Are the geofenced areas download by default? Or do you have to save that area as an offline map? Also, are the orange areas authorisation areas you can simply override?
And there are other manufacturers, but I’d hazard a guess 90% of users are probably using DJI products… But you’re right, other manufacturers should also ensure they geofence correctly or don’t geofence at all.
Were they using DJI? Because there is no chance it would have let them fly without unlocking it, and even if it was outside the main FRZ but on the flight path it will limit the height.
Must have been an online meet or something because I can’t say I’ve ever bumped into a ‘few other’ drone flyers except at a Grey Arrows meet. I suspect they may have just thought you were a Kevin so were having you on.
See this
Strange way that unlocking works though. To unlock an entire zone takes virtually a few minutes, yet if you try to unlock a specific area within that zone ( a custom unlock) you have to supply the Flysafe website with the ATC permission to fly. No such permission required to unlock the whole zonethough ? I’d have thought to unlock any zone where ATC permission is required, should require that permission to be uploaded with the request.
Noice.
It was at portchester castle and yes, one group had a couple mini 3s and a mini 4, and the other guy on his own had a mini 4 that he got for Christmas.
You’ll like this…
Of the 18,290 reported drone “incidents”, many of those incidents were members of the public reporting seeing a drone, which was being operated by the police.
Wow, I can’t believe someone would phone the police just because they’ve seen a drone 
“brr, brr, brr, brr. Hello police ? I’ve just seen a drone flying round my area and would like you to send a few officers to investigate please.” “ Yes madam, I think we’ll be able to spare two officers a week on Tuesday. “ 
That’s hilarious, but (despite many of us trying) I am sure the CAA will not let the facts get in the way of a good story.
Makes sense really in the areas it probably used the most and in the evening and nighttime
I think more to the point they won’t let the facts get in the way of what they want / been told to do / already decided , sadly
I think there’s a lot of us feel the same 
The results are now in.
In 2023, the Department for Transport (DfT) sponsored the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to review the regulation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the UK. As part of this review, the CAA published the “Review of UK UAS Regulations consultation” (CAP 2610) on 22nd November 2023. This consultation set out proposals to simplify regulation, deliver greater education for UAS users, improve safety and security, and support the UAS sector transition to new regulations.
The CAA read, reviewed and engaged with all responses to the consultation. We reconsidered each of our proposals, in collaboration with the DfT, Home Office and police. This consultation reply document sets out the CAA’s final policy recommendations, as part of the review.
Our policy recommendations aim to foster growth within the UAS sector by simplifying the regulatory framework and enabling new and innovative use cases through the implementation of UK class marking. The proposed regulatory changes are designed to provide industry and operators with a smooth transition to the new framework, minimising disruption while ensuring that safety and security benefits are realised without delay. We are committed to reducing unnecessary red tape, and are therefore proposing to enable operators who have already invested in the UAS sector to continue using their existing devices in most cases. Our approach aims to create a world-leading regulatory environment for UAS that balances safety and security needs with supporting the sector to flourish.
Following the publication of this document, we will publish our formal opinion submitted to the DfT. The DfT will in turn consider whether to implement our proposed changes.
If the DfT chooses to take forward our proposals, changes to the relevant regulations will be progressed through a statutory instrument. The timetable for this statutory instrument will be determined by the DfT. The CAA will with work the DfT to communicate this timetable to the UAS sector at the earliest opportunity.
In addition, we will continue to work closely with the police, Home Office and the DfT to ensure any changes are implemented effectively across the public sector.
CAA CAP3105 PDF download:
cap-3105-review-of-uk-uas-regulation-consultation-reply-document.pdf (655.6 KB)
Oh, for fuck sake!
Amend regulation to use UK-specific class-identification labels on class-marked UAS, replacing the C0 label with UK0 and so forth, to differentiate between compliance in the UK and EU.
and
Amend regulation to allow EU class-marked UAS to operate in the Open Category, in the same sub-categories as their UK equivalents, prior to 1st January 2028. This aims to support UAS users conduct operations in the Open Category before UK class-marked UAS become widely available
Don’t get me wrong - happy that I’ll be able to fly my Air 3S as it was intended come January … but after all this we’re back to trying to plan around an ever-shifting “date of doom” whilst we wait for somebody to come up with bespoke safety standards and then convince global manufacturers that we’re a big enough market to make it worth their while to comply.
Is it too soon to start a thread to talk about the new date this gets pushed back to in the summer of 2027?
Edit: Going to repost this over in the actual discussion about class marks 