South Africa regulations?

[nefldrone]

I'll be visiting S. Africa in a few months and would like to take my mavic. Anyone up on regulations there?

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[shvncrvn]

Yup:

• Do not fly more than 400 feet above the ground (about a 40 story building).
• Do not fly more than 500 meters away from the pilot (line of sight).
• Do not fly closer than 10km from an airport (any registered aerodrome, airstrip, helipad, etc).
• Do not fly closer than 50m from people.
• Do not fly closer than 50m from buildings.
• Do not fly closer than 50m from roads.
• Do not fly any drone more than 7kg for hobby use (up to 20kg for commercial use).

Any commercial use requires a License.

Another big thing DO NOT fly in any of our SANPARK areas (Kruger National Park etc.) Rhino poachers use drones to track down Rhinos so if they catch you doing it there you will have a lot of trouble.