A company run by a couple from Burn, near Selby, has become the first in the UK to be granted a licence to operate the German-made flying unit.
[yorkpress.co.uk] The ground-breaking MRL Eye is a micro-UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) which provides CCTV footage of inaccessible or dangerous locations.
The “spybot” is used by the military and several police forces for surveillance or searching in dangerous or difficult terrain.
A number of police forces recently had to ground their flying eyes when the Civil Aviation Authority decided a licence was needed to operate the mini aircraft.
But MRL Eye, operated by MRL Ltd, an international safety management company based in Knottingley, West Yorkshire, is the first organisation in the country to be granted an operator’s licence.
John King, MRL Eye project manager, said: “The UAV is an amazing piece of kit.
Helicopter filming is the only other alternative, but helicopters are noisy, bulky and not always environmentally sustainable. Also, they cannot be used inside large structures and helicopter hire is expensive.
Source: http://www.yorkpress.co.uk
