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20 06, 2016

Becoming A Commercial Drone Pilot

By DSR Journalist|June 20th, 2016|Categories: News |Tags: budget craft drone safe register kit listing marketing member practice qualified qualified pilot training |Comments Off on Becoming A Commercial Drone Pilot

Becoming A Commercial Drone Pilot in the UKThere are many important factors in becoming a commercial drone pilot.  Drone Safe Register (DSR) breaks down the process and gives you their take on these considerations.Getting QualifiedThe use of drones is regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Anyone using a drone for ‘aerial commercial work’ needs operating permission from the CAA. This must be renewed annually and is known as CAA PFCO or A2. The UK drone industry is expanding fast with approximately 5000 trained and qualified UAV pilots. Estimates of the number of dr [...]

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7 03, 2016

The Use of drones filming events this summer

By DSR Journalist|March 7th, 2016|Categories: News |Tags: aerial filming aerial footage CAA check with the organisers drone hire event coverage events ground school insurance legal 150 metres operations manual permissions pilots qualified safe |Comments Off on The Use of drones filming events this summer

Summer Event Drone FilmingDrones are fantastic but must only be flown at events by professionally trained pilots.  All qualified pilots must attend ground school, complete an operations manual and be flight tested before the CAA will issue the pilot or company permission. Valid insurance is a must.No drones can be flown within 150 metres of gatherings of 1000 or more persons. If you have a group of 1000 persons or less, providing the group are within the pilots control the 150m rule is removed completely.This is why you will see even more close range drone footage pictured withi [...]

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