Generally when you operate in the ‘open’ category, you are not allowed to fly over
uninvolved people, unless you have a privately built drone with a weight below 250
g or a drone purchased on the market with a class identification label0 or 1 mark.
In any case, try to minimise the time during which you fly over people.
If you have a drone with a CE class 2 mark, under subcategory A2, as a general
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rule, keep the UA at a lateral distance from any uninvolved person that is not less
than the height at which the drone is flying (this is the ‘1:1 rule’, i.e. if the UA is
flying at a height of 40 m, the distance from any uninvolved person should be at
least 40 m), and never fly closer than 30 metres horizontally from any uninvolved
person. If your drone is equipped with a low-speed mode function and this is active,
you can fly as close as 5 metres from uninvolved people.
Distance from uninvolved people in the case of flying with a class C2 drone
In all other cases (drones with class identification label3, 4, 5 or 6 marks or
privately built and heavier than 250 g), you need to ensure that no uninvolved
people are present within the range of the operation.
Regulatory reference: article 4 (1) (c) and UAS.OPEN.040 of EU regulation
2019/947.
