The National Police counts in Almería with agents specialized in the inspection of drones

Almería, Sep 18.(Press Europa) -

The National Police in Almería has police specialized in air protection and protection, whose main mission is related to the boom in the use of unmanned air systems (UAS or commonly called drones).

The agents are responsible for verifying that the flights, both professional and recreational, develop complying with aeronautical regulations and try to detect those flights that breach legality and that can be a danger to security, as the police explained in a statement in a statement.

For this reason, the National Police has systems called counter-UAS (C-UAS) composed of a detection device "capable of revealing the flight of a drone within a radius of about five kilometers", and a neutralization device that annuls, if necessary, "the radiofrequency signals that the drone receives," he said.

The authorities have stressed that, despite the efforts of the State Air Safety Agency (AESA) and different institutions in publicizing the regulations on the use of drones in a "simple and accessible" way, as well as promoting the need forMake flights safely, agents continue to detect flights, normally recreational, which fail to comply with aeronautical regulations "endangering the safety of the rest of manned aircraft that make use of airspace, as well as people and goods".

New European UAS regulations

Police have pointed out that the entry into force of the new European regulations of UAS (unmanned air system), at the end of last year, affects all drones regardless of their use-recreational or professional-, and obliges complianceof a series of minimum requirements to be performed before flying any drone.

This standard establishes as a novelty that the flights of this type of aircraft will be carried out based on three categories, operational in the risk of the operation-'Open', 'Specific' and 'Certified'-, each of them subject todifferent limitations conditioned among others, the weight of the drone, the presence of people and the proximity to buildings.

On the other hand, all users who intend to fly a drone have the obligation to register as "operators" at the AESA electronic headquarters, and obtain the operator number according to European regulations.In addition, this personal number must be placed in each of the aerial vehicles that the operator possesses, visible.

In the same way, operators are required.

In the case of wanting to access the open category-one of the most used in the playful sphere-it is done through the Aesa website-an UAS pilot formation opposite-, in a free and free way.Once the 'on-line' exam, the state agency issues an accrediting certificate.

Police have indicated that another of the most important aspects to consider is what has been called "UAS geographical areas" -in which they can allow, restrict or exclude operations with UAS for public security reasons, protection of protection ofinfrastructure and other users of airspace, protection of privacy and the environment----.Currently the limitations for airspace reasons can be consulted on the website 'https: // drones.ENAIRE.is'.

In this sense, one of the most common restricted areas is an airport or airfield, not being able to perform operations with drones less than eight kilometers from these."Here lies the difficulty of using drones in locations such as Almería, due to the proximity of its airport, and the Álvarez de Sotomayor military base," said the National Police.

"A drone is not a toy"

The specialists of the Provincial Police Station of Almería are responsible for verifying that the flights, both professionals and recreational, develop complying with aeronautical regulations.Likewise, they try to detect those flights that fail to comply with the legality and that can be a danger to security.

Therefore, the National Police insists on people who want to use their aerial vehicles that, first, are informed through the Aesa and the web 'Drones.ENAIRE' sobre la normativa y requisitos existentes.

They must be registered as operators of unmanned air systems -uas-, meet the remote pilot formation requirements and operate their aircraft according to the defined categories and the conditions and limitations established in the flight place.

Subsequently, you must request the corresponding flight plan to ENAIRE, specifying among others the type of flight, the maximum distance, the maximum height, or if it is a visual flight or not.

The authorization of the Strategic Planning Unit and Coordination of the Ministry of Interior must also be counted, where the data of the drone is recorded through a registration, as a registration, civil liability insurance, type, construction material, lights;Like the complete identification of the operator.

With all of the above, the National Police in Almería has emphasized that "a drone is not a toy", hence "the importance of flying responsibly to guarantee the safety of airspace and citizenship".