Thailand Implements Stricter Drone Regulations for 2026

And these drone operators will already know how to drive a car safety and legally?

It’s the same everywhere, they’ve come up with yet more rules to spoil a bit of fun.

It’s the same everywhere, they’ve come up with yet more rules to spoil a bit of fun.

OTOH, they have drones now that can fly over my head carrying 50kg of bug poison. I'd kind of like to know the guy or gal flying it has done the due diligence.

I'd agree with you in the case of my 140 gram DJI, which you probably wouldn't even notice if it fell on you.

2 hours ago, impulse said:

OTOH, they have drones now that can fly over my head carrying 50kg of bug poison. I'd kind of like to know the guy or gal flying it has done the due diligence.

I'd agree with you in the case of my 140 gram DJI, which you probably wouldn't even notice if it fell on you.

We are fortunate that, despite the ever-increasing number of rules, there is virtually no enforcement of them.

On 5/13/2026 at 5:02 PM, snoop1130 said:

stricter regulations for drone operations

As a qualified Biologist, to me this is a drone!!

So private use won’t require qualified training and registration then?

11 hours ago, pacovl46 said:

So private use won’t require qualified training and registration then?

I suppose so.

Yeah, how do they come up with that, eh?

It’s just like Europe: rules, rules and more rules.

As usual it's the general public and foreigners who will be harassed and more red tape on a fine hobby if practised of course with a minimum of respect towards others. Because catch the locals respecting any regulations. Not to mention all the shops in malls openly selling the DJI drones with no information to the customer, usually foreigners, on the local regulations. As usual it's also due to the rowdy attitude from a minority of disrespectful drone pilots, that everybody pays the price.