Recreational Flight Permit Exemption

In plain language

You do not need a permit to fly a drone outdoors for fun if it weighs 25 kg or less, you keep it in your direct line of sight, and you follow standard flight rules.

Requirement as structured

A person is not required to obtain a UA operator permit, activity permit, or UA cross-border permit to operate an unmanned aircraft outdoors within visual line of sight for recreational purposes, provided the aircraft has a total mass of 25 kg or less and is not operated under Class 2 activity permit conditions.

Original regulatory text

3. Nothing in these Regulations applies to require a person to obtain a UA operator permit, an activity permit or a UA cross-border permit before operating — (a) an unmanned aircraft to fly outside of Singapore, unless it is for the purpose of flying or causing the flight of the unmanned aircraft into or out of Singapore; [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] [S 747/2023 wef 21/11/2023] (aa) an unmanned aircraft to fly indoors for any purpose unless it is a purpose connected with any of the following: (i) a sporting activity that forms part of an organised group activity or organised competition, race or tournament; (ii) an event that is attended by more than 50 individuals at any time during the event; (iii) a flying display; [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] (b) an unmanned aircraft that has a total mass of 25 kg or less, outdoors and within the person’s visual line of sight for a recreation purpose and not under any Class 2 activity permit condition; [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] (c) an unmanned aircraft that has a total mass of 7 kg or less, outdoors and within the person’s visual line of sight for an education purpose and not under any Class 2 activity permit condition; or [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] (d) an unmanned aircraft indoors or outdoors for the purpose of providing training or instruction by a UATO, if the person operating the unmanned aircraft is employed or engaged by the UATO to provide the training or instruction and not under any Class 2 activity permit condition. [S 865/2021 wef 13/11/2021] [S 747/2023 wef 21/11/2023] Activities excluded from requirement for UA basic training certificate or UA pilot licence

Applies when

operation

VLOS

max mtom kg

25