Re: Why Just War Zones?
(Seriously, it might be simpler to require drone pilots to submit a flight plan for every flight. Like real pilots do.)
No they don't. Private pilots flying for leisure don't need to do that for their casual flying. I might do it for a longer trip over Snowdonia, or across the water to LTQ, but never for an hour bumbling about in a PA28. Imagine the bureaucratic cost if it were needed for all flights, it's still not even properly available online.
It's only required in controlled airspace and or crossing the UK FIR boundary and or flights over 40km for aircraft over 5700kg and or wishing to use ATAS in class F aiispace.
It's advised for going more than 10nm off the coast, or over sparsely populated areas.
OK, so I'm not a "real pilot" but still don't need a flight plan for a 1000kg PA28.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
