The future is in the sky

I am often asked about Drone services and up to recently relied on a 10 metre carbon pole to get to places that ground based photography cannot reach.  

This month I achieved my UAV pilot wings from a great Company called UAV8.  The achievement involved a written examination and practical flight assessment and after producing a required Operations Manual was awarded a Permission for Commercial Operations from the Civil Aviation Authority.

It might be surprising to read but in order to fly an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle commonly referred to as a Drone the rules and regulations for flight are exactly the same as if I were piloting an Apache helicopter.
The skies above the UK are just as crowded as the ground so in order to minimise the risk of accidents all commercial drone pilots must comply with strict regulations which are fully enforceable by law. 

Once permission from the CAA was granted I also joined the Association for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (ARPAS-UK)