Police speak to drone pilot who posted video of an illegal flight on Facebook

Police speak to drone pilot who posted video of an illegal flight on Facebook
(Image credit: BBC)

In news that will likely make experienced drone pilots give a collective groan, an amateur drone operator has been "given words of advice" by the police after he illegally flew his drone near a city centre… and then uploaded the video onto social media. 

The video, which was shared in a Facebook group with over 30,000 members, shows the drone flying too close to Norwich Castle. This breaks the Civil Aviation Authority guidelines that state that people flying drones for fun should operate no closer than 150m from any area that's used for residential, commercial, industrial or recreational purposes.

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With over a decade of photographic experience, Louise arms Digital Camera World with a wealth of knowledge on photographic technique and know-how – something at which she is so adept that she's delivered workshops for the likes of ITV and Sue Ryder. Louise also brings years of experience as both a web and print journalist, having served as features editor for Practical Photography magazine and contributing photography tutorials and camera analysis to titles including Digital Camera Magazine and  Digital Photographer. Louise currently shoots with the Fujifilm X-T200 and the Nikon D800, capturing self-portraits and still life images, and is DCW's ecommerce editor, meaning that she knows good camera, lens and laptop deals when she sees them.