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Pilots give thumbs up to new drone rules

Author
Frances Cook,
Publish Date
Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 12:10PM

Pilots give thumbs up to new drone rules

Author
Frances Cook,
Publish Date
Wed, 26 Nov 2014, 12:10PM

Changes to the rules for flying drones in New Zealand are getting the thumbs up from pilots.

The Civil Aviation Authority wants to bring in a new certification system, and is inviting the industry to have a say on how the rules should be tightened up.

Air Line Pilots Association technical director Captain Rob Torenvlied [torren-vleed] says drone technology has raced ahead, and they're now a part of our skies .. but the rules haven't kept up.

He says they're currently controlled by rules designed for model planes, which shows just how out of date they are.

 

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