HexCam

We have some fantastic news to share!

We've just received UK Civil Aviation Authority permission to fly our DJI M300 series survey drones out to 9,000m (yes that's 9km or 5.6 miles).

Our latest CAA-approved 'Phase 3' Operating Safety Case (OSC) allows us to further reduce our crew presence on the ground and minimise disturbance to landowners, their livestock and to sensitive ecosystems.

To read more, including how we've demonstrated the safety of our longer-range operations, visit our website news post (link below):



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A 9km Step Towards BVLOS Drone Flights - HexCam HexCam has just taken a 9km step towards BVLOS drone flights with CAA approval of their latest Operating Safety Case (OSC).

HexCam’s journey towards Beyond Visual Line Of Sight ( ) flights continues with the successful completion of short-range test flights of the drone that will eventually be seen flying along RWE’s Norfolk Offshore Wind Project onshore construction corridor.

The completion of these first test flights marks a significant milestone for us and our project partners and puts us a step closer to achieving our Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) backed BVLOS Sandbox project goals.

The “SPARROW HAWK” Vertical Take-Off and Landing ( ) drone supplied by StirlingX, a GALLOS company, was delivered to us in early May and we were joined by our collaborative partners from StirlingX and Global Drone Training for system training and familiarisation into June.

More about the first flights here:
https://hexcam.co.uk/first-sparrow-hawk-drone-test-flights-completed/

The entire team have now renewed their First Aid at Work (FAW) Level 3 qualifications so you'll be in safe hands if you have a medical emergency and we're first on the scene.

Many thanks again to Andy Anderson at Norwich-based First Aid at Work Norfolk. for keeping us fully qualified.

https://firstaidatworknorfolk.ltd.uk/about/

Our friends at PilotAware have just announced an important collaboration with Flarm to enhance the "interoperability" of their collective systems. We've been using the Rosetta FX on our M300 survey drones for a few weeks now and will be soon be setting up a network of PilotAware "ATOM" stations as part of our trials in Norfolk.

From PilotAware and FLARM's joint announcement:

"Electronic Conspicuity is a vital component of future airspace. With the ever-increasing complexity, interoperability will be key to increasing traffic safety. This collaboration will enable interoperability between FLARM’s and PilotAware’s product lines, leading to the development of advanced EC systems to meet future flight requirements for manned and unmanned aircraft."

https://www.pilotaware.com/post/flarm-and-pilotaware-cooperate-to-enhance-aircraft-safety-through-interoperable-solutions

PilotAware FLARM and PilotAware, leaders in Electronic Conspicuity and Situational Awareness for both powered and non-powered aircraft in Europe, today announced their cooperation on technology integration and product development to provide comprehensive and interoperable solutions for Electronic Conspicuity.

Our trial consultation and stakeholder engagement work continues with a visit by Rowley and Elliott last week to the Army Air Corps Apache base at Wattisham.

Read more here about how we're using (EC)to improve awareness of low level flight operations.

Apache Close Encounters - HexCam HexCam's use of Electronic Conspicuity (EC) devices and virtual RADAR systems for low level BVLOS drone flights in shared airspace.

We were so busy launching our website yesterday that we missed ! Enjoy this shot of our founder Elliott Corke in his happy place, flying his kite on the beach. It's not all drones you know. . . .

We're really excited to reveal that our brand new website is now live!

The new site gives a much clearer and more up-to-date picture of the services we now offer and includes case studies of some of the recent projects we've completed.

Huge thanks go out to the team at Example Marketing & Web Design for their great work on this important project for us.

We hope that you like it. Look out for new case studies and lots of news articles in the coming weeks and months. We have a lot to shout about and much much more to add to the "Our History" section as we continue to innovate and grow.
www.hexcam.co.uk

We're celebrating our first year of being an accredited employer and continue to commit to paying all our present and future employees at least the Real Living Wage.

https://www.livingwage.org.uk/

We're delighted to be working with Nottingham City Council once again, carrying out detailed thermal mapping and reporting for the city's District Heating Network (DHN).

Through one night at the end of February we flew more than 120 km over the city thermally mapping the route of the underground DHN pipework. Our partners at Drone Systems ApS are now busy processing the data collected to produce high quality thermal mapping, detailed analysis and full reporting on the network's condition.

Only aerial thermography can cover such a wide area in such a short time and in such an unobtrusive way, overcoming access challenges in often hard to reach areas.

More news and updates as the results come in.

We're very excited to share that our ongoing programme, focussed on making Beyond Visual Line Of Sight ( ) a reality, has today been recognised by the New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership.

We've just been awarded a capital grant through the "Growth Through Innovation" grant scheme part-funding the purchase a new M350 DJI drone system that will help us to progress our CAA-supported "TRA Sandbox Trial" over the next 18 months and beyond.

HexCam were selected by the UK's Civil Aviation Authority at the end of 2023 as one of only 6 companies offered the chance to trial a new type of UK airspace known as a "Temporary Reserved Area" (TRA) with the end goal of allowing drones to operate Beyond Visual Line Of Sight.

For our followers in the BBC Eastern region, you can see some recent creative drone work from our directors Andy Bodycombe and Roland Cory-Wright featured this evening at 8:30pm on BBC1 in the latest "We Are England" documentary following the homecoming of celebrity drag queen Bimini Bon Boulash. Available worldwide on iPlayer immediately after the broadcast.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/andy-bodycombe-4b84568_bbc-one-we-are-england-my-hometown-bimini-activity-6916769443125555200-EhC7?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web

Andy Bodycombe on LinkedIn: BBC One - We Are England, My Hometown, Bimini Bon Boulash: Homecoming contacts - HexCam's latest work for the BBC's "We Are England" documentary series goes out this evening on BBC1 East at 8:30pm. It follows...