Drones on site

[GAVLAD]

I think I’d be more bothered about the drone crashing down onto my van or the dog crapping against my awning on this

 

[pandas]

So you are driving on a Motorway with your girlfriend in your MH minding your own business and someone with the same Marque MH decides to photograph you and post it on Facebook asking was this you.Meanwhile the wife is sat at home thinking he’s on a fishing trip. We have all seen these type of images.

So you are driving on a Motorway with your girlfriend in your MH minding your own business and someone with the same Marque MH decides to photograph you and post it on Facebook asking was this you.Meanwhile the wife is sat at home thinking he’s on a fishing trip. We have all seen these type of images.

Did she leave you after that?

 

[pandas]

Can't see the attraction of drones as a hobby.

Where I do have a problem is as the person being annoyed by them. On a campsite in Wales a few weeks ago, some twerp insisted on flying his drone over all the campers on the site. I later saw it on the ground. It looked huge, some three foot across. If that crashed onto your head, you might never ever know what hit you.

The noise was a continuous, all-pervading, high pitched screech, that you could hear even when the drone went so high, it wasn't easily visible,

Frankly I loathe them, and the reason isn't the drone itself, its the selfish operator who thinks his hobby is more important than my desire for a bit of peace and quiet.

and then there's the drone of the radio's

 

[The Wino]

What happens whe the toilet roll hits the drone then the drone hits a a child very irresponsible

I don't think it is possible to throw a toilet roll anywhere near the legal limit on the distance you're supposed to be away from people so if the toilet roll reaches its sort of self policing. If it hits a child the drone was being flown over children way too close.

 

[Littlewheels]

Did she leave you after that?

I was asking for a friend

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[Jim]

Cyclists on this Forum must be happy about the rise in the number of drone operators

 

[The Lord Squid]

Cyclists on this Forum must be happy about the rise in the number of drone operators

Two for the price of one.

 

[tacr2man]

Just in case Drone jammers even tho available from China are illegal to own in UK !

 

[DDJC]

I am no expert but that sounds highly dangerous!
3 foot width must weigh a fair bit . I would be inclined to call the police as it sounds very dangerous to be flying around on a campsite .

I'm gonna be generous now. I suppose a lot of it was rotors, and his caravan was about a hundred yards away. However it did sound like a fleet of Saturn 5s lifting off.

 

[St3v3]

. I later saw it on the ground. It looked huge, some three foot across.

Yea, sure it was lol. But then, I suppose you think <======> is 6 inches

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[gus-lopez]

Just in case Drone jammers even tho available from China are illegal to own in UK !

No, illegal to use. You can buy them.

 

[scally]

no. the difference is the req for CAA operator number between camera and not. thats it.

I stand corrected but that was the information I had. Possibly it changed or never got passed ?

 

[Captain Birdseye]

Yesterday evening one of our VW Camper brethren decide to fly his Drone ( not a small one ) from his camper and proceeded to fly it over the camp site. Take off and landing was within 15 ft of 2 other units with people sat outside them and whilst he was having fun buzzing the site his pet Alsatian dog decide to wonder off past my van off site into the road. I whistled it back and it eventually heeded me without getting killed.
The owner was pissed off that I disturbed his flying by calling him to collect his dog.
Bearing in mind that the new rules are that a Drone cannot be flown within 50m of any person and a 150m of any person on recreational land and the fact that he didn’t have his dog under any form of control, is this more evidence of a new breed of campervan owner who doesn’t give a f@ck. ?

Sadly you are correct. He is also required to be registered by the CAA and have his registration number on the quadcopter. I am registered and insured, having passed exams some time ago. It is also illegal to fly on land that you do not own without the owners consent, with various distance and height regulations.

