
Private drone use
Flying drones for recreational and / or private use is allowed in the Netherlands. However, you do have to follow a number of rules. To summarize this briefly, the rules are listed:
-Keep sufficient distance to buildings (advice: at least 50 meters)
-Keep sufficient distance from people (advice: at least 50 meters)
-Keep sufficient distance to train tracks, roads and waterways (advice: at least 50 meters)
-Flying no higher than 120 meters from the ground
-Always keep your drone in sight, so you should not fly with FPV goggles.
-Do not fly your drone further than 500 meters away from you.
-Advice: Make sure you have third party insurance and whether your own insurance covers damage.
-Do not fly within NO-FLY zones or fly 3KM near (small) airports.
-Only fly within daylight period (not at night).
-Drone may weigh a maximum of 25 KG.
-Do not fly for a commercial purpose.
Commercial drone use
Flying drones for business (professional) use is not allowed in the Netherlands. Professional flying with drones is only allowed if the company has the correct papers and is in possession of a permit. This license, also known as ROC or ROC-Light, can be requested by the drone company itself from the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate (ILT or ILenT). The exemption comes with regulations and restrictions.
ROC or ROC-Light
In the Netherlands we have 2 different options, a ROC and a ROC-Light. Read on to learn more about these types of permits.
ROC-Light
ROC-Light is also popularly called the mini drone scheme. What are you allowed and not allowed as a ROC-Light holder?
-Flying up to 50 meters high
-Drone may not exceed 100 meters (horizontal)
-Always keep the drone in sight
-Drone must weigh less than 4KG
-50 meters from buildings, people, roads and or obstacles
-Only fly within daylight period (not at night).
-Not in a CTR
What
@Test2000 told is wrong.
Different rules apply to commercial use and recreational use.
The only rule i broke is that the wifi will send more mW out.
And nobody dies from that.
Do you really do everything alive according to the rules?