It’s time to register to fly your drone if you want to use it in the UK.
It’s because they’re nuts about Health and Safety there, and they want to prevent things like this.
I don’t have to register, but if I want to fly over there in the future, then I will have to register. It costs 9 quid a year and you have to score 80% or above in a 20 question multiple choice test.
There’s also a list of do’s and don’ts on the site, including this one:
A person must not cause or permit any article or animal (whether or not attached to a parachute) to be dropped from a small unmanned aircraft so as to endanger persons or property.
Of course, these are the rules for the UK, so they don’t necessarily apply here in SA.
All of which is giving me ideas for some fun with next door’s gerbil (whether or not attached to a parachute).
Hmm.