- The competitors goals to coach folks on drone permissions required to fly throughout cities, cities, and the UK countryside.
- New analysis by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) revealed, 80% of drone customers are conscious that approval is required to fly a drone in a city or metropolis usually – in comparison with solely half of most people.
- Drone customers can enter the competitors to showcase their beautiful photographs from throughout the UK at caa-dronecomp.uk
- Competitors partnership with Royal Aeronautical Society will see profitable entries exhibited at its prestigious London headquarters
London, October 2021: The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has launched a brand new images marketing campaign and competitors – #ShotOnMyDrone – to each spotlight the superb photographs that drones can produce and educate folks round utilizing drones safely and responsibly whereas exploring the UK’s lovely cities, cities, and countryside.
The competitors will run till 31 January 2022 and gives a platform for UK drone customers to show their expertise. From a security perspective it’s designed to lift consciousness of the foundations and permissions required to fly a drone and that these range from the countryside to built-up areas.
Wherever within the UK the individuals select to take their doubtlessly profitable competitors shot, all entrants to #ShotOnMyDrone should adjust to the CAA’s Drone and Mannequin Plane Code. This regulation and recommendation covers every little thing customers have to know on the right way to make their flight protected and authorized, together with the right way to register as a drone operator and get a UK drone Flyer ID. The competitors classes embody; city night time, city day and countryside, for which drone customers should have various ranges of approval to enter, with tighter restrictions round flying in constructed up areas.
First prize within the competitors is a DJI Mavic Air drone. Different prizes included particular backpacks designed to hold drones from Thinktank and Torvol. The winners in every class could have their photographs positioned on show on the prestigious London headquarters of the UK Royal Aeronautical Society. A collection of the pictures may also be featured within the Society’s Aerospace journal.
Drone use continues to develop, with over 300,000 registered drone and mannequin plane customers within the UK. New analysis by the CAA of UK adults revealed that 20% of drone customers and half of most people are unaware that CAA approval is required to fly a drone in a city or metropolis usually.
The survey additionally confirmed that two-thirds of drone customers could be wanting take their excellent drone picture within the countryside, adopted in reputation by metropolis centres after which cities and cities. Of those that would like to take their picture within the countryside, virtually a 3rd (31%) would select to take the shot over hills or mountains. Over 1 / 4 (28%) would like the coast, whereas one-fifth (19%) would achieve this at a lake or river. As many as 12% would use the drone to take a photograph of a historic constructing/monument, with 10% opting to {photograph} a forest or woods.
Drone customers can enter the competitors at caa-dronecomp.uk. The location may also host entries as they arrive in to allow anybody to see the pictures submitted. The extremely anticipated competitors might be judged by a panel of consultants together with CAA Chair and eager photographer Sir Stephen Hillier; Anna Henly an award-winning skilled photographer; drone pilot and images tutor; CAA drone inspector and BAFTA award winner John Livesey; and Tim Robinson, from the Royal Aeronautical Society.
A separate award might be given by UK air visitors management supplier NATS which might be polling all its colleagues to determine their favorite picture.
Jonathan Nicholson, Assistant Director of Communications on the UK Civil Aviation Authority, mentioned: “The launch of #ShotOnMyDrone goals to showcase among the beautiful photographs that UK drone customers take whereas additionally reminding everybody that whether or not they’re flying in a city, metropolis, or the countryside, they need to adjust to our Dronecode and keep protected when flying a drone.”
#ShotOnMyDrone follows the success of CAA’s 400ft Britain drone images competitors in 2017 which acquired over 1,200 particular person submissions from throughout the UK together with James Farley’s profitable picture of the lighthouse at Level of Ayr in North Wales, captured under 400ft (120m) – the Dronecode restrict at which drones could be flown within the UK.
The competitions type a part of a wider initiative establishing a protected and accountable angle towards drone flying to guard the protection of the broader aviation business and the long run success of drones.
To enter the competitors, merely go to the competitors web site caa-dronecomp.uk. Entries shut on 31 January 2022. The competitors phrases and situations could be learn right here.
For extra data on drone security and the legal guidelines overlaying drone flying please go to www.caa.co.uk/drones
