I have just added this to the map of places to fly your drone at Drone Scene:
Land owner permission requirements unknown.
I parked on Parsonage Road, Widnes. A public footpath runs west under the two bridges, and there is an open concrete area on the river bank at what3words /// The simplest way to talk about location where I took off from.
Hazards: this site is clear of the Liverpool Airport flight restriction zone (at date of flying), but note that DJI’s no-fly zone extends across much of the river (height limit of 60m imposed unless you arrange a temporary unlock). The footpath was not busy when I flew (Saturday morning). The take-off point is >150m clear from housing and from the road/rail bridges, but note there are commercial buildings and a school playing field nearby. Also: seagulls!
The originator declared that this location was not inside a Flight Restriction Zone at the time of being flown on 07/03/2020. It remains the responsibility of any pilot to check for any changes before flying at the same location.
According to NATS Drone Assist that area falls within the Liverpool CTR, & is likely to contain high volumes of aircraft. They recommend not operating drones here.
The image caught my eye because it is almost exactly the view that I had out of the window of an EasyJet B737/8 landing at Speke a couple of years ago!!
NATS advice for Class D airspace is to be extremely cautious, maintain VLOS, and follow the Drone Code. This airspace classification covers most of the Liverpool - Warrington - Manchester corridor, a huge area.
CAA map. Class D. 2500-3500 CTA. I would think aircraft are going to be lower than that though going in/out of Liverpool hence why it’s shown as red on the NATS map.
I flew here on 23rd August 22.
I parked at the promenade on Mersey Street Runcorn and made several passes of the bridges over both the river and Manchester Ship Canal.
I made some nice passes of St Mary’s church on Wedt Bank Widnes and finally along the canal passed The Decks Apartments.
I can confirm that the site is clear of Liverpool CTS however a 60 meter altitude restriction remains in place.
That looks like a full 360° Panorama? In which case it would look better as an Interactive one. See some notes on how to post to Kuula to create that here : Interactive 360 Panoramas - How To Post on GADC.
