A Letter to the General Public
Dear all citizens,
Since this year, there have been a number of cases of unauthorized drone flights without airspace approval, which have seriously disrupted the air order in the capital and become a prominent hidden danger to public safety. Beijing police have acted swiftly to investigate and punish illegal and rule-breaking flights and crack down on those who illegally break the prohibited-flight system for drones.
Beijing police would like to earnestly remind you that light and ultra-light aircraft (including light and ultra-light helicopters), gliders, delta wings, powered delta wings, manned balloons (hot air balloons), dirigibles, paragliders, powered paragliders, model aircraft, unmanned free balloons, tethered balloons, and drones are all “low, slow and small” aircraft. According to theGeneral Flight Rules of the People’s Republic of Chinaand other laws and regulations, “All flights must be applied for in advance and can only be carried out after approval.”No matter where in Beijing, at any time of the year, one shall apply to the air traffic management department in advance to organize a “low, slow and small” aircraft flight, and only after approval can one carry out the flight.Beijing police will investigate and punish those who carry out the flight without airspace approval. Those who violate theCriminal Lawwill be investigated and held for criminal responsibility in accordance with the law.
Please consciously comply with the law, establish a sense of personal, family and social responsibility, and stop all kinds of illegal and rule-breaking low, slow and small aircraft flights.
We will work together with you to maintain order and public safety in the air and to protect the blue sky of the capital.
Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau
December 2021