First off, Im not 'the drone police' and in general don't mind what anyone does, so long as they follow the 'spirit' of the rules in the UK as outlined by the CAA. Im a PfCO pilot in Northern Ireland and I'm seeing more and more negligence with these little machines but this morning I've seen something that's just mental and Im seriously considering reporting it just for the mere safety implications it has.
The video's in question show a young lad in the Belfast (Newtownards) area filming near a small GA airfield very close to the approach path of landing aircraft. This was the first video I noticed. Looking further into it, he has also been filming cruise ships leaving Belfast Harbour (extremely far beyond V-LOS) and coming in pretty close to them (within the 50m rule of vessels not under PIC Control), and to top this off, where he has stated he took off from would be crossing directly through the approach/take-off path of commercial jetliners heading into/out of Belfast City Airport. The lad in question definitely does not have a PfCO (looking at the latest CAA publications)..not to mention he's trying to charge for aerial photography.
What do you think I should do? And how would I go about reporting if you think I should? Is it the police you contact or the CAA directly?
Like I said, I don't want to be 'that guy' or the drone police but what the guy is doing is just reckless.
The video's in question show a young lad in the Belfast (Newtownards) area filming near a small GA airfield very close to the approach path of landing aircraft. This was the first video I noticed. Looking further into it, he has also been filming cruise ships leaving Belfast Harbour (extremely far beyond V-LOS) and coming in pretty close to them (within the 50m rule of vessels not under PIC Control), and to top this off, where he has stated he took off from would be crossing directly through the approach/take-off path of commercial jetliners heading into/out of Belfast City Airport. The lad in question definitely does not have a PfCO (looking at the latest CAA publications)..not to mention he's trying to charge for aerial photography.
What do you think I should do? And how would I go about reporting if you think I should? Is it the police you contact or the CAA directly?
Like I said, I don't want to be 'that guy' or the drone police but what the guy is doing is just reckless.