I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
I parked at the junctions of Waterside Road and Cumberland Road, and flew from the car. There is easy access to the riverbank though, to TOAL from there. I did witness people pass me and appear up on the viaduct, but do not know how easy that is.
Spanning the River Trent at Burton, this disused railway previously served Drakelow Power Station and joined the Midland Main Line near Leicester.
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 13/04/2026. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location. Landowner permission may be required before taking off.
The guy in the shot did come over and had a natter - he thought the buzz from the drone was a swarm of bee’s / hornets and got him a little worried - he had a good laugh haha - he had come from Alrewas and was on his way up to Long Eaton - crazy haha - I did try active track on one of them but he was a bit far away when I made my mind up to do it haha - though did have a play with it tracking me walking along.
I was only a little play - its quite impressive stuff even for walking - love how you can get it to move around you or closer - I didnt do it too long as there were dog walkers etc
