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19/5/2018 at 9:42am
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Please can owners ban drones. I stayed at a farm site last week and a young boy was flying a small drone. He hovvered it over other people, buzzed it around tents and caravans and intimidated sheep and lambs who became very agitated. The drone could have caused nasty injuries if it had hit anybody, aside from this it was an irritating nuisance and potentially dangerous. These things are becoming popular toys and small children are drawn to them and fly them very inexpertly.

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19/5/2018 at 10:15am
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19/5/2018 at 6:45pm
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Our dog chases them. I don’t think one will last very long if anyone ever flys it low enough for her to catch it!


19/5/2018 at 7:56pm
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How about investing in one of these?

Drone Catcher

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19/5/2018 at 7:58pm
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19/5/2018 at 8:25pm
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I think that you will find that not only is this is unsafe but also illegal under UK legislation. The Civil Aviation Authority, who govern this area say; "consumer drones (classed as those that weigh under 20kg) must be flown no higher than 120 metres, and kept at least 50 metres away from people and private property, and 150 metres from “crowds and built up areas.”"
Not sure what constitutes a crowd but a group of campers could meet this definition, certainly campers count as people, I'm sure.


20/5/2018 at 8:45am
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Did you complain to the site owner? He is responsible for the well being of campers paying to pitch on his land, and told the drone owner (and his parents if they were around) that flying the drone over his land must stop immediately, and call the police if not obeyed.

We have rarely seen any trouble on French sites but, when an incident has happened, the culprits have always had vehicles carrying UK reg plates.
Must be a message there, somewhere.
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20/5/2018 at 10:56am
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as mentioned above, to fly these you must have permission from the land owner. so just mention it to them so that they can sort it.

I fly model aircraft, and a few sites have prevented me from flying as a result of their previous drone experience. I am fully insured and know the rules etc and would not fly in such a manner.

incidentally to fly without permission and/or within 50 mtrs of a group of people over which the pilot has not control is an offence. My insurance is specifically invalid if i breach these.
And if they are flying out of their direct sight (using a video link), then they are likely breaking a few more laws too.

and for those drones flown by uk owners in France they are quite possibly breaking a few radio comms laws as the use of radio control is on a different frequency in France.

The problem is that there is no one to enforce the laws, and an idiot flying around will only realise the consequences when their "toy" crashes in to something or someone and they are hit in the pocket.


20/5/2018 at 11:29am
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We have one that regularly hovers over our garden, I think it is so rude and very obtrusive. You never know today if its someone casing up the joint.

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Quote: Originally posted by dillydom on 20/5/2018
We have one that regularly hovers over our garden, I think it is so rude and very obtrusive. You never know today if its someone casing up the joint.



We had one around here doing that, I mistook it for a clay pigeon had no bother since


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21/5/2018 at 8:53pm
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Quote: Originally posted by dillydom on 20/5/2018
We have one that regularly hovers over our garden, I think it is so rude and very obtrusive. You never know today if its someone casing up the joint.



The law is due to change fairly soon on drones, and then such things will be an offence.


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Twice now I've had someone knock at the door and offer to sell me an aerial photo of my house they just took - once 10 years ago from a plane of some sort, and once this year with a drone. Both times I've given them an earful for invading my privacy - the 1st one had me and my naked toddler sunbathing in the garden. I've asked various photographers and apparently there isn't a lot i can do about people taking pics from the sky. Not impressed


21/5/2018 at 11:32pm
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Drones for other than official users/vetted licence holders should be banned. I know a number of people who are licensed and use these for wildlife photography in remote areas but we're plagued by amateurs who seem to like zooming around other people's property - often given to kids (who really aren't of an age to know the law) by their parents.

One local culprit won't be doing it again after damaging my radio mast (which is totally legal) - the fool actually did this when the Police were at my home checking out radio communications for a rally on the island. Some motor-sport events ban drones after at least one occasion when a helicopter was hampered from landing in an emergency (spectator critically ill) by a fool drone operator wanting sellable photos - really sick!

In the proper hands, drones can be life-savers and, as jasie says, model plane flyers have to abide by the rules.

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I just cannot understand the mentality of a parent allowing their child to do this. It beggars belief.

The cricket bat looks a great idea.

