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Here you'll find the Spanish rules in English: How to fly a UAS in Spain | AESA-Agencia Estatal de Seguridad Aérea - Ministerio de Fomento I don't think you're allowed to fly without license and without being a registered drones operator. In this page: drones.enaire.es you'll see the...

Flying a drone is also far less dangerous than driving a car. Look, we could discuss this all you want, but neither of us is going to change his mind. I think that when you do something, you should do it using your brain and common sense. When we fly we should do all that is in our hands to fly...

I have insurance just for that. And the drone has its QR label attached, just for that reason. The important is follow the rules, otherwise the insurance would not cover the accident. I suppose you drive some kind of vehicle. Do yourself the same question: what if a kid runs into your car? Or...

I don't know what are the rules where you live. Here in Europe you can fly over people (not crowds) with a class 0 drone (<250g) and you should avoid it with a class 1 drone (<900g). I don't have a small drone, so I completely avoid flying over people, but if I had a DJI Mini 2, for example, I...

Nope. Not even my drones. I said "follow the rules". I was just answering about the "killing power if it drops on someone in the city" thing.

The same (or worse) is true for a car or motorcycle. Still, you can drive those in a city if you got your permit and a valid insurance. For the drones someone made various studies and determined that a drone of class 0 or 1 falling from 120 meters of altitude does not transmit enough joules to...

I agree with you, but it is actually true that Spain is changing some of EASA rules by its own. EASA allows the flight in urban areas under the open category with drones of C0 and C1 classes, Spain does not. And it seems like this is something they can't arbitrarily change, according to the...

You actually can do something: report this to EASA. I did it a few weeks ago and they thanked me and said they'll start an investigation on Spanish rules. Maybe if we all report it, they'll seriously do something.

If the Enaire page shows no restrictions (such as a Zepa zone) than that sign is illegal. I'm on a personal fight with a small town near the place I live because I want to fly over some ruins, but they say those are declared "historic site" so I'll have to ask for permission. Well, AESA said...

They either fly illegally or they ask for permissions. This problem will be partially solved when the new RD will be approved because there will be the possibility to fly inside the 8Km range from an airport but up to 60 or 80 meters of altitude (don't remember exactly). The real problem...

This is a FAQ found on EASA web site showing what Member States can actually change. They say "Use of geographical zones" and with that I understand that each MS can choose where you can fly or not, obviously. But that means (for me at least) that the geo zone HAS to be published on the ENAIRE...

That is a personal war I'm taking with AESA. I strongly believe that the EASA rules have to be the same for each Member State, so I've written emails to both EASA and AESA but neither of them have yet answered my questions. I'll keep writing until they'll get me in the spam list or answer my...

If you see "clear" spots in Airmap and not in ENAIRE, then Airmap is not accurate at least for Spain. Barcelona has a big airport and lots of heliports. You can't fly at less than 8Km from an airport and 3Km from an heliport, let alone the prohibition of flying IN the city in Spain. Class D...

ENAIRE is the official map for flying in Spain. If a zone is red there, you simply can't fly without asking permission, and only in the Specific Category. Be careful with that because the fees are very high.

You need to be registered as an operator to AESA. Here is the English page. Then you need to attach an aluminum plate with your Operator No., Phone no., UAS type and serial no. to your drone and remote. Something like this. If your drone is over 250g of weight, you also need to take an online...