Does the UAS Regulation apply to drone flights inside a warehouse?

No, the term 'operation of unmanned aircraft systems' does not include indoor UAS operations. Indoor operations are operations that occur in or into a house or a building or, more generally, in or into a closed space such as a fuel tank, a silo, a cave or a mine where the likelihood of a UA escaping into the outside airspace is very low.

Are UAS operations inside a cave considered within the scope of the UAS Regulation?

No, operations in or into a closed space such as a cave are considered indoor operations, and the term 'operation of unmanned aircraft systems' does not include indoor UAS operations for the purposes of the UAS Regulation.

What condition must be met for an operation in a closed space to be classified as indoor and thus excluded from the UAS Regulation?

The likelihood of a UA escaping into the outside airspace must be very low.

Does the UAS Regulation apply to a drone flight inside a fuel tank?

No, operations in or into a closed space such as a fuel tank are indoor operations, and the term 'operation of unmanned aircraft systems' does not include indoor UAS operations for the purposes of the UAS Regulation.

Is a flight inside a building with open windows considered an indoor operation under the UAS Regulation?

The guidance states that indoor operations are operations that occur in or into a house or a building or, more generally, in or into a closed space where the likelihood of a UA escaping into the outside airspace is very low. The text does not specify the condition of open windows, so the answer is not directly supported by the section.

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ED Decision 2019/021/R

AREAS OF APPLICABILITY OF THE UAS REGULATION

For the purposes of the UAS Regulation, the term ‘operation of unmanned aircraft systems’ does not include indoor UAS operations. Indoor operations are operations that occur in or into a house or a building (dictionary definition) or, more generally, in or into a closed space such as a fuel tank, a silo, a cave or a mine where the likelihood of a UA escaping into the outside airspace is very low.

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Source-Title: GM1 Article 1 Subject matter View latest amendments

Erulesid: ERULES-1963177438-15543 Compare versions

Domain: Unmanned Aircraft System

Applicabilitydate: 1 July, 2020

Entryintoforcedate: 11 October, 2019

Regulatorysource: ED Decision 2019/021/R Navigate

Regulatorysubject: Cover regulation

Typeofcontent: GM to IR (Guidance material to implementing rule)

Parentir: Article 1 - Subject matter

Origin: EASA

Category: EAR