RPAS will RTH when battery below 15%. Radio/Telemetry: If link loss RTH

Other Info

Taking water sample for Horizons Regional Council

Land Permission

You need to get permission from the landowner/council to fly on private/public land. If you are unsure if permission has been granted, it is best to ask again.

• Do not fly near animals or people

• Disarm the RPAS when approached by animals/people

• Stay 20m or more away from boundaries, pathways, and roads

A good analogy is that cyclists of the sky.

Links to Landowners’ Rules

• Tararua, Horowhenua, and Ruapehu District Council have no RPAS policy

• Palmerston North City Council

  • Need permission from council to fly in most parks in Palmerston North

  • Already have permission for Hokowhitu Lagoon

  • Paneri Park/Ahimate Reserve is best place to test a RPAS, large space, sheltered location, and no permission needed from council and ATC

  • Need to stay at least 25 metres away from any boundary, playground, or formed walking or shared path

• Manawatu District Council

  • You need permission to fly a RPAS over “Councils Water, Waste Water Treatment Plants and its Resource Recovery Centre”

  • No permission is needed on other council land/facilities

• Rangitikei District Council

  • One has permission to fly at council parks as long one does not fly:

    • over any parked vehicles or roads,

    • over a sports field if in use by others,

    • within of 20 metres of or over other users of the park (including other flyers of drones) or livestock,

    • within 20 metres of or be flown over a park building,

    • within 20 metres of overhead electrical lines,

    • during a fire ban period, or

    • over adjoining private property

• Whanganui District Council

  • Need to apply for a consent to operate RPAS above a council park/reserve

  • This is valid for 1 year

  • Do not fly your drone:

    • Above a sports field if it is in use by other people

    • Within 20 metres of overhead electrical lines

    • When there is a fire ban in force

• Stratford District Council

  • Need permission to fly at parks/reserve

• DOC

  • DOC dislike RPAS, no RPAS use is allowed on DOC land

  • Can have a free meeting to see if a concession would be granted

  • $65 fee for recreational use, $2065 for commercial users to apply for a concession