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26 02, 2019

Maritime Filming With Drones

By |February 26th, 2019|Categories: Featured Aerial Photography Aerial Video and Filming Boats and Shipping Inspections & Surveys Marine |Tags: |Comments Off on Maritime Filming With Drones

Maritime Filming Drone Operators For HireOn this blog, we’ve quite often looked at the difference UAV technology is predicted to make in industries such as construction and insurance.However, the drone’s potential isn’t limited to dry land with many maritime and offshore companies beginning to look at how they can capture and utilise their own corner of this emerging industry.find my nearest maritime filming expert One of the main fields in which drones are being deployed at sea (as they are on land) is for carrying out of marine inspections. The Royal Navy is making use o [...]

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25 02, 2019

Drones and Wind Turbines a perfect match

By |February 25th, 2019|Categories: Featured Inspections & Surveys Thermal Imaging Wind and Solar Farms |Tags: |Comments Off on Drones and Wind Turbines a perfect match

Wind Turbine Inspections by the UK’s leading drone pilotsAt the end of 2017 there were nearly 345,000 wind turbines operating worldwide and it’s fair to assume that this number has increased since then. Each must be regularly inspected and maintained in order to keep it at optimum efficiency.There are some very obvious difficulties in carrying out thorough inspections on these towering structures. Luckily, these are difficulties that UAVs are ideally positioned to overcome.The requirement for high quality cameras, craft and licensed experienced pilots means that much of this [...]

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23 02, 2019

Register My Drone As A Non Commercial Drone Pilot

By |February 23rd, 2019|Categories: News |Tags: |Comments Off on Register My Drone As A Non Commercial Drone Pilot

Register My Drone As A Non CommercialA lot of the time on our blog, we talk about the benefits drone registration, drone photography and videography can bring to a commercial operation. Maybe, what we don’t mention so much is how much fun drones can be as a hobby.Our hobbyist membership is growing all the time and we will shortly be launching a blog series featuring some of our talented members along with showcasing some of our increasing range of member benefits which we are very excited about.Register My Drone HEREOur hobbyist members are at the forefont of an exciting new leisur [...]

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18 02, 2019

Instant Drone Property Photography Service

By |February 18th, 2019|Categories: General Property |Tags: |Comments Off on Instant Drone Property Photography Service

Drone Property Photography ServiceYour home is one of the biggest investments you’ll ever make, both financially and emotionally. A drone house portrait can capture your house and gardens form an aerial perspective to produce some stunning wall art and a long lasting memento.BOOK ONLINE HEREEstate agents have been using drones for some time to showcase the properties on their books – recognising that a bird’s eye view of a house can show it off in all its glory , especially if the gardens are sizeable.  However, you don’t need to be selling your house in order to enjoyin [...]

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13 02, 2019

Love is in the Air – Drones and Valentine’s Day

By |February 13th, 2019|Categories: General |Tags: |Comments Off on Love is in the Air – Drones and Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day drone presents Drones and Romance… You might think that drones are not the most romantic of devices but as we approach the national day of love – Valentine’s Day – here’s some ways in which UAVs have been used to spread a little romance.DJI’s Valentine’s Day MarketingLast  year, the marketing team at DJI were obviously briefed to find a way to boost sales of their craft in February and they came up with this.   A drone, they say, is the perfect way to treat the creative person in your life – show them that you love them with a drone.&n [...]

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2 02, 2019

What To Do If There's a Drone Flying Over your House

By |February 2nd, 2019|Categories: General |Tags: |Comments Off on What To Do If There's a Drone Flying Over your House

Drone Flying Over your HouseSo many people are enjoying flying drones as a hobby now, along with those using them commercially, that they are an increasingly common sight in our skies.However, negative press coverage, especially around the Christmas time Gatwick incident, means that people can be feeling very suspicious if they see one over or around their property.Our 5 useful links are below.Learn about Drone Rules and Regulations Report drone miss-use to the CAAWho is your local legal drone operator? How much do drones cost? About Drone Safe RegisterWhile this is un [...]

