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I was hoping the wedge tail eagle thing was more localised out west. I took the Mavic up the other day into the paddocks at the top of the family farm (in NSW). From afar, I thought some small kid was sitting on the fencepost. I stayed in the drivers seat and put the mavic on the roof of the...

I found an email address for drone flight approvals for the northern beaches, covering the Manly Dam area. Sent off a request. A month later I’m still waiting. Did the same for Thredbo back in ski season, and in both cases included my REPL details, with a summary of how and where I intended to...

I've just been asked to use a drone at Manly Dam (Northern Beaches region of Sydney). I was surprised to see it appears there aren't restrictions to fly there, at least in the North/Northwestern end. Anyone know otherwise?

Oh, and there’s also this DJI/Seagate collaboration: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072MN8M89/ref=psdc_595048_t5_B00M9B4482

I’ve found these a good option to download directly from the card to a phone or tablet. This isn’t the one that I have, but it’s the same idea. The software can be bit fiddly. Micro USB Type-c TF Memory Card Reader Connection For iPhone Android Phones | eBay

Really? I’m flabbergasted. Perhaps, just perhaps there’s French people on the French section who are more comfortable using French. It doesn’t take a huge leap to get why that might be. But maybe you can an admin to shut this down?

Isn’t Camzilla north of the bridge in Lindfield?

Just a thought, but is there any chance of finding a rental option. Perhaps google can help narrow something down.

Hi Gareth, Just came across this post and was surprised that there wasn't more uptake on it. I found it as I'm going through the drafting process required by CASA (the Australian aviation authority responsible for licensing and safety) to obtain a commercial operator's certificate. This...

+1 (Me too!) CASA, the Australian safety authority, also requires this be included in the operations library for commercial operators.

I live in a military Restricted Area that usually shows up on the CASA Can I Fly There app. Over the last couple days, the only areas that are showing as restricted are bush fire areas. Even if you put the location as central Sydney, it shows as okay to fly. I had a look to see if there’s any...

The limit in France is 120m (or 400ft), allowing a 100ft buffer between the this altitude and 500ft (150m), which is the bottom limit for manned a/c to operate, outside of takeoffs and landings at aerodromes. Here's a link to the French gov't map on where recreational drone flights are...

Love the card! I've laminated a copy of the local rules (French) so if anyone has a go, I can point to it and ask them to show me which rule I'm breaking. In France the government also has a site showing all the NFZs so I often take a screenshot before taking off, so I can pull it up quickly...

Good point!

Another update. Since my first email response from TomTop (after 6 days if waiting), TomTop appear to be stalling. I was asked first for my order number (which they could've found as its the only order placed with my email address). After another wait (and assurances that they're working...