Hand catching? Unsafe practise or valuable skill? – Copy

Warning – Graphic content! “Yer but …! “ In 2018 a rather shocking image came up on one of my social media drone pages where somebody was injured while hand launching their drone! The image was hard hitting and straight to the point. After spending some time looking on the web it turns out this […]
Hand catching? Unsafe practise or valuable skill?

Warning – Graphic content! “Yer but …! “ In 2018 a rather shocking image came up on one of my social media drone pages where somebody was injured while hand launching their drone! The image was hard hitting and straight to the point. After spending some time looking on the web it turns out this […]
The Elephant in the field – Human Factors

Simon Adams – April 2025 So, here we are again. Put the kettle on, and grab some biscuits while you’re at it, as we may be some time. I felt compelled to write this, as I see this in the field day in, day out. The Elephant in the field we very rarely talk about […]
GVC – Your Risk Assessment? Where Does It Come From?

Introduction First of all, I must point out that I’m not a health and safety expert, and I haven’t taken the latest course on understanding risk. As a UAS (drone) instructor, Piloting under many VLOS/OSC’s of many years, I’ve seen it all, many so-called Risk Assessments, if I were a drone pilot flying under those […]