How to Fly Your Drone in Rome Without Breaking the Law
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- čas přidán 10. 04. 2022
- In this video, we'll show you how to fly your drone in Rome without breaking the law! We'll give you a drone permit for the Colosseum, and explain the rules governing drone flying in Rome.
If you're traveling to Rome and you want to fly your drone, this is the video for you! We'll show you how to get a drone permit and navigate Rome's airspace safely. From the Colosseum to the Vatican, this video is a must-watch if you're planning on flying your drone in Rome!
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Have you ever applied for a Drone Permit before ?
Hey do you know is it the same with sub 250g drones as well? This seems so restrictive...
Yes. When @TimelabPro came to shoot for Istanbul, we got the drone permissions. But we faced all the difficulties you faced in Rome, even though we had permission. And I learned this, even if you have permission, fly a drone like you don't have it.
For other places in Italy (Florence, Venice, etc) is the same process? just changing in the prefetura the locations?
Listen
Ur only option is to fly a drone from the balcony of your hotel or apartment !...
That is flying discretely!...
No GOVERNMENT will allow a foreigner to get a permit to fly even an insect in its air field !...
One of the main problems in most countries is that aviation authority and the regular police are never in sync. Yes, you get a permit from aviation, but the police might have hard time to check your permit. Or in most cases they are lazy and it is easier for them to deny you, than go through the process and check your permit.
You are a small content creator but your content is the quality of a 1+ million sub account. Quality of your content is unmatched at your size. Keep this up!
Thank you my brother 🙌🏼🙌🏼
Wow. Fantastic footage, in one of my favourite places. I cant believe the effort you had to go to, to get approval to fly your drone. It shows that you really need to prepare and have perseverance to get all approvals completed prior to your arrival and even more so, to politely ask again for permission with the on duty security and police. Well done, and thanks for sharing some of your spectacular footage. Cheers, Adam.
Thank you so much for sharing this! It was refreshing to hear a professional perspective as I have struggled with conflicting information on CZcams. Heading to Rome soon and was hoping to fly. 🙌🏽
great video brotha! Appriciate all the tips
Appreciate it!
Sean, thank you for the detail on permit info as you promised few weeks ago. It is truly informative and I command you on your patients. I just return back yesterday from Rome. Beautiful city but not easy to deal with officials.
Thank you my friend 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Very helpful , i wish i saw this before coming and had the chance to apply thr steps earlier butnwill do next time 🎉
Absolutely amazing! All the effort you put into getting the permit was definitely worth it. "TY" to all the individuals for flying requestly and causing drone rules to become stricter by the day. Again, wonderful job!
Glad you enjoyed it!🙏🏻🙏🏻
Fantastic work and infor. Great job.
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Wow!!amazing drone Shots the footage is sooo perfect, U nailed it! and I like ur patience towards policemen too.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Thank you for sharing this!
My pleasure!
Huge video, man. I struggle with the same challenges and anxiety for I also like to fly my drone in urban areas. Your video presents a great example what it takes to get aerial footage the right way, great example about the patience that it takes communicating with the autorities. I learned a lot, THX. Grüsse gehen auf Deutschland.
Cheers man, Im glad you found it useful 🙏🏻🙌🏼🙌🏼
Hello sean. Just want to ask your email just want some information about mini 2 to fly in Milan Duomo
Stunning, man you had my heart pumping good thing you got some shots in.
Too quick to say something good that you went back. I try to plan enough time but sometimes you just don't have the time. I've flown in Brazil and here in the US but would love to fly EU.
Thank you Bud 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Fantastic story my friend. You tell it well, music and visuals on point. Much love from Canada
Thank you Bud, my fellow Canadian 🇨🇦🙌🏼🙌🏼
This should have so many more views! I loved the content, very informative and important to know for someone like myself who has been quite daring in the past.
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Great stuff, very informative!
Glad it was helpful!
Stunning visuals and soundtrack to match, kudos to you for going to the effort and boy, was it worth it …not to mention the awesome info in getting the permit 👉🏼💥🙏🏼
Many thanks!
beautiful shots 👍👍
Thank You Lucas
De video brother... Thanks for sharing!
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Amazing 🤩👍🏻❤️
What the hell. Amazing! Shows you perceverance. Great story, you really earned these shots.
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Thanks very informative and beautiful drone shorts
Thank you Bud🙏🏻
Hey buddy! Greetings from the Keys! just discovered your channel! Subbed! very informative video!
