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From my experience as a former PPL pilot in Germany (single engine airplane) I know that everything below 500ft AGL (air to ground level) is illegal for a any A/C (including helicopters) outside airports or helipads (e.g. hospitals).
Going below that 500ft AGL limit due to low visibility/clouds would be illegal, too, because that would be a prove of poor weather self briefing.
There are exceptions for helicopters: operations or outside landings approved by authorities (e.g. police, SAR, exceptional passenger/fright pick ups) or emergency/safety landings.
Exceptions for airplanes would only be special (private) landing strips (in Europe possible e.g. in Denmark) or emergency/safety landings.
So I am pretty sure that when flying a drone at or below 400ft AGL outside military flying zones (starting from GND) or airport/helipad areas, a crash with an airplane or helicopter flying at higher speeds than during an intended landing, would be legally caused by the A/C pilot in the first place.
That is why DJI (and the FAA and others) call the 400ft/120m limit a "safety limit". If there would be a crowd of possible collision targets all around below that AGL, the limit would make no sense.
So e.g. military pilots flying fast and (too) low without a landing intention are on the loser side.
(EDIT: the only problem with governmental opponents (military/police) is that in case of doubt getting justice can be difficult sometimes due to simple but complex reasons...)
Ah, one more thought: some weeks ago I saw a military airplane "Transall C160" going fast (150kt+) and low (500ft AGL or below) during fair weather over my area. I thought: "hey guys, you are violating my airspace!" |
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