This afternoon I received an email from FPV UK.

I haven't fully digested, but FPV UK is a proponent of protecting us and our hobby.

I haven't posted here in a good while, but this sparked my attention.

The European Aviation Safety Agency EASA have a prototype rule book out for review.

It says that  home built Unmanned Aircraft shall not exceed 250grams ( a gopro and gimbal alone weigh more than that)! among other things, like a ceiling cap of 50m, 100m max distance from operator and speed limit of 33mph (personally not so concerned about 33mph, but still think its daft).

operator registration does not have to be a bad thing if done properly...but lets see, I cant see details of what is required for a suitable registration.

https://www.easa.europa.eu/easa-and-you/civil-drones-rpas

and more importantly 

https://www.easa.europa.eu/system/files/dfu/UAS%20Prototype%20Regulation%20final.pdf

Lets hope as a UK resident and if the government follow the the voted wish of the UK masses, will not need to worry about this over zealous regulation if it comes in...if we are lucky.

http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-12-31/photojournalist-arrested-after-using-drone-near-gatwick/

Seems like it wasn't handled particularly well at the time, surely common sense would allow the pilot to land before getting all aggro.

The pilot claims to have CAA permission, although I can understand why there were complaints given the situation and what he was trying to record.

I wonder if he really was within the rules. Seems even with claimed permissions and training, it can still get controversial.

There is a chap near to me that is getting a lot of coverage, I think he is amerture, but still flaunting FPV guidlines flying around town.

Lets not let 2015 be the year of the idiot that ruins our hobby, not saying the people I mention are or aren't idiots, but It does seem to be becoming more common that these appear in the UK news.