Thermal imaging is an expensive business. It isn't just the camera technology but the brains that go behind it. It has little current purpose for hobby UAV flyers, unless you're a wealthy wildlife enthusiast. The current crop of UAV based platforms is, however, starting to bear fruit. DJI, the market leader has recently launched the XT range of thermal camera for its high end Inspire, Matrice 100 and Matrice 600 multi-rotors. Using a thermal camers brings alive the many aspec

Much has been made of late regarding how to control 'rogue' UAV operators. Multiple reports of near misses, injuries to bystanders and complaints about aerial snooping have abounded in the last few months. From shotguns to Eagles, everybody seems to have had their say on how best to eliminate the very real threat of those UAV users that flout the law. As is often the case, it is the 'hard kill' approaches that are grabbing the headlines. This all seems a bit OTT to us. That s

The headlines can seem pretty depressing, these days.., Drones (We're struggling to make acronyms like UAVs or RPAVs stick, I'm afraid...) are making them and, for the most part, it's the people behind the controls that are getting it wrong. Flying them in close proximity to people or property without appropriate training, insurance or risk assessment is idiotic. But it gives everybody in the industry a bad name. The biggest issue is plain old ignorance. For most people, an u