Dartmoor National Park - Advice Please
I would be very grateful for any input that members of this group can give.
Recently, I undertook a still and video photo assignment for a Hotel and a farmer who is a part owner in the Hotel, located in the National Park with full permission for take-off etc from the private landowner (not the Dartmoor National Park Authority – DNPA).
In so doing I believe I was in compliance with DNPA’s Byelaws governing access land as my flights were entirely within the confines of a private landowner property.
However, the DNPA’s Byelaws 18.2 state “No person shall release any power-driven model aircraft (which would include drones not more than 5 Kg) for flight on or over the access land unless authorized by the DNPA”
My question is all about landowner permissions and overflight. It seems that the DNPA imposes the same conditions as land owned and managed by the National Trust and English Heritage.
But my take on this is that if one operates from land with permission from a private landowner then DNPA have no right to ban overflight by a UAV operator complying with ANO 2016 and CAP722.
Also, do DNPA’s Byelaws regarding over flight take precedence over CAA’s jurisdiction of airspace. Surely, we have the same right to airspace as manned aircraft operating legally according to CAA’s regulations?
Thoughts and comments please.
I would be very grateful for any input that members of this group can give.
Recently, I undertook a still and video photo assignment for a Hotel and a farmer who is a part owner in the Hotel, located in the National Park with full permission for take-off etc from the private landowner (not the Dartmoor National Park Authority – DNPA).
In so doing I believe I was in compliance with DNPA’s Byelaws governing access land as my flights were entirely within the confines of a private landowner property.
However, the DNPA’s Byelaws 18.2 state “No person shall release any power-driven model aircraft (which would include drones not more than 5 Kg) for flight on or over the access land unless authorized by the DNPA”
My question is all about landowner permissions and overflight. It seems that the DNPA imposes the same conditions as land owned and managed by the National Trust and English Heritage.
But my take on this is that if one operates from land with permission from a private landowner then DNPA have no right to ban overflight by a UAV operator complying with ANO 2016 and CAP722.
Also, do DNPA’s Byelaws regarding over flight take precedence over CAA’s jurisdiction of airspace. Surely, we have the same right to airspace as manned aircraft operating legally according to CAA’s regulations?
Thoughts and comments please.