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Drone certification guides
Long-form guides on flying drones legally in Latvia and the EU — registration, the A1/A3 exam, regulations, and practical tips. Updated as the rules evolve.
2026-05-16
Industrial Drone Inspection: Future of Infrastructure Monitoring
Industrial drone inspection is no longer about flying a camera near an asset. It is about repeatability, data quality, remote operations, thermal context, and reducing downtime across critical infrastructure.
- inspection
- infrastructure
- enterprise
2026-05-16
Military Drone Trends That Will Dominate 2026
Military drone trends in 2026 are no longer only about new aircraft. The dominant themes are scale, attritable mass, launched effects, counter-drone integration, faster procurement, and doctrine rewrites.
- military
- drones
- autonomy
2026-05-15
AI-Powered Autonomous Drones in 2026
In 2026, autonomous drones are no longer just a slide-deck promise. The real question is where autonomy already works, where human control still matters, and where the market is still selling hype.
- autonomy
- ai
- uav
2026-05-15
Fiber Optic Drones and Why They Cannot Be Jammed
Fiber optic drones are not invincible, but they break one of the most comfortable assumptions in counter-UAS: that cutting the RF link is enough. By 2025–2026, that assumption no longer holds.
- fiber-optic
- fpv
- ew
2026-05-15
How FPV Drones Changed Modern Warfare
FPV drones are no longer a cheap improvisation. They changed strike economics, ISR workflows, electronic warfare, and frontline tactics in 2025–2026.
- fpv
- warfare
- military
2026-05-14
How to get the A1/A3 drone licence in Latvia in 2026
A factual guide to who actually needs A1/A3 in Latvia, what the official format is, and how it differs from simple operator registration.
- licence
- latvia
- getting-started
2026-05-14
CAA Latvia for drones — contacts, fees, and processes
A practical map to the official CAA contacts, clearly published fees, and the right channels for registration, exams, and incident reporting.
- caa
- latvia
- fees
2026-05-14
Choosing your first drone — the weight classes that actually matter
A regulatory-first guide to choosing a first drone — by class, mass, qualification burden, and real use case rather than marketing promises.
- shopping
- c-classes
- beginners
2026-05-14
The A1/A3 drone exam in Latvia — what to expect
Verifiable facts about the Latvian A1/A3 exam — the format, the published syllabus, the prerequisites, and a realistic way to prepare.
- exam
- latvia
- preparation
2026-05-14
Drone insurance in Latvia and the EU — how to read the requirements
A factual guide to what mandatory third-party liability cover actually means in Latvia and why the current CAA matrix matters more than generic summaries.
- insurance
- regulations
- eu
2026-05-14
Drone registration in Latvia — step-by-step for 2026
How operator registration works in Latvia, how it differs from remote-pilot registration, what it costs, and what number actually goes on the drone.
- registration
- latvia
- getting-started
2026-05-14
The EU Open category — A1, A2, and A3 explained
A factual comparison of A1, A2, and A3 — what changes in distance rules, aircraft choice, and qualification inside the Open category.
- open-category
- regulations
- easa
2026-05-14
EU drone regulation 2019/947 — plain-language summary for hobby pilots
A plain-language introduction to how Reg. (EU) 2019/947 actually works in practice — categories, registration, qualification, C-classes, and national geographical zones.
- regulations
- easa
- eu
2026-05-14
Drone restrictions in Latvia — the official map, UAS zones, and protected areas
A factual guide to checking the official Latvian source, understanding UAS geographical-zone types, and not missing local restrictions in protected areas.
- no-fly-zones
- latvia
- airspace
2026-05-14
Drone pre-flight checklist — 12 checks before take-off
A practical pre-flight checklist without pseudo-precision — weather, zones, aircraft condition, documents, and abort logic before take-off.
- checklist
- safety
- operations
2026-04-26
NHS Drone Deliveries Go Urban: What Matternet and Apian's London Operations Mean for European Operators
Matternet and Apian launch medical sample drone delivery for NHS hospitals in central London — one of Europe's first large-scale urban drone logistics deployments and its regulatory implications for EU operators.
- commercial
- delivery
- eu