Drone Safety – Micro RPAS
Drone Safety Documentation
We Utilise Microdrones to Ensure Your Students' Safety
Although drone certification is not a requirement to fly our micro rpas; at Sugu we strive to ensure students operate in a nonreckless or negligent manner. In our course, we cover practical drone elements as well as government safety tips.
Pilots of micro RPAs are not subject to Subpart 1 of Part IX of the CARs, so they are not required to register and mark their RPAs or obtain a certificate to fly them. However, they must adhere to CAR 900.06 and ensure they do not operate their RPAs in such a reckless or negligent manner as to endanger or be likely to endanger aviation safety or the safety of any person.
As an additional step, our build kits include lego block and balsa wood components thus they are designed to disintegrate on impact (if one occurs) causing no harm to the operator or users.
As a rule of thumb:
Pilots Should:
(a) Maintain the micro RPA in direct line of sight.
(b) Avoid flying your micro RPA above 400 ft above ground level (AGL).
(c) Keep a safe lateral distance between your micro RPA and other people.
(d) Stay far away from aerodromes, water aerodromes, and heliports.
(e) Avoid flying near critical infrastructure.
(f) Stay clear of aircraft at all times.
(g) Conduct a pre-flight inspection of your micro RPA.
(h) Keep the micro RPA close enough to maintain the connection with the remote controller.
(i) Follow the manufacturer’s operational guidelines.
(j) Avoid special aviation or advertised events.
These guidelines will help students avoid flying in a negligent or reckless manner and being subject to monetary penalties. They will also help ensure your s students enjoy a safe flight and minimize the risk of an incident. Remember: if you feel that a student may pose risk to other students they should not fly.
In the event of a crash or collision, our kits are designed not to cause harm. However, the goal is to create good habits early if students seek to proceed beyond sub 250 grams.