New rules on farm drone registration, operation about to land

Vernon Graham
September 23 2020 - 8:00am
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING: Farmers will need to register their drones with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and also obtain operator accreditation by January 28 next year.
BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING: Farmers will need to register their drones with the Civil Aviation Safety Authority and also obtain operator accreditation by January 28 next year.

Farmers who own and operate drones over their land can start applying for new mandatory operator accreditation and aircraft registration from the end of this month.

Vernon Graham

Vernon Graham

National machinery and property writer

Former editor of The Land, former Fairfax Media Agricultural Editor

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