I’ve moved to Northern Ireland this week, before this I’ve lived in Bulgaria, and South Africa before that. I’ve had some great adventures flying drones in several countries and it’s been a blast.
I’ve started looking into where I can fly in Northern Ireland, and in contrast to my pervious experiences where I could basically fly from my front door, and almost everyone wanted to know what kit I had, it’s been a bit of a shock to see how strict the rules of drones are in the UK, and I see that FPV is basically off limits in Northern Ireland.
I’d love to use this forum to connect with local flyers to make sure I stick to regulations, and not ruffle any feathers.
My drones are an DJI Avata 2 and a DJI Neo 2. I fly drones purely as a hobby.
Examples of what I want to do;
Looking forward to getting in touch with the community!
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Hi and welcome Petter, sadly we have a mainstream media that hates anyone having fun, who in turn have alienated the public against us, and a few recent news stories have not helped, we just have to keep plodding on
Welcome to GADC… and to the UK. Glad to see you’ve got your priorities right in the week your move - straight to the droning! 
