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But you won't be able to renew your PfCO - it simply won't exist after July 1st. Existing PfCO's will be valid if they expire after July 1st but then that's it. I think Heliguy (who are good guys) are doing a little bit of marketing self preservation here because they will see a reduction of...

Welcome - this is the Commercial Drone forum. Of course you are welcome but since you say you have never touched a drone before and you have ordered a Skydio 2 you might like to take a look and join. https://skydiopilots.com/

Yes - you can continue to fly under your current PfCO until expiry next year when the new regulations will be in effect (albeit within the 'transitional period') You will not be able to fly your current aircraft down to close proximity unless you take the A2 CofC course since it will be a legacy...

Well obviously we are a little further down the line now and everyone will/should be aware that the PfCO is effectively dead with effect from July 1st this year. The CAA will no longer differentiate between commercial and recreational flying so anyone is free to go out and operate commercially...

https://www.caa.co.uk/Commercial-industry/Aircraft/Unmanned-aircraft/Small-drones/Applications-for-unmanned-aircraft-operational-authorisations/ Under the section 'Logbook' This has been the norm for as long as I can remember. Probably like you I held PFAW for a number of years prior to PfCO as...

Doh - brain fart time. You're correct. 3 months/90 days Post ammended. ? Have to confess, my flight time is always well over that every month so it's ages since I even checked that in my OM. No excuse though. ?‍♂️

The company you work for are totally wrong. The CAA requirement is based on cumulative hours and they have no stipulation on how these flight hours are logged. In order to renew a PfCO you must demonstrate a logged flight hour total of 2 hours within the preceding 3 months/90 days. Your log...

Excellent - then I'm sure you would see the benefit in becoming an approved vendor on the forum which then enables you to advertise your product.

Not relevant as the OP is UK based and I have answered the question above regarding standard permissions within a congested area. Also, every one of your posts appears to be a plug for your equipment/parachute and nothing else. @BigAl07 - Approved vendor?

Oh, and for those of you who are looking to the sky's all the time and only utter words like "They're out to get us" and "The Chinese are watching and listening and gathering" etc etc. Here's a list of connections that is polled via DJI's servers for anyone using their flight software (Go/Go4...

Well, at least good old America is innocent in all of this and would never hack into a foreign powers infrastructure or listen in on phone calls, or data mine its own population. I mean, could you imagine if an American company the size of Google for instance was collecting data from individuals...

"Infamy, infamy, they've all got it in for me." Frankie Howard

Oh I don't know.. Once I've done my site survey and risk assessment, secured a cordon, checked METARS and TAFS, done pre flight and am ready to take off, I always wonder if I should put some stickers on......and what color?

Ummmm...... thought surveys/promotions were banned?! Community Rules. 11. Do not use posts to promote your blog, website, videos, YouTube page or similar. You may place a single link in your signature to an outside website. Additionally... surveys, promotions, fund raising for drones, contests...

Stick control on the slave is total free movement on the gimbal - it has no flight commands assigned to it (that would be suicide). Yes you could use the slave as a crude output for a monitoring device feeding a monitor via HDMI. However, a more robust solution is to run a long cable from the...