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    Liability insurance in UK

    Check out CoverDrone, they offer £1m public liability and good New for Old cover on flyaways and accidental damage including crashes, and also includes theft.
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    Drone Insurance UK

    Hi I guess you have already got your insurance by now, but for the future I think CoverDrone offer a better deal than FlyIcarus, one major point being they do new for old basis. Check it for yourself.
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    UK Drone Insurance Options

    Hi, I got a little mixed up as I was looking at quite a few insurance options. It was PhotoGuard that I spoke to on the phone. I looked for FlyIcarus and only found a drone training setup. I looked further tonight and found FlyIcarus insurance, you are right they do cover flyaways and over water...
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    UK Drone Insurance Options

    Hi Irvine Can you confirm the spelling of the insurance provider you have cover from.
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    UK Drone Insurance Options

    Hi I have been looking around for insurance for public and eqipment cover. I called Fly Icarus a couple of days ago and they told me they don't cover flyaways, they will cover crashes if you can recover the wreckage, all the bits and pieces. In the end after looking around I got cover from...
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    Mandatory training UK?

    Hi There are regulations we need to comply with, these are set out in the Drone Code which you can see and download at dronesafe.uk. You will see that you are not allowed to fly in residential areas as that would constitute a built up area. As old man mavic said if you want to fly commercially...
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    New Pilot from Bournemouth UK

    Thanks for the welcome and I won't be shy, might be a bit dumb now and then though.
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    New Pilot from Bournemouth UK

    Thanks for the welcome and help.
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    New Pilot from Bournemouth UK

    Hi Thanks for your welcome, there seem to be quite strict reulations here in the UK with respect to flying drones, not allowed to fly over 400ft or over residential areas etc. So I have downloaded an app produced by the Air Traffic Control body, it is good as it shows all restricted areas...
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    New Pilot from Bournemouth UK

    Hi Everyone I just got my Mavic Pro, I'm charging everything up. Batteries get charge quite fast but transmitter seems to be taking ages. I'l go to a nice open space to fly it for the first time, what is the Beginner mode, how does it work? Thanks, that's all for now.
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    Just got my Mavic Pro, so I'm a real newbie

    Just got my Mavic Pro, so I'm a real newbie