Recent content by Aerophile

Is it legal for you to fly this drone at 1000 meters altitude in this location?

Thanks. I jumped through the hoops today, took the online test, paid my fee, and got the Operator ID and Flyer ID. Now just need to label the drone with the number and start packing. Hopefully nothing will change before I get through there. Cheers.

That number seems to meet their requirements, at least for tat field - I think. I was able to get it to accept that number in that particular field, but it gagged and coughed up an error on something else (maybe mobile number?). Can't tell, it just errors out. Sheesh, what a bureaucratic...

Interesting info, thanks for the updates. Back to Bergen... I'll be visiting Bergen for just a day or two next month. I will have my Mini 3 Pro along with me, and would love to fly it there if possible. I'm happy to go through any required online registration and test, and will do my best to...

I haven't been paying close attention for months, but see this update, and have a couple questions... 1. I assume this is all still in the process of being implemented - that is, it's proposed, perhaps agreed-to, but not yet in effect - correct? 2. If so, when is the implementation date? I...

Yeah. And birds aren't real, too.

Crewed aircraft are inside clouds (and fogbanks) all the time, and eventually pop out of them, which can surprise you. That's why you need to stay far away from clouds and fogbanks. No flying in zero-visibility environments so you don't kill people who have clearance to be in those clouds. Not...

I've been flying real, human-carrying airplanes since the late 1960s (and yes, I was v-e-r-y young when I learned to fly, they had me sitting on a stack of pillows so I could see out the front window). Had trouble reaching the rudder pedals for the first couple years. I think I'm pretty good at...

Not gonna be in Boracay, thanks. I'll double my Ozempic dose.

Looking at a trip to the Philippines next year and starting to research how easily I might be able to fly my drone there (yeah, I'm planning ahead). We will be staying in/around Anilao and Romblon (far from Manila and other big cities). I'm planning to take my Mini 3 Pro (249 grams, with a...

Looks like I picked a bad week to quit sniffing glue.

Yes, as I clearly stated in a response to this thread, above. See post #12 in this thread. The money-shot (quoting myself)... Now, the above was true when I went (Fall of 2023). It worked out OK for me. It seemed a bit expensive, but it was a "solution" (meeting the requirements) with a price...

Now here's where it gets tricky (at least I think so). From a high level, one can see that the "red" prohibited airspace often follows the coastline. That's pretty obvious in many places. But when you zoom in, the depiction of the prohibited airspace often follows the coastline just loosely...

Here's what the French (national) airspace map looks like: So yeah, there's a lot of red, but not all over (France is not a small country). For those who are geographically challenged, Corsica (where I'm headed) is that bit in the lower-right corner, off the coast of Northern Italy. Here's...

This. Yes, there are lots of places in France where you can not fly legally. That's true at home, too (home for me = the USA) and it's also true in most countries so it should not come as a complete shock that you can't just fire up your drone and get footage of the Eiffel Tower or major...