Flying in Germany

karl · Jul 16, 2019

I have a dji spark and I would like to fly in Germany. Would their be anything I need to know or any tips before I do so. I hear I need a fireproof sticker on my drone with my details! Do you think I can get away with flying without one because I would only be doing about 3 flights in total? I would be only flying for recreational purposes and won't do anything much with the pictures .

Thanks

digitalmouse · Jul 17, 2019

A good resource is here: Drone Laws in Germany | UAV Coach (2019)

Hummingbird.UAV · Jul 17, 2019

I flew there last year without stickers. My advice, don't annoy people, early morning flight times are best.

karl · Jul 18, 2019

digitalmouse said:
A good resource is here: Drone Laws in Germany | UAV Coach (2019)

Thanks, really helpful

karl · Jul 18, 2019

I think I would do that as well. Nice to know that it is possible to fly without stickers.

Thanks

Hummingbird.UAV said:
I flew there last year without stickers. My advice, don't annoy people, early morning flight times are best.

karl · Jul 18, 2019

Do you think I could also get away without drone insurance??[emoji16]

Hummingbird.UAV · Jul 18, 2019

karl said:
Do you think I could also get away without drone insurance??[emoji16]

I thinks so. However I did buy a month worth of insurance using my aunt's German Address. Google this company HDI Global SE. However because I was a foreigner I don't know if they would have paid out should I have needed them.
Below is a long video with clips from each stop. At the beginning they are all in Germany. Most shots are from a Mavic Air but a few are from the Spark.

digitalmouse · Jul 20, 2019

karl said:
Do you think I could also get away without drone insurance??[emoji16]

Do you think you can afford paying for hospital costs if you crash into someone, or repay the property damage if you crash into something valuable - like scratching some guys BMW paint job? Or the large fine you will get when you go to court to answer why you did not have insurance for your drone when you crashed into someone or something valuable? Or do you think you can afford the lawyer that would normally take care of these things for you?

Just curious as to which you think is the cheaper option.

Hummingbird.UAV · Jul 20, 2019

digitalmouse said:
Do you think you can afford paying for hospital costs if you crash into someone, or repay the property damage if you crash into something valuable - like scratching some guys BMW paint job? Or the large fine you will get when you go to court to answer why you did not have insurance for your drone when you crashed into someone or something valuable? Or do you think you can afford the lawyer that would normally take care of these things for you?

Just curious as to which you think is the cheaper option.

Actually I had 5 million euros of liability insurance covering all of Europe when I was there.

digitalmouse · Jul 21, 2019

Hummingbird.UAV said:
Actually I had 5 million euros of liability insurance covering all of Europe when I was there.

Smart idea. But I was referring to Karl's comment about 'get away without drone insurance'.

SparkyUrs · Sep 27, 2019

Hi Karl

Die DFS (Deutsche Flugsicherung) stellt für Drohnenpiloten einen Guide in schriftlicher Form zur Verfügung. Würde dir anrsten, dir diesen zu besorgen.
Wünsche tolle Flug- und Fotoerlebnisse. Gruss aus der Schweiz.