Who can fly drones in the U.K.-

[tstrike]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/25/who-can-fly-drones-uk-airspace

who here is on the list?

 

[Jake Bullit]

I recognise a few names on there

Think the Mersey side police one ended up at the bottom of the Mersey, after some over exuberance at a police social :beer:

Sent from my HTC HD2

 

[tstrike]

that's funny! At least it wasn't THEIR money.

 

[ZAxis]

Well we finally made it to the the guardian, & at least we made the top 200! Here's hoping the album does better.
Lec & Andy

 

[Aviator]

Yeah I am on there, strange how it states at the top companies seeking approval?

 

[RuralFPV]

So does this apply to hobby fliers? So you are restricted to just private property? As in you couldn't just go to a park and fly?

 

[Jake Bullit]

Link to the Merseyside police story(old news)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055650/Lost-sea-Farce-13k-police-drone-vanished-crashing-Mersey.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

[tstrike]

So what I take away from the story is, you don't have to outrun the police, just outrun the lipo. That story still cracks me up.

 

[andrewrob]

Don't know when that list was taken but we're not on there. Our approval went through on Christmas eve.

 

[Droider]

So does this apply to hobby fliers? So you are restricted to just private property? As in you couldn't just go to a park and fly?

Tis is aimed at ANYONE in the UK wanting to fly for profit.. ie more than two bottles of beer... At least I think that is what the regs use as a example!

 

[Macsgrafs]

Tis is aimed at ANYONE in the UK wanting to fly for profit.. ie more than two bottles of beer... At least I think that is what the regs use as a example!

I rent a space below my octo for a person to put in a camera gimbal & camera, I only charge her a bottle of beer

 

[RuralFPV]

Tis is aimed at ANYONE in the UK wanting to fly for profit.. ie more than two bottles of beer... At least I think that is what the regs use as a example!

OK, thanks for the clarification.