Operating Requirements
The key operating requirements for different categories of operations under the SUA Order –
Requirements | Standard Operations | ||
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Cat. A1 |
Category A1 under exemption 1 Cat. A2 |
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Time of operations | Daylight only | ||
Maintain full-time visual line of sight required | |||
Maximum flying altitude
[Above Ground Level (AGL)] |
100 ft | 300 ft | |
Minimum lateral separation from uninvolved people / structures / vehicles / vessels | 10 m | 10 m | 30 m |
Maximum speed | 20 km/hr | 20 km/hr | 50 km/hr |
Maximum number of SUA to be operated by a remote pilot at the same time | 1 | ||
Maximum dimensions of SUA | 1 m, except that the longest distance between any two rotor blade tips can be up to 1.2 m | ||
Carriage of person or animal | Not allowed | ||
Nothing to be dropped from SUA | Unless with permission |
For details please refer to Safety Requirements Document for Small Unmanned Aircraft Operations (PDF: 818KB).