No higher penalty for violation of drone

the hague - There is no higher penalty for violation of drones. Writes Sharon Dijksma Minister (Infrastructure and Environment) Wednesday. They will not register recreational drones.

The House had asked for these measures because drones regularly carry traffic at risk. According Dijksma there has so far been only a limited number of cases and the requirement was still well below the maximum. ' This means that there is space within the current sentence is that, if the circumstances so dictate, to demand a higher penalty. ''

She points out it also involves a higher maximum penalty applies if a user with its drone air intentionally compromised. In that case demanded imprisonment up to fifteen years or a fine of up to 82 000.

Furthermore, registration does not ' significant contribution 'to improving aviation safety, said the minister. It is controlled eventually at European level and then they will not get ahead. The number of reported incidents involving recreational drones, according to her in our country ' relatively limited '.

The Minister announced last year to tighten the rules for recreational users drone. They may soon not exceed 50 meters and 100 meters fly far. They must keep 50 meters to buildings, roads and crowds. There is an exception for classical model pilots.

In the first five months of 2016 there were 39 incidents involving recreational drones. Almost all cases were reports of pilots who saw a drone near their device. Throughout 2015 it was about fifteen incidents.