Recent content by turramin

Thanks! Been looking for it for ages :D

Hello, quick question, what do the CAA currently charge for initial PFAW , sub 7kg? I've searched all over their website and cant find the exact cost to submit with my SRG1320. Does anyone have a link to the page or know the cost?

Cheers! that makes perfect sense, I have been staring at my computer screen for the last 10 hours completing Volume 1 and I'm now just putting everything together when I realised that I still had my crashed Inspire listed. I think my brain stopped functioning corretly round about Accident /...

Hi folks, Thats me almost ready to submit the first draft of my entire ops manual ,volume 1 and 2 to Resource group to check over before applying for my PFAW, however I have a quick question, I had one Inspire when I first submitted my FRCs and technical specs to Resource group but since then...

That really sums it up I think, it's a hugely saturated market and there's really no that much work out there especially for one man operations. But there are still opportunities to be had. Also, as the amount of PFAW holders increases, there has also been a big rise in the percentage of PFAW's...

Back on topic, I got these done at Vistaprint on corrugated plastic , £7 each, made some sturdy frames from some angle iron .

Allan, I think I've covered everything pretty thoroughly in my explanation, I'm not about to check up on the small details in CAP 772, I've been up to my eyeballs in CAP documents over the last week and after gaining my RPQs today I'm away out for a well deserved pint :D What is it exactly that...

Nailed it :D Well, not quite nailed it but I managed to pass, had a few areas that need work, mainly a bit more detail in my pre-deployment surveys and I messed up my explanation of the Inspire status indicator light sequence when calibrating the compass, but overall I was happy with my...

It's a hugely over complicated matter and if someone did break the rules the chance of them being prosecuted are pretty minimal but to stay on the correct side of the law, what I've above stated is actually true, I'll give an example to explain. Say that an pilot with no PFAW did an aerial...

Cheers, I'll let you know how I get on.

Hi folks, I've got my flight assessment tomorrow with Resource Group and I'm just going over everything today, trying to leave nothing to chance. I've got a quick question for anyone who's already done it or who's planing to do it shortly, regarding your take off area set up. In my FRC's I've...

No, unfortunately it's not a case of using another tool to do the same job, it would be considered on whether he used a drone to benefit or did not do it at all.

You are quite correct, the law at the moment only applies to operators / pilots. In the example we are talking about the farmer would not be in trouble, only the operator. That is what I meant in the sentence that you did not understand, "this would also be the case for anyone undertaking work...

If the farmer benefits from the UAV work commercially, regardless whether the operator was paid for it, it is still considered valuable consideration. Can you show me where it clearly states "paid work" ? I'm pretty sure it states "valuable consideration"

It's a bit different in the UK, if a farmer uses a drone here for anything related to his business then it would be classed as "valuable consideration" and would require PFAW from the CAA, this would also be the case for anyone undertaking work for the farmer, even without compensation.