Gear & Tech
Carry the batteries in the cabin, register before you fly, and learn the no-fly zones — the general drone-travel rules that vary by country, plus why…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 24, 2026
Read this before you pack it: a drone is one of the easiest things to get confiscated at a border, and almost every seizure comes down to the same handful of mistakes — the batteries went in checked luggage, the drone was never registered, or it was flown…
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The most common airport problem has nothing to do with flying the drone — it is how you pack it. Lithium batteries can overheat in a fault called thermal runaway, and a fire in the cargo hold has no crew to catch it. So the rule, set by ICAO and IATA and…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Most aviation authorities now require some form of registration, and the trigger is typically a weight threshold: below it, a tiny drone may be exempt; above it, you must register the aircraft, the operator, or both, and often sit a short online test. The…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
The no-fly list is remarkably consistent worldwide. Near airports and airfields you must not fly at all without clearance. Over crowds, festivals and stadiums it is almost universally banned. Government buildings, military installations and national-security…
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Before you worry about where to fly, confirm the drone is even allowed across the border. A handful of countries prohibit recreational drones entirely, and bringing one in can mean confiscation or worse. Others permit them but require you to declare the drone…
Travel Himalaya Nepal · News
Nepal is a place where trekkers most often assume they can fly a drone and are wrong. Nepal restricts drones: flying one generally requires permits — potentially from the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the Department of Tourism and the Home…
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