CAA Release Details Of Registration Scheme The CAA have finally announced the details of the UAV registration scheme that becomes compulsory in November 2019. The basics are as follows: All remote pilots must take an online safety test. Registration applies to all UAVs between 250g and 20kg. Registration is for one year currently. The fee […]
Time To Claim So you’ve done your due diligence, pre-site, on-site, RAMS, checks, maintenance, servicing, battery cycling, and all the rest and then…you drone hits something, loses a prop at 50m, flys away or gets stolen. Now you’re into insurance claim territory so what do you do? What are the procedures, timescales and potential problems? […]
The CAA have revised the ANO, the UK government are undertaking a consultation that we seriously urge you to take part in, the details can be found here, and some customers are beginning to ask about insurance, PfCOs etc. Now, grandaddy worldwide magazine, National Geographic have joined in on the ‘safe drone use’ campaign. They’ve issued a […]
The internet loves an argument. I’m sure the CAA thought that putting out a notification that from 30th July 2018, the maximum legal height (NOT ALTITUDE) for a drone, hobby or PfCO (not withstanding separate OSC exemptions), was to be 400 of our imperial feet, would be accepted in a straightforward manner. Oh how wrong […]
Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2018 – Guidance for small unmanned aircraft users In case you haven’t seen this from the CAA. It seems in many respects they are making the lives of us easier. Requirements for UAS applications and PFCO amendments Please be aware that UAS applications received after 30/07/18 may be rejected if they […]
Philip Rowse, photo credit: Jeremy Banister, Ballarat Courier Philip Rowse is an Australian drone and aircraft engineer, he was happy to talk to drone advocate Ian Hudson in an interview for ADP. Question 1: For the benefit of people that haven’t heard the name Philip Rowse, you were originally an aircraft engineer that progressed into […]