Cheers buddy much appreciated 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙏🏻
A+ for dedication. I can't even begin to imagine how many tourists that are completely oblivious to the rules that get into trouble in foreign countries for flying their drones.
Thank you bud 🙏🏻🙌🏼
Great video and great information to know before flying your drone in countries that require drone permits. Thank you
Cheers
Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I see someone post about the whole process you have to go through to fly a drone in these cities legally. I can't believe how complicated it is to get all the planets aligned. Are there any fees you have to pay to get the permits?
I thought it was complicated in Canada, but now after seeing this it's really not that bad, especially using sub-250g drones! ;)
Cheers Sebastian from a fellow Canadian ;)
Hey Sean, wanted to start by applauding the guts and shots you captured with the Mavic 3 in this video. It is a fantastic drone but has lots of bugs on the bypass technology - you've got some guts and I respect that!! I was also going to ask your advice on a situation I've got. I sent you a message on instagram with more details, but I'm traveling to Rome, Pompeii, and the Amalfi coast in May 2023. I have the same Mavic 3 as you, and because my residence is in the states, they won't grant me the C1 certification. Do I need to go through the identical process to you, then, and what agencies do I need to be certified with to be allowed to fly in places like the colosseum? Any help would be appreciated 🙏🏻
Hi! Great video. I am planning to fly in Italy this summer. Do you know where/how I can register to fly? I have a Mavic Air 2
Great effort! Did you have to pay anything for the permission?
We’re heading to Venice and Sant Moritz in August. Any thoughts of flying above St Mark’s Square. I have a three year old Mavic Air.
Awesome footage and great video ;) Also I want to know do I need special permission from prefecture to fly anywhere in Rome ? Or this permission need only for historical monuments only ?
Thank you Hayk, The only part you dont the permit for is the EUR section. I explain that in the video :)
This is a great video! Thanks, Sean! Where is your 600gb of footage though? We only got to see a few small clips!
Explore the channel my friend
Wao this is crazy. Thanks for the info, great video as always. I be sure to keep this in mind for my euro trip. For Now most latin American countries don’t have these restrictions. Having a drone under 250g is also an advantage 👌🏾
Cheers man🙌🏼🙌🏼
THANK YOUUUU
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Hi, Sean do you need a permit if you fly Dji mini 3 pro? Thanks
Hey the form in the description is different from the form in the video. Is there a difference or can we submit either? Also where can we find the one in the video?
Great video man! but your way of saying Gomorrah made ma laugh so much. you're a legend!
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The Spanish steps video almost made me cry.. Beautiful!
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Richard 🙏🏻🙌🏼
Sean, thank you for the support. Tell me, did you try to fly at beach or country side? Do u know if is the same burocracy?
Thanks man, I haven’t. I couldn’t tell ya
Where do you live? I'm Persian too and visiting Spain, Italy, Switzerland and France and I plan to take my mavic mini 2. So I need to register for this if I'm flying in the countryside or over the water? etc..
Just starting with my first Drone under 250gr but man I get anxious just to hear these stories... then your drone video comes in and damn this is worth it ! I still don't know how far will I go with my Drone hobby but I just wanna say you work is amazing ! Waiting for many more of your videos
Cheers man
Be more careful man , I just got stopped by police in Rome for flying my DJI mini se which was confiscated and now I'm in trial
@@Siraj_Hulk how it is going? Have to be permitted because it is under 250 gm
@rolfyexp6905 No actually because they said I was flying in a No fly zone which is no where near an airport or a military facility btw
But the lawyer said I'll get it back eventually
@@Siraj_Hulk where did you get the stamp from? I'm coming to Italy on 26th Feb and need the permit
Thanks so much for this, Sean. Do the under 250g drones also need permit in Rome? I'll be there next month! Thanks in advance!
PS: Hello from Toronto!
Yessir
@@SeanAlami Dang! Is that an Italy-wide thing, or Rome specifically. Thanks for the reply btw! :)
Where to get permission to fly a drone in Rome? is there any website?❤
Great video Sean, I've got a dji mini 2 and I'm flying to Italy from UK. I don't need a licence but registration I believe - do you know how I need to do this?
Thank you bud, Rome is a No fly zone unless you have a permit
Hi, nice video, thanks for the info. Does all this applies also for drones lighter than 250 gr? I fly a DJI Min 2 and haven't had yo get a permit or A1/2/3 license in Spain, just register as recreational drone pilot. Thanks!
