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Why You Should Look Beyond the Cost of Drone Insurance

When purchasing drone insurance, we understand that the price is pivotal to your business as it is crucial to consider all financial outgoings. However, it is essential that you balance the cost against risk and consider the quality of the policy that you are purchasing. Every business must keep a… Read More

Ensure You Fly Safely As A Commercial Operator

At Coverdrone, we go above and beyond to ensure that our clients are operating safely and legally. However, there are still some commercial drone operators out there who are still operating their drones without the relevant, mandatory qualifications. From an insurance perspective, our policy is written on the same basis… Read More

5 Top Tips for Flying Your Drone Over Water

Did you know that ‘About 71% of the Earth is water-covered’ ? There is no doubt that the wonder of water is incredible and mesmerising in its many forms (oceans, waterfalls and rivers for example). However, it can be extremely hazardous to drone operators. We understand that the prospect… Read More

Feature: Stellar Lights (Global Unmanned Systems)

It is an exciting time for the entertainment industry as we see a steadily increasing number of drone shows making their debut across the world. It’s something relatively new, innovative, creative and exciting! Even though drone light shows can be seen as entertainment, they are an extremely clever way to… Read More

Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) with UAV Hub

What exactly is BVLOS? We can guarantee that you have probably heard the term ‘BVLOS’ floating around in the drone industry, but you may not be too familiar with it… BVLOS stands for ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’, specifically meaning drones that operate quite literally at distances well beyond the… Read More

In Conversation With DARe-3D

Here at Coverdrone, we take great pride in our partnerships. We thought we would get in touch with our new partners at DARe-3D to find out more about them and how you can benefit from our partnership together.  Who are we both and what makes us unique? DARe-3D “We are… Read More

DJI Mavic 3 Has Arrived!

Finally, the wait is over… The DJI Mavic 3 is here! The brand-new launch for DJI’s latest flagship drone was announced on the 4th November 2021. This was the final release of a triple launch over the past few weeks which included the DJI Ronin 4D on 20th October DJI’s… Read More

Adding Hired In Equipment To Your Coverdrone Policy

You may be wondering, ‘Can I add hired in or loan equipment to my policy?’.The good news is, yes you can!Something you may not know is that at Coverdrone you can insure any hired in or non-owned equipment that you have for your own use.We will automatically cover this for airborne… Read More

Meet WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax)

Continuing on with our current feature series, in today’s article we will be taking a look into WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax). Who Are WTS Positioning Solutions? WTS Positioning Solutions (Trax), founded in 2012, develops high precision real-time tracking devices. Since 2012, the company has launched six generations of Trax to… Read More

How Drones Can ‘Re-Green’ The Planet

UK based company Dendra has announced that it plans to plant 500 billion trees by 2060, by using AI and drones. A drone can plant two trees per second, according to the company, who are aiming to ‘re-green’ the planet. Dendra estimates that it would take just 400 teams… Read More

Why Use Surveying Drones?

For surveyors and GIS professionals, a surveying drone offers an enormous potential. Drones are becoming an increasingly popular method of surveying from the air, as they are a fast, safe and extremely cost effective. For roof inspections, bridge or large building surveys, drones are fast becoming the sensible choice for… Read More

Could Drones Become The Newest Attraction At Theme Parks?

The marine theme park SeaWorld in San Diego has just been granted permission by the California Costal Commission to pilot a drone light show to replace it’s nightly firework display. This however is yet to have been authorised by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). If SeaWorld obtains the… Read More