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    German Drone (UAV) Law in effect since early 2017

    Ansammlung is a crowd. Filming and flying in cities is okay, gardens of sunbathing citizens not, got it? Authorities are pretty comprehensive. EMS and police action filming is totally out of scope, for juridical and ethical reasons.
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    German Drone (UAV) Law in effect since early 2017

    The name is :"Drohnenverordnung" , in effect since January 1st and as a hint: a must is insurance and a placard with name, address and phone number. Maximum altitude is 300 ft (100 meters) , 1,5 km (1 statue mile) to an airport as minimum distance. It isn't as strictly enforced as the comments...
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    German Drone (UAV) Law in effect since early 2017

    Here a sketch of how to operate legally in German airspace. In case of questions feel free to ask PM.
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    Hello from Frankfurt, Germany

    Hi, my name is Tom and I live and work in Frankfurt, Germany. My hobbies are photography, traveling and flying, so the acquisition of a DJI Mavic Pro was definitely on the list. I'm an airline captain and commercial and instrument flight instructor. I'm new into drone flying but so far I love...