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13 10, 2019

NOTAMs Under Review. Have Your Say

By DSR Journalist|October 13th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: flightplan ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation NOTAM UK CAA |Comments Off on NOTAMs Under Review. Have Your Say

NOTAMs ReviewThe International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the UK CAA are undertaking a review of the NOTAM procedure and want to know your views and experience of the current system.Although the purpose of the NOTAM will not change and it will remain the main system for informing airspace users of temporary but essential operational information at short notice, the ICAO acknowledges that developing a long-term solution is preferable to making small, piecemeal adjustment to the existing system.ICAO are looking to make sure the future NOTAM system uses all available quality [...]

11 10, 2019

Economic benefits of drones in the UK to be assessed over the next six months

By DSR Journalist|October 11th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: Drone Report |Comments Off on Economic benefits of drones in the UK to be assessed over the next six months

The Economic benefits of dronesThe potential economic benefits of drones to the UK economy should be assessed over the next six months, according to the influential House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.The all-party select committee is tasked with investigating and assessing the benefits of new technology to the economy, and society, as a whole. It has been looking at the drone industry, commercial and recreational, for 18 months and published its findings today (October 11, 2019).“In light of the high-profile and increasing relevance of drone use in the UK, we decided [...]

9 10, 2019

Major Player Chooses Drone Safe Register Drone Pilots

By DSR Journalist|October 9th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: 3D imagery CGI copywriters floor plan design Fourwalls Fourwalls Group industry-leading property marketing Jessops peter jones Property Measurement topographical surveys urveying company |Comments Off on Major Player Chooses Drone Safe Register Drone Pilots

Drone Safe Register Drone Pilots for hire National Multi-disciplined Property Marketing & SurveyingMany new drone jobs will be available to members of Drone Safe Register over the next 12 months. Following the decision by one of the UK’s largest property marketing companies to appoint Drone Safe Register as its preferred supplier of drone operators.Fourwalls Group Ltd is a national, multi-disciplined property marketing and surveying company providing services such as marketing, floor plan design, EPC ratings, measured building and topographical surveys, CGI and 3D imagery, Land [...]

4 10, 2019

Time to Take Stock of Your Aerial Stock Footage

By DSR Journalist|October 4th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: Drone Safe Register Stock Drone Stock Drone Stock Footage dsr stock stock footage |Comments Off on Time to Take Stock of Your Aerial Stock Footage

Aerial Stock FootageTrending topics and seasonal events do well at the correct timeWith winter closing in and the opportunities to fly diminishing, this is the ideal time to go through your photographs and select those to upload to the Drone Safe Register UK Aerial Stock Photo Library, with the possibility of earning 50% commission during these lean months. Although DSR already has 1,000 of photographs and hours of video footage available for resale to commercial users and news agencies, and you might think every conceivable need has been catered for, there are still plenty of [...]

4 10, 2019

UK Drone Registration and New Regulations

By DSR Journalist|October 4th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: BMFA CAA drone safe register Drone Sticker Dronesafe How To Register My Drone new New Regulations Register My Drone UK Drone Registration |Comments Off on UK Drone Registration and New Regulations

Drone Registration can be a controversial subjectSafe and legal use of drones in the UK is at the core of Drone Safe Register, so we support every reasonable step towards this. Drone registration can be a controversial subject, but if managed properly it will help raise safety standards and educate hobbyists. The fact that someone with no technical knowledge of drones and no understanding of the basics of safe and legal flying can walk into a shop and buy one concerns us. Our members operate to strict health and safety standards and work with the relevant authorities to ensure p [...]

1 10, 2019

Everything you need to know about becoming a commercial drone pilot in the UK

By DSR Journalist|October 1st, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: CAA PfCO Commercial drone pilot commercial drone training drone industry Drone Jobs drone training Drone Training Map Find a NQE training centre nqe |Comments Off on Everything you need to know about becoming a commercial drone pilot in the UK

Congratulations! You have decided to join one of the most exciting new tech industries evolving in the UK and across the world, and the website of the largest provider of independent drone operators in the UK.You may have flown as a recreational flyer, seen a commercial operator in action, marvelled at low-altitude aerial photograhs and videos on TV and wondered how they were taken, or simply Googled drones. Most newcomers to the world of commercial drones, in fact, come from a related industry or business such as commercial and marketing photography and videography, ground and [...]

