Article 16
Rules of the Air
1. Admission to the national airspace is subject to the ability to comply with the rules of the air, as well as the other regulations issued by ENAC, applicable to the airspace concerned by the operations.
2. The operations in uncontrolled airspace must be conducted under VLOS conditions and in accordance with the rules of the air applicable to the volume of the airspace concerned by the operations, as specified below, unless otherwise authorised by ENAC.
3. The operations must be conducted in the volume of space "V70 " or " V150 " and under the following conditions:
a. at a horizontal safety distance from congested areas, of not less than 150 m, and at a distance of at least 50 m from persons and property, which are not under the direct control of the operator;
b. in daylight conditions;
c. outside the ATZ and in any case at a distance of at least 8 km from the perimeter of an airport, and from the approach / take-off paths to/from the airport.
4. Where it is not possible to ensure the above conditions or for operations in controlled airspace, the applicant must submit, in accordance with ENAC provisions, an application for the use of airspace.
Limitations/conditions are established by ENAC based on the kind of operations and the results of the risk assessment carried out by the operator.
5. Should conditions so allow and upon request, ENAC may authorise, provided that safety is not compromised, operations for which, for short phases of flight, the pilot has no direct visual contact with the RPA, or operations conducted at greater distances (EVLOS) of those referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. In the latter case, alternative methods must be adopted to ensure the VLOS conditions by the use of observers and/or additional ground pilot stations.