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Drones – are we opening our skies to nuisance and chaos?
01 Jul
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Drones – are we opening our skies to nuisance and chaos?

A key area of debate is conspicuous by its absence at a recent policy conference on drones. Drone deliveries may make life in our cities unbearable. By Chris Middleton Drones and unmanned aerial vehicles or systems (UAVs/UASs) have the potential to enhance our lives in myriad, radical ways. For example, by transforming deliveries and connecting remoteRead more about Drones – are we opening our skies to nuisance and chaos?[…]

Dronesafe Register meet at Gatwick for CAA drone pilots
21 Jun
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Dronesafe Register meet at Gatwick for CAA drone pilots

I attended an all-day seminar this week organised by Dronesafe Register, our professional drone pilot official body who represent us. Here’s a link to Dronesafe Register’s article about the day which is worth a read. We met the senior police officer who is responsible for Gatwick. He had to deal with that nightmarish 30 hourRead more about Dronesafe Register meet at Gatwick for CAA drone pilots[…]

How to hire a drone pilot
20 Jun
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How to hire a drone pilot

It can be tricky knowing how to go about hiring a drone pilot. The applications are becoming more varied all the time and the business is expanding fast. Do you need a tv shoot, a movie, a structural survey, an agricultural health check or an infra red video of a volcano. a fire or aRead more about How to hire a drone pilot[…]

Flight logging for your drone made simples at airdata.com
08 Apr
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Flight logging for your drone made simples at airdata.com

You are going to love me to bits after you finish reading what I am about to tell you. I get asked how to log drone flight records quickly and simply more than anything else. Flight logs are an essential part of your Operating Manual. Clients love to glance at them to see how experiencedRead more about Flight logging for your drone made simples at airdata.com[…]

MH17 – still a mystery
25 Mar
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MH17 – still a mystery

After MH370 disappeared without trace, its sister aircraft MH17 met a violent end over the Ukraine a few months later. But the story of the plane the world forgot just got more and more weird. The world has moved on from this story and that of its predecessor MH370 after one of the biggest mediaRead more about MH17 – still a mystery[…]

Boeing worth $25 billion less than it was a week ago
22 Mar
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Boeing worth $25 billion less than it was a week ago

As investigators look into the cause of the Ethiopian Airlines crash, Boeing’s share price has fallen by more than 10% from a week ago, when it hovered near all-time highs. The company, an influential component of the benchmark Dow Jones Industrial Average, is now worth $25 billion less in market capitalization than it was at this timeRead more about Boeing worth $25 billion less than it was a week ago[…]

They already knew what was wrong with the 737 Max 8
19 Mar
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They already knew what was wrong with the 737 Max 8

Remember Minority Report starring Tom Cruise? Set in the future Cruise plays a cop charged with detecting crimes. Sounds pretty regular so far right? The plot twist is he stops the crime before it happens. Something to do with psychics floating around in a sensory deprivation chamber and reading brain waves. That is what theRead more about They already knew what was wrong with the 737 Max 8[…]