Own up, who was it?
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Birmingham airport. Lovely runway that is usually cross wind 
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Clearly a busy day for WMP drone police.
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What sort of simpleton have you got to be to get caught 
How does a DJI drone enter a DJI NFZ?
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Same thought had crossed my mind. Third party app or hacked I assume.
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Shocking. Who would do such a thing?
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Iām sure no respectable drone flying citizen would ever do such a thing. 
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Gotta be a proper bellend, was probably going live on FaceTube, hi guys 
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Joking aside, itās the sort of publicity the hobby doesnāt need. Sorry to be boring, Iāll get back in my box!
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Is it likely big airports have DJI Aeroscope installations?
2.5 miles is a big area but still, he must have been using Litchi as I thought the native DJI Fly app would have prevented the flight? 
. Iāve not tried in mine but a nob for getting caught tooā¦ Wonder how the police knew? Two local Specials in a local park maybe?
The geofences are on the Aircraft firmware, so should trigger whatever app is used.
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For the āArgosā flyers amongst us maybe, for those who like a little more freedom thats not the case ;o)
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This is DS with only the DJI geozones. Itās not how I remember it, Iām sure there only used to be the red outline. Anyway, underneath the ā2ā are 2 nuclear power stations. A local once posted a YouTube video near the harbour taken with a Mini or a 2. If itās strictly the red area then you could fly a DJI drone within a few yards of Heysham A by going out over the bay and back over the harbour water.
Iāll try flying on the edge of the wider zone when I get chance, unless @stevesb who often flies at that end of town has already tried it?
Edit: this was posted 4 months ago, flew to the edge of the red zone. The #tags include #DJI so it looks like I could fly within the outer zone.
Not sure with the fly app but on the go 4 this morning it just warned and i had to confirm i would take responsibility for the flight.
Some one else flew up there and got arrested as well.
st peters at heysham is fine done that a few times
Well, yes ā¦ 
DJI Aeroscope
It can detect the exact location of the drone and user in a 50km range (30 miles which is standard premium model is 50 miles) in 2.5 seconds. It gives all details of the drone and the user.
You have been warned. Big brother is watching.
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Thatās so cool! Also quite scary!
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I had an unexpected warning due to absent-mindedness on my part. Iām always very conscious of Sizewell A, B and C and normally fly well outside the NFZ. I found a great derelict property in the woods and was so elated with the find, all thoughts of the Sizewells were forgotten. As I rose to take a safe GPS signal, I had an on-screen warning and ticked the box accepting responsibility, realising what it was about.
Had my short and perfectly safe flight and disappeared. I confess, I half expected a knock at the door from CNC, but it didnāt happen (yet). It was only JUST inside the red area on Altitude Angel.