Consent for Flight Over People and Property
Verified from official sources2.5(a)(1)Version 1Effective -Verified 25 August 2026
In plain language
You must get permission from people before flying directly over them, and from property owners or occupiers before flying over their land.
Requirement as structured
A person must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft in airspace above persons or property without obtaining prior consent from those individuals or the property owner/occupier.
Original regulatory text
a person - (1) must not operate a remotely piloted aircraft under rule 101.207 - (i) in airspace above persons who have not given consent for the aircraft to operate in that airspace; or (ii) above property where prior consent has not been obtained from the property owner or the person occupying the property
Applies when
- over people
- true