Different Types of Survey Drones and How they Take Off, Fly and Land

We classify our drones as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), which are aircraft without a human pilot onboard. This is the overall category of drone survey and geospatial equipment, which includes a range of different aircraft used for different survey purposes Within the UAV category of survey equipment is the latest flying and launching technology – referred to as V.T.O.L – which means an unmanned aircraft that has a Vertical Take Off and Landing.   We talk more about VTOL and VTOL payload over here on this blog: Click here to read about VTOL Payload.  This article dives deep into the different types of drones that are on the market today or about to be released – Aptella offer a