Earning your stripes

Drone7 · Nov 16, 2013

Hi guys,

They added a new manual on November 16
http://www.dji.com/download/phantom-2-vision-downloads/

They changed some things but still no IOC

Pull_Up · Nov 16, 2013

Wow. I've got to hand it to them that is very professionally done. Very clear instructions and useful exercises for beginners - not just general flying but for camera work (e.g. circling whilst keeping camera facing the centre, etc)

They hammer the safety message, which is good. They also explicitly mention not to fly over 400ft which will please the CAA in the UK as that's the height restriction for RC mentioned in the Air Navigation Order (ANO), which has legal status. I understand it's the guideline limit issued by the FAA?

Smart-looking document, well done to DJI for that - excellent English, too.

dav5942 · Nov 16, 2013

FAA 400' is not law, just recommended. Flew to 1150' the other day. Nice writeup.

netphreak · Nov 16, 2013

dav5942 said:
FAA 400' is not law, just recommended. Flew to 1150' the other day. Nice writeup.

It actually IS a law. Over 400 feet you're into Bravo airspace, which is where real planes fly. If you're caught over that height you can get into some serious fines.

dav5942 · Nov 16, 2013

Bravo airspace(class b) regulates height and proximity to airports.

netphreak · Nov 16, 2013

Actually, it's both. You need to notify the local airport if you're less than three miles away, AND stay under 400 feet. If you're farther away, then you still need to be under 400 feet.

http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/medi ... /91-57.pdf

dav5942 · Nov 16, 2013

Voluntary compliance-not a law.

JustJames · Nov 17, 2013

Drone7 said:
Hi guys,

They added a new manual on November 16
http://www.dji.com/download/phantom-2-vision-downloads/

They changed some things but still no IOC

Thanks for heads up. Seems like they are updating this thing fairly frequently. Hopefully thats setting the tone for the future.

James

phantomman · Nov 17, 2013

Pull_Up said:
Wow. I've got to hand it to them that is very professionally done. Very clear instructions and useful exercises for beginners - not just general flying but for camera work (e.g. circling whilst keeping camera facing the centre, etc)

They hammer the safety message, which is good. They also explicitly mention not to fly over 400ft which will please the CAA in the UK as that's the height restriction for RC mentioned in the Air Navigation Order (ANO), which has legal status. I understand it's the guideline limit issued by the FAA?

Smart-looking document, well done to DJI for that - excellent English, too.

It is mentioned in the ANO but only for models over 7kg. http://www.fpvuk.org/fpv-law/

It is also mentioned in the FPV UK exemption and staying below 400ft is required when flying FPV with only a spotter.

All the best

Simon

Pull_Up · Nov 18, 2013

Thanks for the clarification, Simon. So it's "best practice" for under 7kg & line of sight, but "required" for FPV with a spotter for any size? Could the Vision, as-is, be classed as an FPV rig, I wonder?

phantomman · Nov 18, 2013

If you're flying under the terms of the exemption (which is an exemption to part 166(3) of the ANO) then you must stay below 400ft.

You can only fly under the exemption if you are flying a fixed wing aircraft under 1.8kg or a rotary winged aircraft under 2.5kg.

The Vision as-is would not be classed as FPV IMHO. It doesn't restrict your view and prevent you from being alerted to other air traffic, like Goggles do.

All the best

Simon