Reduction of horizontal safety distance to 5 metres with active low speed mode

In plain language

You can fly as close as 5 meters to uninvolved people if you turn on your drone's low-speed mode and first check that the weather, drone performance, and area isolation make it safe to do so.

Requirement as structured

The remote pilot may reduce the horizontal safety distance down to a minimum of 5 metres from an uninvolved person when operating with an active low speed mode function and after evaluating weather, performance, and area segregation.

Original regulatory text

the remote pilot may reduce the horizontal safety distance down to a minimum of 5 metres from an uninvolved person when operating an unmanned aircraft with an active low speed mode function and after evaluation of the situation regarding: (a) weather conditions, (b) performance of the unmanned aircraft, (c) segregation of the overflown area.

Applies when

category

Open

operation

EU UAS operation

subcategory

A2

regulatory category

Open

active low speed mode

true