Wondering the same with a mini 4 pro. Is a permit needed still, I thought it was not.
Hello hope you read this. Im planning to go and fly dji mini 2 in milan italy where can i get permits to do not break the law ang get fine pls. I have A1/A3 Lux operator license
great video! its a pity you missed the EUR zone. I know it very well and it is beautiful. Plenty of huge marble buildings and a marvelous obelisk situated in the middle of a 8 lane road.
Great Video! I'm heading to Italy in a few weeks, and just started seeing that I need to register my drone. To qualify my Mavic Air 2, I need an A2 license, correct? And then register under d-flight for Italy? Your feedback is much appreciated!
Hi, Thanks
Yes you need a A2 license, and depending on the city you need to register in D-flight. But it doesnt hurt to register
@@SeanAlami thanks! Is there online testing for the A2? I haven’t been able to find a website besides one offered in the UK. I understand the EU is making it a classroom test. If so, do you recommend a website?
Hey, soo can i fly in the not city area of the italy with my drone?
Hey! Good job. Amazing shots. In your video you say that you attach link to preffetura form in description. Can’t find it.
Hey man Thanks, Its up now.
Great job. Nice videos. Wait for more locations!
hi Sean thanks for telling us your experience. Just want to ask, do I need a licence to fly DJI Mini 4 pro?
Wondering the same with the mini 4 Pro. Going to Italy mid-May and trying to look into what I need to do if it’s under 250grams
@@skyboundcreativestudio6864 Same here Im going next month. Do you need to register in any website?
I'm an American and I'd like to fly my drone in Italy in September. I'd like to fly around Amalfi.Tuscany and Florence. I can't find any information on how to register.
Are all the rules and regulations still applicable to sub 250g drones?
Im going to Italy from the states and I want to fly my mavic air 2. I plan on flying it more on the Amalfi coast away from big city. Is it possible to fly without a permit or special authorization? Or should I still have a permit. Thank you and awesome video!
Yes You dont need a permit I believe
@carlo, I am heading to Rome next month and wanted to know did you run into any problems as well? I followed some of the steps @sean mentioned in this video but ran into a problem where I couldn't create the PEC account because it asks for a Tax ID number which I don't have because I'm a U.S. Citizen.
Beautiful shot from Piazza Venezia! Well worth it
Thanks man I live in Bonn
Hello thank you for video , Please i wanna ask you i have DJI mini 2 also i have permit license in EU ,
can i fly it there or not
Hey thnx buddy. Unfortunately Rome is a No Fly zone unless you get a permit.
Thank you for sharing your experience! Do you know if it is ok to fly a sub-250 gram drone in Rome?
Im not sure, but Roma is a very sensitive city. And except the EUR zone, the rest of the city is a no fly zone.
What about if im from the US visiting? im licensed here in the US, need to apply for permit in Europe then i should be good? this seems so stressful man haha but we gotta get it done! :)
Yes man u do
Awesome video! 16:32 ❤
Thank you very much!
Do they have drone killer devices in Rome like in Istanbul ? If you could fly there it means they don't.
my problem is getting liability insurance for italy for recreational use.... it's impossible!
GULLS! Oh man that's the worst! Excellent video man!
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You shot very well, thanks to you, we gained experience, it is the same in Istanbul, but there is no permission from the civil aviation site at all, you can send a mail to the general directorate of Ankara, the capital of Turkey, by post and continue after you get a response from them. Alternatively, if you see the police nearby, you can go and stay here for 10 minutes. I want to fly a drone, can I fly a drone? You can ask, you can show the Instagram pictures and say "I take very good shots", they usually give permission after they are convinced, I didn't have any problems, but you never know.
(my bad english,sorry)
Hi Sardar,
Please message me on Instagram, I have some questions
19:28 not only seagulls but also pigeons will come after you some times. In my old home town, I really had to make my air 1 "run" from a bunch of them that tried to defend their airspace. They start doing some fly bars kinda far away and then come closer every time. I had some close calls with those pigeons.
Hey! I'm going to Italy later this month and will take my DJI Mini 3 but I'm a bit confused. I thought it was only necessary to unlock the zones on the DJI Fly Safe website to be able to fly my drone. The Colosseum for example is out of the restricted zones and the Vatican is an authorized zone, I don't understand why I cannot just go and fly :(
Did you get the chance to fly the drone without permit in rome with mini 3 pro?
