Australian CAA Permissions...

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baja-king

Here for the ride :)
I'm going to Sydney in march to shoot a TV drama which is a co-production between UK and Aus.

I'm keen to use my SkyJib on the project and have been speaking with Euro USC about getting permission to fly in Australia.

They weren't particularly helpful saying that I would have to do all of the research and that they could only 'recommend' me to the Australian CAA...

Looking for info on what the situation is in Australia as to obtaining 'permission for aerial work'

Thanks in advance.

Steve
 
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Vortex

Vortex

Member
Hi Steve,

I'm not sure how you're going to get on. CASA the Civil Aviation Safety Authority are quite strict here with UAV operations. All commercial ops require the operating business to hold an OC "Operators Certificate" and the pilot to hold a UAV Pilot's Licence. Both are difficult to obtain and expensive.

Contact CASA and put your case forward and see what they have to say.
[h=2]Central office contacts[/h] <dl><dt> Phone </dt><dd> 131 757 (local call cost within Australia) </dd><dd> +61 2 6217 1111 (from outside Australia) </dd></dl>
www.casa.gov.au/

Regards,

Lance
 





Droider

Droider

Drone Enthusiast
Aye Up BK

Do you have a portfolio of your work with examples working under the approval of the CAA? I would be giving examples of your work especially if you have needed to get CAA permissions for a particular flight. Maybe offering your flight ops and pilot log book showing your hours of commercial operation in UK may help. Also have a chat with your insurance company and see if they will underwrite works in Aus and include their approval in you correspondence.

Dave
 

PeteDee

PeteDee

Mr take no prisoners!
Just add a piece of string and say it is a kite, plenty of people flying kites along the beaches here at huge speeds close to people and cameras hanging off them and no one seems to care a real lot.

Pete
 


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baja-king

Here for the ride :)
Yes this is an option but not ideal. Having my own rig on standby means I can use it when the shot demands it, like having steadicam and cranes on standby. When somebody else is involved you need to nominate days, production get iffy about costs, overall the show suffers through lack of flexibility...

dazzab said:
How about hiring a local licensed operator instead? There's a list of them here http://www.casa.gov.au/scripts/nc.dll?WCMS:STANDARD::pc=PC_100959 and I'm sure they would be happy to work with you.
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Flying High

Member
You can fly under someone else's operators certificate if you can find someone that will let you, they will have to add you to their operations and I am sure there would be a bit of paperwork and cost involved.
Maybe there is an opportunity here to share work globally by setting up a network, as long as you have a controllers certificate from an aviation body (in our case CASA) it is recognised globally.


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