Any flights for commercial gain require certification of both the pilot (or UAV Controller) flying the actual drone, and the business which is conducting the operation. The pilot must have a UAV Controller’s Certificate (formerly called Remote Pilot Certificate) and the business must have a UAV Operator’s Certificate (or UOC).

From 25th September 2016 the term UAV will generally be replaced with RPA in official documents and the UAV Controller’s Certificate will be replaced by the Remote Pilot Licence.

All Skytex drone operations will follow the guidelines below:

• Drones are given a thorough pre-flight inspection by the operator before each flight.
• All Skytex Drones are under 7kg take off weight.
• Drone will always be in Visual line-of-sight (VLOS) of the operator.
• In some cases Skytex may bring a visual observer to assist in maintaining VLOS.
• Skytex does not use First Person View (FPV) Goggles
• Maximum drone altitude is 400 feet above ground level.
• Minimum distance of 30 meters – Horizontally Measured – from any person that is not directly involved with the flight.
• Minimum weather visibility is 3 miles from control station.
• If the shoot is within 3 nautical miles of the movement area of a controlled aerodrome or restricted area that is classified as RA3, RA2 or RA1 airspace otherwise than in accordance with regulation 101.065 (We will research this before our first meeting) Skytex will need to secure permission for the flight before starting.
• Over an area where a fire, police or other public safety or emergency operation is being conducted without the approval of a person in charge of the operation