BALPA RPAS Survey

Survey of British adults on behalf of BALPA

When asked what qualifications drone pilots should require, British adults are most likely to think that only someone with a license requiring the same amount of training as for piloted aircraft should be able to fly drones over urban areas (40%). This is double the proportion of people (20%) that think that anyone with a current commercial UK drone license should be able to fly drones over urban areas (obtained through 2 days ground school, 2 hours flying and one flight test).
Around a third think no one should be able to fly drones over urban areas (31%).
Half of the representative sample of British people surveyed think that the most appropriate level of punishment for someone flying a drone that endangers an aircraft, but does not cause the aircraft to crash, is a prison sentence (52%). A quarter think that a fine is the most appropriate level of punishment (24%).

Date Published: 11/05/2015

Categories: Consumer | Public and communities | Transport | UK

Client: BALPA

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 2,036 GB adults online between 10th and 12th April 2015. Data were weighted to be representative of all adults in Great Britain aged 18+.