Prague Drone Laws
at least for €10,000 if your drone weighs less than 910g I will travel to Prague in December and bring my drone. However, I really don`t want to be punished or arrested. As a local, do you have places where I can play with my drone? Maybe a park with a beautiful view? Thank you very much for your help! Due to the Czech EU Presidency, drone flights are temporarily banned in central Prague and the wider centre. Either way, 10,000 isn`t a big fine – it`s like $450. It`s not a huge deal to ignore the laws. Prague Castle and most of the city are a no-fly zone and are displayed on most aerial maps. Czech airspace has many no-fly zones (airports, CTRs, military zones, etc.). By the way, do you know why Prague Castle is a no-fly zone – because the country`s president lives there 😀 The use of drones near airports, military bases, power plants or during gatherings is expressly prohibited. Interested parties can find detailed information, including clearly listed restricted areas, on the website of the air traffic control website www.letejtezodpovedne.cz. Drones cannot be operated in an area of 7.4 km in diameter from Žižkov to Braník and from Radlice to Vršovice. Only police drone flights are exempt.
The ban will apply until October 25. This is according to data from the Civil Aviation Authority. We have studied the drone regulations listed for the Czech Republic to the best of our knowledge. We cannot assume any responsibility for the accuracy of the information. If you want to be on the safe side, please contact the competent aviation authority. Alternatively, you can ask your country`s embassy for more information about regulations. Please leave us a comment if you receive any news and/or gain experience with your helicopter in the Czech Republic! Yes. A news post on Xinhuanet describes how the Czech Republic has tightened drone regulations by requiring all drone owners to register their equipment. In the Czech Republic, the regulations of the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) apply. Below is a summary of the main facts.
A full overview can be found in our article on the new EU regulation on drones. Do not carry or fall from your drone during the flight. Flying with a drone near Prague Castle is probably the only place in the Czech Republic where drone theft laws are really strictly enforced. It is an absolute no-fly zone not only for drones, but for all aircraft. It is a house of our president, there are many military units in the area, etc. According to the Czech Republic`s national aviation authority, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Czech Republic (CAA), flying a drone is legal in the Czech Republic, but we recommend that you know and comply with the drone regulations listed below before doing so. There are three categories of operations that determine the regulation of drones based on the weight of the drone and the planned operation. This section only covers the open category, to see all European Union laws and categories, click here. ✅ To be eligible, you will need a valid health certificate (Class 3 medical certificate) and drone operation insurance that covers you up to €1 million for damage caused by third parties.
✅ Good things First of all, you don`t need a license to fly your drone for recreational purposes in the Czech Republic as long as you keep your flight away from a restricted flight area and fly with a drone weighing less than 20kg. Both are subject to restrictions and a code of conduct. I`m curious to go through customs with a drone. Aside from the lithium batteries that need to be in your carry-on bag, is there any chance they won`t let it through customs? A drone license issued in the Czech Republic is subject to an online application (available only in Czech). You must pass a theory exam and a practical exam. ✅ The Czech Republic has created a detailed map of drone flights, which mainly shows restricted areas for recreational purposes. The map is organized into a color palette and icons to help drone owners fly responsibly and safely in the Czech Republic: realistically, you need to use your drone in the SPECIFIC or CERTIFIED category in the Czech Republic and get certified to operate UAs in one of these categories. You wrote that you have “a license”, but from a certain naivety of the question, I must assume that it is really just the registration of a pilot and a drone in the OPEN category, but correct me if I am wrong. @anonymous user, you took your drone for a flight around Prague Castle and left with 400 euros.-? That`s all? Don`t you think that`s fair? No, that`s not fair, you should be in jail. I travel very often from the US to Europe and CZ and have never been stopped by customs for anything. I brought my drone to CZ without any problems.
I will bring it back again in September 2019. I do not know why customs would arrest you. If you had 10 unopened drones in your luggage and you were stopped in the extremely rare and unfortunate drones, they can question your intent as to what you`re going to do with them and possibly charge you for certain tasks. In most cases, when you come to PRG by plane, you just need to grab your luggage and get out. It`s exactly the same if you were to take your drone for a ride around the White House in Washington, but then the police would probably shoot you on the spot. Do you know something we don`t know about drone laws in the Czech Republic? Email us at support[at]uavcoach[dot]com. We are not advocates of international aviation and do our best to keep this site up to date for drone pilots, but the reality is that, given the pace of the small unmanned aerial systems (sUAS) industry and the response of governments, drone regulations in the Czech Republic may change throughout the year, And these changes can be difficult to track.
