9 spots in 5 countries. A spot's status is its country's status for you, raised by whatever applies on that ground: a reserve, a seasonal closure, a landowner. Each rule carries the official source behind it and the day we opened the page.
Pins are coloured by your status at that spot. Tap one for the rule that decides it. Basemap: OpenFreeMap with a terrarium hillshade, no API key.
Sorted by what you can do there, most open first. Photos are placeholders until real photographs with provenance replace them.
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Country ruleDecided by registration, minimum age.
Sunrise, before the coaches
Checked 2026-10-07
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Country ruleDecided by registration, Remote ID.
September, after the puffins
Checked 2026-10-07
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Country ruleDecided by registration, Remote ID.
Evening light from the west
Checked 2026-10-07
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Country ruleDecided by registration, the commercial regime, radio conformity, a permit. 5 place- or time-specific permits to plan around.
Midnight sun
Checked 2026-10-07
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Rule on this groundNatura 2000 site inside the Parque Natural da Madeira: IFCN authorisation before the flight.
Golden hour, low wind
Checked 2026-10-07
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Rule on this groundInside the Parque Natural da Madeira (central massif): IFCN authorisation before the flight.
Cloud inversion at dawn
Checked 2026-10-07
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Rule on this groundPublic conservation land: DOC drone permit required (NZD 180 plus GST in green zones; Fiordland may sit in a stricter band).
Clear mornings, rare
Checked 2026-10-07
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Rule on this groundNature reserve: permits are granted for commercial purposes only since 17 May 2026; a recreational pilot cannot obtain one.
Closed to recreational pilots
Checked 2026-10-07
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Rule on this groundOn the agency's list of protected areas where drone permits are granted for commercial purposes only since 17 May 2026; the canyon carries a drone ban.
Closed to recreational pilots
Checked 2026-10-07
Every spot last checked 2026-10-07. Change the two questions above and every card and every pin answers again.