Another great vid

[Phoinix]

https://www.facebook.com/aviacaototal/videos/1735805693102812/

[Bravo73]

I bet the neighbours love them!

[tartare]

That's... interesting flying!
Where is that - NYC - I thought I saw the stars and stripes?
And is a machine a Jetranger - it looked like it from the cabin windows..?

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Of course, they will have done a full daylight wires recce before doing that in the dark..........wouldn't they????

Would be interesting to know the justification for that seemingly pointless placing of a helicopter somewhere with few options in the event of failure.

[Encyclo]

Must be that new UBER service they've been talking about :}

Fly Safe, Always :ok:

[MikeNYC]

Fairly certain that's Chicago, in an AS350. The pilot flying that job is a Chicago local that frequently flies low-level film jobs and is known for his work on the many motion pictures that have been filmed in and around Chicago.

Streets have been closed and MANY recce's have been done. Engine failure? Put it down on the closed street. It's not a willy-nilly operation, but rather a well rehearsed one.

It's clearly not pointless to the film crew, as this is done at great planning, permitting, and expense.

[DOUBLE BOGEY]

MikeNYC....yeah but its a great video to get everyone morally outraged cos some b****d is having more fun than we are!!

[Phoinix]

Risk wise, this one could have been clearly done with just the same or better quality, with a drone...

[Nubian]

Street looks pretty open to me. I can see cars moving and pedestrians.

Any chance they can all be actors/extras.....?

[MikeNYC]

Any chance they can all be actors/extras.....?

Ding ding ding.

And an urban environment like that can actually be quite challenging for a drone, being more affected by a hostile RF environment and by frequently changing winds. Couple that with potentially low temperatures that affect battery life and with a flight path that may make it impossible to maintain LOS if rounding a corner, and a full size clearly becomes the logical option.

[LRP]

Ding ding ding.

And an urban environment like that can actually be quite challenging for a drone, being more affected by a hostile RF environment and by frequently changing winds. Couple that with potentially low temperatures that affect battery life and with a flight path that may make it impossible to maintain LOS if rounding a corner, and a full size clearly becomes the logical option.

Plus, it's tough to hang an Arriflex on a drone.

[0ttoL]

I believe this might have been from the shooting of the Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises.

Might be this aircraft. Apparently, with an IMAX camera attached
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bV8PhIK7lMY

bV8PhIK7lMY

[Phoinix]

Ding ding ding.

And an urban environment like that can actually be quite challenging for a drone, being more affected by a hostile RF environment and by frequently changing winds. Couple that with potentially low temperatures that affect battery life and with a flight path that may make it impossible to maintain LOS if rounding a corner, and a full size clearly becomes the logical option.


Most of the issues stated can be overcome, but looking at that IMAX camera, nope, not a drone job...

[RMK]

The location is Lasalle Street in Chicago (facing south); the building at the end of the street is the Chicago Board of Trade. There are not any wires/cables over this street.

[jimcarler]

Chicago has been used for quite a few films recently - Suicide Squad, Transformers, etc. Straight streets and high buildings create a great atmosphere.

Still, skillful flying in tight conditions - steady hands needed...

[MikeNYC]

Plus, it's tough to hang an Arriflex on a drone.

These days we're flying Alexa Minis with zoom lenses and full FIZ control on drones, but not IMAX or Alexa65 yet. One big limiting factor is the 55lb MAUW limit the FAA imposes. It's straightforward to get waivers for many of the new Part 107 restrictions, but the 55lb limit is less simple to do with the flexibility needed for film shoots.

There are certainly drones out there with the lifting capacity, but when you're talking about a machine that can fly a 70+lb payload, most of the time it's easier to bring in a full-size than get a one-off waiver and bring in a rare super-heavy-lifter UAV.

[BigMike]

Flying between buildings...?

Thats old hat... 😉

Blue Thunder final scene in downtown LA anyone...

[BigMike]

Risk? ...

How it was done in the good old days...
Need a cockpit shot of the pilots? Easy...


http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/Micksphotos/BudwHUlCQAEIhxI.png

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I'm afraid I took it to be a police helo doing something daft - I know all film flying is tightly controlled and very safe, I just didn't realise that was what it was.

[Phoinix]

Neither did I. It looked to me like one of those South American road tunnel adventures.

[southerncanuck]

The mount used here is our AF200, we just did an upgrade to the existing STC test flight last week. 36" Pictorvision Elcipse camera ball, big camera time!

[megan]

southerncanuck, what does that proboscis weigh? Require ballast down the back?

[MikeNYC]

Megan, yep, most heavy payloads (what one would use the AF200 vs the AF100 single-pole mount for) require a rear ballast cage, and also some people swap out the tail cone with one pre-ballasted. Here's what the rear ballast may look like with an AF200 (dual pole) mount.