All productions thinking of filming one or more scenes from a plane, helicopter or other aircraft must comply with the regulations of the Civil Aviation Authority. These state that, except when taking-off or landing, flying is forbidden below the following altitudes:
- Over populated areas such as cities, towns, villages or anywhere people are gathered, 1,000 feet (approx. 300 metres) above the highest obstacle in a horizontal radius of 600 metres from the aircraft. Flying over cities with more than 50,000 people (like Palma de Mallorca) by helicopter is only possible in twin-engine machines.
- Over other areas, it is necessary to fly at an altitude of 150 metres above ground level, except over the open sea or none crowded areas, in which case the aircraft cannot fly below 150 metres altitude where there are people, boats, vehicles or buildings.
Furthermore, it is absolutely vital to have communicated a detailed flight plan to the control tower at the appropriate airport, so that their radar system will be aware of the flight. A flight that has been planned in this way cannot be changed under any circumstances, without the approval of the pilot and/or the air coodinator.
