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One particularly foggy, murky day recently I took it up to 500ft and just cleared the low clouds with lots of condensation on the lens.
Conifers take on a different character when you look directly down onto them
Sunrise this morning over Shropshire.
Looking towards mid Wales this morning.
Nesscliffe Hill in Shropshire planted with a mix of conifers and deciduous trees by the Earl of Bradford.
Conifers take on a different character when you look directly down onto them
Sunrise this morning over Shropshire.
Looking towards mid Wales this morning.
Nesscliffe Hill in Shropshire planted with a mix of conifers and deciduous trees by the Earl of Bradford.
RegMolehusband said:
One particularly foggy, murky day recently I took it up to 500ft and just cleared the low clouds with lots of condensation on the lens.
Conifers take on a different character when you look directly down onto them
Sunrise this morning over Shropshire.
Looking towards mid Wales this morning.
Nesscliffe Hill in Shropshire planted with a mix of conifers and deciduous trees by the Earl of Bradford.
Love the photos, I don't want to teach you how to suck eggs but, the legal height for whizzy things is 400 ft. Be careful. Conifers take on a different character when you look directly down onto them
Sunrise this morning over Shropshire.
Looking towards mid Wales this morning.
Nesscliffe Hill in Shropshire planted with a mix of conifers and deciduous trees by the Earl of Bradford.
Out of interest, if I take off from a 2200 ft hill (as I can - next to my house) and fly out over the sea at 400 ft (less than 200 yards out), I will be 2600 ft above sea level. so....... ?
I assume it's 400 ft from where you take off. If not, those who live 500 ft above sea level will never get off the ground.
..or am I supposed to drop 1800 ft immediately after take off to stay legal?
My real point is: one size fits all is completely daft. 400 ft here sends me into trees, and there are no aircraft, at all, but if I lived 10 miles from Gatwick, 400 ft might be considered be too high.
The whole 400 ft thing is created by people who live in the middle of England/USA and have no imagination.
Is this less than 400 ft. below? Yes or no? The drone is at exactly the same height despite where it took off. The log might well say 375 ft 'up' but you are at 2575 ft...
I think you get my drift. If I take off from sea level and fly here I am not legal, but if I climb the hill and take off and fly to exactly the same spot, I'm legal. Even though I get a much better view from sea level as the craft is against blue sly, not more dark hills. Really?
/soapbox
I assume it's 400 ft from where you take off. If not, those who live 500 ft above sea level will never get off the ground.
..or am I supposed to drop 1800 ft immediately after take off to stay legal?
My real point is: one size fits all is completely daft. 400 ft here sends me into trees, and there are no aircraft, at all, but if I lived 10 miles from Gatwick, 400 ft might be considered be too high.
The whole 400 ft thing is created by people who live in the middle of England/USA and have no imagination.
Is this less than 400 ft. below? Yes or no? The drone is at exactly the same height despite where it took off. The log might well say 375 ft 'up' but you are at 2575 ft...
I think you get my drift. If I take off from sea level and fly here I am not legal, but if I climb the hill and take off and fly to exactly the same spot, I'm legal. Even though I get a much better view from sea level as the craft is against blue sly, not more dark hills. Really?
/soapbox
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 27th November 17:37
noell35 said:
I may be wrong but doesn't the 400ft rule only apply if the 'whizzy thing' weighs more than 7kg?
eta: as long as you can still see it.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30387107eta: as long as you can still see it.
Edited by noell35 on Friday 27th November 17:49
An unmanned aircraft must never be flown beyond the normal unaided "line of sight" of the person operating it - this is generally measured as 500m (1,640ft)horizontally or 400ft (122m) vertically
GetCarter said:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-30387107
An unmanned aircraft must never be flown beyond the normal unaided "line of sight" of the person operating it - this is generally measured as 500m (1,640ft)horizontally or 400ft (122m) vertically
https://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=1995&...An unmanned aircraft must never be flown beyond the normal unaided "line of sight" of the person operating it - this is generally measured as 500m (1,640ft)horizontally or 400ft (122m) vertically
<7kg and in line of sight of pilot (unaided) = legal
Wonder what you do if you need to wear glasses to see anything
Anyway, this ain't the thread for rules, this is a thread for your stunning pictures. Carry on!
