Potential competition :) ?? As at 18 August 2015 it is still...

Potential competition

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As at 18 August 2015 it is still  illegal to fly ANY Drone for commercial gain WITHOUT certification.

Is your Drone / RPA (eg. DJI Phantom) below 2kg?
It is CURRENTLY illegal to fly your Phantom for commercial gain without certification.
WHEN (it has been promised for years now but STILL not available) the new laws come into effect there will be STRICT conditions under which you may potentially fly it legally for commercial gain.
What are theproposed new conditions? Basically the same as the current laws!! Below is a list of the current and future restrictions.
You may NOT fly closer than 30m to vehicles, boats, buildings that are not on YOUR private property or you must have explicit permission from the private property owner.
You are NOT allowed to fly over any populated areas such as beaches, other people’s backyards, heavily populated parks or sports ovals where there is a game on.
You may NOT operate within a RADIUS of 5.5km of any aerodrome, airfield, airport, seaplanes taking off or landing, helicopter landing sites which may be located at hospitals, police stations or other locations that you may not be aware of. It is YOUR responsibility to find out where they are and ignorance is no defense in the court of law. (Have a look at our app RPAS LOGGER which shows you almost all these locations around Australia)
You may ONLY operate during DAYLIGHT – NO night flying! Only in good weather and you MUST be in visual-line-of-site of the Remotely Piloted Aircraft – RPA.
You may NOT fly above 400ft (123m)
You may NOT fly FPV !!
What does this translate to? Real Estate photographers will usually NOT be able to conform with ALL these conditions and will therefor REQUIRE a UAV Operator Certificate (UOC) which is the CASA certificate to operate legally.

http://www.rpastraining.com.au/casr-101-uav-drone-legal-or-illegal


And

Re,...so please stop calling them Pilots


I am a PERSON and want to fly drones.


There are 2 pathways: UAV CC or RPC
RPC = Remote Pilot Certificate

UAV CC = Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Controller Certificate
The UAV CC requires 70% pass on PPL Theory exam

The RPC is competency based. No CASA PPL exam.

PPL = Private Pilot Licence

You will be known as a “Remote Pilot” !!


http://www.rpastraining.com.au/