Recent content by Johnmcl7

I've been able to fly my drone up and down the UK with 150m clearance easily, I don't really care if you believe me or not. Old Man Mavic claimed there was a rule change that meant additional restrictions for drones above 250g - there isn't, you both now agree drones in the A3 category at the...

That's not what you said though: There is no rule change for over 250g drones, they're in the same restrictive A3 class as they've been for some time. The rules have actually eased for them slightly as they're not demoted in 2023 as they were going to be.

The fact you're a moderator has everything to do with this thread - you are held to a higher standard than normal users and as such, we cannot ignore your posts as I would anyone else posting the level of misinformation you do. It's also a poor reflection on the standards of this forum you're...

Not according to you, we all need GVC's now: https://mavicpilots.com/threads/good-news-for-uk-holders-of-an-a2-cofc.132772/#post-1502202

Nope, Cymru did not say that either - he said 150m which is metres, not miles so that's not very remote at all and it's been the restriction for a while for drones in the A3 class. Given you are a moderator on this forum that can't be set to ignore, you shouldn't be making posts with incorrect...

That's not what was posted in the one I was quoting, I've checked through the rules and I can't find anything that matches the claims being made there hence I'm asking which rule that is. For clarity, this is the part I'm referring to:

Which new rules state a GVC is required to fly a drone over 250g?

For the most part I find people don't give me any hassle and actually quite interested in the drone, they're fascinated to see how I can view a live feed of the drone and to see the area we're in from above. In all the time I've been flying drones I've only had one person complain and she was...

I had a good friend who over the years has bought numerous cheap radio controlled planes and helicopters which were all rubbish, at best you could get them in the air for a few seconds before they crashed to the ground. One day he bought a DJI FC40 and I was amazed at how well it flew although...

So looks like it has the same size sensor but 12MP instead of 48MP, no 4K60, no timelapse, mastershots or focustrack, Occusync 2 instead of 3, no front or rear sensors and four more minutes of batterylife over the Mini 3 Pro.

This is what I'd planned to do but then at the time I think they were planning that even with the A2 cert, drones would still go back down to A3 and the new European classification system would be coming into play. With the Mavic 3 C1 certified I was toying with picking one up but now that's...

I'd always advise caution with items like DJI drones, Apple devices, Gopro cameras, Microsoft Surface tablets etc. because they are popular items in high demand and hold their value well so if someone is selling them well below what they are worth there's a good change it's a scam. The...

I've no doubt the Mavic 3 consumer drones are easily capable of running waypoints the same as the Mavic 2 series and also that DJI could offer an SDK for the Mavic 3 consumer drones instead DJI have made the business decision to separate the consumer and enterprise drones. It's similar to...

It initially looked that way but officially at the moment DJI have said it's now low priority: https://sdk-forum.dji.net/hc/en-us/articles/8818033368857 Unfortunately it does appear it's a business decision they've taken with the standard Mavic 3 line to limit its capability and offer the...

I guess we won't know for sure until the time comes but as I understand it the existing plan was that drones without a classification under the new system would fall under legacy rules which meant drones under 250g could fly within the A1 category and drones over the 250g would be limited to the...