Drone Scene 2024 - New, Improved & All You Need for Flying Your Drone

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dronescene.co.uk
This is the ultimate website designed to work on any phone, with all the information you need for finding the very best places to fly your drone and also show you the drone rules and airspace restrictions applying to you, your drone and the location you're flying in. I explain how to find the best places to fly your drone and what drone rules apply to a particular location.
I explain what the ground overlays do, showing if the foreshore or estuary is owned by Crown Estates, or if it's a Site of Special Scientific Interest and whether you can still fly your drone over an SSSI. I also show how to identify land owned or managed by the National Trust, and then what all the Airspace and Ground Hazard overlays do, including Airpoirt FRZs, Airspace restrictions, NOTAMS, Ground Hazards and more.
This site is free for basic information and has varying membership levels for more functionality and even £5m of public liability insurance for you and your drone. All run by the tremendous Grey Arrows Drone Club.
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[@UKDroneClub]

An excellent introduction and insight, thanks Ian!

[@IaninLondon]

In fairness, the site does the job incredibly well..... :)

[@alanrichardson3306]

Thanks Ian, excellent. Just joined.

[@markkempster7367]

Just joined the grey arrows after your recommendation. Cheers :)

[@sparkyws]

I use Drone Scene all the time, a fantastic video that fully explains the true functionality of DS. Thanks Ian 👏

[@IaninLondon]

Cheers Sparky!

[@timoryan4441]

Good to see you again. Really agree. I love Drone Scene and use it before any flight of if thinking about where to fly.

[@mikehatswell3961]

Excellent update Ian, thanks for keeping us on the straight and narrow 👍

[@16sport74]

Great video Ian and thanks for covering some of the new updates Used dronescene for over a year and is my go to site before flying……definitely worth the fully insured membership as well

[@Brian_M71]

great video Ian..... drone Scene and grey arrows is a must for uk flyers it's full of info.... i use UAV forecast as well gives good weather advice

[@PeteCattell]

Great review Ian, and as you say, GADC is a hugely valuable resource for any keen drone flyer.

[@neilbland1701]

Thanks very much Ian, very useful and informative - definitely on my Bookmarks bar, cheers.

[@gerrywatkins846]

Another very useful and well presented video Ian thank you

[@hoffersmusic815]

Cheers Ian

[@darrylrixonphotography]

Superb & very helpful video as always, thanks Ian.

[@miranda_imp]

Thanks Ian, I downloaded Drone Scene when I got my first sub 250g DJI. As a pilot I’ve found it to be an invaluable tool for safe responsible flying, it’s only irresponsible people who disregard safe flying bring our hobby into disrespect. You were actually one of the first people I started watching and since then I’ve learnt plenty from you. Keep up the great videos and once again thanks for sharing 👍

[@PhreddCrintt]

Thank you ian. Illuminating!!!

[@KestrelAerial]

The best app i have used to help me research new and inspiring locations. 99% of any info you need to conduct a flight at any given spot. I really like how places tonpark can be highlighted.

[@ptaylor5014]

WOW! this is excellent news and i will try it out, this is also fantastic for new drone flyers 👍👍

[@jhdee]

Great video - as always Ian 👍👍👍

[@garyhill9723]

Thanks for bringing this to my attention, I’ve been using Drone Assist but didn’t like the last major change. I’ve paid for the limited membership of drone scene as I already have BMFA membership, as the National Trust information is really useful around here.

[@micks325]

The extra layers, SSSI, council bye-laws etc seem to be available only if you are a paid member, not an associate member. I/m with FPV UK for the public liability insurance, but will probably renew with GADC. FPV UK has Article 16 authorisation which is useful if you have a 249g plus drone, but in all honesty, I've never used that feature, mainly sticking to sub 249g drones

[@DroneShowLive]

Perfect 👌🏻 Ian 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@noticestudios]

excellent insight

[@andyairshots]

Thanks Ian. I got the 10% off through your link.

[@karenmouselady]

A great informative video Ian thank you, it really is a great website and full of very helpfull information. 👍👍

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks Karen! Enjoy your Mini 3 Pro!

[@brendancopsey4216]

Thank you for clear concise information

[@kenstevens7064]

😊top man thanks Ian

[@countleppe5774]

Use Drone Scene All The Time But Have Not Flown My Drone For Months Now Due To Continual Storm Force Winds And Heavy Rain Along The South Coast Due To A Jetstream That Is Now Travelling At Much lower Levels Than It Used Too. However Better Weather Is Now On It's Way I Believe,I Hope.

