Drones have been making the news for all the wrong reasons yet again, with the recent closure of Gatwick airport due to reported drone sightings. The public perception of drones and those of us who fly drones is arguably at an all-time low.
However, what if you actually need to operate drones in close proximity to an airport? Is it legal? How can it be done?
Flying drones in a forest during the day is a challenge, but flying at night takes it to a whole new level. There are many factors to consider, such as operating in tight and dark spaces, judging distances from trees and branches, and the wind speed above the tree canopy will be a lot different to that on the ground.
Airborne Lens was commissioned to film this years Enchanted Forest using drones, and so careful planning was required to ensure that the filming could be done safely and that the cameras would best capture the stunning visual display on the ground.
Commercial drones equipped with high-resolution cameras have been used to document progress of a major infrastructure upgrade to Scotland’s transmission network for ScottishPower. Scottish digital media production company and licensed drone operators Airborne Lens, were commissioned to capture footage of key installations and project milestones.
