Flying in Italy

Hursty · May 3, 2022

Ok here goes, firstly evening all.
Going to sorrento end of this month. Own mm2, want to fly there. Licences and registered uk in open class. Read as much as poss to the extent head is now mashed. Could one of you chaps please lay it out idiot proof. Watta I gotta do for mamas sake. Eh Mario!
I thankyou in advance
Hursty

andyhiggs · May 3, 2022

Hursty said:
Ok here goes, firstly evening all.
Going to sorrento end of this month. Own mm2, want to fly there. Licences and registered uk in open class. Read as much as poss to the extent head is now mashed. Could one of you chaps please lay it out idiot proof. Watta I gotta do for mamas sake. Eh Mario!
I thankyou in advance
Hursty

Take the EU A1/A3 test and register your drone in the EU. Easiest way is to set up operator ID in Ireland then you're covered as far as open category concerned

MS Coast · May 3, 2022

Hursty said:
Ok here goes, firstly evening all.
Going to sorrento end of this month. Own mm2, want to fly there. Licences and registered uk in open class. Read as much as poss to the extent head is now mashed. Could one of you chaps please lay it out idiot proof. Watta I gotta do for mamas sake. Eh Mario!
I thankyou in advance
Hursty

An EU license from any member country is accepted in Italy. I took the exam on the Irish website since it's offered in English. Later I found that France also offers the test in English and charges no fee. I paid about $30 for the Irish test. Details are here:

EU Drone Operator Registration - Simple & Quick

I've just completed registration as a Class 1/3 UAS operator in Ireland, which is also accepted in all 27 European Union member countries. [Edit: Four non-EU countries also honor the EASA registration: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway.] You can register in any member country; I...

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There are links in the article to the European aviation authority where you'll find all the regulations and requirements.

(I'm not Mario, but I can recommend a couple of good seafood restaurants and a great pizza place in Piano de Sorrento from a trip last fall.)

Hursty · May 4, 2022

MS Coast said:
An EU license from any member country is accepted in Italy. I took the exam on the Irish website since it's offered in English. Later I found that France also offers the test in English and charges no fee. I paid about $30 for the Irish test. Details are here:

EU Drone Operator Registration - Simple & Quick

I've just completed registration as a Class 1/3 UAS operator in Ireland, which is also accepted in all 27 European Union member countries. [Edit: Four non-EU countries also honor the EASA registration: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway.] You can register in any member country; I...

mavicpilots.com

There are links in the article to the European aviation authority where you'll find all the regulations and requirements.

(I'm not Mario, but I can recommend a couple of good seafood restaurants and a great pizza place in Piano de Sorrento from a trip last fall.)

Ha like that, and yes any tips for Sorento gratefully received. Incedentialy did get any flying in whilst there?
D

Hursty · May 4, 2022

Hursty said:
Ha like that, and yes any tips for Sorento gratefully received. Incedentialy did get any flying in whilst there?
D

peterc4 · May 4, 2022

I flew in and around Tavullia, misano and Cattolica area last October with no issues

mavic53 · May 4, 2022

Nobody obeys any rules in Italy

Hursty · May 4, 2022

mavic53 said:
Nobody obeys any rules in Italy

Until I fly my bird then they all will. Lol

MS Coast · May 4, 2022

mavic53 said:
Nobody obeys any rules in Italy

I wouldn't bank on that. When I was there last fall, I was amazed at how strictly covid precautions were observed and enforced. We travelled by train and I saw a total of only two people who took their masks off during part of the trip, out of hundreds- an elderly man on his phone and a teenager on his phone. Same in the train stations, museums, grocery stores, and galleries. Parking regulations were strictly enforced and I saw tourists being called out for sitting on the Spanish Steps.

MS Coast · May 5, 2022

Hursty said:
Ha like that, and yes any tips for Sorento gratefully received. Incedentialy did get any flying in whilst there?
D

Just to the east of Sorrento try Artigianna Scotto for pizza and Fracatell on the harbor for seafood. There's a fried seafood sampler that's particularly good. Both are family-owned and -operated, casual, and reasonably priced in addition to serving very good food.

I didn't have an EU license at the time, so I didn't take a drone. Next time ...

Hursty · May 5, 2022

MS Coast said:
Just to the east of Sorrento try Artigianna Scotto for pizza and Fracatell on the harbor for seafood. There's a fried seafood sampler that's particularly good. Both are family-owned and -operated, casual, and reasonably priced in addition to serving very good food.

I didn't have an EU license at the time, so I didn't take a drone. Next time ...

Cheers my man apreciate.