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28 01, 2019

Benefits of drones in Agriculture

By |January 28th, 2019|Categories: Articles Agriculture Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on Benefits of drones in Agriculture

Drones in AgricultureIt’s largely agreed that the UK and Ireland have barely begun to tap into the huge potential that commercial drones have to offer.An industry still in its infancy, the business world is still investigating ways in which drones and unmanned aerial vehicles in general can make operations faster, safer and more cost efficient.One area that has been quicker to the party in leveraging ‘drone power’ is agriculture.  In fact 18% of farmers are now thought to be using drones in some form to assist them with their land management.  Particularly impressive [...]

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26 01, 2019

Drones & the Good News

By |January 26th, 2019|Categories: Articles General |Tags: |Comments Off on Drones & the Good News

Drones have been subject to a lot of bad press over the recent years, not least following the events at Gatwick and Heathrow in December 2018.Here at Drone Safe Register, we don’t feel that enough is factually known about the circumstances on those days in December last year for us to make a specific comment as yet, although we are working through legal and governmental channels to see where we can take the drone industry moving forward.It’s clear that there are concerns over illegal operators, the criminal fraternity, safety and invasion of privacy, something of course Commercia [...]

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21 01, 2019

Drone Deliveries – Not Just for Pizzas

By |January 21st, 2019|Categories: General |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Deliveries – Not Just for Pizzas

Deliveries via DronesIf you tell someone you are a drone pilot, you will often be asked about the potential of UAVs to carry out deliveries (usually pizza, proving that the UK is indeed a nation that loves its food!).Regular headlines appear with multinational companies promising drone deliveries of the goods we order online.  Not that these aren’t both laudable goals – we are increasingly time pressed and the idea of fast and responsive deliveries is certainly attractive.However, drones can drop more than your latest Amazon order, and are already carrying out lifesaving wor [...]

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24 12, 2018

The CAA Drone Awareness Study 2018

By |December 24th, 2018|Categories: CAA |Tags: |Comments Off on The CAA Drone Awareness Study 2018

It’s easy to be misled by the news headlines into thinking that drones have nothing positive to offer the UK economy and indeed society but the CAA, as the body in charge of creating the set of rules and regulations that control their use, were keen to get behind the front pages and find out what people really thought about UAVs. So they interviewed a large number of people from members of the public through to commercial pilots to try to find out where opinion really lies and to be able to build a picture to help them shape the future of the UK Drone Industry. A recent report [...]

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2 11, 2018

Drones and Low Flying RAF Military Aircraft

By |November 2nd, 2018|Categories: News |Tags: |Comments Off on Drones and Low Flying RAF Military Aircraft

Low Flying RAF Military Aircraft and drones Whether you are flying your drone for fun or profit, the need to fly safely and legally is often discussed.  Height limits and airspace restrictions are set out in the Drone Code for all to follow and doing so will help to avoid conflict with manned aircraft and the risks that this poses.Generally speaking, civilian manned aircraft will operate over the 400 foot ceiling applied to UAV flights and so you would think that observance of these limits would be sufficient to keep the airspace safe for all.However, when carrying out essential [...]

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14 10, 2018

DSR Member Spotlight – Jamie Newson-Smith and FlightSight

By |October 14th, 2018|Categories: News Members |Tags: |Comments Off on DSR Member Spotlight – Jamie Newson-Smith and FlightSight

Drone Expert Jamie Newson-SmithJamie Newson-Smith is the owner of FlightSight – the drone business he created to provide professional aerial photography and videography in a number of business areas ranging from aerial inspections through events and marketing to agricultural surveys.He’s a DSR member who has actually just taken the decision to renew his membership after his first year and he has a lot to say about why this is and the benefits that being part of the UK’s biggest qualified and legal drone pilot network has brought to him. We͛re going to let him tell yo [...]

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8 10, 2018

Hiring a Drone Operator – Flying Distances

By |October 8th, 2018|Categories: General News |Tags: |Comments Off on Hiring a Drone Operator – Flying Distances

This is the second part in our series designed to explain some of the basic principles about hiring a drone operator and the standards they have to meet in order to fly safely and legally.  In particular, we’ll be looking at the distances that a drone pilot must keep to as this is something that you’ll often hear talked about and can be a bit confusing. Maximum Height that a Drone Can Fly So a drone may only fly up to 400 feet about the ground, that’s 120 metres.  This is to keep it under the level of most manned aircraft and to minimise the risk of conflict there (although s [...]

