Drone Regulations - Open Category

In order to fly in the open category, all pilots must be registered on the Icelandic Transport Authority's registration website, Flydrone.is (excluding pilots of C0 class drones without camera equipment). In order to fly drones which weigh more than 250 gr. pilots must read the learning material and pass the A1/A3 exam on the registration website. After passing the exam pilots can fly drones up to 900 gr in subcategory A1 and up to 25 kg in subcategory A3. In subcategory A2 it is allowed to fly very close to people and therefore it is considered the riskiest subcategory in the open category. There are more requirements for pilot competency in the A2 subcategory and pilots must pass a special A2 exam which is held at the Icelandic Transport Authority or other approved organization.

* Applicable until 31. December 2023

Maximum altitude shall be 120 m from the nearest point of the earth. It is possible to fly higher if you fly within 15 meters from an artificial object and have the owner's approval.

It is allowed to fly at night, as long as you can see the drone (VLOS). In order to do that, some lights on the drone will be necessary. It is mandatory to have a green flashing light on the drone when flying at nighttime.

If you are using drones for commercial purposes and act both as operator and pilot, no operation manual is required.
If you have a company operating drones with several pilots, it is minimum required that you:

• Have procedures for the operations.

• Have a list of all personnel with responsibilities.