Well, this morning it happened again.
There I am on a large public field happily flying my freshly calibrated H (no camera, don't fly it with camera till I know its calibrated properly).
I hear "excuse me young man, i say excuse me, hello".
A silver haired lady calls me over so I land the H and walk across with a smile.
"have you got a camera on that? are you peeking into peoples windows? is it dangerous? it is illegal to fly it here.... It is very very noisy and disturbs the peace..
Yes 5 allegations in one breath.
I then proceeded to show her the H, explain that no camera was fitted and even if it was you cannot 'peep' into peoples windows as, as she had just said it was noisy and the camera has no zoom function anyways.
Many people walk their dogs on the field so I mentioned that no-one has been killed or seriously by a drone whereas dogs on the other hand have killed several children in the UK over the past year or so.
I then showed her the drone code and the drone assist phone app which allows me to check it is safe and legal to fly, no reaction to that.
I followed it up with the letter from the UK police stating that no right to privacy exists in public in the UK.
I was polite, reasonable and courteous at all times, the net result "if you come back I will call the police".
So, knowing the police for what they are I will not be returning.
Anyone else had such experiences? I am in the UK....
There I am on a large public field happily flying my freshly calibrated H (no camera, don't fly it with camera till I know its calibrated properly).
I hear "excuse me young man, i say excuse me, hello".
A silver haired lady calls me over so I land the H and walk across with a smile.
"have you got a camera on that? are you peeking into peoples windows? is it dangerous? it is illegal to fly it here.... It is very very noisy and disturbs the peace..
Yes 5 allegations in one breath.
I then proceeded to show her the H, explain that no camera was fitted and even if it was you cannot 'peep' into peoples windows as, as she had just said it was noisy and the camera has no zoom function anyways.
Many people walk their dogs on the field so I mentioned that no-one has been killed or seriously by a drone whereas dogs on the other hand have killed several children in the UK over the past year or so.
I then showed her the drone code and the drone assist phone app which allows me to check it is safe and legal to fly, no reaction to that.
I followed it up with the letter from the UK police stating that no right to privacy exists in public in the UK.
I was polite, reasonable and courteous at all times, the net result "if you come back I will call the police".
So, knowing the police for what they are I will not be returning.
Anyone else had such experiences? I am in the UK....