Laws in Rhodes

Snapthis · Jul 7, 2018

Hey guys I was wondering if someone could give me quick summary of their experience flying a drone in and around Rhodes, Greece.

InvisibleName · Jul 7, 2018

There at moment! Rules are simple: don’t fly in a NFZ (big fine or arrest), and as long as you stick to no more than 50m in all directions from take-off point you don’t need any permission. The rest are the standard don’t fly over crowds etc etc. If you want to fly further it’s way more complicated requiring pre-authorisation.

Useful link : https://dagr.hcaa.gr

Snapthis · Jul 7, 2018

InvisibleName said:
There at moment! Rules are simple: don’t fly in a NFZ (big fine or arrest), and as long as you stick to no more than 50m in all directions from take-off point you don’t need any permission. The rest are the standard don’t fly over crowds etc etc. If you want to fly further it’s way more complicated requiring pre-authorisation.

Useful link : https://dagr.hcaa.gr

Cheers for the quick response. Did you have any issues with airport security?

InvisibleName · Jul 7, 2018

Snapthis said:
Cheers for the quick response. Did you have any issues with airport security?

None. I did make sure the batteries were down to 30% ish, but nobody asked to check them at Gatwick (all in carry on). Can’t comment on Rhodes security, don’t fly back until tonight. Biggest problem has been the wind! Typically it’s dropped today - now that I’m all packed!!

Thwyllo · Jul 7, 2018

Whatever you do DON'T fly near any military installation, airfield or otherwise. They get extremely stressed about photography near such places.

Snapthis · Jul 9, 2018

InvisibleName said:
None. I did make sure the batteries were down to 30% ish, but nobody asked to check them at Gatwick (all in carry on). Can’t comment on Rhodes security, don’t fly back until tonight. Biggest problem has been the wind! Typically it’s dropped today - now that I’m all packed!!

Did you have any issues with Rhodes airport? Hope you had a good trip