- ●Please report your flight plan (time and date, route, and altitude, etc.) to MLIT and avoid overlapping one another flight plans in advance.
- ●Please fly your unmanned aircraft after getting flight permission / approval from MLIT and reporting your flight plan.
Flight Operation
This shows you several flight operation rules to fly unmanned aircraft in Japan.
Please comply with several flight operation rules to fly unmanned aircraft in Japan.
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Flight Plan Report
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Flight Logbook
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- ●Please keep your flight logbook and enter all of necessary items below in it.
- ? Journey Log : Items about actual flight
- ? Daily Inspection Log : Check results before flight
- ? Inspection and Maintenance Record : Items about periodical inspection, maintenance, and necessary alteration
- ●You need to enter each flight in the specific conditions, maintenance, or alteration in your flight logbook without delay.
- ●Please keep your flight logbook and enter all of necessary items below in it.
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Accident and
Serious Incident Report
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Please report accident and serious incident (time and date, location, overview, etc.) to MLIT, in case of potential accident and serious incident.
●Accident
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Death and Injury（major injury）
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Disrepair
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Collision or Encounter with Aircraft
●Serious Incident
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Potential Collision or Encounter with Aircraft
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Injury（minor injury）
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Uncontrollable Situation
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Bursting into Flames on Unmanned Aircraft（only in flight）
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Mandatory Rescue
for the Injured
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Please stop flying your unmanned aircraft immediately when it injures people, and take necessary measures to avoid expanding safety risks and damage, based on the accident or serious incident.
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Rescue the Injured（include calling ambulance）
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Notification of Fire and Fire Fighting
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Report the Accident Overview to the Police
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FAQ
Flight Plan Report
Do I need to report my flight plan whenever I fly my unmanned aircraft in Japan ?
You need to report your flight plan only when you fly your unmanned aircraft in the specific conditions, such as airspace and ways to fly, which are subject to the control of the Civil Aeronautics Act. However, we recommend you to report your flight plan even when you fly your unmanned aircraft in the unspecific conditions.
When should I report my flight plan ?
It is after getting flight permission / approval from MLIT when you fly your unmanned aircraft in the specific conditions. At this time, please report your flight plan through DIPS2.0.
What is penalty if I flew my unmanned aircraft in the specific conditions without reporting my flight plan in advance ?
We impose on you the fine of 300,000 JPY or less, based on the Civil Aeronautics Act.
Flight Logbook
Do I need to keep and enter necessary items in my flight logbook whenever I fly my unmanned aircraft?
It is mandatory for you to keep and enter necessary items in my flight logbook when you fly your unmanned aircraft in the specific conditions. However, we recommend you to do so even when fly your unmanned aircraft in the unspecific conditions.
What is penalty if I flew my unmanned aircraft in the specific conditions without keeping and entering necessary items in my flight logbook ?
We impose on you the fine of 100,000 JPY or less, based on the Civil Aeronautics Act.
Accident and Serious Incident Report
What is the case you need to report accident or serious incident ?
It is the case the accident or serious incident above potentially occurred. At this time, please immediately report the accident or serious incident through DIPS2.0.
What is penalty if I did not report an accident or serious incident ?
We impose on you the fine of 300,000 JPY or less, based on the Civil Aeronautics Act.
Mandatory Resucue for the Injured
What is penalty if I did not take necessary measures when my unmanned aircraft injures people ?
We impose on you the sentence of 2 years or less / the fine of 1,000,000 JPY or less, based on the Civil Aeronautics Act.
INQUIRIESHelp Desk for Unmanned Aircraft
Business Hours : 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (JST)on weekdays, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays,
and year-end/new-year holidays (Dec 29 - Jan 3)
Related Websites
- Flight Permission / approval of Unmanned Aircraft
Please check this website for flight permission / approval procedures in detail. - Flight Plan Report and Flight Logbook
Please check this website for flight plan report and flight logbook in detail. - Accident and Serious Incident Report and Mandatory Rescue for the Injured
Please check this website for accident and serious incident report and mandatory rescue for the injured.
- Flight Operation Application
Please apply for flight permission approval, report a flight plan, and report accident or serious incident, through this DIPS2.0.