Police Drones

We’ve recently finished the annual night flying requalifications for our remote pilots across D&C and Dorset and a great effort by all!

We ran numerous scenarios involving a static ‘person’ (using our thermal imaging mannequin), some that had a moving ‘missing person’ and some scenarios that had both static and a moving person to find.

Once found, the remote pilots had to then guide an officer in, which is harder than it looks in a wooded area, at night, on thermal with very little reference points! Although some of them were able to use the drone’s spotlight to assist (dependent on where we’d hid the mannequin!). The spotlight can be hugely beneficial to assist with searching for and identifying targets, as well as making it safer for everyone on the ground who may otherwise only have a small torch.

🫡 National Armed Forces Day, Falmouth 🫡

Please be aware that there are airspace restrictions in Falmouth this Saturday (24th June) between 9am - 6pm.

It means no drones can be flown in Falmouth between those times without permission as per the information on the picture below. The restrictions also apply to sub-250gram drones like the DJI Mini’s.

We’re sharing this in the interests of spreading the information for safety, it’s not a restriction that we are in control of.

You may see us at times throughout the day flying around the town as we will be deployed to support the public safety policing operation.

Have a great day and bring sun cream, it’s going to be a scorcher! 😎