Aerial Photography – an Operators Checklist!

<h1>Aerial Photography – an Operators Checklist!</h1>Author: <a title="Keith McGregor" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/keith-mcgregor/15010.htm">Keith McGregor</a> This type of <a href="http://www.sealandap.co.uk/">aerial photography</a> perfectly legal and can provide some fantastic images in the right conditions. However, when selling the images or taking a professional photographer with you who will sell the images this becomes <a href="http://www.sealandap.co.uk/">commercial aerial photography</a> and there are many considerations which must be taken into account.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) considers these just some of the important questions you should ask yourself before undertaking any flight:

Why are you taking pictures? Is there a valuable consideration being given for the flight?

<li>Is this a private flight? Public Transport Flight? Or Aerial Work? Air Navigation Order 2000, Article 130.</li>

Where are you going to fly?

<li>Will you be close to a person, vessel, vehicle or structure? Will you be over an assembly of persons? Rule 5 (1) (e) Rules of the Air and Rule 5 (1) (d).</li>

Will you be in controlled airspace?

<li>Do you need clearance from an Air Traffic Control Unit? Use an up-to-date chart for the relevant area.</li>

Will you be close to an Aerodrome?

<li>Know the frequency for the aerodrome, make sure they know who you are and what you are doing, consider contacting them before your arrival.</li>

How long will you be in the area?

<li>Minimise noise nuisance to those on the ground, consider two or three short visits rather than one long one.</li>

How many people in the aircraft?

<li>The minimum crew should be two, pilot and photography. Consider another person to help lookout and practice safe techniques before the actual photography.</li>

Will low flying military aircraft be a possible harzard?

<li>Can you avoid their known operating heights? See safety sense leaflet 18A, AIC 107/99 (yellow 345) and UK AIP ENR 1-10-13.</li>

How much equipment are you carrying?

<li>What is the effect on weight and balance? Will it obstruct the controls or emergency exits? Make sure the photographer is briefed.</li>

Will you photograph other aircraft?

<li>This is formation flying! See Rule 17 (1) (c).</li>

The above list of questions is not a definitive guide to the issues relating to aerial photography but it does highlight many different aspects which must be taken into account. These will clearly vary depending on the type of photography, for example <a href="http://www.sealandap.co.uk/">event photography</a> will pose different problems to construction photography or progress photography due to the large gathering of people at outdoor events.

About the Author: Keith McGregor is a partner of Strawberrysoup, a web design agency with offices in Chichester and Bournemouth. Strawberrysoup specialise in creative web design, content managed websites, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing and graphic designArticle Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/aerial-photography-an-operators-checklist-245505.html" title="Aerial Photography – an Operators Checklist!">Aerial Photography – an Operators Checklist!</a>

This type of aerial photography perfectly legal and can provide some fantastic images in the right conditions. However, when selling the images or taking a professional photographer with you who will sell the images this becomes commercial aerial photography and there are many considerations which must be taken into account.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) considers these just some of the important questions you should ask yourself before undertaking any flight:

Why are you taking pictures? Is there a valuable consideration being given for the flight?

Is this a private flight? Public Transport Flight? Or Aerial Work? Air Navigation Order 2000, Article 130.

Where are you going to fly?

Will you be close to a person, vessel, vehicle or structure? Will you be over an assembly of persons? Rule 5 (1) (e) Rules of the Air and Rule 5 (1) (d).

Will you be in controlled airspace?

Do you need clearance from an Air Traffic Control Unit? Use an up-to-date chart for the relevant area.

Will you be close to an Aerodrome?

Know the frequency for the aerodrome, make sure they know who you are and what you are doing, consider contacting them before your arrival.

How long will you be in the area?

Minimise noise nuisance to those on the ground, consider two or three short visits rather than one long one.

How many people in the aircraft?

The minimum crew should be two, pilot and photography. Consider another person to help lookout and practice safe techniques before the actual photography.

Will low flying military aircraft be a possible harzard?

Can you avoid their known operating heights? See safety sense leaflet 18A, AIC 107/99 (yellow 345) and UK AIP ENR 1-10-13.

How much equipment are you carrying?

What is the effect on weight and balance? Will it obstruct the controls or emergency exits? Make sure the photographer is briefed.

Will you photograph other aircraft?

This is formation flying! See Rule 17 (1) (c).

The above list of questions is not a definitive guide to the issues relating to aerial photography but it does highlight many different aspects which must be taken into account. These will clearly vary depending on the type of photography, for example event photography will pose different problems to construction photography or progress photography due to the large gathering of people at outdoor events.

Keith McGregor is a partner of Strawberrysoup, a web design agency with offices in Chichester and Bournemouth. Strawberrysoup specialise in creative web design, content managed websites, search engine optimisation, search engine marketing and graphic design

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