From revealing hidden patterns in the landscape to showing how tiny and fragile the human figure really is, these are the most beautiful drone photos of the year. This year’s grand prize winner is Florian Ledoux from France, who captured a polar bear leaping between two masses of ice in Nunavut in Northern Canada. Other
Aerial images by drone photographer Johnny Miller reveal the dramatic divide between rich and poor in cities in South Africa, Mexico and India. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-45257901
The CAA in the UK has issued new Guidance to be adhered to by drone operators in the UK. Some articles (parts) of the amendment come into force on 30 July 2018, but others take a further 16 months, coming into force on 30 November 2019. Effective from 30 July 2018 A 400 ft operating
Children could be banned from owning drones weighing more than 250g (0.55lb) under a new proposal from the Department for Transport. They would only be allowed to fly devices heavier than that if they were owned and registered by an adult. It is the latest in a series of proposals designed to crack down on snooping
A Scottish climber feared dead on the world’s 12th highest mountain was rescued after his rucksack was spotted where he had fallen. Aberdeen-born Rick Allen, a highly experienced climber based in Aboyne, was in the Himalayas with climbing partner Sandy Allan, from Newtonmore. Mr Allen was returning from a solo climb to the summit of
A 30-year-old man has been charged following reports of a drone flying over Edinburgh’s Princes Street Gardens and the Royal Mile. Police arrested the man following the incident on Thursday. He is due in court at a later date. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-44739279
The Prison Service and police are to pool intelligence to stop drones flying drugs and mobile phones to prison inmates in England and Wales. They will forensically examine captured drones to try to find out who was flying them. The invention of easy-to-fly, remote-controlled aircraft has caused a huge security headache for prisons. The national
This Monday, 3rd April, our local council will begin trials of an innovative, cost saving solution for its Tax Banding Re-assessment Team. Using the latest in flying drone technology, we understand that Council Tax Assessment Officers will be able to assess homes and businesses remotely by flying quiet and unobtrusive ‘pod’ drones to within three
Prince William’s air ambulance came within seconds of catastrophic mid air-collision with a drone. The helicopter, which the Prince flies regularly but was not on board at the time, came within half a second of hitting the remote controlled-device as it flew over a McDonald’s near Enfleld http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/26/prince-williams-air-ambulance-nearly-hit-by-drone-narrowly-averting-disaster-6534085/