Thanks for this video. Flying to Rome in a few hours and will have to leave my mini pro at home ;(
Rome is awesome :)
what happens if you record in 30fps NTSC in Europe with drone? or does it have to be 25fps PAL? thank you
Your drone will explode *poof* No really its an old standard that does not really matter anymore.
what about drone under 250gr?
Would one have this type of trouble in the country side of Italy around villages rather than monuments?
Couldn’t tell ya
which section of the video you got arrested again?
lol at the height board on the thumbnail 🤣
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Sean, i have the newest dji mavic mini 3 pro which weighs less than 249g. This drones don’t regularly need to be registered but what do you recommend me to do? I’m heading to italy, germany, greece and spain and I don’t want to be fined or arrested
Have you found out the answer to your question? :)
@@jameslast4420 Same heading to Switzerland and italy.. any luck?
@@carloscarbajal5755 Nope, I just flew without any permits apart from A1/A3 certificate.
I have this drone aswwll. Do i need a permit?
Imo, for the police a drone is a drone , they don’t distinguish models, so be careful.
Hello. I have flown to different EU countries as I have registered my drone. I have the certification but not required to for my drone which weighs less than 250g. I downloaded the local drone map and avoid flying areas marked no fly zone. As long as I follow the guidelines and regulations laid by EU AA, I don't need to get additional approvals from any one to fly my drone anywhere in EU, provided I fly my drone following appropriate procedures. So I am surprised why you have to write emails and messages to get approvals. Is this because you wanted to fly on restricted zones with drone weighing over 250g?
Hi . I want to fly my mavic mini 2 in Rome , Budapest , and some other parts of Italy . Can you let me know if I need some approvals ? Since that drone is also less than 250gm . Please let me know . And it would be great if we can connect on insta as well
Can you make a video on flying in spain
what about dji mavic mini drones (249g) ?
Still need a permit
Veramente nel pdf c'è scritto che per alcuni eventi in alcune fasce orarie non potevi volare siccome tu hai chiesto tutta la giornata per poter volare
nice storytelling
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would you need a permit to fly somewhere like lake como? or isit drone size /location dependant?
Couldnt tell ya
@@SeanAlami "what every EU drone pilot needs to know before flying" - Couldn't tell ya :) but i had a tough time of it.
lmao thanks, I guess ill get researching.
@@duppy9012 Please dont misundrestand me, coudlnt tell ya means; I couldn't tell you if you could fly in lake cuomo because I have never been there myself. I spent a week making a video on how to get a permit to fly in Rome after I came from Rome.
Would having a mavic mini help?
Nope
So I’ve contacted enac, not helpful, registered with dflight and asked them for the process of flying in restricted Rome and they aren’t being super helpful either. I have the mavic mini 249g. So what do I ask the police around say the coliseum and what documents do I show them? Thanks!
Contact Gianmarco
@@SeanAlami thanks, no such luck however
Did you ever manage to fly near the Coliseum?
@@rorytrueman1370 didn’t even bring it with. Everything is a no fly zone
@Travel More, Work Less Thanks for the response. I am only going to be in Rome for a couple days, and Italy for another 2weeks, so I am still bringing it. Will see if I can navigate the hurdles to get a fly by of the coliseum.
Do you also need a permit to fly sub-250 drones in Rome?
Soooo many loops and holes! But no better feeling then getting approved lol
Word
So complicated!!! Do you sell your footage?
Do i need a permit for the dji mini 3 pro?
Yes
The government and aviation of Italy ask for many permits to be able to fly and even if you comply, they will not let you because of their bureaucratic problems and poor communication between departments, they should simplify the processes since even without the permits they are so poorly organized that the DJI app says that you can fly and lets you take off.
Why is flying a drone over the Rome building is illegal?
DJI MINI 2 its legal to fly it in italy without license?
Still need a permit, license has nothing to do with it
It says you don’t need a permit if it’s under 250g
Great shots! Actually, the permit that you show at 6:21 says that you are not allowed to fly in Piazza del Popolo and Piazza Venezia for security reasons. But then, they allowed you to fly there and not at Colosseo 😂
Classic Italy, I guess..
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my god! the hassle!! i just couldn't be bothered with it. but you pulled it off buddy. i'd rather go to the dolomites to film there with no one around. no nervous drone anxiety lol
Great Video but where is the Part when u get arrested? Clickbait or did I missed it?
Yannic my bro, Im glad you enjoyed the video. 🙂
It is a real problem to fly a drone in many European countries. In Portugal, there is a lot of bureaucracy and you need to ask for authorization well in advance.
