Standard Airspace Approval Limitations

In plain language

Unless you have a special permit, your drone flights are limited to daytime, must stay within your line of sight, cannot go higher than 400 feet, must use a drone weighing under 25 kg, and cannot carry dangerous goods.

Requirement as structured

Standard UA operations under an airspace approval must be conducted during daytime, under Visual Line of Sight (VLOS), at or below 400 feet AGL, with a maximum take-off mass of 25 kg, and without transporting dangerous goods.

Original regulatory text

The following airspace approval limitations shall apply to any UA operation, unless a special operation approval is issued by the GCAA or LAA, as the case: (1) Operations shall be limited to day time; (2) Operations shall be limited to VLOS operations; (3) Operations shall be limited to 400 ft. height AGL; (4) Operations shall be limited to UA with a maximum take-off mass of 25kg; and (5) No Dangerous Goods shall be transported.

Applies when

operation

VLOS

max mtom kg

25

max altitude m

121.92

operation regime

experimentation