Specialist aerial photography company IronBird, which is based in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle creative sector, has been appointed by property firm Peel to film its Liverpool Waters development site. IronBird will use remotely piloted craft to film the site, which Peel wants to transform into a £5.5bn commercial, retail, residential and leisure development.
Top Gun 2 Will Pit Tom Cruise Against UAS
“Top Gun 2” is still happening according to Jerry Bruckheimer, and its plot is as modern as ever. The super producer stopped by HuffPost Live to discuss his new book, “Jerry Bruckheimer: When Lightning Strikes, Four Decades of Filmmaking,” and also explained how the sequel could exist in today’s world of warfare. Continue reading
Superman POV with GoPro
It was in fact filmed with a DJI Phantom 2 mounted with a GoPro 3… Continue reading
Search & Rescue Teams UAS Exercises in New Zealand
Search and Rescue Teams from around the top of New Zealand’s South Island met in the Molesworth Station at the weekend for a LandSAR exercise. The teams were using unmanned aircraft systems as part of their live scenarios. Continue reading
UAS to Monitor Marshlands in New South Wales
The Australian Department of Environment and Heritage is investigating whether UAS will be cheaper and safer than putting staff on a helicopter to monitor the Macquarie Marshes wetlands. It’s starting a trial of the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) in the Marshes this week. Continue reading
Grand Forks Sheriff’s Department Gets Approval for UAS Night Flights
Grand Forks County Sheriff Bob Rost announced last Friday that his department is the first law enforcement agency in the nation granted federal authorisation to fly unmanned aircraft systems at night throughout its jurisdiction. Continue reading
Facebook Launches Solar-Powered UAS Internet Project Team
According to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google CEO Larry Page, the future of the Internet lies in the upper stratosphere. Facebook announced that it has set up a team to work on solar powered aircraft that would circle at a height of 20 kilometers to provide Internet access to suburban areas of the world where connectivity is scarce. Continue reading
FAA Intends to Establish FAA Air Transportation Center of Excellence for UAS
The FAA has issued a Notice of Intent to Establish an Air Transportation Center of Excellence – the FAA Center of Excellence (COE) for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). Continue reading