Visual-Line-Of-Sight, what does that actually imply? That you must be able to see (1) the drone or (2) the location of the drone?
it simply means that you need to be able to see the drone wherever it is with your own eyes, but not with visual aids other than prescription glasses or contact lenses,so in reply it is number (1)Visual-Line-Of-Sight, what does that actually imply? That you must be able to see (1) the drone or (2) the location of the drone?
Anybody who you have not personally briefed about the flight you are making, and who are not aware of any 'safety' procedure that should be adopted in case something goes wrong, are 'uninvolved people' - so yes - If that uninvolved person was driving along and had a drone suddenly splat into his/her windshield like a giant bug - it could cause a massive accident involving injury or death. At the moment we are asked to maintain a 50 metre clearance from people or groups of people, but it looks like EU regulations due out soon, might 'extend' that rule to prevent drones hovering or lingering directly over people ... in other words, the authorities will be looking to minimise the risk of a drone falling onto people if it e.g. popped a battery!Ok thanks all. This leads to another thing with the new EU rules that are planned, saying not flying closer than 50m to uninvolved people. Would this include car drivers, meaning that we would need to be at least 50m from any street or road? Probably nobody knows now but still an interesting question imho.
You’re supposed to be able to see the drone when you’re flying it. Do people actually follow that rule no.
And should your drone hit someone and injure them, you want to be certain that when you're up in court you can honestly say that you could see it at all times. So yes, quite a lot of people do follow the rules and make sure they can see it at all times - and if they lose sight stop and try to regain sight of it before they fly into danger.
You’re supposed to be able to see the drone when you’re flying it. Do people actually follow that rule no.
Call experience. ?I am a complete newbie with my 3 weeks old Mavic Mini.
Reading this thread, I wonder why DJI and other manufacturers boast about the range of how far the drone can go away from the controller? What is the point of OccuSync 2 etc? ?
Is there a higher qualification you can acquire that would exempt you from this rule?
I am a complete newbie with my 3 weeks old Mavic Mini.
Reading this thread, I wonder why DJI and other manufacturers boast about the range of how far the drone can go away from the controller? What is the point of OccuSync 2 etc? ?
Is there a higher qualification you can acquire that would exempt you from this rule?
I do have to admit, I did not feel well flying this mission and was happy to get the drone back in clear sight, I even heard it before I could see it against the sun.