Join the ‘Inner Circle’ of Commercial Drone Pilots and leverage an incredible opportunity to learn from the experience, network and know-how of our founders, Steve Coulson and Paul Luen. Inner Circle is an exclusive group of Commercial Drone Pilots that have access to COPTRZ trainers and a peer support network. This group has an exclusive membership and the benefits of joining will truly impact you as a pilot and business owner.

“The best investment you can make, is an investment in yourself…The more you learn, the more you’ll earn.”
Warren Buffettย
Our Story
In 2000, we had no jobs and no income. We scrambled together ยฃ6,000 maxing out our credit cards and bought some equipment from Italy, sold it to Japan for ยฃ12,000 and we were off.
For the next year we worked from our bedrooms with no salary, letting out rooms in our house to strangers to pay the bills. The next 6 years were a whirlwind, achieving on average 126% year on year growth, delivering 3 world firsts and being presented with 2 Queenโs Awards for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace โ the Queenโs G&Tโs tasted sweet that day.
Then in 2008 we nearly lost it all when the global credit crunch hit, forcing us to shed a quarter of our team and invoke a 4-day week. But we rode the storm on the front foot and came back stronger with total focus on disruptive innovation and the rest is history.
Hereโs a look at some of what weโve done since then:
- Achieved Investors in People (Gold) accreditation
- Achieved Institute of Customer Service accreditation
- Visited and conducted business in over 100 Countries
- Sold ~ยฃ120million of innovations to more than 3000 global customers
- Flown ~5 million miles
- Broadcast live on BBC world to an audience of 120 million
- Evangelised on the value of defibrillators helping save ~100 lives
- Sold one of our group companies in 2019 for ยฃ11 million
In 2015 we got excited about the disruptive potential for drones in commercial applications and the amazing COPTRZ was born โ the bank said it was the best business plan theyโd ever seen.
COPTRZโ Mission is toย Revolutionise Organisations Using Dronesย and weโre already doing it at scale to a customer base of over 1000 companies including names such as Costain, Pfizer, PwC, BMW, Ford, Thames Water, Ministry of Defence & multiple Police and Fire Services.
- Weโre the first & only dedicated experts in commercial drone solutions
- Weโre the only company totally focussed on enterprise drone solutions
- Weโve been protecting critical assets and improving clientโs business performance for >20 years
- Weโve got the most complete range of โbest in classโ commercial drones in the World
- Weโre the only company that offers lifelong CPD with uniquely certified OFQUAL 4 & 5 qualifications
- Weโre the only company with dedicated sector specialists for Surveying, Industrial Inspection & Public Safety
- Weโve certified more pilots than our competitors โ over 1200 and rising
- We’ve gained ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 1400:2015 certification from TUV UK Ltd with zero non-conformances.
Our people all earn shares in COPTRZ so they live and breathe our values which are pureย G-O-L-D;
Grow โ always learning & stretching ourselves
Outwork โ Relentless, resilient & 10x
Leverage โ amplifying our assets far & wide
Disrupt โ inventive, ingenious, trailblazing
Whether youโre a customer, potential team member, partner, investor or supplier, we hope you love our story. If you fancy shooting for the stars with us, get in touch as weโd love to hear from you.
Paul & Steve

Benefits to Commercial Drone Pilots by joining the Inner Circle
Once a member, you will be invited to a closed Facebook and WhatsApp group, you’ll be added to our affiliates directory and you’ll have exclusive access to discounts, webinars and product demonstrations before anyone else! You will also have the opportunity to promote your business and enjoy the company and support of other Commercial Drone Pilots. Membership is exclusive.
Here is a full list of the benefits you can expect as a member of Inner Circle:
- Annual renewal of operations manual checking and amendment service
- Unlimited telephone and email support from an experienced trainer
- Invitation to a closed WhatsApp group for Commercial Drone Pilots
- Invitation to a closed Facebook group membership for Commercial Drone Pilots
- 10% discount off ALL / ANY future training
- 20% off OFQUAL 5ย (ยฃ600)
- 5% discount off ALL drones & accessories
- Exclusive offers
- Trial partner status for new products
- Tender notifications and initial strategy consultation
- Priority access to all new courses for Commercial Drone Pilots
- Priority preview access to new drone releases
- Exclusive inner circle webinars for new launches/developments
- Promotion of inner circle partners when service work enquiries are received
- Annual networking event at country manor hotel for Commercial Drone Pilots
- Tender notifications and updates
- Promoted on our website through our service affiliates directory
Membership
Annually – ยฃ199 + VAT per year
Monthly – ยฃ25.00 + VAT per month
Interested in becoming a part of the inner circle? Get in touch with us via the enquiry form below.
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