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"In most of Europe, legally, there is a very, very limited market for this drone IMO." I'm not sure what the overall EU regulation situation is, but in Finland
by fsloth 5y ago
"In most of Europe, legally, there is a very, very limited market for this drone IMO."
I'm not sure what the overall EU regulation situation is, but in Finland which follows EU regulations very strictly, the drone flier registration required for above 250g was not really an issue. I've been flying my Mavic Pro legally just fine.
The situation may be different in different jurisdictions of course.
But I think the EU legislation has been crafted so that heavier flyers need to register, but is not so burdensome it would be a problem for hobbuists flying Mavic type drones.
- aix1 5y agoI think this very much depends on where one wants to fly, e.g. cities or nature. For a drone weighing 734g (Mavic Pro), under EASA rule one either - has to fly 150m away from residential, commercial or industrial areas (subcategory A3); or - is required to hold an A2 Certificate of Competence (which would allow flying close to uninvolved people but, at this weight, not over them). Qualifying for an A2 Certificate of Competence is not hard (I've done it both in the EU and the UK) but it is significantly more involved than punching a few details into a Web form.
- addandsubtract 5y agoThe base regulations aren't really the problem. It's the no-fly zones which make owning a hobby drone basically worthless. Granted, I've only looked at the maps of Germany and Spain, but any area near civilization is marked as a prohibited zone for one reason or another.