Recent content by JayV8

I've posted over on Grey Arrows about this but just to flag here as well - the City Airport FRZ is actually quite a way East isn't it? If you're in the area just to the east of Tower Bridge I would have thought that was ok in terms of clear no-fly zones. The only thing causing me pause at the...

I have (finally!) received the following from the CAA's "UAV Enquiries" email address. Good enough for me - as I'm only flying sub-250g I think the initial statement, combined with the statement in parentheses at the end of the first paragraph gives me everything I need.

I have now had a somewhat helpful response from Altitude Angel, which includes in relevant part the following: Obviously this is not as conclusive as I would like, but it is broadly supportive of the conclusions we reached earlier. The best thing now would be to have something from the CAA...

I have tried an enquiry with the CAA but I'm not hugely optimistic about getting a helpful response any time soon. What contact did you use for NATS / Altitude Angel?

It took me far, far longer than it should have, but yes I found the legislative basis for the "specified area" - it is the Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Specified Area) Regulations 2005 - see The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Specified Area) Regulations 2005. I believe this...

Thanks - only update I have so far is that the secondary legislation for zone R158 is pretty clear that the zone is strictly limited to straight lines between coordinates and so I think it is correct that you can go as close to the lines as you want as long as you do not cross them - link here...

Hi all, sorry to revive an oldish thread. I'm new to the hobby but considering a specific flight (with a DJI mini 2) at a specific location in central London. I'm doing my very best to understand the new 2021 rules and I have zero interest in breaking them, so I want to be certain before I make...