Falkirk Wheel - Added to Modern Buildings in the Scotland region on the map at DroneScene.co.uk

Where to fly your drone in the UK
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I have has just added this to the UK Map of places to fly your Drone at https://dronescene.co.uk

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Another incredible feat of engineering.

I went there a couple of years ago, even went in a boat and up the lift :smiley:

This is on my ‘wannafly’ list, I didn’t have a drone back then :slight_smile:

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Drove up today … to find it’s undergoing maintenance. Doh! Looks to be an annual shutdown over the winter months, so worth checking before making the trip (lesson learned).

Also, as I was packing up I was approached by somebody from Scottish Canals telling me that I needed to request permission before flying at any of their sites (including all the canals, the Wheel and the Kelpies). I was outside the boundary fence for the wheel, >100m from the nearest person and well away from the wheel itself, but the wind was picking up and I was done anyway so didn’t feel like arguing the toss.

She said to check their website for the details, which I now have… nothing wrong with my flying at all.

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As we all know, they can’t stop you flying over anything.

Shame the stars weren’t aligned for your flight today mate, it’s like bloody summer here today!

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TOP TIP use Free Council car park on Millennium Way as

  1. It is open 24h rather than a barrier which is locked at 9pm
  2. One can view the wheel without entering the “Scottish Canals” site
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