 

[Catpirate]

I also have a drone, kids and a dog. As people have pointed out the rules have changed recently and the law applies to all drones with a camera regardless of weight. Drones without a camera and less than 250g are exempt. I follow the rules and fully understand that people deserve and cherish their privacy. My dog is always on a lead unless there are areas where he is allowed off. Most of the "rules" are common sense and respect for other people. I have met many rude people and when combined with alcohol they are best left to the warden/owner who can take appropriate action

 

[buttons]

Yesterday evening one of our VW Camper brethren decide to fly his Drone ( not a small one ) from his camper and proceeded to fly it over the camp site. Take off and landing was within 15 ft of 2 other units with people sat outside them and whilst he was having fun buzzing the site his pet Alsatian dog decide to wonder off past my van off site into the road. I whistled it back and it eventually heeded me without getting killed.
The owner was pissed off that I disturbed his flying by calling him to collect his dog.
Bearing in mind that the new rules are that a Drone cannot be flown within 50m of any person and a 150m of any person on recreational land and the fact that he didn’t have his dog under any form of control, is this more evidence of a new breed of campervan owner who doesn’t give a f@ck. ?

Drones are a bit like e-scooters, both fantastic inventions that could give hours of pleasure convenience and usefulness to thousands but they are both at loggerheads with the public and authority. Why, what is a matter with using either I think they are great.

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[cyberyacht]

I toyed with the idea of a drone for the photographic potential but, upon reading all the red tape, decided against it.

 

[AlanF1]

Yes I do use a drone .Shooting at a drone is classed the same as shooting at a aircraft. Flying over any land is legal apart from restricted zones. The caa own the air space not the land owner lots of people think a drone can take their image ,if low down yes but at 40 meters I doubt you could identify a person these are a 1000 pound drone not 10 million pound spy drone. As for not controlling their dog that’s a different issue https://www.caa.co.uk/Consumers/Unmanned-aircraft/Our-role/Updates-about-drones/

Perhaps you have read thishttps://register-drones.caa.co.uk/drone-code/protecting-peoples-privacy

 

[Gillym]

Must be me I guess but the only thing that would have concerned me was the dog, as for the drone not bothered.

Disturbing the peace.

 

[Calamaster]

All a great shame this since the Drone incident that closed Gatwick. I have a drone - licenced and trained. I obey all the rules but still get hassled even in the middle of nowhere! I no longer fly in UK, but have a lot of fun abroad.
I have 2 e-bikes as well - great toys.

 

[glenn2926]

They do look like fun to play with but I can’t understand why anyone would want to put a camera on one and then fly over other people’s property. It just seems a bit voyeuristic and weird to me.
I can certainly understand why people get upset about being watched, spied upon.
Perhaps flying over other people’s property should be outlawed to prevent this. With owners of these things restricted to flying over their own property, unless of course they have been asked by a property owner to fly over.

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[bilM]

I can’t understand why anyone would want to put a camera on one and then fly

Well can you tell me how I would do FPV with out a camera.

 

[art]

I have been the owner of many VW's over last 50 years and attendef many VW shows and runs over the years but did notice a change over last 20 years or so,many events did seem to have a change of atmosphere,mostly for the worse.

 

[glenn2926]

Well can you tell me how I would do FPV with out a camera.

You have very nicely cut my sentence to make it read how you want it to. Well done.

 

[tonyidle]

They do look like fun to play with but I can’t understand why anyone would want to put a camera on one and then fly over other people’s property. It just seems a bit voyeuristic and weird to me.
I can certainly understand why people get upset about being watched, spied upon.
Perhaps flying over other people’s property should be outlawed to prevent this. With owners of these things restricted to flying over their own property, unless of course they have been asked by a property owner to fly over.

Have you seen Tam's footage from Greece?

 

[glenn2926]

Have you seen Tam's footage from Greece?

Yeah I’ve seen it which I partly why I think they look like fun. It’s the camera being used to look at other people and property I cannot understand.

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[Bobby-gg]

I don't want to look at other people's property, I want to be able to take photographs like this

 

[tonyidle]

Yeah I’ve seen it which I partly why I think they look like fun. It’s the camera being used to look at other people and property I cannot understand.

Property maybe if it has interesting features but I agree about people. TBH I don't believe that in most cases the operator is looking at people - people tend to see a drone and make an assumption. People are distinctly weird about being photographed or videoed - just take a look at the reactions to public photography on You Tube.

 

[glenn2926]

I don't want to look at other people's property, I want to be able to take photographs like this

Which is absolutely fine providing it’s your property you’re flying over.
Very nice picture.

 

[tonyidle]

Which is absolutely fine providing it’s your property you’re flying over.
Very nice picture.

How could it be? How could it ever be?

 

[glenn2926]

How could it be? How could it ever be?

He could live in the lighthouse. Some do.

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