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This video is a quick overview of why and how CASA comes up with their Safety Regulations as Australia needs to follow the guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) You can also download a Safety Poster at http://rpastraining.com.au/casr-101-uav-drone-legal-or-illegal/ to give you a visual overview of the main points. If you fly UAVs for any type of commercial gain in Australia you MUST have a UAV Controller Certificate and your company MUST have a UAV Operator Certificate. Our websites, www.uavsms.com.au and www.rpastraining.com.au explain the steps in detail. CASR 101 is the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Regulations -- Part 101 that provides the requirements to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) / Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) [also called Drones - but we don't like that term] legally or illegally. Civil Aviation Safety Regulation part 101 (CASR 101) consolidates all the rules applicable to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into one body of legislation. Australia was the first nation in the world in the year 2000 to start drafting such laws in the anticipation of civil UAV operations. As a result, CASR 101 was sighted as a guide for many other authorities such as ICAO, the FAA and EASA as they drafted UAV legislation. Lawmakers could not have anticipated the rapid and innovative advances in UAV technology since the implementation of CASR 101 in October 2001. Civil UAVs are becoming evermore lightweight, automated and readily available to the public. As a result, parts of CASR 101 in its current form are becoming outdated and irrelevant. The International Civil Aviation Authority (ICAO) and its member states (including Australia) are currently in the process of writing new, internationally recognised legislation, based on the framework of current UAV laws written by Australia, the European Union and the United States. Member states then take this protocol and pass domestic laws consistent with the international standards. Since the ICAO manual on Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS, formerly UAVs) is based heavily around CASR 101, changes to Australian laws are expected to be minimal. The changes expected to be made however, will update CASR 101, applicable and relevant to RPAS technology that exists today. CASR 101 also contains guidelines for fireworks displays and unmanned balloon flights. Such information is peripheral to the scope UAV operations. Key proposals for the updating of CASR 101 include: - Weight classification of UAVs as Large, Small and Micro - CASA approval for all unmanned flights reaching a height of over 400ft above ground level (AGL) The following are summaries of the sections of CASR 101 applicable to UAV Operations Subpart A: Preliminary CASR 101 does not apply to control line aircraft or RPAS operating indoors A Populous Area is defined as an area with sufficient density that an unreasonable risk of death, injury or property damage would be presented by any aspect of RPAS operations Subpart B: Prohibition of Unsafe Operation An RPA must not be operated in a way that poses a hazard to another aircraft, person or property It is not a defence to contravening the prior, that the aircraft was operated within the guidelines of its operations manual Subpart C: General Provisions Applicable to Unmanned Aircraft A UAV must not be flown over a Restricted or Prohibited area without written approval from the relevant authority A person must apply for an area approval from CASA to be permitted to operate a UAV above 400ft or less than 3 nautical miles from an airfield When operating in controlled airspace, a person must have area approval and comply to all air traffic control instructions Operating a UAV near a runway, movement area, approach or departure path is prohibited unless exceptional grounds for an approval present A UAV may be operated under 400ft without an area approval given they meet all other CASA requirements A UAV must not drop or discharge an object that poses a risk to another aircraft, persons or property UAVs must only be operated in Visual Meteorological Conditions unless prior approval and training is sought UAVs must only be operated at night once prior approval and training is sought If you fly any of the following models for any type of commercial or economic gain. (That includes for marketing to gain more clients etc, not just if you sell a direct service / product) you need a UOC. DJI Phantom, DJI Spreading Wings S800, S800 EVO, DJI Flamewheel 330, 450 or 550, DJI A2, DJI Wookong M, Naza-M, Multiwiicopter Scarab and many more types. Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
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thanks mate , seems a bit less overwhelming after a bit of a breakdown
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Hi hi! Have you thought about - Zammu Amazing Cash Crop (do a search on google)? Ive heard some great things about it and my GF got cool results with it.
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Hello Thanks for your informative video. Can I use dji phantom 2 for fun here in Australia without any license?
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part B.
So it's about definitely gaining the tax from film production and media and keeping it in one controlled source both economically and in national security against freedom of speech and expression.
(note Australian national news sites rarely have article comments, it's only regional news sites or immensely intricate jargon articles in mainstream national media sites comments are available e.g. The Drum at abc.net.au - you'll see what i mean).
But if you thought it was simply only high taxation and heavy restriction to achieve two fundamentals of government power, security and security, take a look at the laws surrounding freedom of the press (there is no such thing in Australia and Britain), the laws surrounding the use of cameras in general during public incidents decrees"only journalists" are allowed to photograph and film car accidents problems occurring in a public place.
An incident arose around 10 years back that was certainly appalling, where a crash occurred on a highway and a car ran off the road bursting into flames.
People jumped out of their cars and were holding camera phones out at it everywhere around but nobody helped retrieve the victims.
When the government changes laws that are effectively about to tread on peoples allowed actions in public it follows with the propaganda point of this particular accident mentioned.
It covers every "incident" in which is described as " warranting an authority to be brought to the scene to assist".
But if you were in a street where shots were being fired or a brawl had broken out you would probably attempt to film some of it if it was not involved directly with you.
Recently when a police officer in the economics branch of the police was shot by a Muslim youth in a public street in Australia, Parramatta , the news company "fairfax Ltd." used mobile phone footage from a member of the public, that the law bans from 10 years previous.
