Air 2s Aruba

rainmakr · Sep 2, 2023

Long time lurker, first time (I think)poster.

Just thought I'd share some pics from my trip to Aruba earlier this summer. I wanted to take my drone and wanted to be respectful of the local rules so did reach out to the local government for official approval.

Getting approval was relatively easy:

You can pretty much tell them the range of days you'll be on the island and where & when you think you might fly.
They require a local mobile phone number and they do call the phone prior to granting approval! A 7-day SIM card and ESIM can be purchased for about $30.
They ask that you call air traffic control when you begin & end your flight.
Max height is 200'.

I've had my drone for a couple of years but am still pretty new at this as I don't fly often. Had to get a couple of the obligatory straight-down shots. I was very surprised at how steady the Air2s was in the wind (usually around 20 mph). Also, in the photo looking inland, there is a cruise ship way off in the distance to the right of "Mount" Hooiberg.

Enjoy!

GFields · Sep 2, 2023

Nice photos!

Ridgeback65 · Sep 3, 2023

rainmakr said:
Long time lurker, first time (I think)poster.

Just thought I'd share some pics from my trip to Aruba earlier this summer. I wanted to take my drone and wanted to be respectful of the local rules so did reach out to the local government for official approval.

Getting approval was relatively easy:

You can pretty much tell them the range of days you'll be on the island and where & when you think you might fly.

They require a local mobile phone number and they do call the phone prior to granting approval! A 7-day SIM card and ESIM can be purchased for about $30.

They ask that you call air traffic control when you begin & end your flight.

Max height is 200'.

I've had my drone for a couple of years but am still pretty new at this as I don't fly often. Had to get a couple of the obligatory straight-down shots. I was very surprised at how steady the Air2s was in the wind (usually around 20 mph). Also, in the photo looking inland, there is a cruise ship way off in the distance to the right of "Mount" Hooiberg.

Enjoy!

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Great! Nice shots and thank you for describing the approval process. I must admit a certain level of trepidation with regards to flying in other countries. This is encouraging!