Operator Registration Requirements in the Open Category

In plain language

If you reside in Spain and fly a drone in the open category, you must register as an operator with AESA if your drone weighs 250g or more, can transfer over 80 joules of energy in a crash, or has a camera/sensor that can capture personal data (unless it is officially classified as a toy).

Requirement as structured

UAS operators residing or having their principal place of business in Spain must register electronically with AESA if they operate a UAS in the open category with an MTOM of 250g or more, or one that can transfer more than 80 joules of kinetic energy in a collision, or one equipped with a personal data sensor (unless compliant with the Toy Directive).

Original regulatory text

Los operadores de UAS, que residan si son personas físicas o que tengan su centro de actividad si son personas jurídicas en España, deberán registrarse de forma telemática a través de la sede electrónica de AESA cuando: - Utilicen en la categoría ‘abierta’ cualquier aeronave no tripulada: - Con una MTOM de 250 g o más, o que, en caso de colisión, pueda transferir a un ser humano una energía cinética superior a 80 julios; - equipada con un sensor capaz de capturar datos personales, salvo que sea conforme con la Directiva 2009/48/CE (“Directiva de juguetes”).

Applies when

country

Spain

category

open

regulatory category

Open