Drones and paramotoring

[Jari]

I just want to share this information about UAS (sometimes called a drone) flights in Greece and have s safe flights with paramotor.

As you know for example the Hellenic Police & the Fire Brigade use UAS or drones to searching for missing persons or for other operations.
The question is how do we know if there are UAS flight at the same areas where you like to do paramotor flights.

I know only a one way, check NOTAM's. If you know the better way or you know the better web sites, please I am happy to get more information about it or advices.
Here is a link : http://www.notammap.net

From NOTAM MAP you can see all A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREAS on the map.
There is NOTAM example A0209/18 which resrtricted flights above Volvi Lake on 25.2.18 and 26.2.18.

A0209/18LGGG 25-01-2018 12:56 till 26-01-2018 15:00
JAN 25 13OO-1500, 26 0700-1500
A TEMPORARY RESTRICTED AREAS IS ESTABLISHED WITHIN ATHINAI FIR
WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS:
1.-LATERAL LIMITS: 404208N0231940E 404206N0233727E 403609N0233712E 
403828N0232010E 404208N0231940E.
- LIMNES,NYMFOPETRA LOCAL FLYING AREAS, MAKEDONIA TMA AFFECTED.
- VERTICAL LIMITS: 0-02500FT AMSL.
- TYPE OF RESTRICTION: UAS FLIGHTS.

Volvi lake is 45 km to NE from Thessaloniki airport. The reason for the NOTAM was that a local Fire Department was searching a missing fisherman by UAS at the area.

There is also an intresting web page regarding no-fly zone information of drones. If you want more deatails about requests you need to sing in by your TaxisNet passwords.

UAS RESTRICTED AREAS (no-fly zone information) may be found here:
https://dagr.hcaa.gr/#map_page

If I have understant right the paramotorists and drones more and less use the same flight leves.....

The UAS will not be flown at a height greater than 400 feet AGL (above ground level).
If your drone will fly higher than 160 feet AGL (above ground) or more than 50 meters away from you (the pilot) in any direction and therefore you need to get an authorization to fly it.

Authorization Request for UAS (drone) flights ( here you can see more details )
http://www.hcaa.gr/en/HCAA_UAS_FLT_request_editable.pdf

Here are some news about the Hellenic Police & the Fire Brigade what kind UAS or drones they have. There are not small ones.

http://www.bloko.gr/2017/05/drones.html

http://www.kathimerini.gr/908165/articl ... -sto-tatoi

I am sorry for I wrote this in English.

Best regards and have a safe flights,

Jari

[panos hatzikallinikidhs]

Ο Γιαρι ειναι Φιλανδος πιλοτος ,ερωτικος μεταναστης στην χωρα μας και παρα πολυ καλος πιλοτος παραμοτερ με ολα τα χαρτια πιστοποιητικα ,κατοχος πτυχιου πρωτων βοηθειων ,αδεια ασυρματου και πολλα αλλα.
Στην απωλεια 2 ψαραδων στην λιμνη Βολβη και στην ανευριση τους για ερευνα απο αερος καλεσθηκα απο την ΕΜΑΚ μεσω τις πολιτικης προστασιας του νομου Θεσσαλονικης,δεν πεταξαμε γιατι ειχαν αδεια για την Πεμτη μονο τα drone και επρεπε εμεις την επομενη μερα ......λογω δουλειας δεν γινονταν [ παντα εθελοντικα ]...
Παρασκευη ενας αλλος ψαρας στην Μεθωνη Πιεριας χαθηκε,και μεχρι να συντονιστουμε να παρουμε αδεια πηγε , Κυριακη [ σημερα] ,δεν ειχε το αναμενομενο αποτελεσμα ,τα ρευματα απο εμπειρια απο αλλο περιστατικο μας λεει οτι σε 2 μερες ισως εφτασε και Χαλκιδικη 1ο ποδι ο αγνοουμενος....
αυτα τα λιγα,,,,,το παραμοτερ περα απο αναψυχη μπορει να προσφερη σε ερευνα και διασωση.