ドローン、市街地上空解禁　改正航空法が施行

　人がいる市街地などの上空で、ドローンを操縦者が目視できない距離でも飛ばすことを解禁する改正航空法が５日、施行された。安全基準に適合した機体を有資格者が操縦する制度を新設し、国土交通省が運航を事前に許可・承認した場合に限り認める。都市部の配送や過疎地の買い物支援などでドローンを活用するサービスの事業化が進みそうだ。
　国交省によると、機体の認証や操縦資格の取得などに時間がかかるため、実際に飛行が始まるのは早くて来年３月以降になる見通し。（2022/12/05-06:25）

Japan's revised civil aeronautics law came into force Monday, lifting a ban on drone flights beyond pilots' visible range above urban districts.
   Such drone flights will be permitted if the transport ministry gives approval in advance under a new system allowing qualified operators to fly drones that meet safety standards.
   The removal of the ban is expected to give a tailwind to the commercialization of services using drones, such as for delivery in urban areas and shopping support in depopulated regions.
   According to the ministry, actual urban-area drone flights beyond the visual line of sight are likely to begin next March or later as it takes time to certify drones and qualify pilots.
   This time, the government removed the ban on Level 4 drone flights, the highest level of the country's four-tier drone flight operation scale.