Flying During Stay In Place Order

[diego]

Please help me settle a debate with my wife. If I go for my daily walk during the stay in place order and happen to fly the drone to capture some scenery, am I violating the order? (UK)

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

I suspect if going out 'unnecessarily' is an order in place where you are, you'd be moved on, or fined, as applicable to your location.

Here in Australia, out states and territories have various levels of restrictions, some states have seen people fined for things such as :
- Sitting alone on a park bench eating lunch, well away from other people.
- Single male at a car wash alone, no other people, at 2am.
- 5 mates playing video games in their own lounge room at home.
- While driving 5km to a bike park, to ride a bike on trails.
- Out exercising, stopping to rest / sit on a park bench (moved alone in general)

Some of the above offences were $1060 fines, some in Victoria $1630.

Many of these will probably be overturned, one already has, a mother and daughter (learner driver) out getting road time in wet weather, both fined well over $1060 for non essential travel.

 

[Soxer123]

Please help me settle a debate with my wife. If I go for my daily walk during the stay in place order and happen to fly the drone to capture some scenery, am I violating the order? (UK)

From what I see on the news yes you would be. The idea of lockdown, is you only go out for essential needs.

I've just got my Mavic Air back from the menders and want to test fly it, but again, it's not an essential.

Fotunately on Tuesday I am going into work where we have a large secluded compound so I will try it there.

 

[old man mavic]

the short answer is YES

 

[diego]

Thanks, I guess I will be leaving my drone at home when I go out for my daily walks.

 

[Soxer123]

You could, of course, tape a packet of Anadin to the body and if challenged say you're flying in urgent medical supplies.

 

[Deleted member 94047]

It is not so much violating the letter of the law but the intent of the law.

 

[Soxer123]

But get an overzealous plod like the one in that front garden in Yorkshire for which the force had to apologise.

 

[charliej]

Thanks, I guess I will be leaving my drone at home when I go out for my daily walks.

I would if I were you. ?

 

[GadgetGuy]

From what I see on the news yes you would be. The idea of lockdown, is you only go out for essential needs.

I've just got my Mavic Air back from the menders and want to test fly it, but again, it's not an essential.

Fotunately on Tuesday I am going into work where we have a large secluded compound so I will try it there.

How is flying a drone during essential exercise a violation? It's killing two birds with one stone. Walk and fly!

 

[GadgetGuy]

Please help me settle a debate with my wife. If I go for my daily walk during the stay in place order and happen to fly the drone to capture some scenery, am I violating the order? (UK)

Just fly it as you walk! No different than walking your dog! ?

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Could always get a wrap, then when you tell them you're walking the dog, you won't be fibbing (much).

 

[Soxer123]

How is flying a drone during essential exercise a violation? It's killing two birds with one stone. Walk and fly!

Try arguing that with a policeman who thinks he's in the right.

 

[GadgetGuy]

Try arguing that with a policeman who thinks he's in the right.

Make sure you are, in fact, walking continuously (exercising), as you fly the drone.
You can just bring it down and carry it by hand, while still recording, if the cop objects to it being in the air, while you walk.