28 01, 2021

There's a drone at the end of the tunnel!

By |January 28th, 2021|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming CAA DJI EASA Elevated Mast Hire General Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Photographer Photography Property Thermal Imaging Weddings |Tags: |Comments Off on There's a drone at the end of the tunnel!

There’s a drone at the end of the tunnel!In early 2020 everything came to a halt as the UK worked to bend the covid curve. The following months have affected everyone in the UK in one way or another and the Drone Industry has been no exception. But, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s in the form of a drone!Covid-19 Update – What this means for the Drone IndustryFollowing an update on the 27th of January 2021, the Prime Minister has announced the transition out of National Lockdown will be addressed on the 22nd of February 2021. We eagerly anticipate the return [...]

30 12, 2020

Gold Certified Drone Operators with Drone Safe Register

By |December 30th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming CAA Featured General Members News Newsletter-Articles Promotions |Tags: |Comments Off on Gold Certified Drone Operators with Drone Safe Register

Gold Certified Drone OperatorsWith over 6,000 CAA Approved PfCO holders, and hundreds more set to qualify in 2021, Drone Safe Register™ has over the last 5 years endeavoured to set the benchmark for the hiring of trained, safe and insured commercial drone operators.Gold Certified members – The safest, most skilled and advanced operators available. In an increasingly expanding and rapidly diversifying industry, it has never been more important to stand out as the safest, most skilled and advanced operators available.We have recognised that with the introduction of new laws an [...]

21 12, 2020

Nationwide Network of Professional Drone Operators with No Agency Fees

By |December 21st, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA Drone Safe Store Elevated Mast Hire General Inspections & Surveys Insurance Marine News Photographer Photography Property Schools Stock Thermal Imaging Weddings Wind and Solar Farms |Tags: |Comments Off on Nationwide Network of Professional Drone Operators with No Agency Fees

Nationwide Network of Professional Drone OperatorsDrone Safe Register™ is a FREE service for customers to locate and hire professional drone operators.Use our free instant quote system to book your Aerial Photography and filmingWe have pride in our ability to connect you with the nations largest network of professional drone operators that are Trained, Safe and Insured.You can now find and book CAA Approved Drone Operators directly through Drone Safe Register™ without any agency fees or commissions, saving hundreds of pounds!For information, we have set out and explained a number [...]

13 11, 2020

Drone Virtual Tours

By |November 13th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming CAA DJI Elevated Mast Hire General Members News Photographer Photography Property Schools Thermal Imaging Weddings |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Virtual Tours

Drone Virtual ToursDrone Virtual Tours are providing a powerful and unique way of showcasing interactive interpretations of your location and surrounding amenities.At Drone Safe Register™, we have an established network of CAA Approved, professional members with a vast range of skills.A number of Drone Safe Register™ members complete high-resolution Virtual Tours for Commercial, Residential and Industrial properties, to name a few.Find your local Virtual Tour drone pilotThe innovation of FPV (First Person View) has seen numerous members of our community expanding their skills in [...]

9 11, 2020

The Power of Networking in the Drone Industry

By |November 9th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Agriculture Articles Boats and Shipping CAA Cablecam DJI Elevated Mast Hire General Hobbyist Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Newsletter-Articles Photographer Photography Promotions Property Schools Stock Thermal Imaging Uncategorized |Tags: |Comments Off on The Power of Networking in the Drone Industry

The Power of Networking in the Drone IndustryIn 2015, Mark Boyt set up Drone Safe Register™, the UK’s first professional network of safe, legal and insured drone operators for hire.After noticing a gap in the market for a safe and supportive group of legal and professionally trained drone operators, Mark knew there was an opportunity for something to be done to increase networking in the drone industry.Drone Safe Register™ was launched and is now the UK’s largest network of CAA Approved Drone Operators. Our members provide a quality service for residential property, industria [...]

4 11, 2020

Out-the-box Ideas for Lockdown 2.0

By |November 4th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Agriculture Articles Boats and Shipping CAA Cablecam DJI Dragons Den Drone Safe Store EASA Elevated Mast Hire Featured General Hobbyist Inspections & Surveys Insurance legacy Marine Members News Photographer Photography Promotions Property Schools Stock Thermal Imaging Uncategorized Weddings Wind and Solar Farms |Tags: |Comments Off on Out-the-box Ideas for Lockdown 2.0

Out-the-box Ideas for Lockdown 2.0Did you know that Drone Safe Register™ have a network of safe, trained and professional drone operators ready for take-off? We’ve compiled a list of out-the-box ideas to help you utilise our members’ drone services throughout lockdown 2.0.Another lockdown is looming and many people are wondering how their business operations will continue amid the increasing restrictions imposed by the UK Government.Drone Services are being increasingly recognised as a cheaper and safer alternative for smart data collection.Socially distanced operations ar [...]

3 11, 2020

Drone Safe Register™ is 5 years old!