Where do we stand if we are flying these legally <400ft and an aircraft collides with the drone, crashes and killing all onboard? When I was staying in Scotland a few months back I was stood at a Loch enjoying the peace and quiet when suddenly a fighter jet of some sort appeared from nowhere really low on the loch (definitely lower than 400ft!) and vanished again in a split second.
Similar the other day up on the moors, helicopter swoops in just above the trees!! ( I checked the map of no fly zones and nothing was highlighted at this area)
How do they know I wasn't flying my Phantom at the same time?!
I get nervous when I go above 150-200ft!
Similar the other day up on the moors, helicopter swoops in just above the trees!! ( I checked the map of no fly zones and nothing was highlighted at this area)
How do they know I wasn't flying my Phantom at the same time?!
I get nervous when I go above 150-200ft!
GetCarter said:
Out of interest, if I take off from a 2200 ft hill (as I can - next to my house) and fly out over the sea at 400 ft (less than 200 yards out), I will be 2600 ft above sea level. so....... ?
I assume it's 400 ft from where you take off. If not, those who live 500 ft above sea level will never get off the ground.
..or am I supposed to drop 1800 ft immediately after take off to stay legal?
My real point is: one size fits all is completely daft. 400 ft here sends me into trees, and there are no aircraft, at all, but if I lived 10 miles from Gatwick, 400 ft might be considered be too high.
The whole 400 ft thing is created by people who live in the middle of England/USA and have no imagination.
Is this less than 400 ft. below? Yes or no? The drone is at exactly the same height despite where it took off. The log might well say 375 ft 'up' but you are at 2575 ft...
I think you get my drift. If I take off from sea level and fly here I am not legal, but if I climb the hill and take off and fly to exactly the same spot, I'm legal. Even though I get a much better view from sea level as the craft is against blue sly, not more dark hills. Really?
/soapbox
The 400 ft rule is based on where you take off from. Next time I'm heading north, I'll drop off the resource group inforamation book that covers this sort of stuff if you want it.I assume it's 400 ft from where you take off. If not, those who live 500 ft above sea level will never get off the ground.
..or am I supposed to drop 1800 ft immediately after take off to stay legal?
My real point is: one size fits all is completely daft. 400 ft here sends me into trees, and there are no aircraft, at all, but if I lived 10 miles from Gatwick, 400 ft might be considered be too high.
The whole 400 ft thing is created by people who live in the middle of England/USA and have no imagination.
Is this less than 400 ft. below? Yes or no? The drone is at exactly the same height despite where it took off. The log might well say 375 ft 'up' but you are at 2575 ft...
I think you get my drift. If I take off from sea level and fly here I am not legal, but if I climb the hill and take off and fly to exactly the same spot, I'm legal. Even though I get a much better view from sea level as the craft is against blue sly, not more dark hills. Really?
/soapbox
Edited by GetCarter on Friday 27th November 17:37
leggly said:
The 400 ft rule is based on where you take off from. Next time I'm heading north, I'll drop off the resource group inforamation book that covers this sort of stuff if you want it.
Yea, I get that. So I get to fly at nearly 3000 ft! Just seems a bit random.Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 28th November 07:11
So jealous of you guys right now..... Some really cracking pics there.
I havn't been well enough to get out and about
Seriously going to try and get the exam done and dusted in the new year.
Re: the 400ft limit. During the summer I was flying out over a lough at about 200ft totally deserted area. No probs, brought the craft into land and just as I had packed up, a light aircraft came right over head very very low.
Really was surprised how low the guy was and the speed.
I havn't been well enough to get out and about
Seriously going to try and get the exam done and dusted in the new year.
Re: the 400ft limit. During the summer I was flying out over a lough at about 200ft totally deserted area. No probs, brought the craft into land and just as I had packed up, a light aircraft came right over head very very low.
Really was surprised how low the guy was and the speed.
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