Ulster GP Aerial Filming
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Ulster GP Aerial Filming
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Could anyone please advise/recommend operators for doing aerial filming of the Ulster GP/Northern Ireland,
Thanks in advance
Could anyone please advise/recommend operators for doing aerial filming of the Ulster GP/Northern Ireland,
Thanks in advance
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there is helimanx in the isle of man
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From my perspective as on op, no one in the region specialises in aerial filming or owns a stabilised camera system.
Closest heli companies with their own 5 axis standard definition gimbal is PDG with AS350/AS355 (if available) and Heilds R44 news.
High Def stabilised systems, hand held or Tyler mounts can be shipped from UK and be fitted to local aircraft if you can find one.
Mickjoebill
Closest heli companies with their own 5 axis standard definition gimbal is PDG with AS350/AS355 (if available) and Heilds R44 news.
High Def stabilised systems, hand held or Tyler mounts can be shipped from UK and be fitted to local aircraft if you can find one.
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"Closest heli companies with their own 5 axis standard definition gimbal is PDG with AS350/AS355 /"
PDG use Wildcat
http://web.mac.com/david.baillie/wildcat/Gear.html
http://www.pdg-helicopters.co.uk/Film-and-Survey-g.asp
PDG use Wildcat
http://web.mac.com/david.baillie/wildcat/Gear.html
http://www.pdg-helicopters.co.uk/Film-and-Survey-g.asp
[QUOTE]PDG use Wildcat
http://web.mac.com/david.baillie/wildcat/Gear.html[/QUOTE
Have PDG sold their own UMII recently?
Wildcat, ACS, Arena, Flying Pictures, Skyworks, 10:13 and Helifilms are willing to fit HD gimbals on helicopters convenient to the filming location.
PDG aircraft have had all of the above gimbals at one time or another.
Then again the original poster may only need hand some held wobblescope
Mickjoebill
http://web.mac.com/david.baillie/wildcat/Gear.html[/QUOTE
Have PDG sold their own UMII recently?
Wildcat, ACS, Arena, Flying Pictures, Skyworks, 10:13 and Helifilms are willing to fit HD gimbals on helicopters convenient to the filming location.
PDG aircraft have had all of the above gimbals at one time or another.
Then again the original poster may only need hand some held wobblescope
Mickjoebill
Last edited by mickjoebill; 9th Dec 2007 at 11:47.
One combo I came up with for a Dublin shoot recently was an aircraft from Chester and camera from London.
PDG seem to be very busy most of the time with no AS 350 355s based in Dublin.
The R44 news from Heilds (closest) or Flying TV are good value if SD camera and lack of floats are not an issue.
109s available ex Dublin for hand held or Tyler side mount work.
Mickjoebill
PDG seem to be very busy most of the time with no AS 350 355s based in Dublin.
The R44 news from Heilds (closest) or Flying TV are good value if SD camera and lack of floats are not an issue.
109s available ex Dublin for hand held or Tyler side mount work.
Mickjoebill
Last edited by mickjoebill; 9th Dec 2007 at 11:45.
floats no floats
Yes single no floats is legal for aerial work.
Some don't want to fly low over cold water without floats near rugged coast.
Question of who is in the chopper is an issue in the UK.
Cameraman billing heli company is acceptable as they are not paying for the flight.
CAA UK seem to regard producer or director working for a company who are paying for flight as paying passengers, not crew.
Some heli companies get producer or director to invoice them as "crew", this is not so much a loophole as a noose hole.
That was the feeling last time I enquired to CAA in depth.
General consensus is the law is grey and would need to be further defined in a court of law.
Pity we cant go to court to have it cleared up in a hypothetical case rather than wait for a civil action.
Mickjoebill
Some don't want to fly low over cold water without floats near rugged coast.
Question of who is in the chopper is an issue in the UK.
Cameraman billing heli company is acceptable as they are not paying for the flight.
CAA UK seem to regard producer or director working for a company who are paying for flight as paying passengers, not crew.
Some heli companies get producer or director to invoice them as "crew", this is not so much a loophole as a noose hole.
That was the feeling last time I enquired to CAA in depth.
General consensus is the law is grey and would need to be further defined in a court of law.
Pity we cant go to court to have it cleared up in a hypothetical case rather than wait for a civil action.
Mickjoebill
R44 Hd?
helimanx has a r44 with floats and a hd camera also 355 in the isle of man
which is the nearest r44 with a camera
which is the nearest r44 with a camera
Do Manx own a HD gimbal?
If so it will be a cost effective choice.
As a side point, Robinson designer told me they dont want anything attached to their skids but cant stop anyone designing ancillary kit.
They wont put floats on the R44 news due to C of G and all up weight issues
Good to hear of a AS355 based there, is it on high skids?
Mickjoebill