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   ok lets get a few things straight.
someone on here said the CCA regs and got it completely wrong.
he was getting info about a drone that is over 250g with a camera and up to 25 kilo's(not many kids flying a drone worth 2 grand or more ).... 99% of drones are under 250g and have fantastic quality cameras, far better than you mobile phone and can take photo and video in 4k. the laws on flying a drone over a campsite says YES you can fly over camp sites with a drone UNDER 250g as long as not stupidly low over crowds of people. 4 or 5 people is not a crowd. yes you can fly over beaches , unless its very crowded below you.. so dont think beaches are no go zones....i could for example be 10m away and at any height 5 meters from you... as for privacy the LAW says GO INSIDE if you want privacy. This is not your home where you live !!! the campsite might have there nasty little or big sign saying no drone flying over their campsite, in law it means nothing. what they should say and can legally do so is have a sign that says no drone "Taking off or Landing of from the site".. but to say no drone flying over the site is not just wrong but cannot be put into practice or enforced,the campsite does not own the airspace above.. how many times have you seen light aircraft fly over the site or helicopters or even para-gliders ? most times these are taking video or pics of the sites and anything in their view, its perfectly legal.. oh plus google is watching you all the time too with google earth. little kids with toy drones can be a pain in the arse and cause trouble on campsites, but do not confuse hooligans with everyone else.. to say ban drones is the same as saying ban caravans. to the general public anyone with a motor home or caravan is a pain in the arse and they want us all off the roads. As far as they are concerned we all travel at 25 mph and block up all the roads and have picknicks while driving along country roads chucking out all our rubbish out the windows (see how easy caravan people get blamed for what other certain people do ), just because they dont like what we do for our fun.. well the same goes for drone flyers. Most camp sites have cctv so they can spot vandals and the like, but at the same time these cameras can also be spotting mrs smith walking around in her bikini and they are getting a good eyeful and it all on video !!! or maybe mr smith scratching his never regions or picking his nose. plus many caravan and motor homes now have their very own security cameras or dash cams running all the time in case something or someone does something they should not , like damage or even attempts at stealing your van.... I think people are getting to be too prudish and dont understand that some people like things they themselves do not, but that is life. i cant stand people having open fires on campsites i think its dangerous and also very annoying to be choked by the stink of the fires. nobody with fires thinks about embers flying up and landing on other peoples property, imagine if it lands on a modern tent or awning for example, things could go drastically wrong very very fast. and most camping sites even sel lthe wood for the fires now ? people with very annoying yappy dogs are another pain in the backside, im not concerned about dogs as i love dogs and we have had many happy holidays with our dogs, but we would not allow our dogs to yap all day long. another pet hate is the stench of using firelighters and petrol to start their stinking bar b q.. so will i be going to camp office to complain about these people NO i will not. its what they like to do and being ENGLISH we have rights of what we are allowed to do and if we give in to all the moaners and cretins of the world we will be a lot worse off..people have died over the years to give us our freedoms. and your moaning about a little brat with a drone and think it should stop the rest of us enjoying our caravan and drone hobby. a friend of mine has been banned from a campsite, he was not informed until he turned up this year and got told he his family is now banned, reason is one of the children had a water balloon fight with some other kids on the site. nothing said at the time but a Mrs Hitler reported it to the office... a kid with a water balloon seriously how pathetic are people on campsites getting.his family had been going to that camp site for over 10 years and got along fine with everyone , then a certain mrs hitler moaned about a water balloon fight ( by the way no vans or tents or people other than the kids got wet) rotten moaners.the best moaners are the very old people who say " we never had this type of hooliganism in my day" . they are correct, in their day all they had was bombs dropping out the sky, doodle bugs flying , fighter planes dog fighting in the skys. most men off fighting ,shooting and stabbing people with bayonets in the war to keep freedoms and rights for the people of this and other lands., so it was not exactly peace and quiet and toodle pip old chum, millions of young men gave their life so people could have rights and freedoms to enjoy what they like and not be restricted by stupid rules and laws and dictators. snowflakes beware, i will be camping again this year and god help anyone who moans about my drone going high up over a campsite. Drones doa lot more good than you might think too... if a kid goes missing drones can be up in seconds searching for a missing child, before the police are even in their cars.. so think about what you want banned just because saw a littler herbert with his toy drone. what if he had a sharpie pen and was going round doing graffiti on a few caravanas ! would you want ALL pens banned from the sites.


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4 years on from the start of this thread plenty of campsites ime have no drone flying in their rules.

If you want to have a rant Phil can you do it in paragraphs please so we can have some idea of what it is about ?

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