Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) today released Drone Regulations 1.0 to fly commercial drones from December 1 and also introduced Digital Sky Platform is the first-of-its-kind national unmanned traffic management (UTM) platform that implements "no permission, no takeoff" (NPNT), an all-digital process offering one-time registration of their drones, pilots and owners. Civil RPA is categorized in accordance with Maximum All-Up-Weight (including payload) as indicated below: Nano : Less than or equal to 250 grams. Micro : Greater than 250 grams and less than or equal to 2 kg. Small : Greater than 2 kg and less than or equal to 25 kg. Medium : Greater than 25 kg and less than or equal to 150 kg. Large : Greater than 150 kg. For every flight (exempted for the nano category), users will be required to ask for permission to fly on a mobile app and an automated process permits or denies the request instantly. Following entities will not require UNMANNED AIRCRAFT OPERATOR PERMIT (UAOP): Nano RPA operating below 50 feet (15 m) AGL in uncontrolled airspace / enclosed premises. Micro RPA operating below 200 feet (60 m) AGL in uncontrolled airspace / enclosed premises. However, the user shall intimate to local police office 24 hours prior to ...
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