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Hi love your video.
Iām very new to drone flying and still very nervous about where I can and cannot fly. Did you need permission to fly near the bridge
No permission needed, just donāt go further forward past the bridge, keep to the east of it. 
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No. TOAL was from Hermitage memorial gardens which isnāt restricted although HMS President is nearby and apparently no fly zone over there but I didnāt get close. A few helicopters hovering around but no trouble. Was still nervous though
No itās not!
DJIās Mickey Mouse geo map used to make people believe it was. It never has been.
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Ironically, now, after the introduction of the National Security Act 2023, would HMS President not be defined as a āprohibited placeā?
If so, you would probably be best advised not to fly over it or too close to it, even though there isnāt an official Flight Restriction Zone in place.
If the CAA or authorities didnāt want you flying there, theyād put a restriction in place surely.
Many people have lost DJI drones due to the invisible brick wall (ie. DJI geofence) in the past:
Further discussion about the boat:
It would be sensible for them to put a flight restriction in place but, technically, I donāt think they have to.
I thought any military base became a āprohibited placeā by default and that flying a UAV over a prohibited place (if unauthorised) was an offence.
I am very happy to be proven wrong though, if I have misunderstood.
Thanks - I did see those posts when I was doing my research before flying there. That is why I think itās potentially ironic that when DJI imposed a āno fly zoneā, there was no law against flying over it but now that DJI have removed their āgeofenceā, it might actually be a āno fly zoneā thanks to the National Security Act.
Source?
My source was the Act itself:
I suppose clause 4(1)(b) might be a āget outā as it talks about the conduct needing to be prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK and one might be able to argue that flying over HMS President wouldnāt be prejudicial to the safety or interests of the UK but I am not sure I would want to be in the position of having to argue that and I suspect it would be for the Royal Navy to determine, not me.
Discussed here
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Yes but I am not sure it really discusses the point about HMS President.
The definition of prohibited places is quite broad (e.g. it appears to include the sites of any UK defence suppliers) and I donāt believe all of those sites will have been given specific Flight Restriction Zones.
Almost as broad as āprejudicial to the safety or interests of the UKā
Follow the number 1 rule, ādonāt be a dickā
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Iām fairly new to drone flying and I was nervous too. If I did need permission I dint get it (donāt tell anyone) but hermitage memorial park as not in a restricted zone but I was mindful of hms President (no ship) was nearby and that has a no fly zone over it so most of what I did was really up and down without an awful lot of flying. Pleased with what I got though
Again, no it doesnāt.
Thanks but I read that a few people have had drones end up a relic in the Thames dues to it going into a geo zone. (told you iām new to this 
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That was thanks to the previous DJI Mickey Mouse geo map which no longer applies..
Taken from Drone Scene ā¦. No flight restrictions mentioned at all. Now if itās covered under the NSA 2023 which still has to be verified, thatās a different matter.
Lets be honest here, its a wedding and conference venue first and foremost
Avoid the 2 hours on Thursday nights (1900-2100) when the reservists get play toy sailors.
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