Start-up Apian was the brainchild of two trainee doctors who wanted to rapidly deliver COVID-19 samples and PPE

Skyports’ vertical take-off drone transporting items to delivery points across the Isles of Scilly

Drones are well suited to island deliveries, not being dependent on the tide

Drones can help connect island communities that would otherwise be isolated

The Skyports drone’s small payload makes it ideal for high-urgency, high-value deliveries

A test drone flight took place at the Predannack Airfield in Cornwall on April 13, 2021

Royal Mail staff were enthusiastic about the Isles of Scilly trial

The UK-built twin-engine Windracers ‘Ultra’ UAV can carry up to 100kg at a time - the same as a typical delivery round

Members of the Windracers team wheel a drone to the runway at the Predannack Airfield in Cornwall