Cyprus is also in English and much cheaper than Ireland; €15 each for operator and flyer IDs. Only documentation required was a scan (or photograph) of your passport details page and a utility bill.
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Hey,
Have you been to Madeira yet? If so, how did you get on with aerial photography?
Hi
Yes i’ve been to Madeira 
I managed to get permits from eAAN by selecting small areas of the island… get a permit to fly over beaches was easy, just an e-mail sent do capitan of Madeira. I couldn’t register my drone in ANAC ( Autoridade Nacional da Aviação Civil) …this is impossible 
…in one youtube video I find they want Portuguese address during registration. link I end up flying without any EU sticker on a drone (not EASA number like DroneGeek mentioned, need to be operator ID from ANAC)
nobody ever challenged me, once I’ve been told to leave a place because they been closing… I’ve noticed that not every drone user knows about those rules… in summary:
- register and pass a test and get EASA cetrificate to fly in EU
- eAAN to get a permit to fly in locations (easier to get epproved by selecting small areas like 5000m radius an a MAP on eaan website, as many as possible but remember you can apply only for 3 areas per day!!!)
-e mail to capitan of madeira (I lost e-mail address and I can’t find it now)
-insurance
eAAN could review requests quicker… you can create an area 2 months earlier and they cancel it two days before deadline just because a small mistake, and only three areas per day
I used my drone in Madeira but with some doubts at the back of my head due to problem with registration for operator ID with ANAC
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Anyone know if self-signing with Acrobat still works? I have the declaration from aan.pt, duly signed as well as my signed Luxembourg proof of completion of online training for A1/A3. Neither PDF wants to upload, I get a message saying “The file format is not allowed”
Am I stuck with snail mail? Not the end of the world if so as I’m travelling to Lagos in October but it’s just a PITA.
Thanks in advance.
Certainly did for me - however from memory it had to be authenticated on the adobe side - I would love to say I can remember, but I can’t.
It wasn’t a straight signing of a form, I seem to recall having to do the signature separate from the document and then adding that to it - if that makes sense.
Sorry I can’t be of more help.
Thanks anyway.
Hi folks, my first post on here so here goes … am hoping to take my mini 3 pro abroad for the first time in 3 weeks time to Portugal. Am aware there are new EASA rules coming in January 2024 so presume just have to worry about current laws/rules for Portugal & Airlines. Am flying with Easyjet and as a complete novice re travelling/flying drones abroad would appreciate any help and advice re taking my drone on an aircraft and flying in Portugal. Many thanks, Steve.
I’ve found a link to easy jet out lining about hazardous / dangerous goods but I know nothing about Portugal’s drone policy, I’m sure someone on here will know more than me or possibly point you in the right direction, as batteries are concerned, if I can recollect the percentage of battery / batteries has to be below a certain percentage when taking them aboard flight, I’m not a 100% this is with all airlines but as a safety measure I’d have thought maybe so.
https://www.easyjet.com/en/terms-and-conditions/dangerous-goods
Also take a look at this video
Edit : just found a link for you below, hopefully this helps, drone laws in Portugal updated October just gone.
@Yorkylad You will need to register for an Op ID Steve from EASA for a EU country and display it on your drone (I registered in Republic of Ireland but there are less expensive English speaking places to do the same thing). Loads of threads on the latter. Average cost appears to be about £30 but lasts 2 yrs (at least for RI).
You will be required to submit details of your Liability Insurance covering overseas flying during registration and before they issue the Op Cert.
Carrying the drone and its batteries as cabin luggage is no problem on all airlines, as far as I am aware and they are absolutely not interested through customs and check-in (I carry my batteries in a Lipo bag but you don’t need to as they all add up to nowhere near the maximum).
Wise to check the Portugal website through EASA Webpage for any quirk’s they might add to EASA’s regs.
Thanks so much for that info, will get to work on it all and am looking forward to some good scenery. cheers Steve
Dont forgetvto share. 
Thanks for the help kirky, all useful stuff for a newbie like me
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Thanks for the help Col, newbie to posting on here how do I share please ?
Upload JPGs using the up arrow under message window. Videos have to be uploaded to your YouTube or Vimeo channel, copy the URL of it and paste it into script window on a fresh line with no text on it.
You need to also register with the Portuguese air authority if the drone has a camera.
Plus you need to notify them in advance for every flight!
Bem fixe encontrar um conterrâneo por aqui🙂
As a new operator in January I registered in Ireland as I couldn’t manage to register through ANAC
However, when the IAA informed me through MySRS that my Operator ID had been updated (?) I accidentally tried to update this on the ANAC site and found that I would be able to register using the same Chave Móvel Digital that I tried to use previously
Then I realised that I only needed to update my e-AAN account, but the AAN site now appears to be down
https://aerialimages.aan.pt/checklogin
It will be interesting to see whether I can now register with Simplifica in order to make applications to fly in Maderia’s National Parks (which is most of the the island)
This previously failed because my Chave Móvel Digital doesn’t include all the info requested by the Simplifica site as I am not a Resident
e-AAN only seems to be visible when using a VPN