Drone for the farm

If you are going to buy a drone get a good one which has a remote controller with a screen, I got the mini 3 this year and it is a serious bit of kit, farm expense for sure

Do they not drive the cattle mad? Saw someone using one over fields with young cattle back in the summer and even though it was at a good height and fairly quiet they were stampeding around like wildebeest 😬.

Cattle on an out farm go mad when the neighbours fly theirs. Gadding goin around the field with tails up.

If it has a camera then yes, regardless of weight. Note that it's the operator is registered and not the drone (although larger commercial drones need to be registered AFAIK)

It's quite simple to do, takes 20 minutes or so online to go through the rules/guidelines video and answer 40 questions. Costs €30 then to register for two years. For commercial use there's extra work and testing to be done

I've no doubt that loads of people ignore the regulations though. Most people go with the 'under 250g' maxim but fail to heed the note about the camera !!

Whether or not using it on a farm would constitute 'commercial use' is a million dollar question. I would presume though that if you put it down as a farm expense you may be opening the door to this. Honest answer to that question though is that I don't know. (and I know nothing about farming!!)

IAA Website (Drone Page) : https://www.iaa.ie/general-aviation/drones

In response to the original question I'd stick to the Mini 2/3 as well. They're definitely the best around and anyone I ever met that bought the cheaper ones always ended up upgrading to DJIs' in any case. Easily available parts and the regular software updates alone are worth it.

It happens... Generally speaking though it's only after a complaint from someone or some act of complete stupidity.

There's been a few people done here including one dope who flew over an Ed Sheeran concert. Loads more done in the UK and around Europe as well. Pretty much the same rules apply around all of Europe.

What should you do if you hear/see a drone flying over your farm/yard/house etc. I think (stand corrected) that drones cannot be flown within certain meters of private property unless the user has permission from the land owner.

TBH if one was flying over here and I got the opportunity I would get the shotgun out ASAP.

Anyone know a model that can be controlled completely remotely? As in I could be away for a weekend and control the drone back in Carlow with live footage coming back to the hotel in West Cork?