The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate in The Netherlands has just release a report of incidents involving remotely piloted, unmanned aerial vehicles or unmanned aircraft.
In accordance with international agreements, the Netherlands distinguishes two types of use: recreational and professional. The first applies to model aircraft not exceeding 25kg; the second to remotely piloted aircraft not exceeding 150 kg (RPAS).
In the past three years, the number of reported incidents involving an RPAS or a model aircraft has shown an increasing trend. Most of the reports originated from the crews of manned aircraft; others were from the RPAS operators. Reports of incidents Two serious incidents (near misses) involved model aircraft (in 2013 and 2014).
At the end of this information sheet, there is an appendix with a number of practical tips for people who fly drones.
Source: Press Release