Can you bring a drone to Jamaica?

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depends on specifics Recreational drone flying needs no JCAA permit but strict rules apply (max 400 ft, within 500 m and line of sight, not within 5 km of aerodromes, no night/FPV flights). Any non-recreational use (e.g. paid photography) needs a JCAA Special Aerial Work Permit. Customs/radio-equipment rules for bringing a drone in were not confirmed. Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, 'Unmanned Aircraft' (jcaa.gov.jm/unmanned-aircraft/): 'Professional operators, whether commercial or non-commercial, require a Special Aerial Work Permit from the JCAA … Recreational operators do not require a permit but must comply with the relevant operating guidelines.' Recreational guidelines (this page): not above 400 feet (122 m); not beyond 1,640 feet (500 m) or the operator's unaided visual range; no First-Person View; not over or within 500 ft (152 m) of an open-air assembly or 165 ft (50 m) of any person; not over private or public property without permission; not in restricted/prohibited airspace; not within 16,500 ft (5,000 m) of any aerodrome or helipad; must have fail-safe return/land; no autonomous flights, no night or low-visibility flights, no dropping items. Contact: Flight Safety Division, 876 960-3948, uavrequests@jcaa.gov.jm. NOT CONFIRMED: whether Jamaica Customs requires an import permit or Spectrum Management Authority type approval for a visitor's personal drone (radio equipment) — no official page addressing travellers was found, hence 'depends'. Check with JCA/SMA before travelling.

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