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To be honest, no. It was a quick shoot, less than 2 minutes.
In which case I'd remove them from your website if I were you. The Royal Parks can get a bit shirty about non licensed use.
To be honest, no. It was a quick shoot, less than 2 minutes.
Would everyone else have to apply to the Royal Parks?
Photos 3 & 4 were taken during a quiet spell. I had a friend acting as a spotter, plus I was well below the legal maximum height of 400'.
So if I was to take aerial photo's from an altitude of say around 200' I understand that I would still require insurance cover, but would I also require a licence or permission?
To fly commercially, you need to sit a two part CAA course/exam which costs in excess of £2k!
What's the "cheapest way" of getting started in using a 'copter and a gopro? Somebody had to ask
The Civil Aviation Authority rules regarding drones like the DJI Phantom are as follows
"An unmanned aircraft with an operating mass of between 20 kg and 150 kg is required to qualify for a Certificate of Airworthiness under UK regulations. However, if the aircraft is to be flown within a 500 m radius and below 400 ft, or within segregated airspace, the CAA may be prepared to exempt from the requirement for a Certificate of Airworthiness if there is a level of airworthiness assurance appropriate to the UAS and the intended flights. The CAA may issue an exemption on the basis of its own investigations"
and as ever they are trying to regulate it with a
Basic National UAS Certificate - Small Unmanned Aircraft SUA at a cost of over £1000
http://www.eurousc.com/luass/pilots.html
there is rules on the same site for less than 20k
but links go nowhere hard to follow at times but something about licence
lol - maybe Chris could train one of his birds to carry a go pro on a harness
I have a little copter with a camera built in. Great fun.
with all that's been said with laws and regs etc..
Maybe worth investing in a Dwarf with a nikon hanging from a balloon on a rope.
Will see if Little Mick the Tree surgeon wants some extra cash.........
Is there any law issues with the above?
Not sure if you are aware but as a model flyer myself you require a license and insurance from the BMFA (British Model Flying Association) to fly a model aircraft on your own and that goes for planes and helicopters including quads, octos etc.
Loads of people buy quads (and I'll be the first to admit that I'm considering buying one myself in the coming months for first person viewing and video work) thinking they are easy to fly but the truth is that they aren't without getting into expensive gyro's for stability. Small helis and quad's that you buy for £20 only work on 3 channels and can't handle a wind. That is where size starts to matter as a bigger platform is able to stick a bit of wind better and you have a extra channels for movement. Sure you can buy a plane/heli/quad etc at any hobby shop and fly it from a field but if you crash and believe it does and happens very quickly that you need insurance. The insurance doesn't cover you or your equipment but does cover if you hit a passing person or car.
Re insurance. This is the CAA Exemption (might be the one already linked) Sorry if it was.
This is the BMFA stance for members.
Definitely think the law would have something to say about unlicensed operators using them at crash sites. I know of a man who has been doing aerial work for the big TV companies who has a lot of hoops to jump through and inspections of his equipment.
Stevie
also once you put them glasses on it as police say IT A drone they will prosecute
the ghost said:also once you put them glasses on it as police say IT A drone they will prosecute