Hi, I am investigating the purchase of a drone (for the sake of the conversation lets say the Phantom Pro 4) . The drone will be used for my company to record various construction sites that we have been working on as a structural engineer. These locations are based throughout London, from Central London and Westminster to further out in the suburbs. My question is if anybody has any good experience in using drones in the centre of London? Without getting in trouble with the law or their drones locked? doing a bit of research and talking to DJI I get different responses. The rules say drones below 7kg can be flown anywhere but within sight and not near to crowds.
Drone laws in the UK – what are the rules?
DJI has locks on their drones where in some areas the thing just wont start I have found out. Does this happen in London? If so is there a place where I can find these sport. DJI told me I can ask to get these locks removed, how easy is it to get this done?
Can anybody tell me how feasible it is to use a drone around confined areas such as construction sites in London. Just going up, spinning a bit around might be enough to inspect some sites and produce some stunning images. But yes technically it will be 150m from perhaps a busy road. The rules might seem bendable but I'd like to hear from a experienced drone flyer what can and can't be done.
Thank you all very much.
Drone laws in the UK – what are the rules?
DJI has locks on their drones where in some areas the thing just wont start I have found out. Does this happen in London? If so is there a place where I can find these sport. DJI told me I can ask to get these locks removed, how easy is it to get this done?
Can anybody tell me how feasible it is to use a drone around confined areas such as construction sites in London. Just going up, spinning a bit around might be enough to inspect some sites and produce some stunning images. But yes technically it will be 150m from perhaps a busy road. The rules might seem bendable but I'd like to hear from a experienced drone flyer what can and can't be done.
Thank you all very much.