Capturing drone shots of Fratton Park renovations for Portsmouth News
Portsmouth News hired us to shoot exclusive drone imagery for their story on Fratton Park’s upgraded seating. We were ecstatic about capturing this milestone in the stadium’s history from the air.
Our 2022 Operating Safety Case update: more flexible flying for all our clients
Our OSC — Operating Safety Case — has been approved by the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority), granting us new additional drone operator privileges outside of standard rulings!
Establishing FPV drone shots for Hospitality Weekend in the Woods 2021
Drum and bass label Hospital Records hired us to shoot establishing drone footage of their Weekend In The Woods festival in London’s Beckenham Place Park.
Drone video for Bonhams’ 1976 Porsche 911 Carrera auction at Goodwood
Bonhams Motorcars put a 1976 Porsche rally car up for auction at Goodwood’s 2022 Members’ Meeting and asked us to capture a drone video to promote the vehicle.
We’re transporting supplies to refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border
We’re joining forces with The Parenting Network, Bridge to Unity, and Zintegrowana Służba Ratownicza to transport vital care packages to refugees at the Poland-Ukraine border.
Our 2021 summarised in 50 projects
2021, our fourth year in business, was life-changing. It’s hard to sum up just how fantastic it was for us, but we’ve done our best here with a list of 50 projects that defined our year.
Drone videos on the Thames: superyacht photography for Bannenberg & Rowell
Superyacht designers Bannenberg & Rowell hired us to capture drone videos and photos of their vessel Moon Sand. We flew on the Thames, hand-launching and catching our Inspire 2.
FPV drones — and remote-controlled cars! — at Waylands Volvo dealership
We used GoPros mounted on FPV drones and remote-controlled cars to capture a one-shot fly-through of Waylands, a new Volvo showroom in Bristol.
Future-proofed orthomosaic drone mapping for Victorious Festival, Portsmouth
We captured an orthomosaic map of the Victorious Festival site to help the organisers plan event layouts more accurately and efficiently for years to come.
Drone filming on the Thames: the giant floating Burberry handbag
We worked with Burberry to capture aerial photos and videos of their large barge-mounted bag sculpture, drifting down the River Thames to Tower Bridge.
Southampton’s Horizon Cruise Terminal: drone shoot with Associated British Ports
On 3rd July 2021, we headed to the new Horizon Cruise Terminal at the Port of Southampton to capture the opening of the terminal and the arrival of its first passenger cruise ship, packing light and working fast for same-day PR distribution.
School and church drone surveys for Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth City Council approached us in the summer of 2021 for a number of aerial survey jobs.
Drones for schools: field trips, property surveys, talks, and more!
Drones can enhance all aspects of school life — and not just for pupils! Here’s how we use them for school trips, site surveys and roof inspections, assembly presentations, and marketing.
Portsmouth dinosaur: capturing the return of Luna Park on Southsea Common
Portsmouth News asked us to capture the unveiling of ‘Luna Park 2021’ with photos of the new dinosaur sculpture and interviews with the artists who created it.
Kings Theatre, Southsea: a many-roofed drone survey for an historic playhouse
Having been recommended our drone surveying expertise, heritage construction firm Pritchard Architecture hired us to shoot detailed overhead images of the roof of Portsmouth’s Kings Theatre.
Plantitecture: aerial video for ANS Global’s ‘living walls’ in Manchester
One of the worldwide leaders in this space is ANS Global, who asked Solent Sky Services to capture a drone’s-eye view of some of their ‘living walls’ — beautiful plant-covered façades!
FPV drone video: Burberry’s 2021 collection at their flagship London store
We joined a crew of 200 at Burberry’s flagship London store, flying FPV drones to capture exciting aerial views for their Autumn/Winter 2021 womenswear collection.
At the races: FPV drone shoot with Praga at Anglesey Circuit
We joined Marc Bow from Speedstream Films to capture breakneck FPV drone footage of racing car manufacturer Praga’s Britcar Endurance Championship test day.
50 reasons to hire a professional drone company
Higher, further, safer; better quality, flexibility, equipment; more skills, permissions, team members. The commercial drone market is getting saturated. Here are 50 reasons to stick with the pros.