As I understand it, as long as you notify and get permission from atc, this is okay.
I have just had a short hover session with my air 2. Playing with the new features, only 2m above the ground. A passenger airliner took off from my local airport, 4 miles away as the crow flies. I was not anywhere near the extended flight zones, quite the opposite at 90 degrees to the side of them. The flight path takes the aircraft in a large circle, at least 5 miles from my chosen flying spot.
As the aircraft passed by me to circle behind, my controller started to beep loudly, vibrate and flash the battery condition lights. The air 2 landed in a controlled manor and refused to respond, until the aircraft had circled behind me and continued on it's outbound path. Then I was able to resume normal operation. Looking back through the flight log, I did recieve a short, class D airspace warning, roughly coinciding, with the forced landing.
My initial thoughts were, that some aircraft may be trialing a technology to cause drones to land. However this seems very far fetched. I'd like to believe dji somehow, has linked my location to the airport and sheduled flight times, again far fetched.
I always contact atc, a habit I formed when flying my RC thermal soaring gliders, in the valley below my house. I do this because I invariably fly a lot higher than my drone is restricted to.
Just to add I am a BMFA member and at the moment we are allowed to fly fixed wing higher than 400ft.
I have just had a short hover session with my air 2. Playing with the new features, only 2m above the ground. A passenger airliner took off from my local airport, 4 miles away as the crow flies. I was not anywhere near the extended flight zones, quite the opposite at 90 degrees to the side of them. The flight path takes the aircraft in a large circle, at least 5 miles from my chosen flying spot.
As the aircraft passed by me to circle behind, my controller started to beep loudly, vibrate and flash the battery condition lights. The air 2 landed in a controlled manor and refused to respond, until the aircraft had circled behind me and continued on it's outbound path. Then I was able to resume normal operation. Looking back through the flight log, I did recieve a short, class D airspace warning, roughly coinciding, with the forced landing.
My initial thoughts were, that some aircraft may be trialing a technology to cause drones to land. However this seems very far fetched. I'd like to believe dji somehow, has linked my location to the airport and sheduled flight times, again far fetched.
I always contact atc, a habit I formed when flying my RC thermal soaring gliders, in the valley below my house. I do this because I invariably fly a lot higher than my drone is restricted to.
Just to add I am a BMFA member and at the moment we are allowed to fly fixed wing higher than 400ft.