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How are drones impacting industries and services that relied previously on extensive man-power? Rather than take over roles with a heavy human element, drones are empowering those in various professions to get the job done quickly and with much higher accuracy. This infographic explores just three of those industries with examples of how specialist drones […]

With recent sensational documentaries and news stories in the press, we thought it was time to point out just some of the positive impacts drones have had in the UK and the rest of the world!   1. When a man used his drone to save his children from a shark A Father taking aerial […]

Drones, Britains Next Air Disaster? Earlier this week BBC Two aired a Horizon special documentary, ‘Britains Next Air Disaster? Drones?‘. Some might say the documentary is biased and the content is very much anti-drone. It’s fair to say this along with Panorama‘s ‘The Gatwick Drone Attack’ struck a nerve with DJI. DJI has issued a […]

Thinking of upgrading your current aircraft model to a WingtraOne Fixed Wing? Check out our Wingtra trade-in scheme and save up to £3,900 on a brand new drone. WingtraOne: The benefits of a high-quality fixed wing solution Although quadcopters might be considered the coolest kids on the block in the drone world, many professional operators […]

As the drone industry continues to expand at a rapid rate, it’s no surprise to see the number of commercial opportunities increase as well. This could be from drone enthusiasts, such as aerial photographers looking to make money from their flying skills, or for existing businesses, such as surveying and inspection teams looking to train […]

Conservation Project: Using drones and LIDAR to protect Scottish woodlands We’re always happy to share stories of the many great things that drones can do, but when one of our own models finds its way into a project that can make a real difference, it makes it feel that much sweeter. In this instance it […]

Today the Civil Aviation Authority released a statement regarding the DJI Matrice M210 series drones following a statement earlier this week from DJI. Following some isolated incidents involving the Matrice M210 series, the subsequent DJI investigation pointed to water being the culprit, our previous article about this can be read here. See below for the […]

Following a small number of ESC incidents surrounding the marketing leading Matrice M200 series v1 enterprise level drone, DJI have today issued a formal statement in response to the reported issues.   DJI Statement On M200 v1 Series ESC Incidents Since the reporting of a small number of M200 series incidents, DJI has treated these […]

Parrot Anafi Thermal In years gone by even considering having a thermal team as part of your everyday inspection crew might have seemed like something of a luxury item. With expensive equipment coupled with the demand for specialist training, having access to this crucial data might have been considered too much of a stretch for […]

Flyability Elios 2 – To boldly go where no drone has gone before…   When you think of aerial inspections some of the most common applications that spring to mind might involve wide open spaces with plenty of room to manoeuvre, such as large buildings, power lines, solar farms, construction sites and so. However, there’s […]

DJI has announced a new firmware update for the DJI Smart Controller which sees a number of bug fixes and a host of new features, including compatibility with the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise and the DJI Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual. Official Release Notes Date: 2019.04.25 Smart Controller Firmware: v01.00.0530 DJI GO 4 App: v4.3.16 DJI […]

When DJI first announced the original Matrice 200 Series back in February 2017, it was seen as a clear commitment by the company towards the professional or ‘enterprise’ sector. We’d already seen the Matrice 600 which was clearly targeting the broadcast and filmmaking communities, but with the majority of DJI’s fleet still mostly within the […]