At the retailer “Kartenstudio” (Amazon Affiliate Link) you can easily upload your drone ID as JPEG or PNG. You will then receive a preview and can position or scale the drone ID card differently. Afterwards, you can order the printed plastic card in credit card format online and receive it by mail after a few days.

In my case, even the small QR code was detailed enough to be readable with my iPhone.

Click here to visit the online configurator for drone license printing in credit card format (Amazon Affiliate Link).

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• Die Karte hat exakt die Grösse und Qualität wie Ihre EC- oder Kreditkarte | 85 mm x 54 mm x 0,76 mm

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By the way, you can find a fireproof badge with your remote pilot eID to attach to your drone here:

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• Adressschild inkl. 3M Klebestreifen - hochwertige Lasergravur "Gerätekennzeichnung, Türschild, Etikett - Mini Schild", in 2...
• Mattes eloxiertes Aluminium - Größe: 20x10 mm (Materialstärke-dicke: 0,5mm - ohne dem Klebeband).

4,95 EUR

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Short basics

Your drone weighs more than 250g or has a camera? Then you have to register as a pilot at the Luftfahrtbundesamt. In addition, you must take an online test at the Luftfahrtbundesamt.

Without a test, only drones with less than 250g take-off weight and without sensors such as cameras may be flown.

1. Register as a pilot

You can register as a pilot at the Luftfahrtbundesamt under the following link:

https://uas-registration.lba-openuav.de/#/registration/uasOperator

With the login created there, you can also access the online trainings and online exams later. When registering, you must enter master data about the operator, i.e. address and personal data for private individuals or address data if you are registering as a company.

To verify the data you have to upload a copy or a photo of your identity card or passport, or in case of a company a document such as the business registration.

In addition, the existing liability insurance of your drone with insurer and policy number must be specified.

After manual verification of the registration, the drone pilot is then provided with a remote pilot ID and a license plate for the drone (UAS operator number (e-ID)), which must be affixed to the drone from now on.

I recommend these personalizable, fireproof and lightweight drone license plates from Amazon (Afiliate Link). Looks good and is easy and reliable to stick.

CopterFarm Drohnen Kennzeichen Schild Plakette 20x10mm mit hochwertiger Lasergravur, selbstklebend, "Drohnen-kennzeichen"...*

• Adressschild inkl. 3M Klebestreifen - hochwertige Lasergravur "Drohnen- und FPV Copter-Kennzeichen", in 2 verschiedenen Größen...
• Mattes eloxiertes Aluminium - Größe: 20x10 mm (Materialstärke-dicke: 0,5mm - ohne dem Klebeband).

4,29 EUR

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2. Online-Training

After entering all the data required for registration, we can start the online training from this page. You have to answer 20 multiple-choice questions in 30 minutes, but you can repeat the training as often as you like. If you have closed the registration interface in the meantime, you can open the page again via the following link:

https://exam.lba-openuav.de/#/uasDashboard

3. Online-Exam

If you have passed the online training, you can now start a 40-question multiple-choice exam on the same page, which must also be completed in 30 minutes.

If you have closed the registration interface in the meantime, you can open the page again via the following link:

https://exam.lba-openuav.de/#/uasDashboard

After successfully passing the exam, you can download the exam certificate, see the following example:

The certificate will also be sent to you afterwards as a PDF by e-mail. The certificate is valid for 4 years.

Drone Landing Pad

At first I didn’t understand why you need a landing pad for the drone. After all, I thought, I could take off and land on all flat surfaces. That’s only half true, because you’ll have problems in tall grass, deep leaves, snow or sand at the latest. Loose soil is stirred up, soiling the drone and camera, propellers get stuck in grass and leaves. For this reason alone, a drone landing pad makes sense. Many drones, including the DJI Mavic 2 Pro or the Fimi X8 SE, additionally detect the landing site with optical sensors and then use this for the precise automatic landing approach.

I decided on a foldable landing pad with a diameter of 110 cm (Amazon Afiliate Link). That sounds very big at first, but with moderate wind I was already glad to have decided for the large variant. The landing is much easier than if you had only 50 cm space.

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My photo equipment:

Nikon Z6 II full frame mirrorless camera: https://geni.us/vF5K4Nk *
Nikon D500 DX format SLR: https://geni.us/QpwK *
Wide angle for astrophotography: https://geni.us/PIPEGEB *
Wide angle for astrophotgraphy on DX camera: https://geni.us/rnztt4N *
Travel tripod: https://geni.us/fVJfG *
Large tripod: https://geni.us/lXGgv *
Always-on lens: https://geni.us/XIbn *
SD Memory Cards: https://geni.us/YWhyWuG *
CFExpress Memory Cards: https://geni.us/QNYEy4J *
Remote shutter release with interval timer: https://geni.us/eRSAm *

* All aforementioned links are Amazon affiliate links

All the links in this text are Amazon Affiliate Links, and by clicking on an affiliate link I will earn a percentage of your subsequent Amazon purchases. However, this circumstance does not influence the background of my product recommendation. This product recommendation is independent, honest and sincere. 

