The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is working on regulations for the operation of drones, according to agency head Chaitrani Heeralall, who says users need to be aware of the instrument’s potential hazards when flying in certain zones.
“The users of these drones need to realise that it can impact on the use of air and they need to be cautious when they are operating these instruments…we will soon issue an advisory on that,” Heeralall told Stabroek News yesterday.
Her warnings came in wake of a complaint yesterday by the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) that one of its helicopters was buzzed by a drone in the vicinity of Thomas Lands, as it was returning to Base Camp Ayanganna in Georgetown. The GDF said that