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Amidst the devastating fire that ripped through the Notre-Dame de Paris, one small positive news story emerged as UAV technology came to the fore to help save this centrepiece of Parisian culture. Of course, the greatest credit has to go to the heroic firefighters who bravely tackled the fire on all fronts as the cathedral […]

DJI has launched DJI Terra, a new software tool that enables drone data to be transformed into digital 3D models and maps for easy analysis and decision making. DJI Terra enables businesses and organizations using DJI drone technology to capture, visualize and analyze aerial images for a wide variety of applications across the public safety, […]

The COPTRZ team recently had the pleasure of catching up with Chris McGonigle, a previous COPTRZ CAA PfCO student and owner of PurpleBee Productions, a commercial drone services business. Read on to find out what Chris told us about what life is like as a commercial drone pilot and the success he’s already achieved since […]

If you have invested or are thinking about investing in a thermal camera, you’ll want to get the most efficient results from its use. So, here are the top five things to bear in mind when setting up your camera. Resolution When setting up your thermal camera, you must ensure the IR resolution is suitable […]

Professional drone training is an essential part of incorporating drones into any business and courses vary depending on the provider. Here at COPTRZ, we’ve been providing drone training at the highest level since the PfCO (Permission for Commercial Operations) was first made mandatory for commercial drone users. A four-day course, the standard PfCO course covers […]

Cheaper, Faster, Safer – Powerline Surveys with the Matrice 210 RTK By their very nature, power lines are hazardous and difficult to inspect. Up to 400 KV of electrical current running through millions of miles of cables at a height of around 55m, connecting communities and businesses around the world. Our reliance on electricity is […]

In order to improve flight safety and user experience, DJI has updated the firmware for Phantom 4 RTK. Please read the following notice. What’s New? Added support for the remote controller without a built-in display for use with Mobile SDK apps. Added Timed Shooting mode in Photogrammetry and Linear Flight operations. Added the option in […]

There are perhaps two key areas to address first and foremost in light of the announcement that the government will be issuing new powers to the police in order to “better enforce drone misuse and clamp down on malicious behaviour”. Firstly, while it might not have been entirely coincidental that the news broke a matter […]

In a previous article, we covered the basics in terms of what actual changes are being made to the rules and regulations for drone use in the UK. However, there’s a lot more in the government’s recently released response to the ongoing consultation period as it continues to shape and evolve the law in collaboration […]

Many of you may have seen headlines such as ‘Government Announces New Drone Laws’ and there may have been an assumption that these were some kind of knee-jerk reaction to the recent events at Gatwick Airport. Although we don’t doubt that this may have speeded things up a little, in reality, the ‘new laws’ are […]

With the launch of the Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual, DJI essentially offered up a one-stop solution for those looking to take the first step into the many areas of aerial thermography systems – whether that’s for inspections, search and rescue, site management, energy, agriculture or anything else where detecting even subtle changes in temperature can make a huge difference. However, […]

Universities across the UK are unlocking the potential of the drone industry for their students by partnering with Commercial Drone Experts COPTRZ to provide bespoke training courses. These courses are providing students with learnings about topics such as airspace and air law, navigation, meteorology, safe setup and risk assessment. The Drone training courses have provided […]