Editorial transparency

About Drone Log

Drone Log is built by UAS pilots who went through the real bureaucracy of legal flying in Romania. We publish practical guides and articles verified against official sources.

Our mission

We reduce time lost in administrative clarifications: pre-flight checks, HG 859 request preparation, flight logs and document export. We do not issue clearances and do not replace authorities — we help you work in an organized and compliant way.

Why I Built Drone Log

I built Drone Log from a real need I experienced directly as a UAS pilot. After getting my licence, I expected flying to be the hard part.

In practice, the part that took most of my time was administrative preparation: understanding exactly what had to be done, who should receive the request, and how to draft it correctly so I would not lose time in clarification loops or delays.

I personally went through those confusing stages where information is scattered, requirements vary by operational context, and a single missing detail can send the whole process back to the start.

Drone Log came out of that experience. I built it to turn a fragmented bureaucratic flow into a simple and structured path: pre-flight check, clear request drafting, document generation, and organized submission steps to the right institutional contacts.

My goal was not to create a complicated platform, but a practical one that reduces administrative work and avoidable errors. When your data is in one place, documents are prepared correctly, and the sequence is clear, you save time and plan flights with more confidence.

Real drone experience in Romania

Editorial content reflects steps actually taken by the Drone Log team:

• Pre-flight checks on the ROMATSA UAS map and NOTAM before every mission
• Preparing and tracking requests under HG 859/2021 and MoD/Aerofoto workflows
• Remote pilot A1/A3 certification (EASA) and flight documentation in logs
• Periodic article reviews when AACR, ROMATSA or EASA publish changes

Editorial methodology

Blog articles and SEO guides are written for pilots in Romania, not as a legal substitute:

• We prioritize primary sources: ROMATSA, AACR, EASA, MoD, EU regulations
• We mark publication date and last update on every article
• We do not provide individual legal advice — for complex cases contact the competent authority