Drone owners to pay £16.50 annual fee under new proposals

Drone and model aircraft owners will have to pay an annual charge of £16.50 under plans to introduce a new registration scheme in the UK.Operators of models weighing between 250g and 20kg will be legally required to register with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) from November.The CAA is consulting on a registration fee to help cover its costs ahead of the launch of an entirely new online registration system in October.