If you’re looking to hire a drone operator for the first time, be it for a drone filming project, aerial photography or a building survey; it can feel a little confusing when you start to look into it. Legal Drone Hire Cumbria & Lake District Once you read through articles online, you will see a lot of use of specialist terminology and acronyms and also mention of forthcoming changes in the law that can leave you wondering whether a UAV is the right (and legal) solution for you. So, here are the guidelines on drone usage that will keep you safe and legal. Drone pilots can generally b ..read more

Hovershotz were recently contracted by the BBC to provide aerial drone filming for the Travel Show in the Lake District. The BBC were filming at the Honister Slate Mine in Cumbria and Hovershotz, who are an official BBC drone contractor were the logical choice of companies to provide aerial filming services – Hovershotz are based in the Lake District and experienced in working with film crews across the Lake District terrain (our equipment has been selected & tested to work in the inclement Lake District weather and our team are well versed in working across the Lake District terrain. W ..read more

Hovershotz DJI S900 & Lumix GH4The UK government and the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) have today (20 February 2019) announced a new partnership with the drone retailer Jessops, as part of a national campaign to increase public awareness of the new rules around flying & piloting drones. Working with the CAA, the government is dialling up a campaign to help educate the public about responsible drone use, including issuing a digital toolkit to airports to help them raise awareness of the new rules. Following on from new laws in 2018 restricting the use of drones and bringing forw ..read more

Here we go again. Another possible false drone sighting at Heathrow, and the UK’s busiest Airport is closed. The first response from the Police was to send their drones & helicopter in to look for the drone and guess what – yes, the public then phone in more drone sightings. These subsequent drone sightings are now the Police drones & helicopters, which perpetuates the problem – you couldn’t make it up. What will follow next is the Government putting the Police under pressure for an arrest and conviction, so they will arrest anyone and then be forced to release them. The Police will th ..read more

Hovershotz would like to wish all our clients and partners a very happy New Year and prosperous 2019. We would like to thank all our clients and partners for 2018, for what has proved to be our busiest year to date. Hovershotz Aerial Drone Photography Video & Inspections Cumbria, providing a professional drone service across the Lake District since 2014. The post Happy New Year to all Hovershotz clients and partners appeared first on HoverShotz Aerial Drone Photography, Video and Surveys ..read more

Update 21/12/2018 – allegedly more drones detected , despite the UK military deploying cutting edge drone detection technology. Either this is down to copy cat drone operators or there was never a done there in the first place. Drones detected at Gatwick Airport causing closure and cancelled flights. Superintendent Justin Burtenshaw is in charge of policing at Gatwick, he said: “I’ve got resources from Surrey and Sussex right the way across the outside of Gatwick trying to identify who’s operating this drone and I’m absolutely certain this is a deliberate act to disrupt the airfi ..read more

Shot on location across Cumbria and the Lake District over the summer, here is a promotional video made for Axon (manufacturers of the Taser) of Cumbria Police. Hovershotz provided location scouting services and all aerial filming sequences. Drone footage was shot in Penrith, Ullswater & Drigg (near Sellafield).  Hovershotz Aerial Photography The post Promotional Video of Cumbria Police and Policing in the Lakes Drone Footage by Hovershotz appeared first on HoverShotz Aerial Drone Photography, Video and Surveys ..read more

The recent Amendment to Air Navigation Law (The Air Navigation Order ANO 2016 as amended) made several very important changes to the drone legislation, not least of which was the introduction of a single weight class for up to 20kg (rather than the previous 0 – 7kg, 7 – 20kg split).  However, there was one amendment with regard to indoor drone flight that seemed to go largely unreported – indoor flights with drones. Prior to the amendment, it was stated by the CAA that the law applied equally to drone flights taking place indoors or outdoors i.e. there was no distinct difference between the tw ..read more

Hovershotz aerial drone photography are proud to have received a certificate from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service, recognising our contribution in supporting firefighting activities in the local community.     The post Hovershotz receives award from Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service appeared first on HoverShotz Aerial Drone Photography, Video and Surveys ..read more

Hovershotz aerial photography, hold CAA permissions for night operations and we are one of the most experienced drone operators at night in the UK. For the past couple of months we have been conducting aerial indoor filming overnight, the £75 Million Barton Square redevelopment at the Trafford Centre in Manchester. It’s one of our largest projects to date, filming a couple of times a week for probably a year. We have used several different drones, including DJI Inspire 2 X5s, DJI Inspire 1 X5 & Parrot Anafi.   Drone image at night of the Trafford Centre Manchester aerial photograph   The ..read more