Flying in Romania?

Travel Tips & Flying Abroad
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Hi Everyone,
I’m going to Northern Romania for the new year (long story). I fancy taking my MA along as the scenery looks stunning up in the hills. I will be away from any big towns etc… Does anybody have any experience taking a drone into the country and flying around? Any permits needed or anything? Do you reckon as long as I keep to the usual drone code rules Ill be ok?
Thanks.

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I’ve never flown in Romania but here are the rules:

  • To fly a drone in Romania, you must register it with the AACR. If you are a foreigner, it appears that a registration with your country of citizenship could take the place of registering with the AACR, but we recommend checking with the AACR to confirm this before travelling.
  • In addition to registering, each flight must be pre-approved by the Ministry of Defense.
  • Drones may not be flown over densely populated areas and crowds of people or in cities. For special exceptions to these restrictions, an application may be made to the AACR.
  • Drones may not be flown higher than 300 meters (984 feet).
  • Drone pilots must maintain a visual line of sight with their drone at all times.
  • For drones weighing more than 20 kilograms (44 pounds) insurance is mandatory.
  • To conduct aerial photography/videography, an application must be submitted to and approved by the AACR. More information can be obtained by calling +421 4106390 or faxing +4 021 4102695. Here is the application form.

For more information on Romania’s drone laws, see this page on the RCAA website.

Hope this helps and have a great time

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Thanks Alex. I wonder how tough they will be on the registering each flight. I dont speak Romanian, so that could cause a few problems. I was just wandering how strict they tend to be on this. The rest I reckon should be OK!

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Well, I’m in no position to answer that, sorry. Have you taken a drone on an airplane before?

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Do a YouTube search of the place you’re going to - be as specific as you can + drone. See what it brings up.

Check the customs regs for Romania and see if they let drones in, some don’t I saw Mavic Pros being confiscated last time I went through Dubai International, so it’s always worth a check.

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Quite interesting read (forget what I said above)

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Hi, has anyone flown in Romania more recently, I’ve been emailing the Romanian CAA to check on their requirements but, as yet, no reply. The posts above provide phone numbers which I’ll try next.

Thanks in advance.

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hi i was wondering if anyone has flown their drone in Romania for leisure only, do i need anything to fly my sub 250 drone ?

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Moved your post to the Romania thread.

Some info above, more may get added by others which will improve the pool of information on the topic. :+1:

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Hi, got this sorted for my son who took our mini2 to Romania. He got his operator id and certificate of competence from the Irish aviation authority, there’s no legal need insurance for a sub 250g drone ( though that’s your choice ) but they do require the other two.

We could have done this all through the Romanian drone portal but translating everything to English put us off, also the costs were not clear (though that could be a translation thing too).

All in all, I found them helpful once I was able to talk to someone but we were running out of time and we could see an easier route via the Irish aviation authority.

I can dig out phone numbers and websites if it’ll help.

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hi stomper ,
if I’m reading this right you went to the Irish aa because they in the EU so the operator id and certificate of competence is accepted in Romania ,are you living in Ireland, I’m living in England ,
if you could dig out the phone numbers and website that would be helpful.
thank you mark

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You could do it more cheaply and quicker via the Cyprus aviation authorities, which are also in English language.

https://drones.gov.cy/

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hi Edison, thank you for the info :slightly_smiling_face:

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Mark, hi, knowing what I know now, I’d go via Cyprus too, here’s the number I found where I got to talk to a helpful guy in the drone side of Romanian AA. +40 21 2081508, it took several attempts to get through.

There’s a website to create the where you can take flyer competence test and get the EASA operator ID ONE which we started but didn’t continue.

Here’s their website that maps out restricted areas https://flightplan.romatsa.ro/init/drones

Hope this all helps.

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hi stomper ,
thank you for the information, im just flying for my personal interest and not for business

mark