Originally Posted by
malcolmf
I understand that, I can ask and see what the position is. It does concern me that someone would consider flying a drone next to one of the busiest airfields in the UK because an FRZ doesn't exist on paper!
Commercial drone operators are doing so with an operational authorisation issued by CAA, which provides safeguards whereby the operator would be legally bound to speak to the aerodrome operator. The recreational drone operators, although broadly bound by civil aviation legislation to not endanger flight of manned aircraft, are often oblivious of it.
The point to be made is that the Popham aerodrome operator either does not apparently understand current civil legislation or chooses to ignore it and make out they have a FRZ with the authority to have jurisdiction over drone ops. Hopefully someone in CAA may view this thread and put Popham straight.