Weekly Drone Safe News (12th - 16th August)

Drone Safe Store and Grey Arrows Drone Club Have Officially Partnered!

As a result of this collaboration, Drone Safe Store customers can enjoy discounts on all membership tiers at Grey Arrows Drone Club. Similarly, Grey Arrows Drone Club members will benefit from exclusive discounts on all purchases at Drone Safe Store. 

Find out more in our recent blog, here.

Air Ambulance Says Drone Near Misses Going Up

An air ambulance service said it has experienced some near-collisions involving drones.

Wiltshire Air Ambulance pilots say that the trend of drone collisions is going up and they are seeing more people fly drones over accident sites.

Read the full story via BBC News, here. 

Sandbanks: Ashes of Loved One Scattered by a Drone

Aerial Ashes, a Christchurch-based ash-scattering company, has shared recent images from a drone scattering of a loved one's ashes at Sandbanks in late July. 

Company director, Matt Young, 42, spoke to the Echo after it captured the large attention of Poole residents, many of which were introduced to the idea for the first time. 

Read the full story via Daily Echo, here.

Nokia + Swisscom Broadcast to Deploy Largest Drones-As-A-Service Network

Swisscom Broadcast has selected Nokia to deploy a nationwide Drones-as-a-Service network across Switzerland — 300 Nokia Drone-in-a-Box units are planned for deployment to enable emergency response, perimeter protection and infrastructure inspection, which will help keep public safety workers safe.

Read the full story via Sat News, here.

‘Heavy Lifter’ Drones Could Soon Solve Mount Everest’s Trash Problem

Mount Everest looks more like a landfill every year as crowds of adventurous climbers flock to its slopes. Visitors have left an estimated 50 metric tons of waste on Everest. The mountain is so full of garbage that people have called it "the world's highest garbage dump."

Read the full story via Business Insider, here.