Finland tightens rules for drones according to EU policies.

The original news article in Finnish: https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-12235730

English translation/summary of the same article: https://yle.fi/news/3-12237286

While the news mostly concentrates on Finland, it is based on European Union regulations, so probably affects other countries as well.

Curious.  The English version didnt name the test/qualitification required idid the Finnish version name it at all?

DAFlys Posted at 12-20 23:36
Curious.  The English version didnt name the test/qualitification required idid the Finnish version name it at all?

It seems like they didn't name any exact codenames or numbers for the test, but what they did mention was that if you fly above people in densely populated centers and urban areas, you'll have to renew your license every five years. Wonder how costly and laborous that will be

At least the permit gained in Finland can also be used in other EU countries as well...

HGDC84 Posted at 12-21 07:24
It seems like they didn't name any exact codenames or numbers for the test, but what they did mention was that if you fly above people in densely populated centers and urban areas, you'll have to renew your license every five years. Wonder how costly and laborous that will be

At least the permit gained in Finland can also be used in other EU countries as well...

It seems to go again the EASA classifications,   so unless they mean the A2CofC type test Im not sure what they mean.

DAFlys Posted at 12-22 00:47
It seems to go again the EASA classifications,   so unless they mean the A2CofC type test Im not sure what they mean.

Though I'll have to admit those are completely unknown for me, I've never flied nor owned a drone myself. Slightly curious for one, but they seem to be out of my budget as of now. And I'd rather save for a while and get a good quality one instead of buying some cheap trash. And don't know how complicated or expensive those permit tests are...

HGDC84 Posted at 12-22 12:39
Though I'll have to admit those are completely unknown for me, I've never flied nor owned a drone myself. Slightly curious for one, but they seem to be out of my budget as of now. And I'd rather save for a while and get a good quality one instead of buying some cheap trash. And don't know how complicated or expensive those permit tests are...

I think the Mini2 is probably the best bang for you buck you can get,  so might be worth saving for the Mini3.

Dong ZeYuan Posted at 12-22 13:40
Thanks for sharing.

No probs Doug.   

DAFlys Posted at 12-23 01:58
I think the Mini2 is probably the best bang for you buck you can get,  so might be worth saving for the Mini3.

Thanks for the tip, I'll bear it in mind in case the flying bug happens to bite me

Dong ZeYuan Posted at 12-22 13:40
Thanks for sharing.

No problem, hopefully you found this information useful or at least interesting. :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 12-23 12:38
Thanks for the tip, I'll bear it in mind in case the flying bug happens to bite me

I suspect you'd really like.   Having a flying camera is so liberating.

DAFlys Posted at 12-24 01:42
I suspect you'd really like.   Having a flying camera is so liberating.

I can imagine that being a nice way to spend time :-)

HGDC84 Posted at 12-29 14:21
I can imagine that being a nice way to spend time :-)

Yes.  And theres the times you can use because of the weather.  

DAFlys Posted at 12-30 01:34
Yes.  And theres the times you can use because of the weather.

I can imagine, the last thing you want after buying such a nice and expensive piece of technology is to get it wrecked by water or the wind smashing it to an obstacle.

May we all have nice weather and working drones

HGDC84 Posted at 12-30 06:43
I can imagine, the last thing you want after buying such a nice and expensive piece of technology is to get it wrecked by water or the wind smashing it to an obstacle.

May we all have nice weather and working drones

There are water proof drones but even then who wants a picture of something in the rain.

DAFlys Posted at 12-31 01:37
There are water proof drones but even then who wants a picture of something in the rain.

Probably the only time you would want to film in the rain would be in very extreme conditions - and even then they would probably be so extreme it would be impossible to fly...

HGDC84 Posted at 2021-12-31 03:31
Probably the only time you would want to film in the rain would be in very extreme conditions - and even then they would probably be so extreme it would be impossible to fly...

Very true H.