Police wish to provide the following advice from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) on the recreational use of drones/remotely piloted aircraft in/over Ekka grounds:
No night flying;
No flying over people;
No flying closer than 30m to people laterally;
No flying within 500 meters of a helicopter landing site;
No flying above 400FT at the Ekka as this is a controlled airspace;
No flying beyond visual line of sight – this means the ability to locate, orientate and navigate with the naked eye (no FPV); and
No flying in a manner which could be deemed unsafe or hazardous to people, property or other airspace users.
If a drone is spotted, police will be tasked to locate the owner and their details will be taken and provided to CASA for further investigation.
For more information about flying drones/remotely piloted aircraft, visit the CASA website here: www.casa.gov.au/aircraft/landing-page/flying-drones-australia, or head to our ‘Technology in the sky’ display in the Queensland Government