Drone on and on and on!!

I could well have been,  before the advent of the models with high definition small cameras power lines as Network rail did and still do in certain circumstances  (out of the way areas)use full size  crewed helicopters 

TK, I’ve watched Drone pilots on YouTube unable to fly due to restrictions something re military areas. I think it was the DJI mini 2, full 4K. Superb bits of kit in the right hands. I believe things changed when the idiot few stopped flight traffic @ airports☹️

Just renewed my CAA drone licence and agreed to abide by law/requirements.  Will go to the river/harbour shortly to photograph the progress of our third river crossing

Will you be posting some pics OP?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNCKFQOX-gU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuINL63TtEI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqLek6rTFVI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkdmMlM9nDc

Another photograph taken with my drone. I hope folks will appreciate that we are not buzzing over their heads and trying to peek at them having a BBQ or spying down through their Skylights for a gander at the goings on.  Who the heck would want too?

Quite a few of the van lifers use drones on their YouTube channels and they produce some fantastic footage. Having looked at The Tanfield Kid videos it's pretty obvious that the drone is pretty high in the sky and I imagine difficult to see let alone hear as often they are quite small?

David

Drones are fantastic for such uses as Search and Rescue, Mountain Rescue, Police searches, professional photography, deliveries of medecines to remote locations etc.

As I have mentioned, I carry with me in the caravan an email I received from CAMC Sites Department confirming that they are not allowed to be flown from their sites due to disturbance caused to members.  I believe that all site managers are aware of that.

Imagine if one were to be flown out of control and into a baby’s pram. Or if it scratched your caravan or car.  They can malfunction or be flown by someone irresponsible.  The type of person that doesn’t care about disturbing wildlife etc.  I spoke to an RSPB chap at the Dee Estuary who said that in winter, when birds are struggling to find food, the disturbance of a drone, or a dog, can be the difference between life and death, due to the effort of an unnecessary frightening incident.

I can’t bear the things when flown by amateurs, and obviously you can’t have a rule that says ‘competent flyers only can fly drones on Club sites’.  The rule has to be black and white.

No drones to be flown from a CAMC site.  Simple!
Hope you all agree!

Disagree. The law is very complex regarding drones.  They vary according to size and weight.  My drone is under 250g and legally I can fly almost anywhere except over crowds and sensitive areas such as within certain distances from Airports etc.  The software in the apparatus notifies me if this is the case.  Altitude is restricted to below 120 metres as this is as low as light aircraft can fly, regardless of whether its a caravan site or not.  Folk don't seem to mind aeroplanes or helicopters somehow and they cause a huge amount of damage when they crash? Also, nothing can legally prevent anyone from flying near but not over a caravan site, which is where you need to be in order to take a photograph, such as my one of Rowntree Park, York.

Its interesting to note that the last CAMC email I have just received has at least three images that were taken by drone.  So we need to be careful about making  hypocrytical judgements here.

I go outside a club site to fly my drone then, providing there are no other restrictions, I fly it over the campsite.  If at a CL I ask the owner for permission to fly from their property, if the answer is no I go outside the bounds of their property and fly