aeroglenltd
lvl.4
Flight distance : 337953 ft
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Hi I dont know which country you are living in. In the Uk if the drone is used " for hire or reward" then you will require a CAA certificate the issue of which is granted after you have passed ground school exams and a flight test. Drones are regarded as aircraft and as such are controlled by the Air Navigation Order, specifically, Rules 166 and 167. Essentially, they are treated just as a normal aircraft, the flying of which for commercial purposes requires a commercial licence. No licence is currently required if flying for private use
Legal opinion might need to be obtained as to whether using the drone in support of your business constitutes "flying for hire or reward" I suspect it will, just as if you had been chartered by a third party to fly it for some recompense. Flying insurance is not required as part of the rules if the drone weighs less than 20Kgs, but you could still be open for a third party claim if something went wrong and a person was injured or property damaged.
There have been a lot of calls in the UK for extra legislation to control the ' boom in drones', generally the current legilation is thought by many to be adequate, the trouble is most people do not know about it. The CAA will, I am sure, investigate any issues which come the their attention of unlicensed commercial use of drones, this could well have been a report from a member of the public after feeling their interests - privacy etc has been reduced by the use of the drone or if there has been an incident, especially as there has been so much press coverage.
So, I am not sure if this helps, but I hope it is generally of some use...
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