CAA
Is the CAA Operating Safety Case ( OSC ) the best CAA Drone Qualification you can get?
The CAA Operating Safety Case (or OSC as it has become known) system has been around pretty much since the CAA first started issuing permissions for people to fly their drones commercially in the UK but it's always been something of a mystery to many... Our aim is to demystify the OSC p
How to start a Drone Training Company in the UK - Becoming a CAA RAE
the Drone Training Sector in the UK has generated in the region of £20 Million in the last 5 years for the CAA Drone Schools which have managed to leverage the adoption of drone tech and have serviced the requirements of the rapidly expanding drone market.
What is the CAA A2 Certificate of Competency - The A2 C of C?
The A2 CofC will allow people to operate in the A2 Subcategory of the Open Category. If you are flying a 'C2 CE Certified Drone', then you can fly down to 30 metres of uninvolved persons in the 'normal speed' mode and down to just 5 metres of uninvolved persons in a 'low-speed' mode - rather than the 150 metres that is usually associated with the Open Category.
UK CAA Drone & Model Aircraft Registration Scheme (DMARES) - UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT
The day has arrived and the CAA have FINALLY announced the details of the UK Drone Registration and Education Scheme The DRES… And If it feels like a glitch in the Matrix, then that’s because we’ve been here before… A number of times but this time, with a rather complicated twist or two in the form of it now being the Drone and Model Aircraft Registration and Education Scheme (DMARES)!
How to add a Remote Pilot to your CAA Drone Operations Manual
Once you have your recommendation certificate it is as simple as copying the details for any current remote pilots inside the PfCO holders CAA drone operations manual and replacing their details with those of the new remote pilot.
There is no need to tell the CAA of this change and the new remote pilot can operate from the moment that they are added to the operations manual.
There is no need to tell the CAA of this change and the new remote pilot can operate from the moment that they are added to the operations manual.
How to add & remove Drones to / from your CAA Drone Operations Manual
The thing we're looking at tackling here is how to add a drone into your operations manual and the process is actually really straightforward. It is literally as simple as copying the drain information you currently have in your manual and then finding the relevant details for your new drone, then adding them into/replacing the relevant parts of the copied information.
How can you fly your drone over Roads, Buildings & People?
Technically, with the changes to the wording in the permission for commercial operation, any standard permissions holder could now fly their drone over a congested area however, there are also elements of the air navigation order AND the PfCO wording itself which are worth bearing in mind before conducting any of these kinds of operations.
Drone Flight Safety - How to Manage FATIGUE (AND AVOID CRASHES)!
...this is exactly the situation we place ourselves in when we are conducting drone operations. We force our 'human system' to switch between different levels of autonomy. Often in quick succession and often lots of times throughout a typical 'drone working day'.
The 9 Key Questions to ask when deciding which company to do your drone training with...
to make the process as easy as possible for you we have collated the nine questions which we get asked most often and are most useful to have the answers to when trying to decide which CAA NQE you are going to use in order to get your drone 'licence'.
How to (NOT) choose your CAA NQE - Who is the BEST Drone Training School - Part 2
We've already seen the first few schools which haven't managed to survive this increase in drone training provider numbers versus a reduction in the number of people getting trained up to receive their PfCO and I think, there will be plenty more following suit in the coming months, unfortunately...
How to (NOT) choose your CAA NQE - Who is the BEST Drone Training School - Part 1
In today's blog post, we are going to be looking at the things you need to consider when choosing your Drone Training School... It used to be fairly straightforward when there were only a handful of CAA NQEs out there, teaching people how to fly their drones commercially and ultimately, get a PfCO but now there's so many providers; it's a literal MINEFIELD!
Can you fly a drone for your hobby once you've got your CAA PfCO (DRONE LICENSE)?
The answer is actually fairly straightforward and short. Holding a PfCO has absolutely no impact on your ability to go and fly a drone or any other kind of model aircraft for your own pleasure. There are however, a few things that are worth bearing in mind and been aware of which seemed to confuse some people who operate drones both commercially and in their spare time for their own enjoyment.