Recent content by NickOfLeeds

167 is no longer applicable; however, If you were to fall foul of the police (they prosecute, not the caa) then I would expect that you would be prosecuted under 167 section 5 In this article ‘a small unmanned surveillance aircraft’ means a small unmanned aircraft which is equipped to undertake...

CAP722 is just a guidance document... but you would be well advised to consider it to be a 'minimum operating standard'. It's important to read & understand it but you should always consider above all else, that visible safety is the most important guide through any ambiguity. When reading the...

The bottom line here rich146 is that without a PfCO you are not permitted to fly your aircraft within 150m of any built-up area and you are not permitted to fly within 50m of any structures or persons that are not fully complicit with the flight. Would a company site ... Yes, the buildings...

being able to put it on a scalable map would have given me the opportunity to mark it up and check the airspace, public rights of way etc.

so it's a secret!

where is it?

That is nonsense! The ANO governs airspace only and doesn't differentiate based on land ownership. There are other rules that govern people's right to privacy, trespass etc. but you would have to be a proper muppet to fall foul of them, common sense & common decency should be enough to keep you...

If you were told that an isolated farm track constitutes a congested area then you were misinformed. If that statement came from a training provider then you should not train with them. It seems that most people don't bother reading all the relevant materials in CAP 393 (LAW); here is a list of...

A lonely farm track is not a congested area! Take a look at the ANO 2016 SCHEDULE 1 Article 2 INTERPRETATION (page 124) “Congested area” in relation to a city, town or settlement, means any area which is substantially used for residential, industrial, commercial or recreational purposes;

Hi Leon, aside from my UK permissions, I have an aviation permit for commercial operations on the Channel Islands, I also have permission for operate commercially on the Isle of man.

Does anyone know how good DJI service in Europe are with X5 gimbal repair or replacement. Mine went in for repair about 10 days ago and I've heard nothing since but i can see from the website that its been stuck in the 'Conducting Damage Assessment ' queue for 3 days... I probably wouldn't mind...

no no - its the other way around ! The ANO states:.. 95.—(1) The person in charge of a small unmanned surveillance aircraft must not fly the aircraft in any of the circumstances described in paragraph (2) except in accordance with a permission issued by the CAA. so the ANO is the base line and...

I wasn't aware that the CAA won't accept an OSC application from a first year operator, where did you learn that Mark?

i dont think its 7+kg thats important to the CAA, i think its the redundancy, which at the moment will push the airframe mass above 7kg.

Thanks Mike