News and information
Information from the association as well as general topics concerning drones.
Latest news from the SFCD
- The latest information from the board
- Topics in the environment of the SFCD
- Interesting topics about drones
Drone landing pad on the roof
24.04.2020
The Switzerland Innovation Park Biel is planning a drone landing pad on the roof of the new building.
The new building is currently being erected and will be occupied in Q1/2021. In addition to the new building, the new campus of the Bernese technical school is being built.
Innov...
New drone regulation from 1 January 2021
21.04.2020
The adoption of European drone regulation was planned in Switzerland as of 1 July 2020. As a result of the Corona crisis, the EU Commission has decided that the application of Regulation (EU) 2019/947 will be postponed by six months to 1 January 2021. This means that the current Swiss regulation on the operation of drones will remain in force until the end of 2020.
The EU regulation distinguishes between three different categories for the operation of unmanned aerial vehicles. The vast majority of drones, especially in the recreational sector...
New Administrative Board UVS
18.04.2020
Martin Kellerhals on the Board of Directors of UVS International
The General Assembly UVS- International (Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) has elected our President, Martin Kellerhals, to the Board of Directors.
- The new Board of Dir...
The European UAS Regulation
15.04.2020
Information
EIS International
- The name of the association is: Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, hereinafter also referred to as "Unmanned Vehicle Systems International": "UVS Inter...
Terms of Use Forum
10.04.2020
Terms of use
The forum of the drone association SFCD serves the purpose to exchange and discuss with other users. To ensure that this takes place in a peaceful and orderly mann...
New date General Assembly
10.03.2020
New date General Assembly
- Saturday 6 June 2020 at Hotel Arte in Olten
details will follow later
Important information to members
01.03.2020
We are closely following the announcements of the federal and cantonal authorities and will - if necessary from an epidemiological point of view - communicate whether and, if so, u...
Vision for the Swiss airspace of the future
15.02.2020
The vision adopted at the end of 2019 paints a picture of the future that includes all current and future airspace users. Thanks to a flexible architecture, new user needs and tech...
European regulation of drones
09.11.2019
Switzerland adopts EU drone regulation
Switzerland will adopt the new European drone regulation. It will come into force from June 2020. From this date onwards, drone pilots will be required to register.