Bei allen genannten Links handelt es sich um Amazon-Affiliate-Links. Durch einen Klick auf einen Affiliate-Link werde ich prozentual an Euren darauf folgenden Amazon-Einkäufen beteiligt. Dieser Umstand beeinflusst aber nicht die Hintergründe meiner Produktempfehlung. Diese Produktempfehlung erfolgt unabhängig, ehrlich und aufrichtig.

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SHORT VERSION: FLYING A DRONE WITH A CAMERA AND/OR A WEIGHT OF MORE THAN 250G IN THE EU AS OF 2021

Attention: The following paragraphs are outdated, are left online for archiving reasons.

On 01.07.2020 the new EU drone regulation will come into force. According to current information, drones with a take-off weight of more than 900g require a drone driver’s license. Looking at the technical data of the Mavic 2 Pro with its 907g weight, it seems at first glance as if the new driving license for this drone is being prepared. But with a simple trick, the Mavic 2 Pro falls down to the 900g weight limit.

Consider take-off weight of 900g

The weight limit of 900g according to the EU UAV regulation is the indication of the take-off weight, not the device-specific weight indication of the manufacturer. The DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Amazon Affiliate Link) is specified by DJI as 907g, which means that it would be subject to the driving licence requirement.

Some forums are already discussing whether it is still worth buying a DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Amazon Affiliate Link) when it becomes compulsory to obtain a driver’s license in July and pilots will have to pay additional costs.

Removing unnecessary attachments is sufficient

So, like many others, I thought about how to lower the take-off weight of the drone by 8g to get a take-off weight below 900g.

DJI Mavic 2 Pro - Drohne mit Hasselblad L1D-20c Kamera, Video 4K HDR 10 bits, 31 Minuten Flugzeit, 20 MP 1" CMOS-Sensor,...*

• MAVIC 2 PRO: Mavic 2 Pro ist mit der Hasselblad L1D-20c Kamera ausstatten; die Natural Colour Solution Technologie hilft mit...
• VERBESSERTE DETAILS: Mit dem 1 Zoll CMOS-Sensor steht der Mavic 2 Pro, im Vergleich zum Vorgänger Mavic Pro, eine viermal größere...

541,05 EUR

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The accomplishment of this task is easier than expected and is possible without any mechanical manipulation of the drone.

Whoever detaches the transparent camera gimbal protection before flight saves 13g of weight. I personally remove this protection before every flight anyway, because the protection has no advantages, rather even disadvantages for the image quality of the camera.

With these 13g weight savings the drone can be equipped with SD card and stick-on fireproof drone identification without weighing more than 900g.

Due to the weight limitation, no one has to go without buying the DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Amazon Affiliate Link) as long as the gimbal protection is removed before flight.

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UAV license plate

If you want to fly a drone like the DJI Mavic 2 Pro (Amazon Affiliate Link) or the Fimi X8 SE (Amazon Affiliate Link) in Germany, you have to stick a small sign with the name and address of the pilot. You can order these “plates” from the dealer “Copterfarm” online at Amazon and personalize them with your data. Just stick it on a suitable place and take off.

CopterFarm Drohnen Kennzeichen Schild Plakette 20x10mm mit hochwertiger Lasergravur, selbstklebend, "Drohnen-kennzeichen"...*

• Adressschild inkl. 3M Klebestreifen - hochwertige Lasergravur "Drohnen- und FPV Copter-Kennzeichen", in 2 verschiedenen Größen...
• Mattes eloxiertes Aluminium - Größe: 20x10 mm (Materialstärke-dicke: 0,5mm - ohne dem Klebeband).

4,29 EUR

Amazon

Drone landing site

At first I didn’t understand why you needed a landing site for the drone. After all, I thought I could take off and land on any flat surface. That’s only half true, because at the latest in high grass, deep leaves, snow or sand you’ll have problems. Loose ground is whirled up, soiling the drone and camera, propellers get stuck in grass and leaves. For this reason alone a drone landing pad makes sense. Many drones, including the DJI Mavic 2 Pro or the Fimi X8 SE, also use optical sensors to detect the landing site and then use this for the precise automatic landing approach.

I decided to use a foldable landing pad with a diameter of 110 cm. This sounds very big at first, but with moderate wind I was already glad to have decided for the large version. The landing is much easier than if you only had 50 cm space.

LVHERO Drohne Landeplatz, wasserdichte Universal D 110 cm Tragbare Faltbare Landing Pads für RC Drones Hubschrauber, PVB-Drohnen,...*

Amazon

All the links in this text are Amazon Affiliate Links, and by clicking on an affiliate link I will earn a percentage of your subsequent Amazon purchases. However, this circumstance does not influence the background of my product recommendation. This product recommendation is independent, honest and sincere. 

Bei allen genannten Links handelt es sich um Amazon-Affiliate-Links. Durch einen Klick auf einen Affiliate-Link werde ich prozentual an Euren darauf folgenden Amazon-Einkäufen beteiligt. Dieser Umstand beeinflusst aber nicht die Hintergründe meiner Produktempfehlung. Diese Produktempfehlung erfolgt unabhängig, ehrlich und aufrichtig.

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