The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has raised concerns over the number of drones expected to be bought and gifted this Christmas. Officials believe that a spike in purchases comes... Read more
A draft bill due to be introduced to the UK parliament in the spring will result in mandatory registration for drone pilots and give police greater powers when dealing with rogue UAVs. Foll... Read more
England’s Civil Aviation Authority is teaming up with top drone manufacturers to promote safety at the grassroots level. As part of its DroneSafe campaign, the CAA presented the inaugural Sh... Read more
Canada’s proposed commercial drone regulations may provide a significant boost to the Canadian drone industry. Transport Canada has outlined new drone regulations that would ease the n... Read more
UK drone pilots will soon have to register their drones and sit safety awareness tests, as the Department for Transport seeks to better regulate growing drone use and react to increasing saf... Read more
Whatever country you’re based in, it’s likely that there are regulations in place surrounding recreational and commercial drone flights. Some are fairly common-sense, such as the... Read more
In the past few days at least two high-profile stories have emerged relating to drone safety. The first involves a Seattle man being jailed for a month after his drone fell out of the sky an... Read more
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a statement announcing their revised “Dronecode,” in an effort to help new hobbyist drone operators learn to fly safely.... Read more
Amazon’s drone delivery service – PrimeAir – has given up on the U.S. for now. Days after rival Flirtey announced the first FAA sanctioned residential drone delivery... Read more
(Source: The Register) An operator of Colossus, the world’s first electronic computer, returned to her wartime workplace to fly a drone this week. Joanna Chorley, 89, returned to Block H a... Read more
by Ben O’Leary Kingston Upon Hull has been awarded the UK City of Culture 2017, which is great news for the city, everyone who was involved in the bid, and all who will benefit from th... Read more
(Source: directionsmag.com) Aerial mapping company Bluesky has produced a prototype map of the UK showing where it may be unsafe or even illegal to fly Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), com... Read more
(Source: BBC) An Airbus A320’s wing passed 6m (20ft) below a drone hovering at Heathrow, said the Civil Aviation Authority. It said drone pilots would face prosecution if they put th... Read more
Concern Over UK Drone Collision Study is Justified
You may or may not have heard about the proposed regulations for drone pilots in the UK. The UK Department for Transport put forward policy proposals that will mean pilots flying drones that... Read more