Anyone know if
Mavic 3 or
Air 2 will be a problem bringing into Delhi. I have a friend who is Indian citizen going back to Delhi and he wants to record some footage in rural areas. Is it best for him to get
Mini 3 Pro?
As per the link in post #3 . . .
Drone Laws in India [Updated July 14, 2022]
Classification of unmanned aircraft systems.— The unmanned aircraft system shall, based on the maximum all-up weight including payload, be classified as follows:–––
- Nano unmanned aircraft system: weighing less than or equal to 250 grams (no permits required); You are required to ensure that you do not fly any nano drone beyond 50 ft (15m) Above Ground Level (AGL). Also, you will need permits, even for nano drones, if you fly in controlled airspaces like airports or other sensitive facilities.
- Micro unmanned aircraft system: weighing more than 250 grams, but less than or equal to 2 kilograms (No permits required for non-commercial usage only);
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Registration is required for all but the Nano category.
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Bear in mind these pages can get outdated, this one supposedly updated mid 2022.
Going by that, the sub 250g nano category is ok for flight up to 15m, totally useless in general for what drone piolts would normally want to do.
So it seems registration is needed, and anything mini,
Air2s, or
M3 is ok for Micro sub 2kg category, and registration for rec flight.
There seems to be no real restrictions on registering a drone, just a 'fee' which I didn't look for, then affixing the unique identifying number to the aircraft as obtained from that process.
Further down the page is info re foreign drone operators . . .
Foreigners are currently not allowed to fly RPAs in India.
As your friend is an Indian citizen, no problems there, but a shame for many tourists that want to fly there.
