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Police on the Island have reiterated the rules on flying drones.

 

The force says while they are fun to own and fly, but there are rules you have to follow.

 

They have issued a set of advice from the Manx Government:

 

You must always keep your drone in sight. This means you can see and avoid other aircraft and obstacles on the ground while flying.
You must not fly your drone:
- at night as it can be very difficult to monitor your drone flight properly so that you can avoid collisions
- over 400 feet above the ground. This reduces the chance of a conflict with a manned aircraft
- over or within 150m of a substantially residential, industrial, commercial or recreational area (this covers pretty much every town and village on the Island!)
- over or within 150m of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1000 people
- closer than 50m to people and properties (30m from people during take-off and landing)
- within 5km of the Isle of Man Airport
- in the vicinity of the Isle of Man Prison at Jurby
unless you have permission from the Isle of Man CAA.

 

Drone users are responsible for each flight and failure to fly responsibly could result in criminal prosecution.