I was thinking about that a while ago and wondering why drone makers are so proud of the distance they can transmit over. If it was just total flight distance, I’d think of times I’ve spent ages flying around a small area looking for (or trying to remember!) what I’d gone there to film, but my only thought on transmission distance is that a big number tells us it might have the signal strength to deal with difficult conditions.
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Same reason car manufacturers are proud of their top speeds and acceleration.
Your probably not going to be doing 150mph+ but performance is a selling point for many.
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Because not all countries in the world are as restrictive as the UK*.
*Educated guess, not fact
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Agreed, except I’d also hope that the rules capture a lot of experience over a number of years so by keeping to them I’m avoiding some well-known risks that might not have occurred to me. I sometimes see discussion of rules I haven’t seen, for example about avoiding roads. I normally want to stick fairly closely within the actual rules but I don’t want to be constrained by invented ones.
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That’s nuts!
Would it breach the code to fit a paintball pistol to the drone and splatter them fuckwits with ink that won’t wash off ? Then everyone can identify a fuckwit. Just thinking out loud - sorry.
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Or tear gas. It’s coming! lol
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I’ve had a bit of time to think about this issue. Guess when registration time june/July comes I put my drone into the bottom of my rucksack, and only fly over heather/moorland or forests when absolutely nobody is around. I personally don’t like man made structures, parks etc. All I want is have a couple of minutes of overview of my location. Should that still require registration, paperwork and other legal grief then I just put my MM into the bin and that will be the end of my droning on. Simple, isn’t it?
The thing I struggle most with is keeping line of sight. Even this sales blurb for the Poweregg has it going behind something. I can see the rule makes a lot of sense but less so in the middle of nowhere when nobody else is around.
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Ahh - Naughty boy!! 
Have you seen that old Crow lately…?
Hi all
Possibly a contentious question that I doubt and don’t suggest anyone admit to but do people Just disregard the guidance around flying around buildings and over towns?
I think I’ve interpreted the 50m bubble correctly around buildings and people not in your control but I’ve seen countless videos here where people are directly above buildings, flying alongside structures etc.
Can anyone put any context here as I don’t believe they’re commercial flights, planned etc. They just seem like people wake up early and think sod the drone code?
I’m a newbie so feeling out the flight boundaries from more experienced pilots
Thanks all
Hi @Chieflongshin, I’ve moved your post to this existing thread, which covers most of your questions
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The 50m bubble is correct. Being directly above or along a building is hard to judge from a Video especially if the drone has a zoom lense also the congested area is a grey area as at 5am an area might not be congested, whereas at 9am it will be.
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There’s a lot of subjectiveness I feel. Keen to learn and not be caught with my done where I shouldnt be.
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I’ve seen alot my self on Facebook pages. Most of them seem to be new and just want to fly. The mini owners think its under 250g no rule applies to them. Its not fair on everyone else as CAA will make it harder for everyone else.
Also i leave them to it if they crash and damage something 99.9% they don’t have any sort of insurance and also they can be heavily fined or evan prison sentence.
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I agree totally with everything you said. I’m a new MM flyer, watched lots of vids, passed the test, wrapped the drone for easy line of sight, make sure I try to stay within the rules, didn’t have to but well thought it for the best. This morning, 6am ruined castle, nobody awake yet let alone out , not any where near a airport, yes I did break the rules but only if safe to do so and not to the extreme like some of the posts I see.
As long as you are flying safe and not blatantly breaking rules I can’t see the problem.
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As a recent thread showed, if you do have a mishap even in your back garden the insurance companies are gonna try worm out of it.
So make that 100%
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Have you tried saying that to the CAA?
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I’ve got the Mavic 2 Zoom and zooming in to something along with some digital zooming in post can make it seem as you are flying over a town or city so a lot of the time unless your stood next to the pilot you don’t really know.
This Mavic 2 Zoom review is a perfect example of that and he particularly states in his video that he is the legal distance flying in London and he was I believe him.
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As you will see form the video I just posted, I am out of visual line of sight and probably at a point 50 ft higher than I should have been. I don’t and will not go out to break the rules but to be honest at all times I am sure we all have lost sight or went higher than we should. I totally agree that in most cases it’s stupid and dangerous to disregard the rules and yes it gives all genuine users a bad name but human nature and the need for clicks or likes takes over there lives.
I am new to this and only just learning but I agree in general with everything that been said.