Recent content by JeanMcK

Did you have permission to be flying over the fair? If so, you should have been told about aircraft coming over. If not, what were you doing there? Note in the CAA restictions, as well as staying at least 150 metres from congested areas or any organised, open-air assembly of more than 1,000...

The National Trusts have been very helpful when I have approached them. They generally do not want drones flying between March and August which is the main breeding season, but even then, when I have talked to them, they have often given me permission based on where and how high I would be...

As an environmental scientist, I think that having an "opinion" is sort of part of my job. The use of the drones to control the geese is being done under careful scrutiny and does not harm any of the birds which is not what the original post was about. If you don't want a response to your...

My instructor for CAA certificate was flying in the spring and went near a tree where, unbeknownst to him, a pair of buzzards had a nest. One of them came out after the drone with the result that both drone and buzzard ended up in pieces. It was not nice. Do NOT harass birds or any other...

Just because there is no "blood and mayhem" doesn't not mean that there have not been serious cases of injury and crashes in the USA, as well as privacy invasion and interference with emergencies. The cases I cited about a horse having to be put down and the toddler whose eye was put out are...

Yes, many things can happen. But a responsible drone owner will have insurance for those unlikely but possible events. A bird flying into your window is not under your control. Your drone is. To the person who hit a moving car and a cow (which arguably puts you in the "knucklehead"...

It is unfortunate that people doing things like this will eventually make it harder for everyone. I would bet the person who was flying this had no insurance. There was a case in the UK where a drone hit a toddler who lost an eye. These are not toys and should be used responsibly which...

The Pix4DCapture worked great for me using an Android tablet, but sadly the tablet became so flaky that I had to switch to an iPad. What I don't like about the iOS version is that you can't save missions. My main concern is that I will be taking the P3P to remote peatlands in Sweden, Finland...

I was using a Motorola Moto G4 Android smartphone for a bit and it worked OK, but it got really flaky and finally just wouldn't connect anymore. I bought a new Samsung Tab A specifically to use with my P3P after assurances from the seller that it was fine for this drone. Again, it worked for a...

It's also a good idea to have liability insurance. Had you injured someone, you could be liable for some serious money. There was a case in the UK where an out-of-control drone sliced through a baby's eye. It can happen!

As I said, I'm not looking for the certification that the original poster asked for which requires testing (which I have heard of actually - shippers require them for transport of dangerous goods). I have printed the airline policies. I know how airports work - I travel a lot. I also know...

Because I know people who have been stopped taking drone batteries. And I'm not talking about certification, just a letter from the airline which I have had before when bringing computer hardware in and it was no problem. I think because Phantom batteries are larger than the usual...

The 2011 document looks out of date. Read the current IATA info: IATA - Passenger Corner IATA - Lithium Batteries Theoretically, you don't need a certification and as far as I understand, you can't get one without the batteries actually being tested. T may be wrong though. I'm trying to get...