For races or events with spectators, the operation fall into the ‘ specific’ category.Races take place in specially designed FPV drone racing tracks.Clubs and associations need to request an authorisation for a race / event with spectators from their National Aviation Authority or Competent Authority (see Article 16 of rules).You need to be at least 16 years old to fly an FPV racing drone, but contact your National Aviation Authority to check if exemptions are made in your country.You operate under the open category, subcategory A3.and not higher than 120 metres of altitude. You must fly outside urban populated areas and at least 150 meters away from residential, commercial or industrial areas,.You need a ‘visual observer’ to ensure safety.The European Drone Regulation (EU) 2019/947 allows you to fly an FPV drone in both the open and specific drone categories without keeping direct eye contact with the drone, either freestyle or in a club, provided you follow some rules. This allows search and rescue teams to locate injured parties in remote areas that may be difficult to access.įor agriculture operations, dedicated FPV feeds capture data and images and enable easier and safer crop spraying as the pilot can automate the flight while monitoring the live FPV feed.
Search and Rescue (SAR) has also become an increasingly utilised drone application thanks to the development of FPV technology. So is as if the pilot is on the drone itself. This camera transmits a livestream feed from the drone to the goggles’ headset. Drone pilots wear a head-mounted display in the way of special goggles (or even mobile phones adapted as goggles) that connect directly to a camera on board the drone they are flying. Use cases for FPVĭrone racing and freestyle acrobatics. Tip: Before you fly your FPV drone with goggles, you should first learn to fly your drone while you are watching it directly. You may not be able to manoeuvre the drone in time to prevent a collision and so create an unsafe situation for you or others. This can limit your situational awareness and may lead to disorientation. Flying in FPV mode, you only have the vision transmitted from the drone’s onboard camera while the drone is out of your visual sight. Flying FPV drones makes use of an onboard camera that relays live video to goggles, mobile phones or tablet screens.
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