# UK Drone & Technology Show Live - NEC - 1-2 Dec **URL:** \ **Category:** Meetups\ **Created:** [25 March 2018 17:10 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749 "2018-03-25T17:10:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Brian](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/brian/32/2804_2.png) [@Brian](https://greyarro.ws/u/Brian)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 21:02 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749/102 "2018-12-06T21:02:58Z")
That’s basically what the CAA said ‘don’t be a dick’. The only way to challenge a bye law is to keep within the law and bye laws yourself while flying. The laws of flying drones, whether contained in the ANO or Drone code trump any bye law that a council can dreqm up, simply because they don’t own and regulate the airspace. If the council wish to get uppity about flying over the land they control, then as long as you are within the ANO or Drone code, you have ‘right on your side. ---
**Author:** ![Clarkey](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/clarkey/32/6407_2.png) [@Clarkey](https://greyarro.ws/u/Clarkey)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 21:26 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749/103 "2018-12-06T21:26:28Z")
Brian, I didnt realise that the CAA “trump” local bylaws, I thought it would be the other way around, interesting… ---
**Author:** ![Brian](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/brian/32/2804_2.png) [@Brian](https://greyarro.ws/u/Brian)\ **Post date:** [6 December 2018 22:04 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749/104 "2018-12-06T22:04:33Z")
It does if the local council use by laws to try and ban FLYING OVER council land, which is the gist of my thread. But if landing or taking off on council land, then the bye laws apply. That’s why I say, as long as you are complying with the ANO or Drone code, there’s nothing the council can do if you are taking off and landing outside the council controlled land, they don’t own or cobtrol the airspace above the land. ---
**Author:** ![PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/user_avatar/greyarro.ws/pingspike/32/7393_2.png) [@PingSpike](https://greyarro.ws/u/PingSpike)\ **Post date:** [7 December 2018 21:13 UTC](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749/105 "2018-12-07T21:13:49Z")
> [@Brian](#): > > The show was sponsored by ‘Jessops’ the camera shops, they have seen a market for drones and are attempting to ‘go for it’ I think the reason for Jessops having seen a market is because: 1. Peter Jones owns Jessops 2. Peter Jones also now owns [DroneSafeRegister](https://greyarro.ws/t/dragons-den-last-night/3756) 3. Peter Jones likes a gadget It all fits quite well really (well, for him anyway). I can’t help felling Peter Jones will now push the drone safe register to CAA as being **_the_** place we all need to register in the future 🙄 > [@Brian](#): > > I asked, if it’s congested at 1000 people and not at 999 then how do we count them. Their reply was to fly with common sense, and use the drone code if it seems an area is congested at 1pm on a sunny bank holiday Monday, then it might not be ealier in the day or later in the week, so then it’s ok to fly at those times. It would seem the CAA and the drone laws are trying to work for us. Agreed - [CAA definition of 'Crowds and built up areas'](https://greyarro.ws/t/caa-definition-of-crowds-and-built-up-areas/4767) > [@Brian](#): > > That’s basically what the CAA said ‘don’t be a dick’. It’s a philosophy I try to live by in all aspects of life 🙂 [Previous page](https://greyarro.ws/t/uk-drone-technology-show-live-nec-1-2-dec/1749.md?page=5)