This was an outside broadcast truck parked up outside the Milk studios in Hollywood. In November 2016 I was lucky enough to have been pulled onto a project managed by Adam Pollard for Imagination events, the aim of which was to set a record for the biggest ever live virtual reality experience. The event was…
Accountable managers Accountable Managers are common in aviation and it is a very responsible position. If you hold a permission from the CAA, (commonly referred to as a PfCO), or a GVC (General VLOS Certificate), you’ll know all about the role of the Accountable Manager right?. That’s because every Operations Manual is signed by the…
Renewal Time It’s time to refresh myself at Eyeup Towers. My standard PfCO renewal is up on 6th January 2021. So what? Well, counting back 90 days from that date takes me to 8th October 2020, which is the earliest I can apply for renewal. So I’m planning to get the operations manual…
How Can Eyeup OSC Training Benefit your Operations? When Chris and Lacey wanted to improve their operations and gain some valuable exemptions, they turned to Eyeup Aerial Solutions for help. The couple run Vantage Drone Services, an outfit offering a range of services but always wanting to provide a service and product that…
Eyeup Aerial Solutions – COVID-19 Secure in 2020 When the lockdown started in March, many businesses and operators mis-understood the new regulations. They shut up shop and stopped providing services to their clients. In many cases this may not have mattered as the clients themselves were hunkering down and coming to terms with the new…
The CAA has today released a CAP document to provide guidance to operators seeking to support the emergency services during the COVID-19 outbreak and who require the ability to take part in Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BLVOS) operations. The CAA recently released ORS4 1361, rapidly retracted and replaced with ORS4 1375. These general exemptions…
Blog update: 14th April 2020 Clarification of the somewhat confusing statement issued by the CAA on the 9th April relating to currency during COVID-19 has been received. Although the statement includes a paragraph that could be taken to include all operators, that was not its intention. The statement only refers to those operators seeking to renew their…
Eyeup Aerial Solutions were out on Thursday evening showing our support for the NHS. Despite being incredibly busy we were able to string together a “ring of blue”, the NHS colour, and fly it above Ashtead. The neighbouring community was been alerted in advance to the presence of the drone and had even provided some…
Operators of SUA’s are currently split on the subject of COVID-19 in a way that I didn’t think I would see again after the Brexit debate! To work or not to work – that is the question. Proponents of the stay at home no matter what point to the words “essential” and “absolutely…
Originally posted 3rd April 2020 Updated 13th April 2020 Updated 5th June 2020 Update 5th June 2020 Today sees the announcement of a further delay predicted in this blog. The EU UAS Implementing Regulation has now been officially pushed back to the 31st December 2020. That’s the same day that the UK Government has…