Procedure for Low-Altitude Aircraft Encounters

In plain language

If a low-flying aircraft is nearby, immediately drop your drone's altitude to below 10 meters and stay at least 500 meters away from it. If you cannot keep this 500-meter distance, land your drone immediately.

Requirement as structured

EASA guidance states that if a low-altitude aircraft is observed, the remote pilot should immediately reduce the UA height to less than 10 m and maintain at least 500 m distance, or land if that distance cannot be maintained.

Original regulatory text

If the remote pilot observes an aircraft passing through the sky at a low altitude, at which it may interact with the UA, they need to immediately reduce the height of the UA (e.g. to less than 10 m above the ground) and keep the UA in an area that is far (not less than 500 m) from the other aircraft. If they cannot ensure such a distance, the UA needs to be immediately landed.

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