Oooh I might of done a FLT course with you a couple of years ago… you work weekends or use to ?? …
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Yea ha, weekends still and got my FLT refrseher tomorrow at 9am 
as we speak hahaha
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Brilliant nice one!
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Thanks for this @LE60LAD . I have made contact via the EMA website, which was a different email address, and had a really positive response back from them.
Restrictions they have initially informed me of is that no UAS is to descend below 20 m AGL if overflying the airfield, and no flying over any aircraft or the aprons.
If anything else crops up after I submit my official application, then I shall report back.
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Ian the area’s I am quite keen to fly from are these ones
View Point 3 as that is as far as I can tell at the end of a public road and you will get a decent enough view both the DHL site - hopefully with some planes parked up bit also the AeroPark next to it
Then I think a walk along the AirPort Trail towards the picnic area might also be a good spot then you can get the UPS and FedEx planes parked up - maybe near Kuehne + Nagel long the trail as that is across from FedEx/ Royal Mail / UPS
Not sure at the moment if I should submit request for all the days at them locations for afternoon flights then I can just book a half day off closer to the time when I know what the weather is doing and then just let ATC know if I will be flying or not - my only worry is not being granted full hight as 20m AGL might be a bit restrictive from that distance to get decent photos.
Now that the sun is out today and runway closers today I hope we will see some decent photos - though it is a little windy out - UAV forecast reports gusts up to 28-35mph at the mo at the AirPort - mmm
I plan to do a bit of a recce walk sometime soon too - when the weather plays ball haha
I think you’ve read @Ian5 's post back to front? 
Well, either that or I have 
I read it as you can fly between 20m and 120m? (ie. do not drop below 20m) 
Two of my three TOALs are where you have indicated - the Viewpoint 3 and Picnic Area at the far end. They have preliminarily accepted these.
I also want to fly around Donington Park, especially as the track is usually inactive during Wednesdays.
They have told me that 20 metres is a Minimum height above the actual airfield. 
They have asked me for the days I wish to fly on, so I shall request a few, in case weather doesn’t play ball.
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Defo, me too.
Which means I can fly the length of the runway…at 119m to maintain VLOS.
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Considering they could have just said “No, you’re not flying here at all!”, I think that 20m lower limit is a genuinely cool restriction - fair play to them 
Look forward to all the photos and videos that follow from everyone attending
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Be sure to start at 20m at one end of the runway and gradually increase your altitude as you go.
You can not miss the opportunity for a real life flight sim recording 
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Good tip. There’s quite a gradient there I recall. I really really hope there are some of those Asimovs (?) parked up.
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yeah I did think that was a bit odd but I would have clarified that with ATC haha - but yeah I do think that below 20m is a bit crazy haha the fence is nearly that high haha
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Thanks for the clarification on this bit as I did have it the other way round haha
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This is the area i have been given and got permit for all the day’s runway closed 
so cant fly the apron at all cant go below 20m AGL ,
So on that note im about to head out and grab some footage hopefully 
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So if you wanna fly over there you best be quick and request days as i recievd an email this morning feom the guy who ATC contancted for me as he is on annual leave but shall be looking at days he can permit etc overflight
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what i managed to get for the 1st week i know not the best but for a 90 min rush i had was decent
videos will come to
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some great shots there - so glad the weather changed for you as it was a bit iffy earlier.
The runway and AreoPark are fab - looking forward to seeing more and hopefully I can get to do some of my own - bet the buzz you get from doing this is crazy - even with all the approvals being in place - just so cool
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Seeing these, I’m looking forward even more now to getting there myself.
Thanks for posting them.
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well i tried bombing down the run way and 800m roughly it lost connection and returned home kinda bobbed meself a bit haha
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