Author Archives: Jess Brown

New Drone Laws Limit Pilot Misuse

Last year, new laws were introduced restricting the use of drones and a new drone-users register which will come into force within November 2019. Following on from this, the government have now announced new legislation to extend the ‘no-fly’ zone around airports, banning drones from flying within 5km of runways. Read More

How to Build a Successful Drone Business

Feedback from clients about their experiences within the drone industry, suggests there appears to be two extremes in terms of how successful pilots are in building their business. The drone industry is consistently expanding day by day, and the majority of drone entrepreneurs have grasped this opportunity and have managed… Read More

The Photography & Video Show 2019 – Get 25% Off Your Ticket!

For the first time, Coverdrone will be attending the The Video Show, co-located with the Photography Show which is taking place at the NEC Birmingham between 16-19th March 2019. The Video Show co-located with The Photography Show is the event for everyone passionate about moving image and photography. Read More

Coverdrone Receives Feefo Gold Service Award 2019

Coverdrone has won the Feefo Gold Service Awards for 2019, an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, as rated by real customers! Feefo is an independent review platform, who collect honest feedback straight from the customer to make sure that the reviews that… Read More

Win a DJI Osmo Mobile!

Due to the success of our last Instagram competition, today we are launching our second Instagram photography competition! This time, we have chosen a Winter Wonderland theme… Kindly provided by Heliguy, we have an unbelievable prize of a DJI Osmo Mobile to give away! The DJI Osmo Mobile… Read More

Commercial UAV Expo Europe 2019 Announce Exhibitors and Supporters

Commercial UAV Expo Europe announces exhibitors and supporters for third annual event in Amsterdam on Monday 8th April – Wednesday 10th April. Organisers of the third annual Commercial UAV Expo Europe, an international trade fair and conference focused on commercial drone integration and operation for large enterprise end-users and… Read More

What Are The Highest Causes Of Coverdrone Claims?

Drone claims can come in all shapes and sizes and can occur due to a variety of different reasons. Although we are always on hand to handle your claim in the most efficient and effective way possible, we understand that you would like to reduce the likelihood of an incident… Read More

UK Drone Air Law Explained

As the drone industry continues to boom, with the adapting technology going from a niche geek gadget to a high street phenomenon, we have seen year on year increases in disruptive and potentially dangerous incidents involving them. UK drone laws as a result of this are having to keep evolving,… Read More

A Day in the Life of a Heliguy Ground School Student

To operate a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) commercially within the UK, operators require a Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). In order to obtain a PfCO operators must be competent UAS pilots and have in place an Operations Manual which has been ratified… Read More

Annual Drone Policies vs Short Term Drone Policies

Coverdrone offer flexible policies which are designed to meet both commercial drone users and recreational drone users differing demands. Clients can select cover as required to suit their specific requirements, whether this be a short term or annual policy. The question that needs to be asked is: Which… Read More

Coverdrone’s Year – An Overview of 2018

As we draw to the end of an extremely busy year, we thought that we would look back at our highlights of a fantastic 2018. We have achieved a remarkable amount this year: increasing our product range significantly to provide a flexible solution for both commercial and recreational pilots, establishing… Read More