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1 10, 2018

Drone Safe Register Members Really do Feel the Benefits

By |October 1st, 2018|Categories: News Members |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Safe Register Members Really do Feel the Benefits

Drone Safe Register Members Really do Feel the BenefitsWe spend lots of time telling people within the drone community exactly how being a DSR member can offer great advantages – From support and resources through to lead generation and stock footage sales income – but for this blog post we thought you might like to hear it from the horse’s mouth.  Danny Rutterford of R.D-Rutterford Droneography (www.rutterford-droneography.co.uk) has been so impressed with the benefit he’s already had from his membership, that he is telling people all about it on his website .Danny is r [...]

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24 09, 2018

Hiring a Drone Operator – What you Need to Know about the Legal Requirements

By |September 24th, 2018|Categories: General News |Tags: |Comments Off on Hiring a Drone Operator – What you Need to Know about the Legal Requirements

There’s no doubt that drones are amazing tools that can provide benefits in so many areas of both our business and personal lives.  If you’re looking at hiring a drone operator however, there are some facts that you need to know about. What are the legal requirements for them to adhere to in order to work safely and legally in the UK? We’ll be publishing a series of blog posts on this subject right here on the DSR website over the coming weeks. We will be aiming to demystify some of the laws, the bizarre press accounts of drone behaviour and explain some of the acronyms that [...]

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6 09, 2018

Drone Building Surveys

By |September 6th, 2018|Categories: Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Building Surveys

Building Surveys using DronesDrone building surveys are becoming increasingly common. The UK has been slow to catch up with using drone technology in the construction industry, but there are signs this is changing.Book drones for construction HEREThe Federal Aviation Administration in the USA predicts that seven million drones will be in use in the country by 2020, and large percentage of these will be operated in construction.As well as drone building surveys, unmanned aircraft have a role to play in design, inspection and monitoring. Some large construction firms send their surveyo [...]

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23 07, 2018

Drones and a Leaking Roof

By |July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on Drones and a Leaking Roof

It can be very worrying if you find damp patches or water leaking into your home. Even a small leak can build up to be a serious problem over time. Calling a builder to say my roof is leaking may be the obvious way to tackle the problem, but there is now an alternative. If you hire a drone pilot for a roof inspection you have great control over dealing with the issue. Unless you know a roofer or builder you can trust you run the risk of paying for work you don’t need. A drone roof inspection will provide detailed photographs to help pinpoint the exact problem, and you can use these [...]

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23 07, 2018

Roof Inspections By Drone Same Day Service

By |July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on Roof Inspections By Drone Same Day Service

Roof Inspections By DroneThere can be several reasons why you may ask will a drone help me inspect my roof. The most common one is that your roof is leaking, and this can be very stressful. Finding out where your roof is damaged isn’t always easy, and a leak could appear in a part of your house that isn’t underneath or even near the source of the problemA drone is a great tool for assessing roof leaks as it enables you to see hard to reach places and take photographs to show to a builder. An insurance Loss Adjuster will also find drone roof inspection photographs very useful.Anot [...]

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23 07, 2018

Can a Drone Inspect my Roof?

By |July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on Can a Drone Inspect my Roof?

Roof InspectionsAs drones transition from being ‘boys toys’ to practical tools for industry, people are asking about different ways they can be used. Will a drone help inspect my damaged roof is an example.  The answer to that question is very much yes.Drone roof inspections are becoming very popular for a number of reasons. Firstly, drone inspections are quicker to arrange and cheaper than most alternatives. Secondly, they are less health and safety requirements than for traditional methods such as erecting scaffolding. Another advantage is that a building surveyor or insur [...]

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23 07, 2018

TV Aerial Inspections by Drone

By |July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Inspections & Surveys |Tags: |Comments Off on TV Aerial Inspections by Drone

A home aerial inspection can be expensive if you need ladders or a scaffolding to access your aerial. Don’t assume that your aerial is on your roof though, because some are internal and are fitted in the roof space. If in doubt and you can’t see from the ground, try to trace where aerial cables go when they leave an indoor junction point.   Before you book a home aerial inspection, there are other steps you can take. Local atmospheric conditions can affect television signals, so consider if weather may be the cause of interference. Freeview channels are updated on a regular bas [...]

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