By |November 3rd, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA DJI Dragons Den Drone Safe Store EASA Featured General Hobbyist Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Newsletter-Articles Promotions Property Stock |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Safe Register™ is 5 years old!

Drone Safe Register™ Turns 5!The Drone Safe team have worked tirelessly over the past 5 years to structure and establish a network of safe, trained and insured professionals, something we are very proud of.As a result of this hard work, thousands of people are now using our professional network of drone operators, hundreds of members are making their mark in the drone industry and we remain the nations most trusted platform for commercial drone operators.Not only does our platform provide a number of working opportunities for our registered members, but a safe and secure community [...]

29 10, 2020

A2 CofC Advanced Membership Launched

By |October 29th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA DJI Drone Safe Store EASA Featured General Hobbyist Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Newsletter-Articles Photographer Photography Stock |Tags: |Comments Off on A2 CofC Advanced Membership Launched

A2 CofC Drone Operator Membership Plans with Drone Safe Register™Things are changing at Drone Safe Register™As the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) rolls out the introduction of the A2 CofC, we have launched a new  ‘Advanced’ membership in addition to our current membership options.This new and exclusive Advanced Membership option will be offered at £208 + VAT, per year with an additional one-of £50 charge in the first year for a one-on-one zoom training session, with one of our professional members. This online training not only provides an invaluable level of support f [...]

28 10, 2020

Our October Newsletter

By |October 28th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA DJI Drone Safe Store EASA Featured General Hobbyist Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Newsletter-Articles Photographer Photography Promotions Property Schools Stock |Tags: |Comments Off on Our October Newsletter

Drone Safe Register™ October NewsletterMessage from Mark BoytI wanted to take this opportunity to round up all of the changes (both good and trying!) that we’ve experienced over the last few months.A Newsletter is something I have always wanted to be able to deliver so although it is in these circumstances, I am glad to have the ball rolling. You can expect a Newsletter from Drone Safe Register™ at the end of every month from now on.We forecasted for this year to be our best yet, and despite all the challenges we have been successful in achieving that with two months to spare!H [...]

26 10, 2020

What will a Church roof inspection cost?

By |October 26th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming CAA General Inspections & Surveys Insurance Members News Photographer Photography Property |Tags: |Comments Off on What will a Church roof inspection cost?

Save Money Completing your Church Roof Inspections by DroneYou can book online today - HEREDrones offer a state of the art access solution for surveys and inspection work. If you’re wondering how much a Church roof inspection will cost in the UK, this article will give you a good understanding.Drones are rapidly becoming the solution to significantly reducing the cost and dangers of data retrieval. By embracing the use of drones, you will save time and money, all the while maintaining the highest level of safety and aerial data quality.Drone Safe Register is the largest network of [...]

19 10, 2020

Drone Safe Register Partners with Leading Prop-tech innovators, InventoryBase

By |October 19th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA Dragons Den Featured General Inspections & Surveys Insurance News Peter Jones Photographer Photography Property |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Safe Register Partners with Leading Prop-tech innovators, InventoryBase

Drones – The Future Of Property SurveysDrone Safe Register Partners with Leading Prop-tech Innovators InventoryBaseInnovation breeds disruption, and while not all disruption is good for everyone, Drones are growing in popularity as a means to significantly reduce the costs of aerial and elevated inspections that can otherwise cost thousands and take a lot of time.A keen advocate of the use of drones; the property industry in recent years has seen the value of this option and has embraced the idea of aerial video and photography in order to help them find new ways to re-engage, ince [...]

14 10, 2020

Successful Women in the Drone Industry

By |October 14th, 2020|Categories: Aerial Filming Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming CAA DJI Featured Members News Photographer Photography Property Weddings |Tags: |Comments Off on Successful Women in the Drone Industry

Women Drone FlyersOur very own leading lady Psyona WilliamsLearn about her launch into the Drone Industry and the success she’s had being a part of it.Psyona Williams, 25, a keen Landscape Photographer from Oxford, was first introduced to the droning world at the Photography Show in Birmingham.Sharing her passion for photography, Psyona credits her Father, Steve Williams, for getting her interested in the droning industry. Having first seen a drone in flight at the Photography Show in 2016, Psyona recalls that she was instantly interested in the potential of this small and mighty n [...]

19 02, 2020

UK Drone Law Changes 2020 – New Dawn or Disaster?

By |February 19th, 2020|Categories: CAA |Tags: |Comments Off on UK Drone Law Changes 2020 – New Dawn or Disaster?

2020 Changes in UK Drone Law It all seemed so simple in the ‘good old days’ of drone flying in the UK.We are crowdfunding! You can Check out the pitch hereSpecial offer – A2CofC training for just £129If you wanted to use a drone for business or to make money with it in some way you had to obtain a ‘PfCO’ from the CAA. The rules may have felt restrictive to some, but at least they were simple to understand and actually worked quite well.As July 2020 looms closer, (Now delayed due to Coronavirus) UK drone laws are about to change. At Drone Safe Register™ we recognise that [...]

