To fly in some locations or under certain conditions, you must apply for additional approvals or permissions. Only chief remote pilots of a remotely piloted aircraft operator's certificate (ReOC) holder can apply.
To apply for a flight authorisation, you must:
Fill out, either:
Include supporting documents and risk assessments.
Pay the estimated fee following review of your application, additional fees may apply if an RPAS Inspector must travel to complete the assessment.
You must apply for approval to fly:
These approvals take a minimum 21 days to process from the date of payment.
You must apply for permission to fly:
These permissions take a minimum 21 days to process from the date of payment.
To apply to fly indoors within 5.5 km (3 NM) of a controlled airport, you must submit your updated Operations Manual and Library to us with procedures. On approval, we will send you a letter granting you permission. The permission ceases if you no longer hold a ReOC or the procedures for indoor operations are removed from your manual.
You must apply for approval to fly:
If this is your first BVLOS application, you may wish to arrange a pre-application meeting with us to discuss the general application process.
You must apply for permission to fly in Sydney Harbour and surrounding areas. It is restricted airspace (R405A/B) due to helicopters and seaplanes that have permission to fly there.
To renew any expiring flight authorisations you must submit a new application at least 21 days prior to the expiry date.
We’re planning to undertake a trial to digitally authorise requests to fly within 5.5 km (3 nm) of a controlled airport at 3 selected trial sites.
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