Wedding Venue Drone Warning in Cumbria & the Lake District
This summer Drone Safe Register™ (DSR) has no doubt that drones & aerial drone photography will be part of many of the nation’s weddings. We predict that more drones than ever will be flown above wedding venues, especially in the beautiful backdrop of Cumbria & the Lake District.
There is nothing wrong with this, as wedding couples look for a unique way to capture their big day. However all wedding venues, before agreeing to a drone at the location, must ask drone pilots for the following:
- Ask for a copy of the drone pilot’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission.
- Ask for a copy of their commercial drone insurance / public liability
Anybody that allows an illegal pilot to fly at their wedding venue is putting guests and the building at risk of injury and property damage. If things go wrong, an illegal drone pilot, will not be insured.
Both CAA permissions and drone insurance are mandatory for anybody receiving financial gain for a drone job. UK law says that anybody operating a drone commercially must possess both CAA permission and public liability insurance.
It is a criminal offence to use a drone for paid work without valid CAA permission and commercial insurance.
Without a copy of these documents it is possible that wedding venue owners may be liable to prosecution if something serious goes wrong.
Most importantly ask for a copy of both these documents. Do not take anybody’s word for it. Keep these documents filed safely. Any legal commercial drone operator would have no hesitation in providing these documents upon request.
Perhaps a drone pilot or drone operator is already flying at your venue? Now is the time to check their pilot credentials (licence, CAA PFCO & liability insurance) and protect the safety of your patrons.
Drones in the right hands provide amazing results and help capture unique aerial imagery at weddings. However drones in the wrong hands could very well ruin the day if something goes wrong.
DSR makes the process of hiring a legal drone pilot quick and easy. We have hundreds of drone pilots searchable by postcode and available nationwide to capture unforgettable aerial imagery at weddings.
What’s more by logging onto DSR you may rest assured that all our member pilots have been pre-checked for CAA permissions and commercial drone insurance. Hovershotz Aerial photography are the DSR approved member for Cumbria & the Lake District
To provide an extra level of safety, DSR displays the expiry dates of all our members’ CAA and insurance documents. You can find this information in the profiles of all DSR members.
We strive to maintain the highest safety standards in the industry and instil safe aerial flying practise for those that want to hire drones.
Drone safety is our number one priority. Our mission is to promote our safe and legal drone pilot members. DSR is calling for tougher penalties for drone operators that fly illegally for commercial gain without CAA permissions. Illegal operators pose a significant danger to the public. They fly without public liability insurance and have not passed a competency test to prove they are a safe drone operator. We work hard to promote drone safety and educate the public of the UK’s aviation laws to consider when hiring a drone.
DSR has produced a short educational video to help anybody looking to hire a drone understand the important safety implications involved.
When hiring a drone pilot TAKE NO CHANCES! Enjoy wedding drones this summer but remember safety comes first.. Our professional drone pilot members are here to help make that special day run smoothly!
To locate a safe and legal drone pilot at your wedding simply log onto the UK’s leading drone hire directory website:
http://dronesaferegister.org.uk/?company=hovershotz-aerial-drone-photography-filming-and-inspections
Hovershotz are registered with Drone Safe Register, hold CAA permission for commercial operation (PFCO) have the necessary insurance. For aerial drone wedding photography in Cumbria & Lake District http://www.hovershotz.co.uk
Fly Safe!
Blog reproduced in full from Drone Safe Register™ (DSR)
