Travellers have noticed that new signs banning the operation of aerial drones have been popping up around Iceland. A spokesman for the Icelandic Transport Authority, which regulates the use of aerial drones in Iceland, says landowners are within their rights to limit the use of aerial drones on their property.
Earlier this year new rules on the use of aerial drones were unveiled. The new rules severely restrict the use of drones in urban areas and significantly expands the no-fly zones for drones around airports. All of downtown Reykjavík is, for example, off limits to drones.
Read more: New rules on the use of aerial drones in Iceland announced
The stricter rules were imposed after a number of incidents where people had flown drones into the flight paths of aircraft, especially above Tjörnin, the downtown lake. According to the new rules the use of drones within 2 km (1.24 miles) of commercial airports and within 1.5 km (0.93 miles) of other airports is prohibited.
Read more: Police in W. Iceland stop foreign travellers from harassing a herd of horses with an aerial drone
A second cause of concern has been that in some cases low flying aerial drones have scared horses and other livestock. Landowners can now also ban the operation of drones on their property.
Travellers have noticed that new signs banning the operation of aerial drones have been popping up around Iceland. A spokesman for the Icelandic Transport Authority, which regulates the use of aerial drones in Iceland, says landowners are within their rights to limit the use of aerial drones on their property.
Earlier this year new rules on the use of aerial drones were unveiled. The new rules severely restrict the use of drones in urban areas and significantly expands the no-fly zones for drones around airports. All of downtown Reykjavík is, for example, off limits to drones.
Read more: New rules on the use of aerial drones in Iceland announced
The stricter rules were imposed after a number of incidents where people had flown drones into the flight paths of aircraft, especially above Tjörnin, the downtown lake. According to the new rules the use of drones within 2 km (1.24 miles) of commercial airports and within 1.5 km (0.93 miles) of other airports is prohibited.
Read more: Police in W. Iceland stop foreign travellers from harassing a herd of horses with an aerial drone
A second cause of concern has been that in some cases low flying aerial drones have scared horses and other livestock. Landowners can now also ban the operation of drones on their property.
