FootPrints

[John.H]

Hello Sparky Pilots,
I'm going on the Danube River Cruise that will be covering 5 different countries. (Czech Republic,Germany,Austria,Slovakia,Hungary). I would like to ask a couple of questions to prepare my trip with the spark even though the trip is booked for March 2020.
1. How do I research if drones are legally to fly at those countries?
2. DJI GO 4 app has Foot Prints under flight records, does the drone to be in the air or just turn on to get that country to register on flight records?

Thanks, John

 

[Taliarco]

Hi! That looks like an awesome adventure!
About your questions now:
1) just check on google: Czech drone regulations etc and you should find everything you need!
2) to get the footprints you need to get a flight log with good gps signal (so yes, you have to take off at least)

 

[fredoman]

Germany:
- no authorization required for less than 5kg drones for non-commercial use
- max height 100m, in line of sight, no flying at night
- flying forbidden in the usual places : near airports, military installations, hospitals (helicopter traffic), etc
- flying over private property forbidden for privacy concerns
- flying in nature reserves (Naturschutzgebiet) forbidden!
- drones >250g must be labeled with the name and the address of the owner
source : Neue Drohnengesetze 2017: Das müssen Hobbyflieger ab sofort wissen

Austria:
Forget it. You need an authorization and an insurance for any video/photo enabled drone >250g. The procedure takes several weeks and costs around 400€ per year.
source :Gesetze und Rechtslage zu Drohnen in Österreich - Lost in Drones