As a hobbyist in the UK I find the new (current) rules are a mess. And worse still there is no one source that explains it clearly. They all skirt over certain topics or they contradict or confuse matters. Or they'll try to explain one set of rules and ignore the others. One source will say you can fly over people, another says you can't.
- Open v Specific
- Class of drones (c0, C1 etc)
- Categories of flying (A1, A2 A3)
- What exactly having the A2 CofC qualification actually allows you to do practically
- Hobbyist v Operating for money
- Needing permission from CAA v not needing it
- Flying over/close people v being unable to
- What distances are applicable for what things
- What's "congested" and what isn't and can you actually fly in them
It is a total minefield and totally off putting whenever not obeying them can get you in trouble with the law. Reading the official publications is too complex and complicated and the drone safe site and such are watered down and explain things in a watered down fashion.
Does anyone else get put off by how complex flying is?
- Open v Specific
- Class of drones (c0, C1 etc)
- Categories of flying (A1, A2 A3)
- What exactly having the A2 CofC qualification actually allows you to do practically
- Hobbyist v Operating for money
- Needing permission from CAA v not needing it
- Flying over/close people v being unable to
- What distances are applicable for what things
- What's "congested" and what isn't and can you actually fly in them
It is a total minefield and totally off putting whenever not obeying them can get you in trouble with the law. Reading the official publications is too complex and complicated and the drone safe site and such are watered down and explain things in a watered down fashion.
Does anyone else get put off by how complex flying is?