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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 [...]

23 07, 2018

Drones for Estate Agents Same Day Service

By |July 23rd, 2018|Categories: Property |Tags: |Comments Off on Drones for Estate Agents Same Day Service

Drones for Estate AgentsSome properties can only really be seen and appreciated from an aerial perspective, and this is why drones for estate agents has become so popular. A home with landscaped gardens surrounded by countryside can sell itself if aerial photographs and videos are available to potential buyers.Plots of land can also benefit from drone aerial photography services.  Some estate agents take their own property photographs when producing listings, and so called ‘camera poles’ have been used in the past to take aerial property pictures.A camera pole is an extendab [...]

7 08, 2016

UK Estate Agents and Drones

By |August 7th, 2016|Categories: News Property |Tags: |Comments Off on UK Estate Agents and Drones

Drones for Estate AgentsCommercial drone usage is helping growth in the UK’s property industry.  Drones are increasingly being used by estate agents as a cheaper alternative to helicopter hire to capture amazing aerial images. There is no doubt that having a bird’s eye perspective of a property on film or photo creates an emotional response and is certainly driving property sales.BOOK ONLINE HEREBut are the UK’s estate agents aware of the laws when hiring a drone operator?  The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has warned that it is aware of cases where estate agents may [...]

11 02, 2016

Drone Hire Check List

By |February 11th, 2016|Categories: News |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Hire Check List

Drone Hire Check List Here’s a straight and simple check list that you can use as a guide when you are hiring a drone operator.  Of course our best advice would be to hire from the Drone Safe Register where safe and legal is guaranteed. Always check your drone pilot has a valid CAA PfCO (Permission for Commercial Operation) certificate along with the appropriate valid insurance. There are a number of things that must be considered and or followed before carrying out aerial work. They should carry out a thorough site survey to ensure it is feasible to carry out the require [...]

20 01, 2016

Drone Safe Register thanks Weddingvenues.com

By |January 20th, 2016|Categories: Weddings |Tags: |Comments Off on Drone Safe Register thanks Weddingvenues.com

Drone Safe Register were delighted to be asked to contribute to an online article being written by the prestigious wedding venue website www.weddingvenues.com They recognise that 2016 is going to see a huge increase in the amount of couples looking to incorporate drone photography and videography into their wedding day plans and so they have created an article with some helpful advice.Search for your Local Drone PilotRead the Full Article [...]

22 04, 2022

A Business Built on Safe, Legal Drone Flights

By |April 22nd, 2022|Categories: General CAA Uncategorized Members |Tags: |Comments Off on A Business Built on Safe, Legal Drone Flights

As the name of our organisation suggests, we are all about safe drone flying - safe and legal. When our CEO Mark Boyt created Drone Safe Register it was with a vision to be able to offer the benefits drones can bring to the general public. The technology has advanced at a rapid pace since, and drones are far easier and safer to fly. But in the wrong hands and without the right training and experience a drone can still cause harm.  [...]