As a registered RPAS pilot, it is your\u00a0responsibility to carry out proper planning for a commercial aerial videography shoot\u00a0and is a\u00a0critical part\u00a0of the overall aerial production process.\u00a0Here’s a brief rundown of how I work when planning a job for a commercial operation.<\/p>\n
For the first step, I will request a formal brief. If there is no brief, I will carry out a short\u00a0survey to collect some details from the client\u00a0in order to\u00a0crystallise\u00a0their requirements. Knowing exactly what the client is looking for is important from the outset and will save complications with the pre-deployment\u00a0stage.<\/p>\n
It’s all very well knowing what a client desires, but if the requirements are simply not feasible, the process must pause\u00a0here. Some\u00a0examples;<\/p>\n
“We would like some shots over the Houses of Parliament”<\/em>, “We want to track a plane taking-off at London Heathrow.”<\/em>, “We need to get some birds-eye footage of shoppers in Oxford Street on Saturday afternoon”<\/em>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Okay, these are extreme examples but you get the point!<\/p>\n
Pre-deployment Survey<\/h2>\n
Once I am\u00a0satisfied the client’s requests are potentially achievable, the next step is to carry out a\u00a0Pre-deployment Survey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n
During this stage I\u00a0will uncover all the considerations for the operation, also allowing me to carry out\u00a0a Pre-deployment Risk Assessment<\/strong>. This\u00a0is often a pre-requisite\u00a0from a land owner, especially in places with higher risk factors.<\/p>\n
The critical\u00a0priorities which should be identified immediately are; airspace factors,\u00a0risk.<\/p>\n
Airspace Factors<\/h3>\n
If the flight area falls within certain zones more detailed analysis is carried out. I recently had to undertake authorisation for an operation in a MATZ (Military Aerodrome Traffic Zone<\/em>). Communication prior to finalising any operation is critical in this type of situation.<\/p>\n
Any NOTAM’s (Notice to Airman<\/em>) pertinent to the operation must be reviewed and risks identified. I always log these in my pre-deployment survey\u00a0for localised ATZ’s near to my planned operation, even if they are distant to the operation area.<\/p>\n
Risk<\/h3>\n
There will always be risk when dealing with multirotor technology, the key to safely managing risk is awareness and\u00a0mitigation. Knowledge gained during an RPAS course by a NQE (National Qualified Entity<\/em>) is paramount to getting this right. I regularly review my course notes to ensure I am not forgetting anything.<\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
Commercial experience helps to build confidence when undergoing pre-planning, but often project criteria varies form brief-to-brief, so staying\u00a0sharp and not getting complacent is very important.<\/p>\n
I hope the info I’ve documented helps when Planning for Commercial Aerial Videography Shoots. Please let me\u00a0know if you have any questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Details on how I carry out planning for commercial aerial videography shoots.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1620,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[5,19,41,50,7,26,14,51,10],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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