Today Business & Innovation Magazine published an article around how BetaDen Cohort 3 companies have responded to Covid-19 with innovative technology solutions.
Based at Malvern Hills Science Park, as part of BetaDen, we have amazing support from the scale-up programme mentors and cohort members, and feel very lucky to call BetaDen the DronePrep home.
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We’re thrilled to be featured, and very proud of the work we’ve done during lockdown.
We are delighted to announce that we have joined Cohort 3 of the prestigious BetaDen scale-up accelerator.
BetaDen provides a revolutionary platform for businesses to develop next-generation technology. As part of BetaDen, DronePrep will benefit from maximum exposure well within this ecosystem and will position our business at the forefront of future technology.
Having been BetaDen Residents for just over 2 weeks we have already received an incredible welcome and a vast amount of support from the mentors and our fellow cohort businesses which include:
Our new home is in the BetaDen offices located in the Malvern Hills Science Park – a community of some 400 people exploiting science and technology. We couldn’t ask for anywhere better for us to grow the business as we launch our BETA website following weeks of community testing, and then we start work on the full software platform.
If you’re nearby Malvern at any point please do call in to say hi – the coffee is amazing!
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If, like me, you are new to Drone flying the DJI Tello is the perfect starter drone to practice safe and simple flying.
The Tello is designed to be flown in very low wind environments due to it only weighing approximately 80g (with propellers and battery). This also makes is perfect for indoor flight – you just need to find a space big enough to have some fun!
I was initially drawn to the Tello EDU because it’s programmable which makes it perfect for education and was a great excuse to learn Scratch and Swift (you can also use Python). Check out TELLO EDU tablet app for a great training base.
One of the best bits is that you can make it flip: Hours of fun!
Kiplin Hall – By Big Ladder Photographer, Chris Gorman
So when team DronePrep recently visited one of our early adopter clients; Kiplin Hall in Yorkshire and we were asked if we could capture some images of the interior – the DronePrep Tello jumped at the opportunity.
The Library at Kiplin Hall is exquisite, filled with numerous interesting and historic pieces of furniture, art and ornaments that all once belong to the Talbot family – including one rather special chair that, rumour has it, was on HMS Victory with Lord Nelson – no pressure flying in here then…..
The Library at Kiplin Hall
The Tello flight time is up to 13mins, it actually felt like less but with in this beautiful large room with incredible stained glass windows and views over the gardens, grounds and lake, we had such a fun time capturing shots like this:
For my first proper indoor flight I feel very privileged to have had access to such a beautiful location, thank you James & team at Kiplin Hall who are doing an incredible job as custodians of this historic residence.
If you would like to know more about flying your Drone at Kiplin Hall check out The DronePrep Map for details of Drone Access Policy.
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Richmond Park has a designated flying zone – the Richmond Park Flying Field.
The Royal Parks and Metropolitan Police have produced the following Flying Guide:
Model Aircraft and Drone Flying
The designated area for the flying of model aircraft and drones is a circle of radius approximately 75m from this notice or 250m in a line, if flown in a south westerly direction from this notice
Powered model aircraft and drones must not exceed a wingspan of 1m.
Model gliders must not exceed a wingspan of 4m
Powered aircraft and drones may not be flown after 13.00 hours on weekends or bank holidays
Persons flying any aircraft must be insured against third party risks in respect of the model aircraft, drone or glider and the insurance policy must be endorsed as to indemnify The Royal Parks
Model aircraft, drones or gliders may not be flown at a height above 100m
Competitive flying, launching of balloons or rockets is not permitted
Flying must cease if deer are present in the flying area
As part of the Solent Transport consortia, we are proud to be working with Windracer, the University of Southampton and Consortiq to trial an innovative and fast UAV drone transportation service as a result of the COVID-19. The aim is to transport medical supplies and equipment to St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of Wight from Southampton General Hospital via the Solent Airport in only 20 minutes.
The trial, the first of its kind, is part of the Future Transport Zone (FTZ) project funded by the Department for Transport, to use the Windracer ULTRA UAV drone, which has been designed and built by the University of Southampton for Windracers. The trial will benefit patients on the Isle of Wight by speeding up the delivery to and from the Hospital.
The trial will involve a Windracers ULTRA UAV drone flying between the Isle of Wight and the mainland to support St Mary’s Hospital, providing an additional transit service for small unit loads as a backup to the existing logistics system which uses ferries, and which currently have a reduced service during the Covid-19 crisis.
The Windracers ULTRA UAV is a double engine, fixed-winged aircraft with a carrying capacity of up to 100Kg, in a space around the size of an estate car boot, over 1,000 km. In the initial operation, it will be carrying loads of not more than 40Kg and the type of cargo will depend on the needs of the hospital and be subject to permissions granted by the Civil Aviation Authority. The ULTRA platform uses an innovative high-reliability avionics system developed by its sister company, Distributed Avionics.
