How do you cope with multiple drones in the air at the same time?

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Flew today in Southampton with a new ship coming into port around 7am.

However there must have been at least 6 or 7 drones - none of which could see their drones with VLOS.

How do you cope with such a situation in reality when you have a large ship that you are trying to photograph and film?

I probably stayed far higher that I would have liked to avoid the others - I am sure that the chances of a collision are slim - but when you really can’t see a single drone in the air, you really do not know.

Maybe you were there today and I spoke to you?

Not experienced that before…

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Could you calculate the odds?

Based on the approx size of the average drone, coupled with the volume of airspace you were all occupying?

It’s got to be in the millions-to-one? :thinking:

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It’s millions to one that anyone will win Euromillions but millions of tickets are sold each weak. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Mmmmmmmm… :thinking: :face_with_hand_over_mouth: :thinking:

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Famous last words :joy:

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If the shots worth getting, then it’s a calculated risk.

I’ve been up in the air with a dozen or more people at the same time without incident (ish)

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Thanks all.

I did carry on - and spoke to one chap with a Mavic 3 and we discussed levels etc.

But then a couple suddenly flew over us - one was no more than 15 feet above as it went at speed out into the river. Made me jump!

They were being flown from behind as the pilots were not visible.

At least I had zero issues with flying over water!

What I did learn was that others were far happier getting much closer to the ships than I did.

Still learning… :joy:

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Where were you located?

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Mayflower Park, Southampton

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I’ve usually gone down to Calshot Spit for boats coming and going. Usually less busy … and you get better (more distant, agreed) backgrounds of Hamble/Cowes/IoW.

And there’s an old castle to take pics of too. :wink:

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The end of Hythe Pier is another good location. (If you buy a HEAP of chips at the town end to keep the gulls occupied there … :stuck_out_tongue: )

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I’m in Liverpool on Sunday for an exhibition with my sister. If I get chance I intend to get out and fly, but the amount of photos appearing every day around the docks.Liver building etc means I’ll probably be in a similar position.

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Thanks.

I did consider there - but wanted to film the water spray on the tug and the sounding of the horns between the various ships.

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Biggest risk will be people who all programme the same flight ceiling in and then fly at that ceiling. But so long as they took off from different ground levels, even that will be ok. :laughing:

I feel sure there’s a story in that little “ish” …

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Mayflower Park is very flat … and the only place to take off from around there.

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At many meets we’ve had that ‘fuck that was close’, watch the footage later and yes, it was close ;o)

From a few years ago in my flying infancy ;o)

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Flat. But I still managed to fly 6.1 miles :joy: :joy:

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I was referring to …

Nothing to do with range.