CAN YOU FLY YOUR DRONE IN LONDON? UK DRONE LAWS IN LONDON 2021 

Really helpful video. I have an A2 C of C and 4 times over the last few months as a hobbyist I have requested permission to fly within the FRZ at Newcastle Airport. My reason was to record my daughters house being built with some arial video and photos. Emailed ATC and they asked me to call on the day each time and each time permission was given. I was asked to call again when finished which of course I did. System worked fine for me.

Thankyou for clearing things up and especially the drone assist error

With the A2CofC it’s not much different to the sub 250g so with the Mavic Air it’s still safe to fly in built up areas as you’re bound by the 50m horizontal separation distance. Best video so far on clearing up this confusion around London. I know where it’s legal for me to fly in London & have some great 360 panorama shots but I’ve never understood this big red area which I now know is R160 so thank you for this clarification. As stated it’s the takeoff and landing which is the most difficult because of council bylaws and privacy concerns. As for the Regents Park corner that’s not under the NFZ it’s best to avoid all Royal Parks because drones are banned from them. Even though my flights are legal I still feel guilty flying near London 🤷🏼‍♂️ Great video Paul👌🏻

Wow! Thank you for clearing so much information up for me. I just want to practice using my small drone and I’m in London. I have so many parks around me, but all their websites say no droning 😂

Great video my friend I live in London and I think the main thing is common sense and I got a little not a lot 😁👍🇬🇧

Like 30 I bought the zoom 2 Paul due to been in the air and can't fly far the zoom does wonders for distance captures

Rules are there for a reason. Flying just outside the 'zone' is perfectly ok. If we lose the ability to create an absolute no-go zone, and it just becomes a wishey washy mess then we will lose the ability to fly anywhere. Looking forward to a talk on why rules are there and what we can do to maintain them and not ourselves be encroached upon by authorities. Nice vid. I live and work in London. I want to keep it MY London and not some NIMBY's wet dream!

Currently we are going through the procedures of flying in London over Thames. Everything was all in place, CAA, Notam, police notified, but when we notified the PLA they said no. This I haven’t seen covered anywhere so far. They are concerned with height of flight over the river. We are now having a meeting with them to work it through.

Nice video!!!Livin in London you wonder which areas to fly I used to fly my DJI Mini in my local park where is fine.However, there many people that fly their bigger drones in Central London and you wonder, how on earth they get away with that.

Any updates to laws about this theme about flying in London since this video please?

Can you fly a sub 250g in egr160? Obviously not over Hyde park or the nfz around London heliport etc….

does recommended zone means, they recommend you to not fly there?

I fly a 25 mile stretch starting inside R157, through London Heathrow and out to past Maidstone. You can apply to fly in the restricted/specified areas by means of a NSF (non standard flight) on the NATS website. Flying in London is reletively easy so long as CAP722 is adhered to and you follow common sense methods, and always assess risks by taking them seriously. London CTR isnt much to worry about as its only in affect between 0-2500ft which doesn't involve drones as we can only fly to 400ft. Its only the big airports and specified areas you need to be really concerned about. People make a huge deal out of London but it really is easy. I am happy to advise if anyone has a question? I do this weekly

Can you fly a sub 250g drone within the EGLL ( London Heathrow CTR) and the EGLC (London City CTR) as these both take up large chunks of London? Thanks

may I ask where is the specific area where the helicopter flies? as I don't want to fly there.

Unless you want to fly commercial then the A2CofC in my opinion is pointless, if you join a flying club like FPVUK you can just fly under artical 16 authorisation and it gives you more benefits than doing the A2CofC course, only difference is you can not use it for commercial flying and automatic flying and it's cheaper

Nice...👍.

Do the helicopter 🚁 fly at night time ?

So what is the process to get permission to fly around canary wharf? I'm sure you said you can't fly there without permission implying you can get permission?

is there an app where it will tell you you can't fly in that area?

where are the congested areas in London?

hi im about to get a 249g dji pro 3. im from australia, heading to london in july.. im confused about rules. can i fly this drone up over covent garden and london bridge? or is that a no fly zone?

@ 19.20, have you ever tried to get the police to answer the phone - impossible

With a mini 2 where can you take off from? Local parks? Just off the street? I’m looking to fly in London and I find it restrictive where to take off from. Suggestions welcome 👍🏼🙃

Hi Paul, have you tried flying in London and asking the council for permission for takeoff/land? Did they ask you for any requirements? I got plans getting back to the hobby next year and would like to promote my channel by promoting our borough...

Wow....what a mess. Clear as mud right. I have a less then 250g drone (dji mini 2) and fly only for fun. Mostly in big open areas, but would love to get some shots in London, just for fun, but seems like a crazy big risk after watching your video. Even if I'm in the right and following the law, I could still get trouble. How are the drone laws helping recreational flyers? If a driver glances out the window to looks at Sheep are we saying the sheep are at fault if that driver gets in an accident.

So how is anyone going to stop me if am flying DJI without all permits? Are we actually making this more complicated than it is. I don’t understand how can police chase after drones.

I thought to my self should I or not comment on this video - So I decided i would Its a common fact that the Civil Aviation are a law unto them self Do you live in London near Heathrow or Gatwick or Live within the Flight Path of any of these places ? well if you do then its a fact that every 2o mins a flight takes off with ( Tones ) of Aviation fuel - hundreds of people - and Luggage - do the CAA fly outside a congested area take a risk assessment allow AIRCRAFT more than a certain weight ? and put risk to peoples life every day ? of course they do a Drone would not ever do so much damage as a commercial aircraft flying over London cheers everyone

I remember watching Joe Fazer flying a drone in London and the police came after him to warn him.

I am looking at flying in Greenwich park to get shots of river/cutty sark/observatory. Looking at everything I can find on bylaws for royal parks it looks OK but doesn't mention drones at all, only model aircraft. For those it says you must stop if an official tells you to but not very clear. Is a drone legally classified as a model aircraft ???

not to self just buy a 250gram thats it.

Iv just called my local police and they thought I was simple 😂 they confirmed with a college I don’t need to register with them at all 🤷‍♂️ just the CAA

Article 16

so the highest we can fly is 400 feet?

So anything that “could” be a distraction is now a criminal offence. Police state…..

WELL WAS GONNA GET A DRONE BUT YEAH NOT WORTH IT BYE AND THANKS FOR THE INFO

Woman walking is a distraction 🤣🤣🤣