US allows TV and film companies to use drones to shoot scenes

[Tech_Dreamer]

 

 

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to six television and movie firms, allowing them to use drones to shoot scenes.

 

 

The groundbreaking ruling reverses previously tight restrictions on the commercial use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) - AKA drones within US airspace.After the six companies had asked the FAA to grant them exemptions from regulations which address general flight rules, pilot certificate requirements, manuals, maintenance and equipment mandates.

 

 

"The applicants submitted UAS flight manuals with detailed safety procedures that were a key factor in our approval of their requests"

                                                                                                                 - FAA Administration.

 

Although this does not come off easy for the companies as there are safetly precautions & preflight checks & restrictions for actual flight to take place, one  of them being that the drones cannot be operated at night time.the operators must have a private pilot certificate, the drone has to be kept on a line of sight at all times and restrict flights to the "sterile area" on the set..

 

These are some of the companies that were Approved by FAA for Using drones for filming

• Astraeus Aerial
• Aerial MOB
• HeliVideo Productions
• Pictorvision Inc
• RC Pro Productions Consulting
• Snaproll Media

 

Source: (WCCF of the tech world ): http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-29373188

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Lavachyste]

good, can be usefull and cheaper for shooting some scene

[Guest]

Yet they've been doing it for ages. MCM based in Sydney uses drones on all their productions.

[Jobbe03]

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[qwertywarrior]

FAA* allows TV and film companies to use drones to shoot scenes

[Thony]

Cutting some costs good, still gonna be same price at cinemas, dvds anyway... So yay for movie makers and w/e for consumers.

[totjup5]

This has been going on for quite a while...

[Blue fellow]

I thought Mythbusters have been using Drones for years and years?