There was a temporary lull in the wind and rain this morning, and I fortunately managed to get a flight in. As I was bringing the drone back in to land I started to feel the first spots of rain. The weather is unsettled for the rest of the week… Read More »360° Panorama above Sandscale Haws
It was difficult to decide what to call this panorama. A significant part of the view is of the Duddon Estuary but Roanhead Solar Farm and Roanhead Crags are prominent, and I have discovered that the area of water below is Black’s Pond, “a flooded subsidence crater formed by the… Read More »360° Panorama above Blacks Pond near Roanhead
Back in August, on a beautiful sunny morning, I visited Sunderland Point to attempt to capture something of it’s unique qualities. Unusually, although it is not an island, the road to Sunderland Point is tidal and so the village is cut off for a number of hours each day. If you… Read More »The Road To Sunderland Point
360° Panorama above Furness Abbey Clicking on the link above will take you to my latest 360° photograph, taken from 61 metres above Furness Abbey. The Abbey Mill Coffee Shop is also in view and a big thank you to owner Jackie for letting me take off and land in… Read More »Furness Abbey
Occasionally, circumstances dictate that capturing video from the camera of a remotely piloted aircraft (drone) is not an option. This promotional video has been created partly to demonstrate what can be achieved in such a situation. Aerial Artwork owns a mast that allows photographs and video to be captured from… Read More »Droneless Aerial Photography
Friday morning was bright, sunny and very calm, giving me a great opportunity to create another 360° panorama. I chose Foulney Island as my take off site and the flight was perfect, allowing me to capture all the images I needed. I have now stitched the images together and uploaded them… Read More »Islands of Barrow
We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday at Ross Bay Retreat Self-Catering Holiday Cottages back in August, and it was a great experience to be able to record the stunning countryside and produce an aerial video and photographs for them to use on their website and social media. I am even more delighted… Read More »Ross Bay Retreat Holiday Cottages
It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to put safety first when it comes to the flying of Unmanned Aircraft. Above is a short animated guide and below is a link to a leaflet covering Safety Rules. Only operators with a current permission from the Civil Aviation Authority… Read More »Fly Safe, Fly Legal
I had the pleasure of capturing the beauty of this 1930s Art Deco house on the outskirts of Dalton-in-Furness yesterday morning, and the wonderful weather matched the property perfectly. I really enjoyed editing the short video of the property, which you can watch above.
As part of the research required when preparing for an operation or flight, it is perhaps not surprising that investigating the weather, particularly wind and rain, is very important. There are many websites and apps that provide information in different forms, but forecasts frequently change and it is sometimes hard to… Read More »Weather website – Windyty
