Recent content by wheelman1uk

Thanks for the advice. As the weather looks favourable I will see what I can do today. Thats provided I can reload the control programme as the last time I attempted it, it took nearly two hours due to a very poor signal.

I'm having problems with my DJI Pro as the iris on the camera does not seem to be closing down in sunlight. I have tried to close it down manually using the control on the handset but without any apparent success. All photos/videos are over exposed to the point of not being able to see what I...

I bought my Mavic Pro secondhand and it had a full "carbon fibre" wrap' I was not a great fan and when it started to lift on the corners I decided to strip it completely. I think it now looks much better naked and unadorned. Luckily we still live in a world where we can have personal choice...

The cost of the test is £9.00 which is about $10-11 and the "licence" lasts for two years. At the moment there are no plans for requiring a retest at the end of the two year period. When I took my test I got my "licence" number within about 24 hours so no great problem. The licence number...

Here in the UK we are required to take a written test if our drone weighs more than 250g. Its a fairly straight forward test and at the age of 80 I passed it first time. The test can be taken on-line or through your club. The subsequent "licence" number must be displayed on the drone. A more...

Interesting to see what The Cyborg has to say about The National Trust. Within the last ten days I was informed (most aggressively) by a National Trust gardener that I could not fly over National Trust properties. Their guidance is deliberately misleading as it would give the impression that...

I have been a drone flyer for about 4 years, a fixed wing model flyer for 25 years and a National Trust member for 40 years. At the moment all National Trust properties in the UK are closed However from Wednesday of this week the grounds of certain poperties have been open to walk around. Today...

The BMFA have now issued a further update and provided the 2 mt rule is observed along with social distancing in club premises and not touching any gear than your own we should be flying again on Wednesday. They also recommend having a bottle of hand sanitizer in your tool box and using it. I...

I can only speak for here in the UK. If you are flying anything weighing more than 250g you need to have passed the government theoretical test. It is an on line test and is straight forward. I am 80 and a first time drone flyer and I passed first time with 100% pass mark. The accreditation then...

I live in an area about 15 kms from a military helicopter training base. There is a "no fly" zone which extends approximately 8 kms out from the base but as the area in which I live has no other houses other than mine it is used regularly for low level training. I can guage how low the...

Lock down is a two edged sword. I live in a rural part of North Shropshire (UK) with an area of approx 6000 acres of farmland (mainly grass) to fly over. My nearest neighbour is 1/2 mile away so when ever the wind has dropped I have been out getting to grips with the Pro. For two days running I...

I am lucky in one way in so as I live in a fairly remote rural area and have access to 10 square miles of uninhabited countryside straight from my garden. However as I am a widower and now live alone the lack of human contact at the moment is not so good. However it means I have plenty of time...

Being of a certain age ie. before computers were available I now always print out instructions and assemble them in a physical manual. I can then flick quickly back and forth between topics and pages. I appraciate that I am a bit of a Do-Do but my hard copy cant be infected with an electronic...

I really think we are getting over stressed here in the UK. As every sub 12 year old I know has a drone of some description and they are not likely to be taking any test or examination. That means the enforcing authority, whoever that will be, have neither the manpower or interest in chasing...

Once again we have local authorities etc either trying it on in the hope of intimidating people or being totally ignorant of their legal position. They are also inserting the "take off and landing" scenario as a red herring. Yes they have the right to restrict take off and landing from publicly...