Can you use drones in your business?

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Imagine for a moment that we lived in a world where every person owns a drone and they were free to use it however they liked. Scary thought? Maybe so, but it may not be a too distant future. Buying a drone either for yourself, for a present or for your company can be easily done. If you own a small or medium sized business, you might already be thinking of ways drones may be able to replace your staff or save you some time and money by increasing the efficiency of your business.

What are the current regulations for commercial use of drones in US?

Only last month, the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) accused Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of violating their rules when he used a drone to film and take photos at his wedding in NY.

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How to Use Drones Legally

The quick rise in drones for sale everywhere from online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay to offline drone retailers, has meant that the aviation authorities such as the FAA in the USA and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK haven’t yet caught up with their regulations.

Keeping that in mind, I have tried to put together a quick guide on the ‘moral’ use of drones; in other words, without breaking any unwritten rules, since other than some basic generic rules, there aren’t any aimed specifically at quads and amateur drones.

Other countries though, for example Spain have now published a document containing a temporary set of regulations for safe drone flying. They do emphasize that these should be taken more as guidelines rather than followed exactly.

UK Drone Regulations

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A Beginner’s Guide to Drones Flying

Whether you are looking for drone tutorials, videos or drones for sale, you have come to the right place. Although drones or UAVs (whatever you want to call them) have been used by the military for almost two centuries (wiki), the technology that was before only reachable by few, has now become easily accessible to anyone with some spare cash.

The cheapest mass produced drone is currently the AR Parrot 2.0 which can be had for less than $300. Furthermore, the easy to use iOS Parrot Drone app makes it easy to control your Parrot drone from your phone, just as if you were playing a virtual game by using a Heads Up Display, with live video feeds and other nifty inflight details.

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