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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    I've flown in to the UK from Turkey and ital in the past month and both times with the Mavic and Batteries in hand luggage in the cabin. It is confusing but if you read all the guidance, it says that "...laptops, tablets and mobile phones over a specific size, plus batteries for those devices...
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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    The registration process is for UAS over 5kg not 500g.
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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    Hi, best to call the airline and explain as I had almost the same detail on the website for Thomas Cook. The text and link you provided is specifically related to Security Briefcases and Attache Cases as these are known to have had issues in the past - same goes for Hoverboards etc. It does not...
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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    Where does it say that Lithium batteries are not allowed? I've checked the Turkish Airlines website and I also asked at the Turkish Airlines desk in Manchester UK and they said they were OK.
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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    A couple of additional points that may help - 1. When asked about the batteries, I simply stated they were for a camera - "OK, they are fine." was the response every time. 2. I took the props off the Mavic and packed them separately in my hold baggage. That way, if really scrutinised, you can...
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    Travel restrictions - do not take your drone to Turkey

    I looked at all the posts and also the UK Governement Websites, plus the Turkey drone Registration site and finally I went to the airline desk at the airport - here are my conclusions. 1. You are all incorrect and giving poor advice. 2. The battery restrictions ONLY apply to "laptops, tablets...
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    How to download videos from the Mavic?

    No need for a card reader to download files from the Mavic Pro. Connect the Mavic to your Mac or MacBook, remove the gimbal clamp, power on the Mavic, wait a couple of minutes for the aircraft to initialise and the card will be visible as "No_Name" in Finder or imovie or whatever app you want to...