Mitch72
Second Officer
Flight distance : 69213 ft
United Kingdom
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A J Posted at 5-1 23:07
Absolutely. Trust land regulators are very anti drone though they do permit drones with their permission for commercial use but expect to pay through the nose for it if you have a PfCO and written consent. For leisure use it is legal providing you take off from adjacent property where you are permitted, fly up to 200-400' AGL and maintain VLOS and keep well away from the ancient buildings and tourist hot spots. The main risk is if your drone malfunctions and crashes into the area of trust land then you may be in a lot more trouble than just losing the drone so there is still that risk. I don't fly over trust property myself as can do without the headache and the buildings are typically of national importance so keeping them untouched is more important to me than capturing a photo of them and running the risk of putting a Mavic or Inspire through a 17th century roof isn't even worth thinking about.
HA HA HA HA sorry but the thought of a Drone crashing down thru the roof of an ancient building did make me chuckle, and if it was going to happen to anyone it would more than likely be me .....
I fully understand what you are saying, and I wouldn't be looking to fly near buildings, but a lot of the picturesque landscapes, for example the Peak District are owned or part owned or managed, by the National Trust.
I can remember an uproar a few years back amongst the hobby photographers like myself, who were told by the National Trust we were not allowed to use images that had been taken on their land, without permission and a small fee, they should have stated a massive fee, when I made enquiries on one occasion about carrying out a photo shoot at one of their sites that was only going to take one hour, I was quoted £300. |
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