Drone Law in the US vs UK

We intend this to be an overview to serve as a reference and link source for those unsure of the laws in the UK and US with regard to flying drones.

This article is for recreational users, if you want to use a drone commercially, by all means, get in touch.

The first thing to accept is that in law, a Drone, or UAS (Unmanned aerial systems) is in fact an aircraft. There are toys, there are big drones too – they fly, and that is what counts. Let’s keep this simple: Drones such as the Mavic, Spark and Mavic Air (and anything the same size or bigger) are not toys. They are in fact extremely dangerous, as the propellers rotate at around 5500rpm when hovering…. imagine what they get to when they are going for it! Continue reading “Drone Law in the US vs UK”