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Abidance of the 50m rule - UK
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<blockquote data-quote="Ophidia Snaketongue" data-source="post: 25499" data-attributes="member: 4719"><p>As a UK flyer, I feel that the 50m rule makes sense on paper, but is very difficult to obey in real conditions. Very often, I'll be flying my drone somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, and it's like magic- all these people will suddenly appear and walk to within 50m of the drone out of curiosity. I think they're summoned by the drone fairies...</p><p></p><p>As for flying in towns- bad idea. Our towns are cramped and also full of wifi signals and magnetic interference that could very well send your drone haywire- many flyaways are caused by interference. Also, a builtup area would count as requiring a distance from all buildings vehicles and people of 150m- that pretty much boils down to 'You can't legally fly a drone in a town.' I guess during summer you could fly your drone late at night but you're asking to be mugged or reported for making noise and being a nuisance.</p><p></p><p>Are these rules overkill? Sort of. Consider you're controlling what is essentially a flying blender that is capable of speeds of up to 30mph, you can see their point. If you do the sums on that, you can see that the Spark, in sport mode, could cross 50m in under five seconds. However, bicycles, for instance, don't have these rules and would do a *lot* more damage if they hit someone.</p><p></p><p>Overall, I feel the rule is too strict and tough to follow. I believe the 50m rule was bought in when most UACs were fixed wing planes with far less maneuverability.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the rules will get relaxed when the training and registration courses come in, but I doubt it- our government doesn't like getting rid of rules once it's instigated them!</p><p></p><p>As for me, I follow the law as much as I can, but sometimes it's 'spirit of the law', since 'letter of the law' is just plain impossible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ophidia Snaketongue, post: 25499, member: 4719"] As a UK flyer, I feel that the 50m rule makes sense on paper, but is very difficult to obey in real conditions. Very often, I'll be flying my drone somewhere out in the middle of nowhere, and it's like magic- all these people will suddenly appear and walk to within 50m of the drone out of curiosity. I think they're summoned by the drone fairies... As for flying in towns- bad idea. Our towns are cramped and also full of wifi signals and magnetic interference that could very well send your drone haywire- many flyaways are caused by interference. Also, a builtup area would count as requiring a distance from all buildings vehicles and people of 150m- that pretty much boils down to 'You can't legally fly a drone in a town.' I guess during summer you could fly your drone late at night but you're asking to be mugged or reported for making noise and being a nuisance. Are these rules overkill? Sort of. Consider you're controlling what is essentially a flying blender that is capable of speeds of up to 30mph, you can see their point. If you do the sums on that, you can see that the Spark, in sport mode, could cross 50m in under five seconds. However, bicycles, for instance, don't have these rules and would do a *lot* more damage if they hit someone. Overall, I feel the rule is too strict and tough to follow. I believe the 50m rule was bought in when most UACs were fixed wing planes with far less maneuverability. Maybe the rules will get relaxed when the training and registration courses come in, but I doubt it- our government doesn't like getting rid of rules once it's instigated them! As for me, I follow the law as much as I can, but sometimes it's 'spirit of the law', since 'letter of the law' is just plain impossible. [/QUOTE]
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