It’s hard to make out place names on that black & white map, but no, it doesn’t look like what is now on drone scene. The very large blue circle covering all of Central Scotland that was there yesterday, has been replaced by several blue circles, although they are still pretty big.
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This sometimes happens if the data supplied to Altitude Angel isn’t all that it should be. The drone maps illustrate a bigger area than is actually the case. So worth referring to that BMFA map or checking to see if the area on DS updates after a day or two.
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Or you can plot the coordinates on a map yourself. Just kidding.
Coordinates:
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Look at the trouble Columbus got himself in doing that
Maps and pins indeed 
The email to someone at Altitude Angel:
CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY AIC M 091/2021
RESTRICTION OF FLYING REGULATIONS: COP 26 SUMMIT 30 OCTOBER - 13 NOVEMBER 2021
1 The Conference of the Parties 26th Summit (COP 26) will be held at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC), Glasgow between 30
October and 13 November 2021. The Secretary of State for Transport has decided that it is necessary, in the public interest, to
introduce the following Restriction of Flying Regulations made under Article 239 of the Air Navigation Order 2016.
(See Chart)
2 Paragraph 3 to 9 do not apply to any aircraft flying in accordance with a permission issued by Police Scotland Air Command Cell.
AREA A
3 Subject to paragraph (10), between 2259 hours on 30 October and 2359 hours on 13 November 2021, no aircraft is to fly
between 400 FT AGL and FL100 within the area bounded by:
a) straight lines joining successively the following points:
i. 561400N 0040926W;
ii. 561400N 0035624W.
b) then the anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 561655N 0034453W between 561400N 0035624W
and 561400N 0033328W, then straight lines joining successively the following points:
i. 561400N 0033328W;
ii. 561400N 0033259W;
iii. 560700N 0032938W;
iv. 560700N 0025608W;
v. 560008N 0024849W;
vi. 554125N 0025510W;
vii. 554125N 0041017W;
viii. 553900N 0042112W.
c) then a clockwise arc of a circle radius 12 NM whose centre is at 553016N 0043544W between 553900N 0042112W and
554142N 0044214W then a straight line to 554428N 0045035W;
d) then an anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 2 NM whose centre is at 554317N 0045338W between 554428N 0045035W and
554407N 0045657W, then straight lines joining successively the following points:
i. 554407N 0045657W;
ii. 554336N 0050000W;
iii. 555000N 0050000W;
iv. 555753N 0044744W.
e) then an anti-clockwise arc of circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 560046N 0043623W between 555753N 0044744W and
555351N 0043810W;
f) then an anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 555219N 0042559W between 555351N 0043810W and
554530N 0042318W;
g) then an anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 555138N 0041720W between 554530N 0042318W and
555829N 0042000W;
h) then an anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 555219N 0042559W between 555829N 0042000W and
555915N 0042411W;
i) then an anti-clockwise arc of a circle radius 7 NM whose centre is at 560046N 0043623W between 555915N 0042411W and
560620N 0042850W, then a straight line 561400N 0040926W
Ok just draw a big circle over Scotland, job done let’s go home 
This frequently happens with some of the NOTAMs over the English channel, which are intended to cover large UAS operating out at sea, but appear in Altitude Angel’s data as big circles covering large parts of Kent. They claim it’s because the data their given is “dumb” and doesn’t properly reflect what’s in the flight restriction regulations (in this case the source of all this is SI 2021/1068).
It doesn’t really matter whether it’s the fault of CAA, NATS, Altitude Angel - collectively they should sort this out.
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I’m going away for a few days next week down south to Devon on the northern coast and was checking drone scene for some places to fly if the weather allows and I came across this:
It seems a flight restriction zone has been placed over some privately owned sand dunes (BRAUNTON BURROWS)
So my question is have the owners paid the CAA to put the flight restriction in place? 
if they have that’s a slippery slope and spells disaster for the hobbyist drone flyer… every land owner who has an issue with drones can buy a FRZ over their land…
What makes you think that Dean?
Maybe it’s army training, they use the Devon beaches a lot
Because its privately owned? Surely it would be military owned if it was for training? I don’t know that’s why I’m asking if anybody has any ideas.
I have a military gun range by me. It’s just a case of check on the govt website to see when the firing times are. Probably something similar for this maybe?
Yeah it’s a good shout to be fair, just seems strange that it’s privately owned though.
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More info here: Braunton Burrows - Braunton - Visit North Devon
It’s owned by the Christie Estate. Just seems odd that privately owned land has a FRZ over it.
The site is currently leased by the Ministry of Defence from the Christie Devon Estates Trust (see Tapeley Park). The area is closed for 10 days per year for military training. The fact that it is so difficult to navigate makes it ideal for land-based exercises, although the sandy conditions are useful to all disciplines. The Royal Air Force sometimes use Saunton Sands to practice STOL beach landing and take off with the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Royal Marines also occasionally use the beach to practice amphibious landings.
Simple Google search turned up this wiki article. No conspiracy between rogue CAA enforcers and shady civilians involved.
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I’m not sure what the big circle centered on Glasgow is all about. I assume it’s a fly with caution advisory as it’s close to the NOTAM areas
FRZ
Not to be confused with the shit DJI makes up
It is totally different to Aeronautical Information Circular M 091/2021 issued on 21 Oct 2021 which has Areas A to G listed.
So where is the official No Fly Zone published?
Now i understand why i cant fly in much of Fife as just seen pics taken from spottrs hill at Raf Leuchars with a pair of C17 Globemaster’s unloading the American Presedential helicopter and i take it most of west fife is due to police and military aircraft flying about for Cop 26.
Hi 16sport yes unfortunately this is same here in Edinburgh and the Central belt
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