The rules state that drones should not be flown within 150m of built-up areas, or over crowds of more than 1,000 people or within 50m of any vehicle that is not under the user’s control - which would include aircraft. A drone narrowly missed a commercial Airbus A320 coming in to land at the Civil Aviation Authority by 50 ft, in the fourth such incident in 2014 . Despite being used as toys, drones are still classified as ‘aircraft’ by Heathrow (CAA) which provides strict guidelines on their use, including flying within 50ft of any vehicle that is not under the user’s control - such as other commercial aircraft.
A drone narrowly missed a commercial Airbus A320 coming in to land at the Civil Aviation Authority by 50 ft, in the fourth such incident in 2014 . Despite being used as toys, drones are still classified as ‘aircraft’ by Heathrow (CAA) which provides strict guidelines on their use, including flying within 50ft of any vehicle that is not under the user’s control - such as other commercial aircraft.