Can you REALLY earn £65k as a Professional Drone Pilot?

Can you REALLY earn £65k as a Professional Drone Pilot?

by Matthew Williams March 03, 2020 1 Comment

it's also important that we put the £65k salary into perspective too... To some, it's an astronomical amount of money. To others, its 'normal' and to some it may even be pocket-change... Either way, to earn £65,000 per year means that you've got to earn £178.08p EVERY SINGLE DAY. Which, if the hype is to be believed, shouldn't be too hard with a drone, right?

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How to start a Drone Training Company in the UK - Becoming a CAA RAE

How to start a Drone Training Company in the UK - Becoming a CAA RAE

by Matthew Williams March 02, 2020

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.

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How to start marketing your Drone Business TODAY!!!

How to start marketing your Drone Business TODAY!!!

by Matthew Williams October 24, 2019

So, what's all this about 'Planting A TREE'? Matt's gone mad... Again, I can hear you cry (and I wouldn't disagree)!

Now, the tree analogy - this is how we look at marketing and how we encourage you to do so too.

As the old Chinese Proverb goes 'The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago - the second-best time is NOW'! 

What we're saying is that there's no point wishing you'd started your marketing when you launched your company... Spend that mental energy on making a start to your marketing efforts NOW!

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Top 6 Drone Business Ideas for 2020

Top 6 Drone Business Ideas for 2020

by Matthew Williams October 23, 2019

What are the 6 best drone Business Ideas and Opportunities, as we move forward from 2019 into 2020?

We've taken the data from everyone who's attended our ICARUS Permission for Commercial Operation ( PfCO ) course over the last 18 months, combined that with our industry knowledge and are bringing you the top 6 ideas for starting a drone business!

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How To Make Awesome Firework Videos With Your Drone!!!

How To Make Awesome Firework Videos With Your Drone!!!

by Matthew Williams October 21, 2019

Here we go then, our 5 top tips for flying your drone safely, legally and get AMAZING footage and shots of Fireworks & Firework Displays!!!

...we are going to take a look at how to fly your drone safely whilst filming fireworks AND some tips which will help you get the camera settings in your drone nailed - so you can get the shot!

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How to add a Remote Pilot to your CAA Drone Operations Manual

How to add a Remote Pilot to your CAA Drone Operations Manual

by Matthew Williams October 04, 2019

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.

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How to add & remove Drones to / from your CAA Drone Operations Manual

How to add & remove Drones to / from your CAA Drone Operations Manual

by Matthew Williams October 03, 2019

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.

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How can you fly your drone over Roads, Buildings & People?

How can you fly your drone over Roads, Buildings & People?

by Matthew Williams October 02, 2019

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.

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Drone Flight Safety - How to Manage FATIGUE (AND AVOID CRASHES)!

Drone Flight Safety - How to Manage FATIGUE (AND AVOID CRASHES)!

by Matthew Williams October 02, 2019

...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'.

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The 9 Key Questions to ask when deciding which company to do your drone training with...

The 9 Key Questions to ask when deciding which company to do your drone training with...

by Matthew Williams October 01, 2019

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'.

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How to (NOT) choose your CAA NQE - Who is the BEST Drone Training School - Part 2

How to (NOT) choose your CAA NQE - Who is the BEST Drone Training School - Part 2

by Matthew Williams September 30, 2019

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...

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Can you fly a drone for your hobby once you've got your CAA PfCO (DRONE LICENSE)?

Can you fly a drone for your hobby once you've got your CAA PfCO (DRONE LICENSE)?

by Matthew Williams September 27, 2019

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.

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