It bans that filming by non journalists to protect the privacy and personal aspects of the incident for the victims. But in this case of filming into a public place of an incident it has committed its two faced method of accepting the action.
In some essence the law is designed to protect the dignity of those involved in more serious or more private problems from head hunter like filmers but it steps on everything until exorbitant levels of restriction and massive cost and massive interference occur on the general public.
Again too, these national news sites do have pages for uploading photographic or written articles from the public but have no guarantee of being paid for and effectively the price is set more by the acquirer partly because of those laws but ultimately because to venture to the action of publishing some material may be simply delivering upon themselves the unwanted side of the two faced legal system! -
If you are qualified in the UK under the BNUC-S certification which is the required certification in UK and Europe can you legally fly a UAV in Australia for commercial purposes. If Australia recognises member states of ICAO there shouldnt be any additional certification required surely. Would welcome your feedback.
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This sounds like Andrew?
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Hi just double checking with you. I am flying back to Australia from Malaysia and I recently bought a DJI Phantom. I will be flying this drone for fun as a hobbyist. Will I be stopped from bringing the DJI Phantom into Australia or do I need to get the CASA certification to bring it in?
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Thank you for your first briefing on ICAO and CASR 101 for UAV / RPAS.
It performs placing overlays and markers on custom google maps in web or SP application pages/windows.
While finding a place to either play outdoors or use a drone for non commercial uses, it is at this time not inherently the biggest problem with quadcopters and UAV non professional!
The main trouble is that alike all governments, they do not wish to spend money or confer with groups that will not output high turnover in tax by consumables (meaning government cost of activity management to generated returns).
Where these returns do not come from is when ordinary people can substitute professional work with amateur film that will go to a company for a few hundred dollars when it would need to be bought from a professional for 10's of thousands. This last point is only a small point, ultimately the assurance of quality work and permanent ownership lifts their point but moreover a competent operator also is a good point for reference to any incident may occur in industry.
So lets skip to the real problem!
Things such as toys, powerful toys being disruptive to the main articles of problem causing and danger loses money !!!
However, the reaction is a genuine "couldn't care less" attitude from legislators whom see no need for the technology in hands of ordinary people alike firearms and simply place massive restrictions to protect "property from trespass" and "aircraft from fatal crash".
These two previous are their main point.
HOWEVER, this is not near as reasonable as thought from them in either case !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In the case of trespass, have they thought of backyard basketball , cricket and many other games involving objects that become deadly projectiles including the bat at 2 Kg alike a bebop or professional drone !!!
Not once in history has legislation ever banned these activity from children in a backyard (THEY ALL HAVE MANY INCIDENTS OF KILL CRIPPLE AND MAIM) !
But here is the aircraft point to understand about how two faced legislation in UK and Australia is , Charles Kingsford Smith international airport in Sydney NSW Australia has had Boeing aircraft landing over 3 Km of houses for decades and is" unsatisfactory in terms of human right to safety" , it is purely commercially kept placed and defended about its placement (the two faced couldn't care less as mentioned before) !!!!
MOST LIGHT AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS AND A SMALL OR LARGE COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS HAVE CONSISTENT PORTION OF AIRCRAFT CRASHES BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL FAULTS INCLUDING PARTS FALLING FROM WHEEL COMPARTMENTS DURING LANDING AND TAKEOFF PATHS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT THEY CONTINUE TO FLY OVER HOUSES WHEN MOST SMALLER AIRFIELDS CAN BE OPERATED WITH DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND IMMEDIATE PATHS !!!!!!!!!
Wagga Wagga airport in NSW Australia is a classic example of all through its history of, "make money whether it kills people or not", the Eastern side of Wagga Wagga has extended to 100 meters of the airport and at all times a suburb called forest hill has grown around the airport.
YOU THINK UAV's AREN'T SAFE , THERE ARE MORE RISKS DAILY THAN ANYONE REALISES AND NOT A HINT OF THOUGHT TO CHANGING THESE PATHS MANDITORY UNTIL BAD WEATHER OR NOT BUILDING MORE SUBURBS.
IN Forest Hill near Wagga Wagga a new suburb of around 40 houses does not have dry glue and paint at this moment !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SHOULD PUT ITS LEGISLATION WHERE ITS' VIOLENCE (alike money where its' mouth is) IS ABOUT THE COVER OF RISKY WORK "RATHER THAN BE A TOTAL HYPOCRITE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
ITS RUDEST ASPECT IN WAGGA WAGGA IS THE LOW ALTITUDE MANY COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS "COMMIT" OVER THE TOWN HIGH DENSITY POPULOUS EVERY HOUR OF EVERY DAY !!!!!!
What OFTEN goes wrong with UAV Quadcopter control outdoors !
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48003147@N04/26644785622
A quadcopter should also be at least 7.4v preferably 11.1v outdoors flying !
These are areas circled Where private use quadcopters are banned in NSW.
Only half these areas including no heliports are shown in these maps.
In technicality the scope of tha ban is immense and crippling to required uses can be found as a tool for outdoor quadcopter use non professional non sponsored.
Newcastle mid coast NSW Australia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48003147@N04/26788365542
remote NSW Australia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48003147@N04/26788355682
Sydney basin Nsw mid - centralNSW
https://www.flickr.com/photos/48003147@N04/26814301261