Lipo bags and tape? I’m sure I was told by BA that I could just take it on board as long as the batteries were not connected.
@Pirbright_Drone I’ve never tried taking drone on an aircraft so just trying to maje sure I don’t run into any problems, thanks for your reply
Hi All,
i answer to a question from Scaleber Hello from Italy.
If you have an Operator ID registered in France you can fly in Italy too. You can fly to any EASA Country. In Italy you must have insurance for your drone. To fly with mini 3 pro you don’t need the ID Flyer.
We have the D-flight portal where you can view on the map, all the areas with height restrictions and the areas where drone flight is prohibited. You must register for free on this page D-Flight to access this information. The restrictions for natural parks are also reported and the site is updated daily with the Notams and temporary or permanent restrictions. The maximum height is 120mt, but there are many areas with 25-45-60-120 mt.
If you respect these rules you can fly with peace of mind.
Alberto
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Hi Alberto, many thanks. I’ve managed to successfully register with D-flight and now have the app on my phone. Brilliant. A couple of questions. Firstly, with respect to the height restrictions, I notice in the detail on a 45m area it is due to the Italian Air Force low flying from 06:00 - 22:00. Would that mean if it is daylight and I flew at 05:30 I could go above 45m? Secondly, I hope you find the Grey Arrows website as useful as I did for my travels with suggestions on where to fly, TOAL from etc. Is there an equivalent for Italy? Finally, given I have a Mini 3 Pro and I’m only flying for my personal enjoyment, do I need to have insurance for Italy. Assuming yes, can you recommend an Insurance company who provides this type of insurance?
Many thanks again.
Ian
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Hi Ian, the height limitation is 24h. In 45mt zone you cannot to fly higher.
Unfortunally in Italy there is not an equivalent website like Grey Arrows with suggestion where to fly. On DJI Fly app You can find some recommended spots. But you may always use D-Flight to see any limitation.
In Italy insurance is obligatory , i use Coverdrone which has worldwide coverage . I don’t know if Grey Arrows Drone Club insurance is valid in Easa countries.
Ciao
Alberto
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Many thanks Alberto. I suspected as much wrt the height restriction but thanks for clarifying. Insurance info is particularly useful. Maybe you can start up the Italian Chapter of Grey Arrows? Cheers / Ian
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I know there is at least some information about this on the forums already, but given the age of the posts I found, I want to ensure the advice is up to date and still accurate.
I’m planning a trip to Italy this summer and wanted to know if anyone has any advice or info they can provide for drone flights? My main concerns are:
- Different rules, is there an easy reference guide in English and are the rules consistent across the EU?
- I have a DJI Flip (so <250), is there any requirements for RID in Italy and do I need to do anything to the drone to get that working if so.
- Are there any suggested apps for identifying FRZ’s in Italy?
- Do I just need an operator ID from an EU authority? How painful is this process?
- Insurance requirements & are there any suggested providers?
Thanks in advance
I am trying to work out the same thing for Italy however having looked online at what is required, it all just sends you in a huge circle of doom with no confident or confirmed outcome. I am so confused by it that I am thinking of not bothering to take it with me. I have registered with D flight but there seems to be a 7 or 8 step process just to get that running. It said you HAD to register to fly hence why I did. I have insurance through GADC however I don’t think that covers abroad does it? And as for registering, I still don’t understand how to do that despite looking. I haven’t got the spare hours of having to dissect internet information that doesn’t seem to have any legal provinence - when your over there if in breach of the rules the local police won’t give a damn about what research was done in another country, and I don’t fancy getting in trouble over there either. In fact any legal grief for me is a potential job loser so the stakes are high. I am going to look at the rules again and try and decipher them but it looks like I may just stick to flying over here if I can’t fathom it.
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Same. It does seem like a lot of hassle so I’m wondering myself whether it’s worth the effort. But in answer to your question about insurance - no, the drone insurance from GADC is not valid outside of the UK.
Off the back of this above I just went back into D Flight. I am at step 1 of 7. It wants me to buy credits, register with this that and the other and god knows what else. I will allocate a day soon to do all this but I am dreading it. No wonder people just do nothing and go fly without bothering to do anything.
I thought not thanks. I guess I could go to Coverdrone but, lets see how far through the process I end up getting. We are off to Fuertaventura too but this is Spain and I have already heard it couldn’t be harder to fly there.
Too windy most of the time too.
Where are you staying ?
I found these helpful to a point;
My understanding (if you can call it that!) is that you can register as a user on D-Flight, but to acquire your EASA operator number (our CAA equivalent) you have to purchase €6 credit. They sent me an email wherein you make a declaration that you will abide by their regs and have insurance in place. You have to provide Identity (I used Passport and Utility bill). They also need a “Fiscal code T.I.N.” - basically a taxpayer reference, I used my HMRC reference number. If you don’t fancy giving them that, in the video there is an Italian website you can go to that will generate a number for you. Then you have to fill out a form that they send you by Email that pretty much repeats what you have entered electronically, but you have to sign it. You add your EASA/UAS number to the passport nas send it all back. You get an instant email in Italian with a translation acknowledging that you are registered which says.
Dear Customer,
This e-mail is to confirm you we have correctly received your auto-certification through which you stated you are in line with UE Regulation 2019/947 and ENAC Regulation UAS-IT, and your ID document. Your registration as UAS Operator is to be intended valid from now on.
D-Flight has the right to verify the compliance of your ID Document, and, in case of missing information or errors, will immediately get in touch with you for the needed correction/integration actions.
This e-mail box has been automatically created from a ‘send-only’ e-mail address: please do not respond to this e-mail. In case of technical or administrative requests for support, we kindly invite to consult our FAQ and User Manual and, in case of further need, to open a support request at Jira Service Management.
Thanks for your understanding and collaboration.
as @D0c.Col said
So far so good, … but see my next post, not out of the woods yet
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Hang tough, matey you’ll get there and if you don’t take it you’ll be thinking the whole time “I wish I’d have persevered and brought it”. 
Yes im definitely going to try. @milkmanchris I’m going to Sardinia and staying in a luxury villa with everything needed to make the “ultimate” video.
Is there chance that when I get there the drone will know I’m not in the UK and fail to fly?
If your drone has GPS it’ll know where it is.
And if it’s a DJI drone it’ll also apply whatever restrictions DJI see fit to impose for that region / state 
Where we are is outsider of any restriction. And even in FRZs my drone still flies when I tick the prompt. I wonder if my details transmit to the local authorities there too…
The authorities are not the ones to worry about, it’s the local plod who all carry guns, speak little English and are pretty hung ho
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Have you had first hand experience of them?
In the UK, yes, because DJI allows that after all their GEO changes last year.
In other countries, DJI does not allow you to take off in a FRZ.
I wish they’d standardise it either way