Hints for Buying Second Hand Drones

Drone flying is an exciting new area in the leisure industry and with new aircraft being introduced all the time, it's very tempting to look to the second hand market to invest in your first UAV. Prices have fallen as drones have become more popular and technology has advanced to a point where really very advanced technology is available in relatively entry level aircraft.  Of course the rapidly advancing pace of change has meant that many drone pilots [...]

2025-02-15T01:00:33+00:00November 15, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Buying a Drone for your Child this Christmas?

Despite a couple of prominent high street stores looking likely to pull out of the consumer drone market - John Lewis have already decided that they won't be selling them any more and Jessops are looking at their future in a more general sense - it's still likely that drones will feature a number of letters to Santa this year. However, it's worthwhile for parents to know that unless they are buying their kids a toy aircraft that weighs [...]

2025-02-15T01:00:32+00:00November 6, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

The Knoll House – Hotel Drone Coverage for Marketing

Many hotels boast extensive grounds and facilities but these can be hard to capture from a ground level perspective.  Drones can offer a fast, simple and cost effective way to showcase all that your resort or hotel has to offer in a way that your potential visitors will enjoy engaging with. This lovely venue down in the South West has extensive grounds with lots of buildings and facilities on both sides of the road so it was [...]

2025-02-15T01:00:32+00:00November 6, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

Using Drones to Inspect Solar Panels on a Roof

Solar panel inspections can be a time intensive exercise when you are using a ground operative to check each panel individually in a solar farm field. However, when the solar panels are installed on a pitched roof, the problems of checking panel health become compounded. An operative who is required to check roof mounted panels with a hand held thermal imaging device will need either scaffolding or an elevated platform to gain access to the panels and, as well [...]

2025-02-18T14:05:23+00:00November 5, 2019|Categories: All, Featured|

The UK Drone Registration Scheme is Now Live

One of the main areas that was designated for change following the CAA's consultation on drone use was the introduction of mandatory competency training and also registration as an operator and or pilot.  UAVs (between 250g and 20kg) will now be required to carry the operator ID. The new website that allows you to take the competency training and obtain your flyer ID and also register your aircraft to get your Operator ID is now live.  At the moment, [...]

2025-02-15T01:00:31+00:00November 5, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|

CAA Launch Drones Reunited Service

The CAA's Drone Registration Scheme has gone live as planned today and all drone operators and pilots are legally obliged to register their aircraft by November 30th. Obviously this scheme, designed to run alongside the mandatory drone training for all pilots who are flying aircraft over 250g, has the main purpose of improving air safety and pilot / operator accountability.   However, it has enabled another really useful service to be launched along with it - Drones Reunited. Working across [...]

2025-02-15T01:00:30+00:00November 5, 2019|Categories: Uncategorized|
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