After quite a few months of training, exams, practise and practical tests, we applied to the CAA for permission to carry out commercial work using our camera carrying hexacopter, Oedipus Hex. Ok, so perhaps multi-rotor flying machines like this are more commonly referred to as drones.
Hexacopter, drone, SUA, SUSA ,UAV. Whatever you call it, Jeremy achieved exceptionally high marks in the written exam and was signed off at the highest grade by the flight test examiner back at the beginning of April, when we were assured that our CAA permission “certificate” would be through in a matter of a couple of weeks or so.