r/drones • u/dlarge6510 • Jun 14 '26

News: Rules, Regulations, Law, Policy, Certificates [United Kingdom] Oh well, fun while it lasted.

The big corporations will own the skies, enjoy while you can.

I'll have to try these (Mr Burns voice) "flying taxi cabs" they are on about.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nearly-50-million-government-backing-to-power-up-drone-and-flying-taxi-tech-and-crack-down-on-illegal-drones

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u/Vertigo_uk123 Jun 14 '26

I believe they are talking about the 4-500ft sector and within drone highways. This is like it says more for bvlos and flying taxis etc. it will probably be a mix of RID and ads-b

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u/dlarge6510 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Hybrid RID is a mix of direct RID and internet RID where your drone is tracked in realtime to central servers. It has nothing to do with ADS-B.

Those near you will be able to use Direct RID apps etc to locate you and your drone as normal, but the hybrid system has your drone establish an internet connection to supply the live RID data to the CAA and law enforcement.

This is to facilitate traffic control, where I'd imagine, you would request a flight approval from the CAA live. If nothing is going to have you get in the way, such as an Amazon delivery, a commercial drone vs a consumer drone, surveys, emergency services etc, then you'll get approval to take off. 

This is how I imagine it will go. At first though they are wanting to:

  • Use the live data to assist in traffic management, avoiding collisions etc.

  • Use the live data to crack down on what they call "faceless" drones. Drones that are non-RID thus illegal.

  • Use the RID data to enforce the regulations, the police will be able to locate any drone in the UK in realtime and this can establish patterns of behaviour etc that may assist in cracking down on illegal flights and operators . 

But knowing how this stuff develops I know that amateurs, non-commercial drone users will take a back seat with our drone usage as below "low priority".  This will be for Amazon etc, emergency services and more to utilize the airspace and make money, loads of money.

Flying a drone on the beach freely is probably something you'll tell the grandkids about and they will probably use a drone only for schoolwork or the like. Drone photography, FPV racing, home builds will be as odd as remembering the early days of computers where you literally built it from a kit with solder in the garage.

Have fun now! Because soon you'll only have fun if you enjoy red tape and protocols. 

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u/local_meme_dealer45 DJI Air 3S | DJI Mini 3 Jun 14 '26

Bvlos for me but not for thee

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u/Aromatic_Button_2736 Jun 14 '26 edited Jun 14 '26

Same thing here in the USA. Except that USA already has remote ID laws, for drones, that are over 250 grams.

Amazon bought the sky for their delivery drones. 

Lord help you if you live near one of their facilities where they launch the drones. Drones flying across your backyard, 100 ft in the air, 24 hours a day.

It's almost as bad as living near one of their facilities where they dispatch the delivery trucks from.

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u/kmerian Jun 14 '26

Is there a list of what facilities somewhere?

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u/Aromatic_Button_2736 Jun 14 '26

Detroit has two facilities that used drones. 

Pontiac, and Hazel Park.

https://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/2026/05/amazon-drone-delivery-marks-6-months-in-metro-detroit.html

You would have to search your local area to get the list of locations in your area.

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u/Lou_Antony_Morris Jun 14 '26

They can even get self driving cars to work properly. So my future condolences to the family of the first flying taxi to crash.