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Abidance of the 50m rule - UK
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<blockquote data-quote="Mike Brown" data-source="post: 26037" data-attributes="member: 2567"><p>I went flying a few days ago. Chose a very deserted spot. When I arrived there was one empty car, and someone walking their dog an the beach some 200m away. So I start setting up, doing checks etc. By the time I have the craft in the air and I have done the in flight check, two more cars have turned up along with around twenty people. Result, flight cancelled. It may well be the drone fairies, or spirits as I used to call them when I worked, whatever it is I did not want to break the rules and lose my PfCO. Strangely, as I was packing away a chap came up to me and stated telling me that the week before some folk were on the very same spot with Drones. This time they were testing drone detectors out to over 1km. There will be one coming your way before long. Remember speed cameras and how big they were. Nowadays they are giving hand held versions to civilians who stand by the road and take your speed and details. So they will be with you soon. Wait! They are already here. How many mobile phones are there in a group of twenty people do we think? At least ten. Each one capable of taking movies of you breaking the regulations. Not worth the risk I my opinion, as I am sure there would be lots of volunteers to do just that given enough incentive.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Brown, post: 26037, member: 2567"] I went flying a few days ago. Chose a very deserted spot. When I arrived there was one empty car, and someone walking their dog an the beach some 200m away. So I start setting up, doing checks etc. By the time I have the craft in the air and I have done the in flight check, two more cars have turned up along with around twenty people. Result, flight cancelled. It may well be the drone fairies, or spirits as I used to call them when I worked, whatever it is I did not want to break the rules and lose my PfCO. Strangely, as I was packing away a chap came up to me and stated telling me that the week before some folk were on the very same spot with Drones. This time they were testing drone detectors out to over 1km. There will be one coming your way before long. Remember speed cameras and how big they were. Nowadays they are giving hand held versions to civilians who stand by the road and take your speed and details. So they will be with you soon. Wait! They are already here. How many mobile phones are there in a group of twenty people do we think? At least ten. Each one capable of taking movies of you breaking the regulations. Not worth the risk I my opinion, as I am sure there would be lots of volunteers to do just that given enough incentive. [/QUOTE]
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