Jacques.Eloff
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- 7 Feb 2015
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Hi
First time poster here - Ive had a love of trains from a young age, second only to my love for radio control aircraft. I have extended that and recently set up an aerial photography/videography business, using drones and have gone through formal training, as required by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to carry out aerial filming for commercial purposes. I would love to capture some train footage, for my own portfolio, and Im hoping to get some useful pointers as to how I can best achieve this.
Here are some of preferences and criteria:
1. Steam is preferable to diesel or electric
2. Scenic backdrop
3. I need a relatively clear, unobstructed run for a good distance say up to 1 Km. My CAA licence requires that I stay in visual contact with the drone at all times and do not fly further than 500m from me. Ideally I would stand mid way along the filming section and follow the train for as long as possible (1 Km would therefore be the maximum achievable).
4. Would be good if I can get a few attempts/runs in a single day, although this may not be possible as most services probably only run once a day
5. The drone can reach around 35Mph - hopefully that should be enough?
6. My CAA licence requires me to get permission if flying closer than 50m to the subject, so I will need to liaise with the operator to keep things legal. Bear in mind there is good marketing potential for a service operator, so hopefully getting permission should not be an issue as I will give the operator a copy of the footage.
7. I live in Surrey but happy to travel a few hours for a good location. I will be going up North (Yorkshire way) in Spring/Summer, so could try something up there too.
As an example, here is some footage from one of my competitors (see around 1m:45s) https://vimeo.com/82774827
I have done some web searches and have a few pointers already, but any advice from users on this forum will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jacques
First time poster here - Ive had a love of trains from a young age, second only to my love for radio control aircraft. I have extended that and recently set up an aerial photography/videography business, using drones and have gone through formal training, as required by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to carry out aerial filming for commercial purposes. I would love to capture some train footage, for my own portfolio, and Im hoping to get some useful pointers as to how I can best achieve this.
Here are some of preferences and criteria:
1. Steam is preferable to diesel or electric
2. Scenic backdrop
3. I need a relatively clear, unobstructed run for a good distance say up to 1 Km. My CAA licence requires that I stay in visual contact with the drone at all times and do not fly further than 500m from me. Ideally I would stand mid way along the filming section and follow the train for as long as possible (1 Km would therefore be the maximum achievable).
4. Would be good if I can get a few attempts/runs in a single day, although this may not be possible as most services probably only run once a day
5. The drone can reach around 35Mph - hopefully that should be enough?
6. My CAA licence requires me to get permission if flying closer than 50m to the subject, so I will need to liaise with the operator to keep things legal. Bear in mind there is good marketing potential for a service operator, so hopefully getting permission should not be an issue as I will give the operator a copy of the footage.
7. I live in Surrey but happy to travel a few hours for a good location. I will be going up North (Yorkshire way) in Spring/Summer, so could try something up there too.
As an example, here is some footage from one of my competitors (see around 1m:45s) https://vimeo.com/82774827
I have done some web searches and have a few pointers already, but any advice from users on this forum will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jacques