Airport security & flying a drone in Austria

Travel Tips & Flying Abroad
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I will be traveling to Austria in a couple of months and wondered if I can travel with my drone as hand luggage?
Also has anyone any experience of flying drones in Austria?

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check with your airline your flying with regarding drones and batteries as its not a standard policy across the industry - it really should be but each airline has their own rules but they are basically much the same.

Batteries in carry on - and the drone can be bit hit and miss depending on the airline but personally I would take all onboard as carry on in a suitable carry on bag so as to not get anything damaged.

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Thanks for that.
Such a shame there is not a standard across all airlines and airport security for drones.

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I’ve taken mine in hand luggage each time (as i do with cameras and laptops).

As for flying in Austria - not quite, but have flown in Netherlands, Norway and Denmark. There is one flying license for Europe - so I completed operator and flying info for Norway and it’s transferable for the rest of mainland Europe.

The regs changed this year (country dependant) for all three I’ve flown in - there is now an online request for flying - actually it’s not a request but more of a log of location and other info.

Best to check the Austrian government website to be sure - but based on my experience it shouldn’t take much effort to tick the right boxes.

Bet you’ll see some amazing things there

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Drone and batteries in hand luggage. All airlines ban lithium batteries in hold baggage, so they have to be in hand luggage, and the drone itself I’d rather not have chucked about and crushed in hold baggage either.

I’ve never had an issue with my Mini 3 Pro in a rucksack along with my camera, Kindle, and snacks :slight_smile: going to Iceland and Norway several times.UK airport security often want the electronics out of the bag in the tray for screening, but it depends on the airport. Never unpacked it in Keflavik, Tromso or Oslo though.

But yes - get your EASA Operator number (I used Iceland’s website, but any EU + Iceland/Norway/Switzerland country will do). Then see if there are any specific requirements for where you can fly in Austria, you might need to register where you’re planning to fly (like for Norway), or there might be some no-fly zones around specific areas (maybe ski-lifts for example)

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Thanks fella’s

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Get a lipo safe bag and put all your batteries in it. Security/airlines sometime get fussy over it.