Unregistered drones BANNED in Thailand

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Unregistered drones banned

 

Owners have been given 90 days from Friday to register their drones, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) announced on Wednesday.

 

NBTC Secretary General Takorn Tantasith said the decision was taken to deal with the rampant use of drones in Thailand, while only 350 are registered with the Civil Aviation of Thailand (CAT). 

 

Takorn said owners of illegal drones should register them at the NBTC headquarters in Bangkok, its branches in many provinces, police stations and CAT offices.  

 

Failure to register them within 90 days from Friday could result in a jail term of not more than five years and/or a fine of not more than Bt100,000 or both. 

 

Takorn emphasised the complete ban on drones in the vicinity of the Royal Funeral of His Majesty the late King which is being held at Sanam Luang from October 25 to 29. 

 

The radius of the ban is 19 kilometres from Sanam Luang that goes as far as the border of Samut Prakarn, Nakhon Pathom and Nonthaburi provinces.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30329068

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-10-11

[Dave67]

Good, funnily enough just reminded me of a dream I had last about drones, must be some kind of warning premonition as I'm flying into Bangkok at the end of the month

[Metapod]

What do you have to do to get registered?

[Xaos]

What a joke



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[InMyShadow]

Spy cams basically if in the wrong hands

[Xaos]

Is this for funeral or every drone in Thailand?

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[Moti24]

6 minutes ago, Dave67 said:

Good, funnily enough just reminded me of a dream I had last about drones, must be some kind of warning premonition as I'm flying into Bangkok at the end of the month

I had a dream last night; I was eating a giant marshmallow!  When I woke-up, my pillow had gone.

[Dave67]

Should have read the whole article 90 day amnesty and then anyone can register or 5 years prison if you don't register, yeah right 

[Dave67]

1 minute ago, Moti24 said:

I had a dream last night; I was eating a giant marshmallow!  When I woke-up, my pillow had gone.

Nice one hahahahahaha

[MadMac]

They were always banned as you need a license for any form of radio communication.

 

Wont stop the shops in Pantip to sell them though.

Edited October 11, 2017 by MadMac

[midas]

5 years in jail is a bit tough but then again it's not as bad as 10 years in jail just for smoking an e cigarette.

Amazing Thailand

[Xaos]

No they werent.
Up to 2kg drones were legal. Mavic and phantoms are under 2kg

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[wakeupplease]

jail for Fartinting cannot be too far away, these so called leaders and law makers should be the ones trying it out first nobs

[dotpoom]

19 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

Spy cams basically if in the wrong hands

And a lot more......many reports out now that drones are now the big threat to watch out for in the battle against the terrosists. Bombs being dropped from above in stadia where big events are happening ....like football matches and all sports....any place where a lot of people are gathered....it's too horrible to contemplate the possibilities.

PS......and somebody on here says...."what a joke"....All I can say is.......protect us all....not so much from the bombers, but from the people who can think of nothing othet than that to say?

Edited October 11, 2017 by dotpoom

[Pinot]

I'm going down to the beach to smoke a few cigs and fly my drone...

 

This is a country that can't enforce a helmet law. 

[flyingdoc]

Zaos may well be right, but what do you have to do in order to apply?

[SOUTHERNSTAR]

38 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

And a lot more......many reports out now that drones are now the big threat to watch out for in the battle against the terrosists. Bombs being dropped from above in stadia where big events are happening ....like football matches and all sports....any place where a lot of people are gathered....it's too horrible to contemplate the possibilities.

PS......and somebody on here says...."what a joke"....All I can say is.......protect us all....not so much from the bombers, but from the people who can think of nothing othet than that to say?

To do this you need very advanced equipmenr thats very expensive. My small drone can only fly in a 300 m radius and for 12 minutes. It cant lift anything heavy, like an explosive device. What harm can it do when I fly it on our farm. Why do I need to register a drone like this ? It is just a toy. It is again a over reaction. 

[Bonefish]

That's a very good idea and a first step towards making them illegal!

 

Drones are unnecessary toys and should not be available to the public, same as assault weapons . The bigger ones can carry payloads of 20 kg or more, and are potentially extremely dangerous delivery systems for explosives, chemical and biological weapons and other nasty stuff.

