Well, for the next ten days I have been sent to Paris for work. Since I'm here I decided to take the phantom 3 along with me (plus my other cameras and GoPro's) and get some footage of the city of love & the area around where I'm based.
Earlier today, since it was my first time flying near a major international airport (CDG in Paris), I decided to review all the guidelines and safety features set out by DJI before I flew. It all seemed very confusing and reading the forums just made it even worse. In the end, the best option was to just get out and see what happened!
Once I was outside and set up, I noticed that the map of the DJI pilot app showed a large red area near the airport and I figured this was the 1.5 mile No-Fly zone. Thankfully I was a good mile or so away from this area so everything worked fine. The one piece of information I did understand from my checks beforehand was that if I was in restricted airspace the motors simply wouldn't start.
This seems like a great safety feature and helps to keep my (mini) aircraft out of the way of the real deal ones.
Since I'm here for work I do have an early start with a long day tomorrow, so it's an early night tonight for me. Batteries on charge, iPad on charge and all ready for Tuesday. The plan is for an early start heading into Paris centre to get some footage around the Louvre Museum, as well as a few spots around the Opera and Palais Royal for a promo shoot i'm working on.
Until next time,
Bob
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