New Pilot from Surrey, UK

[Rygate]

Hi all.

I’m visiting Florida in February next year, and wanted to know if I’ll be able to take my drone and fly it around the Clearwater area.

Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[msinger]

Welcome to the forum!

 

[dirkclod]

Hi all.

I’m visiting Florida in February next year, and wanted to know if I’ll be able to take my drone and fly it around the Clearwater area.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Welcome to Mavic Pilots .
I hope you will find our site helpful and look forward to any input , photo's/video's you might post .
Don't be shy and ask anything if you can't find it by searching .

 

[LuvMyTJ]

Hello,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the Mavic Pilots forum.
I hope that you will be able to use the forum to further your safety knowledge and for the exchange of innovative ideas and as a resource for current developments in Mavic quadcopter’s.
Enjoy the forum!

 

[Former Member]

Welcome to Mavicpilots.com. If you ever need advice or repair questions, feel free to reach out to the forum.
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Best regards and good luck,

Rob

 

[Bunny Too]

Hi all.

I’m visiting Florida in February next year, and wanted to know if I’ll be able to take my drone and fly it around the Clearwater area.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Howdy from Wyoming @Rygate , welcome to the community, plenty of fine folk and excellent information here.

 

[Aerial-Pixel]

Welcome to Mavic Pilots from Dayton Ohio USA! Have a good visit to Florida, make sure you check the B4UFLY app to make sure you aren't in restricted airspace, you can find out more HERE. Fly safe and have fun!

 

[theDRONEranger]

Greetings from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

By all means, bring your drone with you. As best I can find the only legality is that the drone must be registered with the FAA prior to flight. This is a minor matter and can be accomplished online in just a few minutes. Fee??? US5$, I believe it still is. You should even be able to do this before your departure. Always a good idea to study up on dos and don'ts prior. I expect to see some great holiday pix when your done! Good starting point: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Frequently Asked Questions

 

[Rygate]

Greetings from Colorado Springs, Colorado.

By all means, bring your drone with you. As best I can find the only legality is that the drone must be registered with the FAA prior to flight. This is a minor matter and can be accomplished online in just a few minutes. Fee??? US5$, I believe it still is. You should even be able to do this before your departure. Always a good idea to study up on dos and don'ts prior. I expect to see some great holiday pix when your done! Good starting point: Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Frequently Asked Questions

Thank you Jeffrey, this is very helpful. I will register in the next day or so.
I'll do my best to post some pics should I get some decent shots.
Steve

 

[theDRONEranger]

Thank you Jeffrey, this is very helpful. I will register in the next day or so.
I'll do my best to post some pics should I get some decent shots.
Steve

Flying in the US, the drone LiPo batteries are better in carry on luggage, not checked. I keep one in the drone and 4 in the back back as carry on. My carry on back back is nothing but drone stuff, never checked baggage.
Maybe others could provide advice as well.

LAANC is alive and well in USA. I use AIRMAP as my LAANC platform to obtain FAA permission to fly. Almost immediate feedback. If you have not done so yet, install AIRMAP on your tablet/pad/phone and check out some major areas around the US and learn some of the airspace rules. Class B have the biggest airports, Class C (mine here at KCOS) are smaller, Class D (yeah, that’s here too), and Class G. AIRMAP, is great at helping to inform of the potential problems in the area of proposed flight. Check it out and maybe others have hints as well.

 

[Rygate]

Flying in the US, the drone LiPo batteries are better in carry on luggage, not checked. I keep one in the drone and 4 in the back back as carry on. My carry on back back is nothing but drone stuff, never checked baggage.
Maybe others could provide advice as well.

LAANC is alive and well in USA. I use AIRMAP as my LAANC platform to obtain FAA permission to fly. Almost immediate feedback. If you have not done so yet, install AIRMAP on your tablet/pad/phone and check out some major areas around the US and learn some of the airspace rules. Class B have the biggest airports, Class C (mine here at KCOS) are smaller, Class D (yeah, that’s here too), and Class G. AIRMAP, is great at helping to inform of the potential problems in the area of proposed flight. Check it out and maybe others have hints as well.

Once again, thanks. I'm all registered and have downloaded a couple of apps to aid my adventures.