 

Camera-equipped drones are also commonly used to snoop on other people's privacy and business dealings. They can go stationary and take photos and videos right through people's windows, even in condo and office buildings. And they can easily be used to take down aircraft, either on take-off or on landing approach.

 

Why they were ever allowed to be made available to the public is totally incomprehensible to me.

[johnarth]

tell me how illegal is a drone without a camera, is a drone without a spy eye a drone?

[Deerculler]

It is a world wide problem because of a few idiots.

I have a drone and happy to register it.

[jaiyen]

1 hour ago, dotpoom said:

And a lot more......many reports out now that drones are now the big threat to watch out for in the battle against the terrosists. Bombs being dropped from above in stadia where big events are happening ....like football matches and all sports....any place where a lot of people are gathered....it's too horrible to contemplate the possibilities.

PS......and somebody on here says...."what a joke"....All I can say is.......protect us all....not so much from the bombers, but from the people who can think of nothing othet than that to say?

A few years ago aa American student attached a gun to a quadcopter and a servo operated the trigger. It was a seriously lethal weapon and easy to build

[Xaos]

And a lot more......many reports out now that drones are now the big threat to watch out for in the battle against the terrosists. Bombs being dropped from above in stadia where big events are happening ....like football matches and all sports....any place where a lot of people are gathered....it's too horrible to contemplate the possibilities.
PS......and somebody on here says...."what a joke"....All I can say is.......protect us all....not so much from the bombers, but from the people who can think of nothing othet than that to say?

And? They nicked planes with plastic forks 9/11

Why not licence plastic forks?

U can weaponize anything

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[Deerculler]

6 minutes ago, Bonefish said:

That's a very good idea and a first step towards making them illegal!

 

Drones are unnecessary toys and should not be available to the public, same as assault weapons . The bigger ones can carry payloads of 20 kg or more, and are potentially extremely dangerous delivery systems for explosives, chemical and biological weapons and other nasty stuff.

 

Camera-equipped drones are also commonly used to snoop on other people's privacy and business dealings. They can go stationary and take photos and videos right through people's windows, even in condo and office buildings. And they can easily be used to take down aircraft, either on take-off or on landing approach.

 

Why they were ever allowed to be made available to the public is totally incomprehensible to me.

I bet you don’t have much fun in life.

[Maejo Man]

6 minutes ago, Bonefish said:

That's a very good idea and a first step towards making them illegal!.......................snip...................

And they can easily be used to take down aircraft, either on take-off or on landing approach.

 

Why they were ever allowed to be made available to the public is totally incomprehensible to me.

So can R/C model aircraft, but I have not heard of one being used to "take down" a commercial aircraft, and they have been around for the last 50 years!!

[SABloke]

13 minutes ago, Bonefish said:

That's a very good idea and a first step towards making them illegal!

 

Drones are unnecessary toys and should not be available to the public, same as assault weapons . The bigger ones can carry payloads of 20 kg or more, and are potentially extremely dangerous delivery systems for explosives, chemical and biological weapons and other nasty stuff.

 

Camera-equipped drones are also commonly used to snoop on other people's privacy and business dealings. They can go stationary and take photos and videos right through people's windows, even in condo and office buildings. And they can easily be used to take down aircraft, either on take-off or on landing approach.

 

Why they were ever allowed to be made available to the public is totally incomprehensible to me.

And cars can carry a payload of tonnes...better ban cars. Hell, I can carry about 40kg...better ban I's as well. 

[maxpower]

[diddygq]

What a great law for Thailand and the mafia, I mean police.  They can't wait to extort money from the tourists that come and fly them without knowing this law in 90 days. 

[Xaos]

Do i need to reg Mavic? Usually I fly on some travels like view points beaches etc...

And where in Pattaya?

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[chickenslegs]

So, drones are not banned (except for the funeral).

 

But they have to be registered with the NBTC. http://house.nbtc.go.th/wps/portal/Eng/Home/Contactus/RegionOffices

 

Seems reasonable to me.

Edited October 11, 2017 by chickenslegs

[Bonefish]

16 minutes ago, Deerculler said:

I bet you don’t have much fun in life.

 

Probably more than you! I have much more interesting things to do than messing around with drones and invading other people's privacy!