Brand new drone owner (Teesside), just browsing drone flying locations and noticed the seeming massive restricted area around Durham and Frankland prison aka FRANKLAND/DURHAM zone
I can understand a prison, however even then restricted area covers a massive amount of land in comparison to other zones (and prisons), most of the city is also covered. Why so large? Is there any oversight to the assigning of areas or has someone just got out a big red pen? Other restricted areas seem very specific in their boundaries.
Hi i am a perfessional drone pilot i joined a membership last month. If you need to fly in this area you get the permission and tell the purpose for the flight.
To fly a drone over a prison, you must first obtain permission from the relevant authorities. This typically involves contacting the local police and air traffic control, as well as the prison itself. It is also important to have a good reason for flying a drone over the prison, such as capturing aerial footage for a film or conducting a survey.
You dont need to get permission to fly in the large area that’s marked in red. That is EGR 432 and it only applies to helicopters. Clearly, flying over the prison is a different matter
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