New Drone Laws for 2026 now in force

[fillyboy]

Just got a DJI mini 4k for xmas, we got the bundle for £315 which comes with a charger pack and 3 batteries, you can get them for as little as £215 but that will be with 1 battery. After buying it discovered we needed a memory card to benefit from the 4K which was about 28 quid.
It is a seriously good piece of kit, I bought it having seen footage that Mottie took with his so I asked him model his was.
I did the flyer ID and Operator ID ?, online test, impossible to fail, £11.75, no big deal.

 

[aveatry]

VLOS is now replaced with Direct which means if you look at your controller to take pictures you have to have a spotter.

So does that mean that if a roofer comes to your house and has a drone to take photos of your chimney lead work then they need an extra person by their side

 

[Highway Man]

So does that mean that if a roofer comes to your house and has a drone to take photos of your chimney lead work then they need an extra person by their side

yes exactly that. But let's be real here, nobody is actively policing it from a commercial body, but it does mean some busy body of the public could record you and report you.

 

[aveatry]

yes exactly that. But let's be real here, nobody is actively policing it from a commercial body, but it does mean some busy body of the public could record you and report you.

I see but it could easily be the home owner standing next to the roofer and that would suffice I guess

 

[johnny2007]

I have an indoor mini helicopter from Argos £15.
If you can fly that you can fly a fighter jet...
The b@stard is possessed!
But after smashing it against all furniture for a day, I worked it out and now I can make it land on a napkin.

 

[Highway Man]

I see but it could easily be the home owner standing next to the roofer and that would suffice I guess

Yes that would be classed as a spotter under the rules. However that would not be classed as recreational flying and falls under the commercial rules which is a whole different ball game

 

[Highway Man]

Just got a DJI mini 4k for xmas, we got the bundle for £315 which comes with a charger pack and 3 batteries, you can get them for as little as £215 but that will be with 1 battery. After buying it discovered we needed a memory card to benefit from the 4K which was about 28 quid.
It is a seriously good piece of kit, I bought it having seen footage that Mottie took with his so I asked him model his was.
I did the flyer ID and Operator ID ?, online test, impossible to fail, £11.75, no big deal.

Did you get it with the RC-2 controller?

 

[fillyboy]

Did you get it with the RC-2 controller?

No idea. It's the controller where your mobile phone clips on to act as a screen once you've downloaded the app.

 

[Highway Man]

No idea. It's the controller where your mobile phone clips on to act as a screen once you've downloaded the app.

ah ok, thought it seemed a cheap price.

 

[Highway Man]

No idea. It's the controller where your mobile phone clips on to act as a screen once you've downloaded the app.

DJI RC 2 Remote Controller

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[fillyboy]

ah ok, thought it seemed a cheap price.

Just had a look online, yeah that's an upgrade on what I got.

 

[Highway Man]

Just had a look online, yeah that's an upgrade on what I got.

You still have a decent drone and you can upgrade to the RC2 if you wanted to add it to your drone. can get them used from £100

 

[Elsa TLC]

When I bought it, it was the top of the range drone and a professional model, it cost me nearly 2k but you can buy plenty of them on eBay for between £400 to £600 which for the size of drone is one hell of a bargain.

What do you do with a drone?