Flying Scotsman Levisham Station - Unedited footage by AerialExposure.co.uk

[@darrylpointer8908]

Just to clarify, I mean a website and "test" covering the bare minimum safety and legality of UAV flight within open and congested areas - line of sight, max heights, distances, proximity of people, property, obstacles, houses, roads, wildlife, prohibited areas, maintenance of your drone, battery life, emergency procedures... Hmm, quite a bit really! But, there is some beautiful aerial footage out there - we all just need it to be 100% safe 100% of the time.

[@darrylpointer8908]

Hi Steven, our three pilots are fully CAA certified and qualified at both 7kg and 20kg for 12+ months. The flight "tests" are only a small part of the process. There were two days of pre-flight survey and permission seeking before we even thought about taking off. We contacted Fylingdales 10 months ago to establish where, when and how we could fly near their restricted zone. Levisham is within the outer HIRTA and not within a no fly zone BUT we could be at 60m for max of 60 seconds. We established our flight plan and tested for RF interference in Levisham village at the top of the valley. We also have contact with RAF Leeming, Durham Tees Valley airport, Network Rail, police, hospitals... List goes on. We had a pilot and a spotter/camera operator at Levisham. UAV (drone) rules for the public? It's all about education, not prohibition. Why would Hobbyists have any idea about the CAA rules and reg?. Drone activation after a small online course/test, perhaps...? It's a difficult one..!

[@stevenmcintosh7482]

+Darryl Pointer hi darryl, what advice would you give to someone like me who is new to the phantom 3 and is a little concerned about all the publicity surrounding drones at the moment. i want to fly safely and not be in anyones way i intend to abide by common sense but i fear that drone operators will be constantly abused by the gemeral public wherever we go. i was going to fly just outside pickering at the first level crossing but the news on wednesday has put me off.

[@stevenmcintosh7482]

hi,darryl. in light of the recent news about a drone striking the carriage of the flying scotsman what are your views on the subject of joe public flying these drones in an irresponsible way.i am new to the phantom 3 world and only been out once due the weather etc but this news has thrown be back.i was intending to film the flying scotsman on sunday but now i`m leaving it at home. also were you aware this footage was filmed within a no drone fly zone as it is close to fylingdales and is clearly marked on the ukdrone no flyzone website.did you have to get permission from the CAA.

[@darrylpointer8908]

Hi Stephen, email me [e-mail] and I'll reply when I get back home from some more filming. Cheers