Recent content by Bog Down

Do you need an A2CofC etc for commercial use of a mini? I thought that only applied for craft above 250g. You definitely do need commercial insurance, but that isn't particularly expensive.

If you want to try it yourself, the Flat Field DNG is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptkeva6esjcsegu/DJI_0758.DNG?dl=0 This was purely experimental, so I expect it is possible to do better - eg I should probably have done this in an empty car park well away from stray reflections. The exact...

I was able to remove the central red blob using a flat field image in RawTherapee (v5.9, 5.8 doesn't seem to work quite right). In my case I took a picture of a 18% grey card in full sun to obtain the flat field rather than messing around with white plastic. It does introduce a slight red...

Ouch. So just because you are a volunteer organisation, you don't get an exemption? That's even more absurd than the new rule. Shame you can't get someone from the CAA to come out and help comb the Upper Derwent on foot, just to see how long it is before they agree that perhaps being able to...

If your interpretation is correct - and I suspect it is, even if it makes no sense, as a multirotor doesn't really have a natural forward direction - then I might as well send the thing back. It seems daft to require a bigger, more dangerous drone in order to fly slightly higher when a smaller...

Surely the camera is irrelevant to flight safety? You don't have to use one. In home lock I know exactly which way the drone will move in relation to the control stick, provided I can see the drone and am facing towards it. I know it isn't the preferred way for most people to fly, but I don't...

[New member here.] I've been flying an old APM hex with a compact camera mounted on it for about 9 years well away from everyone - mostly on a private site which we are managing for wildlife and monitoring for vegetation. I've flown it very carefully, mostly only doing fixed point photography...