I apply for perotugar permits and from 10 areas they approved 9, the not approval was a mistake mine with the districts, the bad thing I apply 2 months before and they check all 5 days before my travel, there was no time to apply again with the corrections. But overall was easy the process.
so G Marco did all for you.
In which part you got arrested?
the clickbait is real
Great video and it really goes to show how ridiculous the regulation of drones is getting. I don't really understand who is being protected by all of this bureaucracy around flying a drone. Someone with malicious intent isn't going to be stopped by all of these forms, etc. I think a lot of the drone legislation, especially for recreational/hobbyist fliers, is driven by FUD. I don't see why it isn't sufficient to just have an automated system like LAANC where you register your license and insurance info, where you're going to fly, etc and be done with it...and this should *only* ever be required for urban/highly-populated or sensitive areas. It seems easier to own and use a firearm than a drone.
That's why I really enjoy the sub-250g drone category in Canada - it's pretty open with what you can do with a microdrone. I'd love to travel and tour Europe one day, but I'd also like to be able to use my drone without having to submit to a cavity search. 🤣
Thank you bud
Ah yes, good old arrogant italian police and military in big cities, combined with useless bureaucracy (i know, i know, not all are like that, but still, it does make a pattern, for sure)..
Eu drone pilots are more or less aware of this kind of things in general, it is really americans, chinese etc, that should be informed about this, since they're ones that are usually flying clueless or ignorant and flying wherever without any permissions etc (i can at least tell for my country). But as a drone operator with eu a2 license i must mentioned few things!:
The whole idea of EU drone directive, which we got in 2019, was to harmonise rules all around EU, where drone certificates, licenses etc should be excepted equally etc. If you got permission to fly at some exact date and location (with fly route and all that submitted) from state air agency, that should be it! It is not not military, nor police, who can give anything official about airspace use, nor they should be asked at the end. Yes, they have authority to check you up etc, but if you have sorted all by the book, that's it, official procedure should be over then. And yes, I am aware, that big european city centres etc are at risk of terrorism, there's a lot of protection of heritage buildings, also lately of all stuff happening in Ukraine etc, i all get that. But on the other hand, why then we have laws, why we went with all the training, exams, costs etc etc, if this is not used? It is actually kind of ironic, since main speaker from EASA, that was 1st frontman when they have been touring EU and presenting new EU drone legislation, was italian. So you would kind of believe, Italy would be 1st of eu members, that would have all this drone nonsense sorted, but as we can see, it is far from that.
Second thing about this eu drone story is pre fly info submission. Majority of eu states have online apps etc, where you can get al info about fly restrictions, no fly zones etc, some even have ability to send fly route and ll that directly before the flight, and if it get authorized with green light, you're good to go after that (which is really only way to be, since you can't be sure about weather etc 1 month ahead or something, total nonsense). Yes, Italy have app as well, but it does not have true direct flight submission, it is not really developed for non italian users etc (where by eu law, all this should be done with bi-lingual support, all eu members should have access etc). And Italy it not only one, that haven't this sorted out, to be honest. So, if any of people, responsible of all things mentioned, are reading this, please do make an effort of make things better. Thank you.
Thank you so much for leaving such informative comment on this post, really appreciate it 🙏🏻🙏🏻.
On paper it all makes sense, once you go kn the field; its a warzone 😁
My hopes to take Drone shots in Rome has been dashed 😢😢
Better safe that sorry
Good content but the clickbait 🤦♂️
CJ ? 🤷🏻♂️
@@SeanAlami bro the title read I got arrested in Rome. Thanks for changing it though 👏🏼🤣
@@cjexplores CJ made me do it😋
If the drone is under 250g I think you can fly pretty much anywhere
WRONG
Sadly until 2023 in Eu you cannot fly drones that have +500g over people and buildings so even with permit be carefull. If the boys from drone flight autorithy are in the area with an Dji Aeroscope they will know this thing. The Police and military don't know this particulary thing and you can trick them. It weird and stupid but what can we do. I speak from experience becausue i live in europe and the drone authority in my country told us that even with city permit and all the pilot certifications. So you can fly in urban areas or near people with drones over 500 grams(under 2kgs) but you need to keep in mind the minimum distance in normal mode is 30m, in slow speed mode is 5 m, and the rule 1/1 on vertical and horizontal distance from the people.
What if you block your phone from sending any data to DJI? Will the Aeroscope see the drone?