I agree with the OP. I often am not sure where a poster is posting from. Town/City names are often not enough, and even state abbreviations can be misleading. I have answered posts stating state is WA, only to realise that is not Western Australia. City names can be confusing also, I live in Perth but not the Perth in Scotland.
We’re not all in the USA
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Dronernator
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? Instead of UK there should be Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Olde England ?I'm from New England. I can just imagine how confusing that may be to some......
Hmm, is Isle of Man an option? Should be.
Someone hasn't read all the comments before posting his ?Personally I think if the OP is asking for specific regulations then it should be his or her responsibility to let us know where they are looking for regulations for. You can't just come on and say hey whats the rules for flying and not tell us for Flying where.
It was made quite clear that it was posted in the United Kingdom section in comment #6 above. There's even a link there to check it out.
Why not Isle of Woman, you misogynist! /s
snapdog
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I think it should be named "Isle of Person"! Being from New England, living in a town named Salisbury, and having worked in Hitchin near Stevenage many years ago, I must say cheers matey! All-in-all, this is the best forum I've ever been on regarding drone info. In the early 2010s, there was RC Group, but nothing compares to the knowledge base shown here. While there's always a bit of sniping on most Internet forums, the moderators do a great job keeping it clean. Every country around the world has their own rules for flying. Sometimes we forget we're not alone
The island's name derives from Manannán, the Celtic god of the sea. [Source: Google, and took 10 seconds]
Dronernator
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They did but nobody could pronounce it correctly ?
You'll NEED a coat in Morecambe ?
On a clear day you can see the Isle of Man from there can't you?
Dronernator
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There are one or two high points from where it can be seen on a clear day but it's over 60 miles from Morecambe
This thread could easily be resolved by requiring everyone to post their location below their avatar image. I, for one, absolutely love hearing from postings all over the world. I have made sort of pen-pal friends with people in the most unlikely places such as Australia, Greece, and UK. We should celebrate the universality of this forum. Where else could we so easily see beautiful film of Bulgaria, Romania, Greece, Australia, etc. ? I proudly list my city of Miami with my Wall Street Journal image (they offered to do it for free so I took advantage of it).
To the moderators who selflessly give of their time for us, can we please list the location of each submission under their inmate or avatar image?
To the moderators who selflessly give of their time for us, can we please list the location of each submission under their inmate or avatar image?
Dronernator
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Back to the actual thread, l'd like to see location as an extra field when creating a new topic. Just because I live in Morecambe/England/UK, doesn't mean that's the location I'm talking about.
Not really. In the examples I gave the posters asking questions did have their locations in their profiles. People still assumed they were in the US.
Dronernator
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The original post contains neither question nor request for information. It is a request for people to read and understand a post before replying to ensure their answer is relevant.
Woah. Let’s chill out people. There’s much bigger things in life to get upset about.
My original post was just a simple request to make sure we’re answering questions correctly and with the right country in mind. ??
My original post was just a simple request to make sure we’re answering questions correctly and with the right country in mind. ??
apeel
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I have been guilty of responding without always checking for and taking into consideration the location of the poster. So, I do appreciate Lastrexking reminding us all of this.
My advise is to therefore to adopt the tried and true British mantra ... 'Stay Calm and <fill in the blank>'. In this case, perhaps 'Stay Calm and Keep on Flying Your Drone Legally, Wherever You May Be!' would be most appropriate.
Cheerio!
My advise is to therefore to adopt the tried and true British mantra ... 'Stay Calm and <fill in the blank>'. In this case, perhaps 'Stay Calm and Keep on Flying Your Drone Legally, Wherever You May Be!' would be most appropriate.
Cheerio!
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