[@georgekelly1948]

Studio is looking great, Ian. Cheers from Wisconsin, U.S.A.

[@IaninLondon]

Thank you George!

[@goingwildagain]

It's a subscription only to get the overlays. Not something I want at this time

[@petehinnigan]

Big fan of your videos Ian, but this one is a bit misleading - all of the cool ground and airspace overlays that you describe are not available for free, except for the “flying locations”. The ground layers like the shoreline, NT and SSSI, plus all of the airspace overlays are only available for paid members of GADC. I think you should mention that in the video, to be honest.

[@IaninLondon]

Fair point;. I did think I covered that towards the end of the video but you're right, I should have made that clearer... hard to get all the wording right in one go.

[@victaflyer]

​@@IaninLondon Once you sign up for membership, you must log out and back into the website before the layers work.

[@boatingsibbingandwandering3262]

Come on Ian get a wiggle on my Avata 2 arrived from Amazon yesterday. You surly have ordered one. Heli guy I expect

[@IaninLondon]

Aha.... Actually I am a bit late to this party.... Mine's arriving next week 😀

[@lynsmith1096]

Good video Ian

[@IaninLondon]

Thanks 👍

[@meandremo]

Can you ask them to do Europe please? Excellent video, thank you!

[@lewiskelly14]

You have to login to view some layers... oh dear...

[@IaninLondon]

Yes; you get extra info and functions if you're a paid member, but the basic functions and locatiosn are free

[@kalhana1]

It says "upgrade to enable overlays", as far as I can see, it's not free.

[@whitesnake329]

Hi Ian, great info as usual. Just a quick question though, there is a place near me called Penshaw monument , near Sunderland, owned by national trust. On the drone scene map there does not to be any restrictions, however on the gate before you ascend , there is a drone sign with a cross , obviously saying no drones! what does this mean and would I be allowed to use my mini 3 pro to obtain any footage? I am a grey arrows member by the way!

[@IaninLondon]

If you type in Penshaw Monument in the search field, it takes you there and shows up Nat Trust owned land quite clearly, so their blanket ban would apply to taking off from their land, but not adjacent to it....

[@whitesnake329]

Thanks Ian@@IaninLondon

[@MontagoDK]

looks like UK is just as insane in terms of drone restrictions as Denmark :( ... we have tons and tons of areas taken by sacret birds :(

[@KevLaj]

In terms of adding your own recommended flying spots, is there any verification process? i.e. can other Dronescene users go to an existing spot and verify whether it is suitable or not?

[@stevesweetman-bancroft3490]

By following a link there are discussion points on the grey arrows forum, there you can discus any pros or cons or add extra information. Plus if you highlight a problem the admin team can if necessary edit the original drone scene entry, BUT they will only do that in extream instances.

[@stehume]

Hi Ian, thank you for all the videos, really are a great help. Hoping you can help me with a location. Im planning on visiting Nottingham soon for a few days and I have looked on drone assist app and the website and the location is marked red with an inner yellow. I have put a rough location in of the post code and wondered if you could be of great help and explain if I can fly there or not, what I can make out is that I have to get permission from the local airdrome but would like a heads up before hand. I have watched KZbin videos of the same location with a lot of drone footage but I don't want to be breaking any laws and more importantly cause danger to anyone the post code is NG12 2LU, its the national water sports centre . many thanks in advance forgot to add, its a mini 4 pro

[@IaninLondon]

That location puts you inside the airport restriction zone for Nottingham airport. You could call the tower just before your flight and ask permission, but looking at the map, it's not an error drone, it's a full-on airport

[@stehume]

@@IaninLondon Many thanks for the reply, I just played it safe and didn't fly.

[@kamikazekaos]

Does it show others drone planned flights

[@IaninLondon]

If they've bene uploaded, then yes, there is the Flight Plans layer...

[@dalewiley9208]

Will Drone Scene work all over Europe?

[@IaninLondon]

It's only the UK

[@lewiskelly14]

Did they pay you for this?

[@IaninLondon]

I did this because I genuinely think it's the best site out there, and did a favour for Rich Ping Spike as the new Fly App update seemed to be remarkably similar to the existing Drone Scene.......

[@Brian_M71]

@@IaninLondon definatley the best site out there for infomation for uk drone flyers... newbies can find alot of answers