24 09, 2019

ALL commercial Drone Pilots have to take online test and register their drones before the end of November 2019. (Correct at time of publication)

By |September 24th, 2019|Categories: CAA EASA News |Tags: |Comments Off on ALL commercial Drone Pilots have to take online test and register their drones before the end of November 2019. (Correct at time of publication)

Commercial Drone Pilots online testReminder. ALL PfCO holders have to take online test and register their drone before November 30, 2019 The compulsory online Drone Registration and test for UAV operators and pilots comes into force on November 30, 2019, with a £1,000 fine if you do not comply.The online test and Register My Drone will be available from October 1, 2019. The regulations apply to UAVs weighing between 250g and 20kg that are used outdoors.Although commercial UAV operators and pilots have spent thousands of pounds on CAA fees, ground schools and flight tests, undertaken [...]

15 07, 2019

Understanding EASA Drone Regulations – Categories and Classes – Part 2

By |July 15th, 2019|Categories: CAA EASA Featured |Tags: |Comments Off on Understanding EASA Drone Regulations – Categories and Classes – Part 2

Understanding EASA Drone RegulationsCategories and Classes – Part 2 EASA regulations have been developed to allow free circulation of drones within Europe and apply clear and comprehensive safety standards to the field of unmanned aerial systems. They become applicable in the UK on July 1st 2020.  This blog series looks at separate aspects of the upcoming changes. In this post, we’re going to take a look at the new categories for drone operation and classes of drone. There will be three categories of drone operation and they relate to the level of risk involved in carrying out t [...]

13 07, 2019

Understanding EASA Drone Regulations – an Overview Part 1

By |July 13th, 2019|Categories: CAA Articles EASA Featured |Tags: |Comments Off on Understanding EASA Drone Regulations – an Overview Part 1

Understanding EASA Drone RegulationsAn Overview – Part 1 The early part of 2019 has seen the publication of a new a set of regulations regarding drone use in Europe. Initially proposed in the Summer of 2015, the aim is to standardise UAS regulations across Europe with a wider goal of promoting the growth of the European drone industry through this simplification across contracted States. However, the regulations themselves look anything but simple so we’re going to look at different aspects over the coming weeks and months to break it all down into more manageable chunks. You [...]

8 07, 2019

The CAA Innovation Hub

By |July 8th, 2019|Categories: News CAA Weddings |Tags: |Comments Off on The CAA Innovation Hub

The CAA's new Innovation HubThe CAA has been established for nearly half a century and has undoubtedly seen a huge amount of changes in that time, from increased demand to changes in airspace use.  With the rise in drone technology and the possibilities opened up by developments in artificial intelligence, this pace of change looks to be increasing.The next decade is likely to see radically different airspace usage. To this end, the CAA are meeting the challenge head on with the creation of their Innovation Hub.This is a dedicated workspace designed to enable innovators to bring [...]

21 06, 2019

When can you fly a drone at Gatwick Airport?

By |June 21st, 2019|Categories: News Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA Featured |Tags: |Comments Off on When can you fly a drone at Gatwick Airport?

You can’t fly a drone near an airport… or can you?The drone incursion at Gatwick Airport last December was clearly a reckless and deliberate act of sabotage, the consequences of which brought misery to the travelling public and burdened the airport and airlines alike with significant expense and logistic upheaval.  The cost to the UK has been put in excess of £50m. While the story moves off into distant memory, 6 months on from the incident, the aftermath has also left its mark on the fledgling commercial drone services industry, with many operators, particularly those [...]

20 06, 2019

An Amazing Professional Members Meeting at Gatwick Air Museum

By |June 20th, 2019|Categories: News Articles CAA Featured |Tags: |Comments Off on An Amazing Professional Members Meeting at Gatwick Air Museum

An Incredible Agenda at the DSR Professional Members MeetingJune 19th saw Drone Safe Register bringing together industry experts along with more than one hundred of its members at Gatwick Aviation Museum for a second business meeting, building on the success of the last meeting in September 2018 Photography by Nigel Bowles at John Connor Press Associates Ltd The venue, Gatwick Air Museum, lies meters away from the end of the runway at Gatwick Airport and was deliberately chosen on this occasion for that reason. There have been significant consequences to the commercial drone services [...]

4 06, 2019

Are Government and the Media Responding to Misinformation?

By |June 4th, 2019|Categories: News CAA Featured |Tags: |Comments Off on Are Government and the Media Responding to Misinformation?

The Government & Drones Are Government and the Media Responding to Misinformation?Well the answer is clearly – YES!A recent request for data under the Freedom of Information Act was made to the UK Airprox Board (UKAB) by the Airprox Reality Check Organisation and the results are causing quite a stir within the drone industry.The information requested was the amount of airprox incidences where there was proof outside of the report itself that a drone has flown close to an aircraft in UK skies and the answer was a resounding zero.The response read,‘In all cases, UKAB has no con [...]