I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
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Bothal viaduct – also known as Pegswood viaduct
Free roadside parking at W3W: ///farms.constants.react
then walk up the road and take the public footpath at W3W: ///soaps.devoured.knowledge
Follow the path to the viaduct (good boots or wellies recommended, it’s a riverside woodland path…).
Points to note:
TOAL locations: You will see some riverside options as you get closer to the viaduct, but you’ll get better light south of the bridge.
VLOS: Choose your TOAL point wisely
RTH: Your TOAL point will be very close to trees, if you expect to use the RTH function you should also expect to land in a tree…
GPS: Drops in and out near the bridge/ below the tree line/ whizzing along the river
Drone signal: Think FCC
Power lines: You’ll find these along the railway lines and, just to keep you on your toes, about 90m south of the bridge, see W3W: ///likely.horseshoe.shot – also visible in the attached pano
The railway line over the viaduct is active and is on the east coast main line
The River Wansbeck looks great, but also presents another hazard to consider
Enjoy…!
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 02/04/2023. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
