Drones flying around Netheredge

[sixties 10]

Just as the X-files return..

[Orzel 10]

some estate agents use them to take pictures

[Cyclone 10]

An expensive remote controlled aircraft. They use bigger ones in Iraq and Afghanistan to fight the Taliban remotely.

 

Starting at about £15 they are well outside the reach of all but them most determined 8 year olds.

 

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some estate agents use them to take pictures

 

Now that really does require a license... Commercial use is much more likely to attract attention than personal use.

[alchresearch 214]

There's an increasing number of reports of drone near misses:

 

http://www.airproxboard.org.uk/docs/423/20151209%20-%20Summary%20Sheet%20Dec%202015.pdf

 

 

This one coming into Manchester:

 

http://www.airproxboard.org.uk/docs/423/2015141.pdf

 

This is my favourite though:

 

THE A321 PILOT reports departing from Birmingham when, on passing 1500ft, the first officer noticed an unidentified object, described as rocket shaped and the size of 2 x 2l fizzy drink bottles. It passed very close to the starboard side of the aircraft, although didn’t actually hit it. The incident was reported to ATC.

[Eric Arthur 10]

Equally, why shouldn't a drone would be flying around Nether Edge? Whenever I see drone footage on the TV (nearly every documentary now) I want a go.

 

 

You can even get drone footage of the football now, how long till whole matches are streamed live?

 

Sheffield United vs Notts County

 

That's an interesting idea but I think that they only have around 10 minutes of useful battery life so you'd need a few drones rotating to cover a full game.

[Donny B Good 10]

It's also illegal, assuming United get crowds of more than 1,000 spectators!

 

The aircraft must not be flown:

 

over or within 150 metres of any congested area

over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons;

[bassett one 449]

theres lots of shops local to netheredge selling these machines at £20-£40 so I presume its kids/dads enjoying flying them,but who pays the cost of injury ect?

[grand 10]

its not a drone its a quadcopter

 

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Starting at about £15 they are well outside the reach of all but them most determined 8 year olds.

 

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Now that really does require a license... Commercial use is much more likely to attract attention than personal use.

 

you dont need a licence to film ariel footage at all aslong as its not sold on are uploaded to a online site ect...

[Eric Arthur 10]

It's also illegal, assuming United get crowds of more than 1,000 spectators!

 

I think that video was of a reserve match.

[alchresearch 214]

Man fined after flying drones over Premier League stadiums

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-34256680

 

And wasn't there a drone flying a flag at a Serbian match last year?

[Cyclone 10]

It's also illegal, assuming United get crowds of more than 1,000 spectators!

 

The aircraft must not be flown:

 

over or within 150 metres of any congested area

over or within 150 metres of an organised open-air assembly of more than 1,000 persons;

 

If they're being used by official tv stations then they will have the appropriate licenses.

 

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you dont need a licence to film ariel footage at all aslong as its not sold on are uploaded to a online site ect...

 

Isn't that exactly what "commercial usage" means...

 

Uploading it online doesn't require any license though. Commercial usage does, which is what I said.

[L00b 441]

Uploading it online doesn't require any license though

Anyone mentioned the Data Protection Act strictures in this thread yet?

 

(not a dig C, I'm just being facetious )