I mean - why would they? What’s in it for them? There would be no point having NFZs in the drone if you could just keep flying.
They would then, by definition, cease to be an NFZ. 
Because they could instead stop you flying into the NFZ and allow you turn around, instead of dumping it into the lake below.
As above, an ‘invisible wall’ approach would be far more appropriate IMO.
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They could also implement you flying close to buildings, where would it end
Deliberately obtuse Chris! 
Surely it would be better to geo-fence the NFZ’s than force an emergency landing? Can anyone explain why that isn’t the better option? I’m just trying to understand here.
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It’s not going to force an emergency landing unless your within the NFZ.
You get multiple warnings then a countdown when you enter it. You need to ignore all that.
Most of the mishaps are due to people taking off without a GPS lock.
The drone works out where it is and forces a landing.
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Got you. Thanks Callum.
So the lesson here is to always ensure you have a GPS lock before taking off. This might seem obvious, but as a complete novice I can assure you it isn’t! 
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‘The home point has been updated, please check it on the map.’
If you don’t here this stay put, doubly important as complete novice.
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Just remember, it don’t work if you’re on a moving boat !
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Hi all. I live between an RAF base, a private airfield and Cardington hangers (where the Airlander 10 ‘flying bum’ flys from). I have three mapping apps to my disposal - the DJI Fly app, Drone Assist and AirMap. Each one gives me slightly differing information on where I can fly.
The private airfield is definitely on the FRZ list, so I can be sure about that one, but the other two I’m not sure about - RAF Henlow shows up on DJI Fly as restricted zone for the runways and authorisation zone for the perimeter, but the Drone Assist only shows it as ‘Area of Increased Risk (Airport)’. Does this mean I treat it as a FRZ and either avoid it completely or get permission, or is it ok to fly? The AirMap app doesn’t show any colour coding whatsoever around RAF Henlow.
Moved your post over to this thread that covers the same/similar topic.
I suppose my question is more a case of, if its a FRZ then sure I wont fly near there, but if it is an aerodrome that doesn’t have a FRZ, can I fly near it but observe the drone code?
Hi, I am rather new to all this. Very new to all this. And easily confused. So please bear with me. I know a bit about the zones that I can’t fly in by airports, prisons, military installations, and various by-laws for national parks etc. All of which is common sense. But when I use the CAA Drone Assist app, it has a load more areas where I probably should not fly, red zones, where operations may be “hazardous or prohibited”. To me it’s not clear if I am able to fly there, or if I am due a major bollocking if I do. Is there somewhere that categorically states where I can fly? I have done all the CAA registration stuff. Can I fly here for instance? Many thanks.
Welcome to GADC, Chris / @Mrchris1968
Moved your post to a thread that has many such questions and their answers.
Uncheck danger areas on your example (a lot of ifs and maybes)
The NFZ still show the airport etc, just abide by the drone code and you should be ok.
Thanks
Thanks.
Welcome to GADC, Dave/@davelovell.
Moved your post to this thread that has many similar questions. 
As a hobbyist?
+ use your common sense 
Can you give us an example? On my Drone Assist app the yellow circles are “areas of increased risk” associated with specific aerial activities e.g. ultra-lights, sometimes temporary and displayed as a result of a NOTAM (notice to airmen). Anyone can legally fly a drone in these areas without a PfCO or any permissions. You should be more alert than normal and may wish to limit flight height, involve an observer etc - it’s left to your judgement to ensure your flight in these areas is safe. You might want to find out more about the air hazard in order to make that judgement.
As a minimum, you should raise a NATS flight report (using Drone Assist or the Drone Scene website) for any drone flight in or near such an area, to notify others you will be airborne (good practice to do this for all flights in anyway).
I know there are some earlier posts re restrictions but don’t really cover my situation so here goes.
Went with a friend for first time today to a field where owner has given us permission to fly any time we like. A great place to practice as fully enclosed and surronded by tall trees. The owner doesn’t want anyone else using the field as there is ongoing work building his house and valuable plant hire and scaffolding on site so I won’t disclose the precise location.
Before going there I checked several maps including the dronescene.co.uk facility. The field is right on the very edge of what dronscene.co.uk describes as Airspace Restrictions but well outside of the nearby airport restriction. Not clear on what side of the Airspace Restriction the part of the field we wish to use falls. We would not be moving outside the confines of the field and I guess even if one end is right on the edge or a few metres inside the other end would be OK.
I took the Mavic 2 Pro today and it didn’t prevent flight just issued a yellow advisory to be careful and at own risk and took off fine and issued no warnings about straying into a NFZ.
How reliable is DJI geofencing? Can I be sure I’m not violating restrictions? I am not too clear of the need for differentiation between Airport and Airspace Restrictions as shown on dronescene.co.uk. I assume the latter also means no flying but why does it encircle the Airport NFZ? i.e. why isn’t there just 1 NFZ or have I got it wrong? Advice/explanation please.
As an additional aggravation today although I checked the other day that the batteries were charged and the Smart Controller and Mavic 2 Pro were updated. On starting up I was advised there was a firmware inconsistency, the battery I guess, and a lengthy time of up to 30 minutes was suggested. In the event 2 minutes or so was needed for successful firmware update. This was for each battery. Never quite understood how updates on site can actually go much better than those at home connected to a PC!