FPV Rules for the UK..?

[dp106]

Firstly complete noob to all this so apologies for any stupid questions that follow..

Can anyone advise me on the rules / regulations for flying FPV in the UK? I';ve done some searching and not really found anything clear on what rules I would have to follow.

From what I';ve managed to glean so far it would seem I';m ok as long as the transmitter is no more than 25mw? Above that I need an ';amateur radio licence';?? The only details I';ve managed to find is a licence to use the old ham radio, is that the same thing? If so has anyone done it, what is involved with getting one?

[VinHex]

You';ll find all you need to know on this site..

http://www.fpvuk.org/fpv-law/

[Gaza07]

Hi dp106 and welcome to the forum what are you flying ? please feel free to share any pics or video of your projects 

[dp106]

Hi dp106 and welcome to the forum what are you flying ? please feel free to share any pics or video of your projects 

Currently the only thing I am flying is a Walkera Ladybird :-) Its got me hooked though and I';ve ordered a bunch of bits from Hobbyking with which I am hopefully going to assemble into a 450 size quad.  I';m really running before I can walk by even thinking about fpv but that will be the eventual goal of buying a larger quad..

[SimonS]

Welcome aboard.

If you are flying it "line of sight" then the same rules apply as for any other model aircraft which you can find at http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/CAP658.PDF

If you intend to use it FPV then this also applies:- http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/33/ORS4_945.pdf

That covers the where and how. The last bit relates to Ofcom who control transmitters.  Without a Ham licence the limit is 25mw for 5.8 GHz and 10mw for 2.4GHz analogue or 100mw for 2.4GHz digital.

You will soon learn that the receiver and aerial sensitivity are far more important than transmitter power for good reception (been there, done that, got the tee shirt!)