Not much to say except it’s about time,
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-drone-laws-bring-added-protection-for-passengers
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-drone-laws-bring-added-protection-for-passengers
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The new laws will also require owners of drones weighing 250 grams or more to register with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and for drone pilots to take an online safety test to ensure the UK’s skies are safe from irresponsible flyers.
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The BMFA is not a legally binding body.... Its a modellers club in the broadest sense. .I'm not a model flyer (paragliding's my bag) but the British Model Flying Association has a comprehensive safety code drawn up from the legal obligations all model fliers have to meet, such as Air Navigation Order Articles 240 and 241, Civil Air Procedure 658, the DOE Noise Code and the Environment Act. It also includes measures and advice on accident prevention and how to avoid the many pitfalls that can befall model aircraft fliers.
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Will that mean I will soon have to ensure my Peter Powell Stunt Kite keeps below 400ft too?
I have had a drone for some time, never flown it in town or anywhere near people or property, used it for photography of places hard to visit.
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Just last week while flying into Stanstead I heard another pilot announce to ATC (Air Traffic Control) that he saw a drone at his level at an estimated 500 metres distance from the aircraft. Now it is true to say that it is very difficult to estimate distance in the sky but the real concern is that the aircraft was at 6000 feet altitude (!) and flying at a speed of 250 MPH ............... a collision with a drone at this speed have serious (even fatal) consequences.
The majority of traditional RC model flyers have already established themselves, through good practice, as being safe and self-regulating.
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Maximum height 400 feet, eh?
Brings them well within shotgun range.
Good alternative to clay pigeons.
Which of course begs the question about why shotguns are not more tightly regulated. Licenced yes, but not much else in the way of testing the person is competent to use one or for that matter not stupid enough to try and shoot a drone out of the sky with one.
As have the 'majority' of drone operators.
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