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 coming year is likely to be an important one for the UAV industry. Legislation is at last likely to catch up with technology, particularly within the crowded skies of the EU. We're likely to see new weight categories and restrictions in terms of height and distance(the 400ft/500m rule will come under review, particularly for hobbyists) and we're also likely to see moves towards an owner's database and some form of rudimentary 'black box' technology being fitted to new pur

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