Can I Fly from My Back Garden?

Questions & Answers
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So my back garden backs onto allotments seldom occupied at this time of year. Beyond the allotments is a disused railway track from the coal mining era and then fields.

My question is quite simple - can I fly my Mavic 2 Pro from my garden into this area? I have the required registration and passed a UAV examination.

Many thanks

John

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You’ll find your answer here:

Be sure to check the airspace regulations for where you’re flying too. You might be living next to Gatwick for all we know :blush:

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Oh, and welcome to Grey Arrows :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much, that’s such good news and so easy to get an answer :slight_smile: :smiley:

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I’d hazard a guess unless you live in a detached house with a massive garden all round the answer is probably a no with the M2P ;o(

Walk to the fields and probably no issues ;o)

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Yes, you’re correct - at the point of take off I wouldn’t be 150m from neighbours that would only be achieved after flying out so taking off from the railway track is my option to be completely within the rules.

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Dont the railway people have a thing about operating near them??

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*disused

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I hear the National Trust have a similar thing.

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:rofl:

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You know, if my biggest crime in life was to fly a drone over a disused railway line … we need to bring some proportion back into our daily lives or risk becoming clones of the ‘white that white’ brigade. I could live with the stigma.

I could always employ a Chinese Solicitor to defend me

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Can I fly my DJI mini 3 pro from my garden.
I can see some nice sunsets developing from bedroom window as it’s higher up.
So when the sunset is at its best can I fly from my back garden straight up to 100m take my photos and drop straight back down to my garden literally where I am standing when the drone took off.

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As Long as you Are Not in A Restricted Zone then you are Free To Fly From Your Garden, I Have Done it Lots from my garden At Sunset and it is Amazing

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Have a look at DroneScene to see if you are in a Flight Restriction Zone, if not you should be fine.

You can also use Good 2 Go to try different flight scenarios. You’ll quickly see the benefits of having a drone less than 250g in weight.

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Thanks for info I have check the safety precautions from my garden, no restrictions apply for flying so looking forward to next sunset

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Looking forward to seeing your sunset!

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Just don’t have any recordings or pictures of taking off and flying back from garden in built up area on the drone or on a smart controller, so if get reported by a neighbour you can be comfortable saying your allowed and do not record or take pictures :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

conversation ended door shut and then get the laptop out and view your beautiful sunbathing topless neighbours :crazy_face: if I would do it myself :sunglasses::kissing_smiling_eyes:

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