UK aerial film production company, Out Filming, has produced a promotional video for a beach-front bar using a quadcopter and octocopter. During the film the quadcopter is used to deliver a single bottle of beer to a beach-goer, before the larger octocopter delivers a whole keg. View the videos below, or see some more info over on Unmanned Systems Technology
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Following a positive meeting with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the entrepreneurs behind Hoverfly Technologies are moving forward to create a new industry association and a Flight School certification program for aerial robot operators across the nation.
Hoverfly met with Michael K. Wilson , Southern Region Program Manager for Unmanned Aircraft Systems at the FAA, on March 25.
A major function of the FAA includes regulating commuter and commercial aviation. While there is not a specific rule in place that prohibits the commercial use of aerial robots, it is currently not the policy of the FAA to authorize the use of such robots.
During the meeting, it became evident that an industry standard for operations safety needed to be established before Hoverfly could move forward in creating a new Flight School. In response, Hoverfly reached out to community and other industry leaders and formed a group to establish a new industry association — the Aerial Robotics Industry Association (ARIA).
Hoverfly Technologies will be starting its own ARIA-certified Flight School immediately. Instruction will focus on safe operation of aerial robotics and will be based on the ARIA "FlySafe" standard.
The inaugural meeting of ARIA will take place in May in concert with the first Flysafe Flight School class May 17-19, 2013.
A great initiative for kids...Sci-Tech Discovery Center has announced it will hold a Quadrotor Build and Fly Camp (presented by OnPoynt Flight School) in Frisco, Texas April 13 -14.
Full details here: Sci-Tech Discovery Center Announces Quadrotor Build and Fly Camp
A microdrones md4-1000 UAV has been used in the filming of a high-end documentary about the big wild animal migration from the Serengeti to the Masai Mara.
Microdrones has released a 'making of' video detailing the project:
Following their recent work filming the Monte Carlo Rally with a multirotor, FS Aviation has released a new video providing insight into their activities at Rally Sweden, which took place from 7-10 February 2013 in Karlstad, Sweden.
FS Aviation were able to capture dynamic imagery in tricky conditions using their eight-rotor octocopter, with ambient temperatures dipping as low as minus 25 degrees centigrade.
View the video here: Video: Multirotor Captures Dynamic Race Footage at Rally Sweden
