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I've got a Phoenix flight sim, and just loaded a gaui 330 onto it. 10 minutes later, and managed to take off, fly around, return and more or less land on the target. I'm not saying the real thing is as easy as this, and I didn't have any wind dialled in, but I've never got that far with a heli...

Swisser, having read the ANO, that was exactly what I was thinking, but you beat me to it! So, back to the original question, which is how widely multicopters can be used for recreational AP in the UK. 150M of a congested area rules out most architecture, except isolated buildings (since, for...

Yes, I was beginning to think these things are not quite as easy as they look to fly, and was thinking of going on a heli course. Thanks Bowley - sounds like good advice. But given my objective is recreational aerial photography, I'm still not sure whether the 50M / 150M rule severely restricts...

Thanks Swisser. Seems both the people/organisations I contacted were wrong. I'd be interested to hear from anyone who is using a multicopter for aerial photography within the rules, to know whether they find that the requirement to stay 50m from structures, people, etc, and 150m from congested...

That's kind of what I suspected, though the counter-argument is that multicopters open up a whole new market that didn't exist before eg wildlife footage for tv, architectural stuff etc. Still, presuming you're right, my original question remains: how much freedom do hobbyists have to use this...

Laughed out loud. Yes, I get the distinction between hobby and commercial activity, and the requirement for rectal examinations for the latter. What I am unsure about is how freely these things can be flown by hobbyists. Safety considerations permitting (i.e. nobody in the vicinity), can I pop...

Hi everyone, Just spent the last few days investigating the legality of using multicopters for aerial photography in the UK, and the best route into it. Would appreciate anyone's thoughts about this. I hold an Airline Transport Pilots License and lapsed Instrument Rating, so have some...