Hey guys,
So I got a 3DR Solo a couple months ago and have been flying it every chance I got. When my wife got a work opportunity in Germany for a few weeks and wanted me to meet her over there I decided I should look into taking my drone and so I though I'd share my experience here.
It was super easy to take. I have a backpack that I always keep it in with all three of my batteries and carried it on with me. I flew American Airlines and they had no problems with the batteries. I covered the metal connections with electrical tape, put them in zip-lock bags (per AA instructions I found online), and then put them each in a separate Li-Po bag. They had me take them out and put them in a bin while going through security. They then had to do their little test on them which just included wiping down the Li-Po bags and a few other things and then running the test. Took 5 minutes with no problem. The guy was asking how good of footage I get with it while he was doing the test.
I also researched drone laws over in Germany, and their laws seem to be pretty similar to ours, but a few sites I read said they require the drone to have insurance. So I bought some insurance for for up to $1,000,000 in damages and kept the proof of insurance with me. I also believe later this year that Germany is going to require a form of identification and address on the drone in some kind of permanent fashion (many people were thinking of doing aluminum plates and attaching to the drone). I just printed my name and address on a label maker and put them under the battery.
While over there, I had no problems flying. I made sure I was not going to be in no-fly zones before flying and took all the precautions I could. My wife told me I just better not get arrested
. I think I got some pretty great footage, although a few areas I needed to cross the river but couldn't find a bridge anywhere... and there are a few shots where the sun gets a little harsh, but overall it was a blast to take it out and fly over there. Here is the video I got.
We also dipped down into France on our trip but from what I read, France is pretty strict about drone laws so I decided to not take a chance and did not fly my drone there.
I have also flown on Southwest Airlines with my drone and they did not even comment on it while going through security. I took my drone on a fishing trip and took some more footage. Here is the video I put together of that.
Anyway, just thought I'd post and say hi. I'm new here but I've got some great information from this forum so thanks everyone for posting.
So I got a 3DR Solo a couple months ago and have been flying it every chance I got. When my wife got a work opportunity in Germany for a few weeks and wanted me to meet her over there I decided I should look into taking my drone and so I though I'd share my experience here.
It was super easy to take. I have a backpack that I always keep it in with all three of my batteries and carried it on with me. I flew American Airlines and they had no problems with the batteries. I covered the metal connections with electrical tape, put them in zip-lock bags (per AA instructions I found online), and then put them each in a separate Li-Po bag. They had me take them out and put them in a bin while going through security. They then had to do their little test on them which just included wiping down the Li-Po bags and a few other things and then running the test. Took 5 minutes with no problem. The guy was asking how good of footage I get with it while he was doing the test.
I also researched drone laws over in Germany, and their laws seem to be pretty similar to ours, but a few sites I read said they require the drone to have insurance. So I bought some insurance for for up to $1,000,000 in damages and kept the proof of insurance with me. I also believe later this year that Germany is going to require a form of identification and address on the drone in some kind of permanent fashion (many people were thinking of doing aluminum plates and attaching to the drone). I just printed my name and address on a label maker and put them under the battery.
While over there, I had no problems flying. I made sure I was not going to be in no-fly zones before flying and took all the precautions I could. My wife told me I just better not get arrested
. I think I got some pretty great footage, although a few areas I needed to cross the river but couldn't find a bridge anywhere... and there are a few shots where the sun gets a little harsh, but overall it was a blast to take it out and fly over there. Here is the video I got. We also dipped down into France on our trip but from what I read, France is pretty strict about drone laws so I decided to not take a chance and did not fly my drone there.
I have also flown on Southwest Airlines with my drone and they did not even comment on it while going through security. I took my drone on a fishing trip and took some more footage. Here is the video I put together of that.
Anyway, just thought I'd post and say hi. I'm new here but I've got some great information from this forum so thanks everyone for posting.
