Recent content by pogbellies

The switch on the side of the controller enables tripod mode, I think you may also need intelligent flight mode enabled in Go 4 but since I have this enabled anyway that is academic. At least this is the case on the 2 Pro, which as you rightly say easily meets the requirements of low speed mode...

Thank you, that is what I had initially hoped but was not clear on. I too have placed a order for the Mini 2 but also hope to be doing my A2CofC in the new year. I just hope that the rules aren’t amended again in the interim. There is also a glimmer of hope with the news that DJI may be able to...

Looking at the rules again from 1789, I am struggling to understand how they will apply to the Mini 2. Its classed as a A1 C0 legacy (not a toy), which grants flight over uninvolved people (but not over crowds) and there is no restriction on horizontal proximity to residential, commercial...

Yes I get that but its not so much the desire to fly close to people that appeals so much as the ability to fly in built up areas and recreational areas that opens up a lot of interesting places. Unless I'm misunderstanding the rules as it seems to have much more opportunity than the M2P.

After re-reading the new CAP722 it looks to me like it would be worth getting the Mini 2 anyway, as if I am reading it correctly I can fly it in congested areas, recreational areas and other places where I would not even be able to fly a C2 class with an A2 CofC. Am I reading this correctly?

So, in short, you also believe that the restrictions even under the A2 CofC are tighter than those applicable to the Mini and Mini 2? As you also have the Mini you are in a better place than I. I guess in terms of the risk that makes sense but it also doesn’t make any allowance for the...

Hi, after some of your thoughts here again. I‘m a relatively experienced operator, having owned and flown a Phantom 3 Standard and currently a Mavic 2 Pro on a recreational basis. I have current operator and flyer IDs and insurance. With the new UK rules coming into force after the 31st Dec I...

I actually think that it’s a reasonable test and could to a degree be widened to add some basic met and technical aspects such as the effect of wind and technical deficiency’s. I would also agree that it should be mandatory for retailers to check that a purchaser holds a Flyer ID number...

The guy I saw had another M2P so we would both have been using OcuSync 2.0. I guess that should have enough capability to cope with two aircraft in the same vicinity. The only other factor would be houses within 200m of his take off position and the associated wifi possibly causing...

That’s interesting, do both the MP and P4 use Ocusync?

I decided to go to one of my favourite spots last night to get some footage of my local area at sunset. As I parked up, I noticed another operator with the exact same machine, (a Pro 2) setting up nearby. This made me wonder about proximity risks. I have read that flying close to another...

Anything in the wrong hands can be a hazard, including cars, vans, knives etc. They’re not legislated to death yet (at least in most places, although blanket bans in certain areas without reasonable grounds are common) but thats what many seem to want, you included? What’s your angle, since...

Hmmm, are you trolling? Just asking as many things are potentially hazardous (even in aviation) and not legislated to death......... or reported on with such vigour and mock rage.

The link is under the word “this”.

I also joined BMFA for third party cover and Photoguard for the drone and camera gear.