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mervs Posted at 2018-7-25 13:25
Is this confirmed? My concerns are people complaining or police officers walking up to me and get fined just for taking a selfie. And as you know with DJI Spark - you cannot take a selfie up close. You need to send it away and then do the selfie gesture. And with the active track, taking video while on the move --- do I need to follow the rules that I have to be 30m away from the public (basically everybody else - that means I cannot do a jogging video)? It will just follow me like a few feet away --- would I get fined if I get caught by a parks officer etc?
If you still want more feedback from a fellow Canadian...
I started flying my Spark this spring at a couple of parks nearby before I knew I wasn't supposed to (that's another story). I made sure to go when few people would be there and kept away from them, but several times, they came to me out of curiosity, and I was happy to answer their questions. I didn't have a single negative encounter, and no one called the cops on me. If I still flew there, against the law, I really doubt that anyone would, but the thing is, you never know. If the risk is a hefty fine and loss of my drone, it isn't worth it in the least for me to try.
My purpose for having a drone is entirely different from yours, and I can live with the regulations. I prefer to get out of the city anyway (where I still have to get permission from landowners). For your purposes, you'll just have to do without a Spark and settle for a Tello, or risk the hefty penalties. You shouldn't be too disappointed with a Tello. From what I've seen, its video and photo quality is superb. I've been toying with the idea of getting one myself just for fun.
That goes double if you're new to flying drones, because you are going to crash it at some point. It's easier to lose a hundred bucks through inexperience than 500.
So, in conclusion...Have fun with your Tello.
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