Recent content by Stiltskin

I wouldn't say lax. There not overly restrictive, with UAVs subject to the same laws as any other aircraft. Rarely does a drone come straight down vertically anyway. There usually carrying some forward momentum do flying near is just as dangerous. If something did happen, the courts would look...

If you are not in control of the person then you need to be 50m from them (imagine a bubble around them). So flying at 100' AGL you will be breaking this if you overfly/fly near them. That said the park may be considered a built up area so unless there is permission from the owner of the park...

The CAA define (CAP 403 I think) a built up area as - 'any area of a city, town or settlement which is substantially used for residential, industrial, commercial or recreational purposes.’ This covers pretty much all places people live, including most public parks and playing fields. A lot of...

PCC don't allow drone flying from any of their land without permission I believe.