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 DSR Journalist|September 24th, 2019|Categories: CAA EASA News |Tags: compulsory online registration drone id drone registration PFCO holders |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 [...]

23 09, 2019

Drone Safe Register Secure More Contracts For Its Members

By DSR Journalist|September 23rd, 2019|Categories: News Members |Tags: agricultural survey church steeple inspection construction site mapping Drone Safe Register environmental flood risk members National Drone Network national media campaign promote tower inspection UAVs in business UK UAV industry |Comments Off on Drone Safe Register Secure More Contracts For Its Members

Drone Industry opportunitiesOrder drone photography online HEREDrone Safe Register has started on its first national media campaign to secure more contracts for you, its members, and to promote the whole UAV industry to potential large-scale adopters.Spearheaded by DSR’s new Major Accounts Manager, Frank George , the campaign intends to raise the profile of UAV operators in their local towns, counties and regions through targeted press releases, business articles, media coverage and photo-opportunities.“The UK UAV industry is still very much in its infancy and the majority of bus [...]

23 09, 2019

Working In Partnering With A Number Of Businesses Across All Industries

By DSR Journalist|September 23rd, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: Aviva AXA Chartered Insurance Institute drone safe register insurance world Jon Mainwaring LIDAR PFCO holders qlaims |Comments Off on Working In Partnering With A Number Of Businesses Across All Industries

Drones for Insurance SectorDrone Safe Register work is partnering with a number of businesses across all industries to promote the use of drone technology. In the insurance world we have partnered with Qlaims Ltd to give us access to the UK insurance market. Qlaims is a company based in the heart of the insurance world in London, and the Directors have many years of experience working for companies such as AXA and Aviva. They understand how these business operate and how to introduce disruptive technology into what’s a very traditional industry.Jon Mainwaring is the Chief Technolog [...]

20 09, 2019

No change in how unconfirmed drone near misses reported

By DSR Journalist|September 20th, 2019|Categories: News Members |Tags: Adam Lisberg Adrian Westwood Airprox Aleks Kowalski Andrew Hamilton CAA Mark Dale Phil Binks Steve Forward The AirProx Stakeholder Engagement Meeting UK Airspace |Comments Off on No change in how unconfirmed drone near misses reported

The way unconfirmed drone v manned aircraft near misses are reported and logged will not change anytime soon, was the message delegates heard at a top-table meeting held in London yesterday (Thursday 19/09) The AirProx Stakeholder Engagement Meeting at the Royal Aeronautical Society was organised by the Association of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (ARPAS) and was attended by representatives from across the UAV industry, including Adrian Westwood from Drone Safe Register. The delegates were addressed by Andrew Hamilton, UAS Sector Lead at the CAA; Aleks Kowalski, a commercial airl [...]

8 09, 2019

The results from our first DSR Pro Members survey have landed…

By DSR Journalist|September 8th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: Drone drone membership drone safe register drone survey member survey |Comments Off on The results from our first DSR Pro Members survey have landed…

DSR survey results are in! The results from our first DSR Pro Members survey have landed… We launched our first Drone Safe Register (DSR) Pro Members survey on Monday 3 September. Within the first 24 hours, we received over 200 responses with more members supplying valuable data leading up to the survey closing on Sunday at 6pm. If any members are reading this, please note the survey is now closed. This survey has given us some real positive feedback as well as areas to improve upon… We asked you what you get most out of being a member, what you need from your membership a [...]

5 09, 2019

Will Drone Deliveries Ever Take Off?

By DSR Journalist|September 5th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: amazon amazon prime CAA drone deliveries Drone Delivery nats Swiss Drone Delivery |Comments Off on Will Drone Deliveries Ever Take Off?

Drone DeliveriesHome deliveries have skyrocketed in recent years. Fuelled by online shopping, the collapse of the high street and our increasingly busy lives, we now have everything from clothes to groceries delivered on a daily basis. A study by analysts Mintel claims that 49% of UK consumers did their grocery shopping online in 2018. But is there really a need for deliveries by drone, and what could this mean for the wider drone industry?The general public have a growing expectation that unmanned aircraft will be delivering their pizzas and weekly shopping in the near future. Drone [...]

