Surveying & Construction

Thinking of upgrading your current aircraft model to a WingtraOne Fixed Wing? Check out our Wingtra trade-in scheme and save up to £3,900 on a brand new drone. What are fixed-wing drones and when should you use them? When most people think about fixed-wing drones, they think about huge military UAVs with the bombing capacity […]

If Hasselblad are the tried and tested option, PhaseOne has become the maverick of the industrial camera industry.   Drone surveys are quickly becoming the fastest, most reliable way of carrying out inspections and surveys across the world. From powerline mapping to emergency response, sending a drone up into the air doesn’t just save time, […]

Drones are revolutionising the way in which surveyors gather data, making day-to-day operations faster, safer and more cost-effective when compared to traditional surveying methods. When it comes to aerial surveying and inspections, there’s never been a better or easier time to get yourself Drones. Drones are revolutionising the way in which surveyors gather data.  They […]

  Property has always been a solid market to get into, whether you’re building them, fixing them, drawing them or filming them with drones, houses and land will always be gold. According to general estimates, there are around 7,000 PfCO qualified pilots in the UK right now. However, probably a quarter of them, are still […]

“Income seldom exceeds personal development.” Jim Rohn As the drone industry continues to grow and develop at a rapid rate, it’s crucial that pilots and operators do the same in order to improve their own standing with it. There’s a lot to learn beyond the basics of your PfCO as you perhaps build towards becoming […]

What is LIDAR? It’s a common question for those new to the more technological side of surveying operations, including the use of drones for aerial mapping and inspections. The short answer is that it’s much like radar and sonar for detecting the location of objects, only it fires out a laser. A slightly longer one […]

Getting a drone surveying solution off the ground can be great for business The Adoption of Drones for Surveying As the adoption of drones and UAV technology continues to blossom across all corners of the globe, there is still a certain hesitation among businesses of all sizes to embrace the potential and take those first […]

Thinking of upgrading your current aircraft model to a WingtraOne Fixed Wing? Check out our Wingtra trade-in scheme and save up to £3,900 on a brand new drone.   On the hottest day of 2019 so far the COPTRZ team took the WingtraOne PPK Fixed Wing VTOL Drone down to Ladybower Reservoir for a product […]

How drones have evolved from hobbyist toys to big business   It doesn’t seem that long ago that the modern drone market could be seen as consisting of little more than cheap and cheerful toys. Or, at best, a rather more expensive and novel way for hobbyist photographers and videographers to add some more interesting […]

How are drones impacting industries and services that relied previously on extensive man-power? Rather than take over roles with a heavy human element, drones are empowering those in various professions to get the job done quickly and with much higher accuracy. This infographic explores just three of those industries with examples of how specialist drones […]

Thinking of upgrading your current aircraft model to a WingtraOne Fixed Wing? Check out our Wingtra trade-in scheme and save up to £3,900 on a brand new drone. WingtraOne: The benefits of a high-quality fixed wing solution Although quadcopters might be considered the coolest kids on the block in the drone world, many professional operators […]

Conservation Project: Using drones and LIDAR to protect Scottish woodlands We’re always happy to share stories of the many great things that drones can do, but when one of our own models finds its way into a project that can make a real difference, it makes it feel that much sweeter. In this instance it […]