Recent content by Ben Kenobe

I don't think anything else would work. Imagine you file a flight plan only to get there and find a family having a picnic - flight over before it starts. Generally I only know the area I'm going to fly with a few 'alternates' - not the specifics which I decide at the time based on the local...

The biggest challenge is the cheaper end of the market for off the shelf 'stuff' - perhaps it is time for the customs and excise people to stop these at the door, whilst I get that this will upset a lot of people the equipment is too easily obtained and too cheap. Then there is the kit market...

I'd love to see some common sense applied, as the document says though things need to be clear and unambiguous, there's the challenge not just from a documentation perspective but an education perspective of both enforcers and the public - many of those breaking the rules simply don't see...

I guess my point is really that I already behave that way, many of the ideas and suggestions aren't new or are already in place. If you stick to the rules you can't even fly within 15 km of the airport near me - the 50m congestion rule stops you - no road or building within 50 metres isn't so...

Whilst interesting I really see nothing new in there and certainly nothing unexpected but here's the rub - legislation is futile where the act is deliberate, you think legislation stops people owning guns. It is also singling out one small part of the model flying community - I also fly 700...

If you feel adventurous build your own using Arducopter / Pixhawk - it has this behaviour at its core, can do what you want easily. I used to fly this on a DJI 550 frame, the biggest problem with that was flight time. I didn't think the E300 power system was as good as claims for it as my...

Thanks All, I'm going to try and stick with it, it is something I enjoyed doing but I got so up tight that I didn't feel comfortable flying any more, always felt like I was being watched. That's why when I saw how small the Mavic 2 was and heard how quiet it was that I just had to get one, the...

What are the odds of two people in the same UK county joining the same day ... Well I'm another, not new to 'drone' operation been building and flying for a while - Arducopter / Pixhawk, my first multi was an Xaircraft X650, then a DJI 550 with Pixhawk. Sold everything because I got fed up...