3 09, 2019

Aerial Filming Experts For Hire

By DSR Journalist|September 3rd, 2019|Categories: Aerial Filming News |Tags: aerial filming aerial photography Drone drone safe drone safe register drone usage |Comments Off on Aerial Filming Experts For Hire

Find Aerial Filming Experts For HireBrowse the UK's largest network of aerial filming experts, available for hire throughout the UK right now!Aerial filming services are available for hire right now from commercial pilots on our professional aerial pilot network, Drone Safe Register. Aerial drone video and film footage can be captured dynamically, allowing you to capture a unique angle and capture the attention of the audience. With aerial filming the possibilities are endless! Those difficult to film situations, tight spots or compact spaces you wanted to reach are now capturable t [...]

31 08, 2019

Is this really the time for new drone regulations?

By DSR Journalist|August 31st, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: all about drones |Comments Off on Is this really the time for new drone regulations?

Is this really the time for new drone regulations?It’s taken some time, but the CAA’s current drone regulations are now becoming well known and understood. Of course, any drone pilot operating with a PfCO is already very familiar with the rules, but the Police, other authorities and general public have also become aware that they exist. A few years ago a call to the local Police that a drone was flying over crowds at the local beach may have received a confused and disappointing response, but there is strong evidence that enforcement action is now taking place. Current rules are [...]

29 08, 2019

Heathrow Pause – Heathrow Disruption

By DSR Journalist|August 29th, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: Heathrow Disruption Heathrow Pause restricted airspace terrorism |Comments Off on Heathrow Pause – Heathrow Disruption

As well as travel disruption, public perception of drones will be severely harmed. Questions are still outstanding and the debate continues about the Gatwick drone incident, but it looks as if something worse may be about to happen. Over a thousand flights were affected between 19th and 21st December due to reports of drone sightings at Gatwick. Over 140,000 travellers were delayed or had their flights cancelled. To this day we don’t know what the motives for the incident were, or even whether ‘malicious’ drones were actually involved. Holidaymakers and travellers at Heathrow [...]

8 07, 2019

The CAA Innovation Hub

By DSR Journalist|July 8th, 2019|Categories: News CAA Weddings |Tags: CAA CAA Innovation Hub Innovation Gateway Regulatory Lab Regulatory Sandbox |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 [...]

1 07, 2019

National Drone Network – National Drone Solution Account Management

By DSR Journalist|July 1st, 2019|Categories: News Featured |Tags: Account Management Major Accounts National Account Management National Drone Network UK and Ireland Drone Solutions |Comments Off on National Drone Network – National Drone Solution Account Management

Find Drone Solutions with National Account ManagementDrone Safe Register is the UK and Ireland’s largest professional National Drone Network. We offer a national network of qualified and legal drone pilots to meet all commercial aerial photography and filming requirements. Our national account management scheme is designed to leverage the power of this network and delivery a one-stop account management solution for commercial UAV pilot deployment. Where clients have a nationwide need for aerial photography, video or thermal imaging, working alongside Drone Safe Register means tha [...]

21 06, 2019

When can you fly a drone at Gatwick Airport?

By DSR Journalist|June 21st, 2019|Categories: News Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Articles CAA Featured |Tags: aerodromes Drones over Gatwick dsr Gatwick Air Museum Gatwick Drone Flight OSC to fly near airport Permissions to fly near airport |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 DSR Journalist|June 20th, 2019|Categories: News Articles CAA Featured |Tags: Andrew Hamilton CAA Commercial Drone Professional coverdrone drones DSR Members Meeting Echo Alfa Gatwick Gatwick Drone Gatwick Gold Commander iRed Jessops Kevin Woolsey qlaims Superintendent Justin Burtenshaw |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 [...]

15 06, 2019

DSR Present at Creative England Filming Summit

By DSR Journalist|June 15th, 2019|Categories: Featured News |Tags: BFI British Film Industry Council permissions County Councils Creative England Film Tourism Filming Permits Filming Summit Manchester |Comments Off on DSR Present at Creative England Filming Summit

DSR Present at Creative England Filming SummitCreative England are the logistical power behind many of the UK-filmed TV series and movies that you’ll definitely have heard of – from Peaky Blinders to Harry Potter. When a company wants to create a film or drama in the UK, Creative England are likely to be the organisation that they turn to. Creative England are the logistical power behind many of the UK-filmed TV series and movies that you’ll definitely have heard of – from Peaky Blinders to Harry Potter. When a company wants to create a film or drama in the UK, Creative Eng [...]