Can I fly FPV alone, without an observer?

The regulation requires direct visual contact without electronic aids; it does not provide an explicit FPV rule.

Only with the prior authorisation of the CAD, to be requested at least 15 days beforehand.

Does Glydar display Serbia’s zones?

No. Glydar’s map does not display Serbia’s regulations — see the coverage. The official CAD and SMATSA sources are to be consulted before flying; an application is announced.

What is the risk in case of an offence?

50,000 to 150,000 dinars for an individual, according to the Air Traffic Act (consolidated text). See the section Penalties.

Is there a specific category? Why does this guide not cover it?

The 2020 regulation does not use the European categories (open, specific, certified): it classifies drones by mass and makes certain flights subject to CAD authorisation. Glydar does not cover these authorisations: it addresses pilots who fly mostly for leisure, the equivalent of an open category, and a short, verified guide is better than an approximate one on a regime in transition. The official source is the CAD page: unmanned aircraft, on the CAD website.

Is this guide enough to fly in compliance?

No: it simplifies the open category and points to the texts. Responsibility for checking is yours — see the section Responsibility.

Flying a drone in Serbia: the regulations guide (open category)

1 · The open category

Serbia does not apply the European regulation: its 2020 regulation (Pravilnik o bespilotnim vazduhoplovima, Sl. glasnik RS 1/2020) classifies drones into four mass categories (under 0.9 kg, 0.9 to 4 kg, 4 to 25 kg, 25 to 150 kg). The authority is the CAD (the Civil Aviation Directorate). Since its latest amendments, the Air Traffic Act provides for open, special and certified categories, but the corresponding implementing regulation is not published on the CAD website.

Excluded: drones under 0.25 kg, under 19 m/s and under 80 J of kinetic energy.
Height: 100 m above the ground; maximum distance from the operator: 500 m; flight within line of sight without optical or electronic aids.
People: never over people; at least 30 m from people (derogation possible from the CAD); 500 m from State institutions and critical infrastructure.
Age: the operator is of full age (18) and medically fit; in category 1 without authorisation, from 15, or below that under the supervision of an adult.

2 · Zones: the 2020 regulation and the 2026 decree

The 2020 regulation prohibits flying within 5 km of the reference point of the airports in its annex (1.5 km for the others), except with CAD authorisation and an airspace allocation by SMATSA (request at least 2 working days beforehand). A decree on geographical zones (Sl. glasnik 69/2026) applies from 29 October 2026:

Free airspace up to 120 m outside the listed zones; above 120 m, an airspace allocation from SMATSA.
Border: flights prohibited within a 300 m strip from the border line, except with CAD authorisation with the agreement of the Ministry of the Interior and remote identification activated; 5,000 m from the administrative line with Kosovo and Metohija.
Dwellings: prohibited within 15 m horizontally and 50 m in height, except with the occupants’ agreement or for a class C0 drone.
Protected areas of level I and birds-of-prey nests (500 m, from 1 February to 15 July): prohibited without the manager’s authorisation.
The decree provides for an official mobile application, with restrictive zones in orange and prohibited zones in red; the CAD announces it as “soon”.

⚠️ Glydar’s map does not display Serbia’s regulations: the official CAD and SMATSA sources prevail, to be consulted before every flight — see the coverage, country by country.

3 · Registration, exam and insurance

Registration: in the CAD register for categories 3 and 4, and for categories 1 and 2 only in certain uses (above 100 m, near an airport, beyond 500 m, over or near people, conditionally prohibited zone, night, dropping). The price and duration are not stated in the sources consulted.
Exam: computer test at the CAD’s premises, 75% correct answers; certificate of unlimited duration.
Insurance: a third-party liability insurance contract, required for registration.
Aerial photography: the CAD brochure states that it additionally requires the authorisation of the Ministry of Defence.

4 · FPV and night flying

FPV: the regulation speaks of direct visual contact without optical or electronic aids; no explicit FPV rule is stated. Flying several drones at once or from a moving vehicle is prohibited.

At night: a prior CAD authorisation is needed (request at least 15 days beforehand).

5 · Before every flight

Airports: 5 km or 1.5 km. Border, dwellings, protected areas: see the decree applicable from 29 October 2026.
Categories 3 and 4: entry in the register; insurance; CAD certificate.
Night: CAD authorisation. Aerial photography: Ministry of Defence authorisation.

This guide simplifies — it replaces neither the official texts nor an up-to-date check. In case of doubt: the CAD (Civil Aviation Directorate).

6 · Penalties: what the law says

The Air Traffic Act (art. 260) provides for:

50,000 to 150,000 dinars for an individual who, for example, uses a drone in a way that endangers the safety of air traffic.
For a legal person: 500,000 to 2,000,000 dinars.

The promulgated text in force is not available in the sources consulted: these amounts come from the 2020 consolidated text and from a draft law. The text of the law prevails, not this page.

7 · Your responsibility, and what Glydar does

Glydar informs; it exempts from nothing. This guide draws on official sources but is not an official source, does not guarantee that they are exhaustive or up to date, and does not amount to authorisation to fly.

The remote pilot remains solely responsible for the flight and its compliance, as the terms of use recall. Everything needed to check is within reach: the coverage, country by country, the official map and the texts cited below.

Flying a drone in Serbia: the regulations guide