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not sure when this was last updated: Drone Laws in New Zealand | UAV Coach (2019)
I was given a Mavic 2 Pro as a retirement present. I've retired from flying airliners, so the Mavic is around 1/600,000th of the weight of my last ride.
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Very cool gift, nice of your work colleagues to give you something so appropriate.
Enjoy the Mavic, and welcome to the forum too.
Thats a darn good, and apt present!!!
Well done to those that thought of it!
And welcome aboard MavicPilots!!!
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Get it straight from the source, best way to be sure of the facts . . .
Unmanned Aircraft - Drones | Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
The drone specific NZ CAA website . . . Fly the right way
No, it was my wife....she didn't want me getting any ideas about buying a real aircraft.
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Many rules for flying drones there and they are kind of confusing as some are contradictory, depending on the source. The practice of flying drones seems more open, as long as you don't do anything stupid and stay away from crowds, main national park zones, copters, airports.
Hi All,
Based in Melbourne, have a Parrott Mambo ( its my inside relief flying!!!!!) Spark and Pro 2; still learning the ropes and love all things to do with DJI !!!!
Based in Melbourne, have a Parrott Mambo ( its my inside relief flying!!!!!) Spark and Pro 2; still learning the ropes and love all things to do with DJI !!!!
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Hi I'm a newbie...just bought my Mavic pro and based in Mackay, Queensland. Complete novice here just learning the ropes.
?. This whole forum has been really helpful. ?
?. This whole forum has been really helpful. ?
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Welcome JSM, and Kaz . . . I have a son in Melbourne, and a nephew in Mackay !
I grew up in Bowen Kaz, some nice place up there in NQ to film . . . and lucky you, in QLD all the National Parks are ok to fly to CASA guidelines
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Hi there ?Welcome JSM, and Kaz . . . I have a son in Melbourne, and a nephew in Mackay !
I grew up in Bowen Kaz, some nice place up there in NQ to film . . . and lucky you, in QLD all the National Parks are ok to fly to CASA guidelines
Thanks for your reply! Ok. I'm super interested here! I was of the understanding that national parks were no fly zones? Did I get that wrong? The parks are amazing here. Would love to fly and get footage ?
After crashing my Mavic Zoom into a mountain several months ago I'm back with a Mavic Pro now, love it!
Hi,
I'm fairly New to this forum. I'm from Melbourne. Previously owned a Phantom 3 Advanced until the cam stopped working.
Now I own a Mavic 2 Pro. Had it for about 3 weeks now. I Bought it from Bunnings believe it or not! Had them price match an online retailer.
I'm fairly New to this forum. I'm from Melbourne. Previously owned a Phantom 3 Advanced until the cam stopped working.
Now I own a Mavic 2 Pro. Had it for about 3 weeks now. I Bought it from Bunnings believe it or not! Had them price match an online retailer.
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No worries mate, and the rules for National Park varies around the country . . .
QLD and WA, all good to fly to CASA rules, plus don't annoy wildlife.
NT you can apply and get relativley easily a permit to fly as a hobbyist.
NSW I believe you can approach local parks offices and ask if ok to fly (sensible simple flight plan to show you're empathetic to all visitors, and safe).
SA, VIC, and TAS are very hard to get permission as hobbyists, even licenced pilots have to jump through hoops.
Even in the banned states, you can take off from outside park boundaries, and fly OVER, but with VLOS rule, well it's still basically a ban in reality.
Hopefully that might change with upcoming hobbyist licensing and drone registration etc coming in.
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The MP was my first drone, still love it, does what I ask and get pretty decent footage.
All I've done is put the Platinum 8331 props on it, it's so quiet, much less intrusive than my Spark.
That would be the drone I'll upgrade to, if / when I feel the need
Mostly for that camera.
Bunnings, now yeah ! The special orders desk can get you an amazing array of products you don't normally expect.
And usually they will beat pricing by 10% and have a great returns policy etc.
You won't see DJI instore, but go to their website and search
Pricing very high, but the price beat policy is there to use.
I tried to get them to price beat but they will only match on special order items. Anyways I found the cheapest online price that I could find and got their price reduced by over $500The MP was my first drone, still love it, does what I ask and get pretty decent footage.
All I've done is put the Platinum 8331 props on it, it's so quiet, much less intrusive than my Spark.
That would be the drone I'll upgrade to, if / when I feel the need
Mostly for that camera.
Bunnings, now yeah ! The special orders desk can get you an amazing array of products you don't normally expect.
And usually they will beat pricing by 10% and have a great returns policy etc.
You won't see DJI instore, but go to their website and search
Pricing very high, but the price beat policy is there to use.
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