ID operator labels

Sorry but all you fpv guys are nutters! :rofl: Nice nutters maybe, but still nutters.

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Fair enough, as is so often the case the nuance is easily missed online, thanks for clarifying.

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Most of us are nutters but the type that you’d want as friends! :sunglasses:

I started off with camera drones but found fpv a natural progression as I wanted better footage and really enjoyed fpv.

I fly in and around buildings but one of my main ā€œpracticeā€ areas is a public park so due to that I need to have the labels to be compliant.

You’d probably find that most fpv pilots have a better grasp of regulations and a more complete skill set than quite a lot of DJI camera drone fans.

Flying fpv is definitely the harder craft to fly

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No arguments there! I’ve had a shot of fpv once. I like the easy life and flights, which is why I think you’re nutters, it’s definitely harder to pilot fpv than camera ships, so why do it?
In all seriousness it all comes down to different strokes for different folks, I’ll continue to watch your crashing videos that make me sick and make my legs wobbly while I try to smile at how easy my mini2 is :rofl:

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Totally agree - I like to have choice so have fpv drones to suit many types of flying (race, freestyle and cinematic) as well as a mini2 and a dji fpv.

Personally, I started flying drones when everything was manual and DJI’s standard was one of them huge phantoms.
So being able to fly LOS and having decent control was the difference between flying again and having a fly away.
There is no better feeling than flying FPV - well unless you can pilot a plane/helicopter IMO

Hmmm… speed, swooping around like a bird or a fighter pilot… :slight_smile:

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Just be sure the label does not take your <250g drone to over 250g!

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Reading the actual explanation on the link FPUK posted I would say that the dvr recordings from analog cameras on the goggles would still fall under the no operator ID required guideline… but thats only my reasoning/understanding of the rule.

Hi, might be a silly question so apologies. It is OK to have the operator ID on a label on the battery only, which will be inserted into the drone?

Or does the label actually need to be on the frame of the drone / top / underside?

:point_up:

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This thread has just reminded me that I need to print a label for my SpeedyBee Cinewhoop.

TY

I’ve stuck mine on top (mini 2se), more space & smoother surface. On my M2P inside battery compartment, you shouldn’t stick them to arms in case detached in an accident.

What if the arm is the only thing recovered ?

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In that case not a leg to stand on,:sunglasses:

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Thank you, get the official wording.

Has anyone just put it on the battery, which is attached to the main body?

If an arm can come off in an accident, so could the battery I guess…

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But it’s not on the main body

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I have my mobile number on the battery.
ID are 3d printed embossed text under battery.
Apart from whoops - too small to meet the letter of that regulations. So have my mobile number.

Possibly, but it’s not the main body of the aircraft, which is the requirement. It has to go on the main body/frame of the drone, batteries have been known to eject. It is not the battery that is registered with the CAA, it is the drone, so you therefore need to atatch it to the drone. Not the battery, not the controller, not written on the back of your hand, but on the drone.
Just put a sticker on your drone, how hard is it?

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Dead easy

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That’s a new one on me :smiley:

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