I have both anyway but according to the Essex Police, I don’t actually need a flyer ID because my drone is under 250g. I only needed an operator ID as it has a camera.
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240g with the battery. The other two batteries are the same weight. I think you’re getting confused with the mini 4K and the mini 4 Pro. Extended capacity batteries can be bought for the mini 4 Pro (but not the mini 4K) and they take it over the 250g weight and into another class of drone. Flyer ID's are compulsory for drones over that weight.
Might be having my first outside flight today. Going to take it with me when I walk the dog and if it’s not to windy, up it will go!
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Good luck, and have fun!
You get to learn very quickly that the wind is very different the higher you go as opposed to ground level.
I have the earlier version with extended batteries and it comes in at 265gm.
Then up to 275gm with landing struts, motor covers and strobe.
Had to get both licences anyway as the pro 2 comes in at just under 1kg.
And as matty said, some people can get annoyed even when you are using it correctly.
I always carry a double sided laminated card size copy with each license, and it works wonders showing something people can see is official.
I've even had people asking to watch it on the tablet screen I use, which is btw a lot better than a phone screen.
I did well, no major incidents although when I was taking it up to 120m, I got a red warning on the screen at just over the 100m mark telling me about high winds so I dropped it back down. Had a couple of flights both of about 10 minutes going just over 500m away and made the same error both times - I forgot to stop the video before switching it off so it didn’t save the video.
Right, one more go outside checking my gutters and then it’s being wrapped up for my birthday.
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