New Drone Laws for 2026 now in force

[Highway Man]

Has the CAA have given drone pilots a better deal ? Not really on the one hand they have but then taken that away with another. For example FPV cannot be flown without a spotter, weights of drone are now mainly irrelevant but with a caveat, VLOS is now replaced with Direct which means if you look at your controller to take pictures you have to have a spotter. Night flights require a strobe or a drone with this built in. Flyer ID and operator ID are still separate entity's, Remote ID is now required which isn't enforceable until 2028 but it is coming.

 

[motorbiking]

what drone do you have?

 

[Highway Man]

what drone do you have?

I have the magic pro 2

 

[Highway Man]

I have the magic pro 2

Mavic.

 

[Old Salt]

I have just given mine to my grandson who is 10. His dad got one for christmas so they can learn together, pass the test and grandson will be flying supervised. I’m too old to be learning new tricks with technology, besides he’ll love it.

 

[Dec27]

I have the magic pro 2

Is it any good ? I fancy one this year. Not a silly priced one.

 

[Highway Man]

Is it any good ? I fancy one this year. Not a silly priced one.

When I bought it, it was the top of the range drone and a professional model, it cost me nearly 2k but you can buy plenty of them on eBay for between £400 to £600 which for the size of drone is one hell of a bargain.

 

[Highway Man]

I have just given mine to my grandson who is 10. His dad got one for christmas so they can learn together, pass the test and grandson will be flying supervised. I’m too old to be learning new tricks with technology, besides he’ll love it.

you would be fine with a DJI drone, they virtually fly themselves

 

[Dec27]

you would be fine with a DJI drone, they virtually fly themselves

What’s a DJI drone ? I want a fairly god one that’s easier to fly.

 

[Highway Man]

What’s a DJI drone ? I want a fairly god one that’s easier to fly.

DJI is the make of drone, probably the biggest manufacturer of them. I would always recommend a DJI drone as they don't make a bad one

 

[MNW67]

you would be fine with a DJI drone, they virtually fly themselves

Easy to say for somebody who is an attack helicopter pilot in his spare time.

 

[Highway Man]

Easy to say for somebody who is an attack helicopter pilot in his spare time.

Of course you are right, I forget everyone else isn't.

 

[DavoUK]

I have a Mini 3 Pro with Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Don't have a Remote ID. Have to figure out how to get one.

 

[Highway Man]

I have a Mini 3 Pro with Flyer ID and Operator ID.
Don't have a Remote ID. Have to figure out how to get one.

Your drone will either do it or you can get a module to fit that will broadcast it. Any new drone bought as of now needs to have remote ID but for a legacy drone you have up to 2028 to fit a module.

 

[Highway Man]

Just add to the above that class 0 (under 250g) weight does not require to have remote ID, but for class 1, 2 and 3 it does.