News Blogs
Can Drones be Used for Wind Turbine Inspections?
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Are drones breaking in to the wind turbine inspection market? It's the cheaper, quicker and safer option but is it catching on?
Freefly ALTA Will Soon Be Here
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The long-awaited Freefly ALTA hexacopter, designed for professional cinematography, will be available from Heliguy in the next few weeks.
Let's Call a Drone a Drone
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What's wrong with calling a drone a drone rather than UAV, RPA, ROAV, copter, multi-rotor...? What does the word drone mean to you?
Drone Zones Safe Flying Site App
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Drone Zones safe flying site app shows pilots the best and safest flying locations around the world. Developed by Simon Newton and Newcastle University.
Freefly Alta Pro filming drone arriving in August
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The hotly anticipated professional hexacopter, the Freefly ALTA, is due to be released in August. Place your deposit for £700 with Heliguy.
Cold Batteries Hit Drone Flight Times
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Effects of cold temperatures on lithium polymer (lipo) drone batteries research by Heliguy and Northumbria University.
Royal Television Society Drone Event
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Heliguy attended the Royal Television Society drone event in Newcastle which was presented by Mark Batey and Horizon AP's Paddy and Jack.
DJI Inspire 1 FPV Upgrade
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DJI Inspire 1 FPV upgrade is now available from Heliguy. We can fit this as a retrofit for £325 with 7" monitor, 20mw transmitter and a new nose cone.
DJI Matrice 100 & DJI Guidance Announced
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DJI Matrice 100 (M100) announced for SDK developers. Check our all of the specs and images of the quadcopter and the DJI Guidance which was also announced.
DJI Matrix 100 Rumour Mill (DJI Matrice 100)
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- The rumour mill is working overtime with news of a new quadcopter from DJI –the Matrix 100. Read more about the possible DJI Matrix 100 quadcopter.
Live Broadcast Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
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So what are we up to at present? Heliguy are working with Live Broadcast companies including RaceTech, the company behind the footage for Channel 4 Racing.
Professional UAV Redundancy
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In any other professional environment, having a redundancy is key. The bulk of our clients are photographers who know all too well about having backup kit.
Finding Somewhere To Fly
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Now that the weather is improving I have enjoyed finding new places to fly. Here are a few tips I use to fly safe and find good filming locations.
Heliguy Proud to be Presenting at Maker Faire, Newcastle
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Heliguy will be supporting Maker Faire at Centre for Life in Newcastle at the end of April. Learn how to fly your DJI Phantom 3 responsibly.
Freefly ALTA RTF Multirotor Released at NAB, Las Vegas
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Freefly ALTA is announced by Freefly at NAB, Las Vegas. The Freefly ALTA is a Ready-To-Fly multi-copter which can carry cinema cameras such as Red Epic.
DJI Phantom 3 Announced at 'Experience Wonder' show
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DJI release a new DJI Phantom 3! Comes with 4K camera and lightbridge. Keep up to date here and we will let you know everything as we attend the live steam.
4 Common Phantom Problems
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I come across many common Phantom problems four of the most common. See how to fix yellow and red flashing lights, or fix the lack of video problem.
Experience Heliguy's New Pilot Training Day
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Bruce attended our New Pilot Training Day back in December at Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club. Here is how he found the first new pilot training day.
Health & Safety: Drones Will Reduce Accidents In 2015
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Reducing RIDDOR's with Drones represents an awesome opportunity for the Health & Safety world. Work with Heliguy to prevent accidents and save millions.
DJI at CES 2015 - New Products!
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DJI at CES 2015 have released 4 new products. The DJI Inspire 1 camera mount, A7s Zenmuse gimbal, H4-3D Zenmuse gimbal and Thumb Controller for DJI Ronin.
