Warning for drone owners from SA police

South Australian police are urging drone owners to brush up on the rules, after a series of near misses in the state.

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00:00 Police have said that they've received a number of recent reports from right across the state

00:07 of people flying drones too close to aircraft.

00:10 Thankfully any accidents have been avoided but they do pose a significant threat.

00:16 Police have also received reports of people flying drones too close to people at crowded

00:21 events.

00:22 Drones have become increasingly accessible over the recent years.

00:27 They're cheap, they're easy to use and quite small and the cameras on them do have good

00:35 quality content.

00:36 So many people are using them and are becoming increasingly popular.

00:42 But police are reminding people who use drones recreationally to familiarise themselves with

00:49 the laws that are involved with drones.

00:52 You can't fly a drone within 5.5 kilometres of a controlled airport.

00:58 You can't fly them over people, particularly at events like festivals or at beaches, sporting

01:06 events, or even over busy roads or pedestrians.

01:09 If you are near people you do have to fly more than 30 metres away from them.

01:15 You can only fly during the day and in visual line of sight.

01:18 Drones are also banned in places like the Kakadu National Park and around a lot of marine

01:28 parks and they're also banned at declared major events in New South Wales, Queensland

01:35 and South Australia.

01:36 If you are caught using a drone illegally you can expect a fine from the Civil Aviation

01:41 Safety Authority.

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