Recent content by Alan Taddei

That is true.... main point is not the legality or otherwise in various parts of the world, but that a flight over a road has the potential to cause a distraction, and although it hasn't happened yet (as far as I know) that such a distraction has caused a serious accident.... you know that it's...

If the driver in the van had his attention taken by your aircraft and he ran over a child, you can imagine what he will be saying in his defence...... You would almost certainly be joining him in that hotel with very high walls!

That flight over a public road would be illegal in the UK. We have had rules/regs and licensing in place for a while, one of which is not within 50 metres of people and vehicles not under your direct control. The CAA are starting to fine people with the threat of imprisonment for the worst...

sounds like you had it in atti mode, rather than full GPS? It will drift in that mode. I have a typed pilot checklist on a sheet about 4 inches x 5 inches that I have laminated/encapsulated in a transparent film. This hangs around my neck on a lanyard and fits inside a shirt pocket once I have...

We have been using an S800 for our motor sport TV productions, but have just sold it in favour of the Inspire not least because it flies at a faster speed. I fly the aircraft at max speed at various circuits throughout the UK, especially down long straights. The video here is an example from one...