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HOW ABOUT SOME LONDON 2012 AERIAL VIDEO OR STILLS?

Yes - we fly and film everywhere in the UK and beyond - but the focus of the world in 2012 is on London. Looking superb for HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee in June and the 2012 Olympics starting in July, London is the place to shoot from the air.

We've already supplied beautiful shots to broadcasters for use in their London pre-production. We can do the same for you with our special London 2012 packages.

As the trees turn green and London is in spring light, it's a great time to get the job done.

Prices start from £1750 all-inclusive for a full raster HD shoot on the best camera in its class - the FTV exclusive Ikegami F30.

Call or email for more details.

PHEW! SOME BOAT RACE

The 2012 Oxford v Cambridge was the most dramatic in history, and we were overhead to capture all the action with live gyrostab HD heli shots. Our live link worked a treat along the entire 4+ mile course in London.

This was our 8th consecutive Boat Race.

And when the drama of the "swimmer" stopped the race, we stayed on station for over 3 hrs in total - finally having to return to base for fuel. And a pee!

Our unique directional pod antenna - the only ones in the UK - ensured that our signal was even seen when we were flying some 15 miles away from the receive site on a crane in Putney.

Next - Aintree and the Grand National, year 6.

APRIL 2012

We shot the stills & video aerials for the first competitive event to be held in London's new Olympic Park and Stadium (above). A 5K National Lottery Run sponsored by Camelot.

We start shooting X Factor 2012 this month and we have 2 London shoots for ITV Studios.

We're supplying the live aerials for our 7th year at The Boat Race (BBC1 & HD, Sat Apr 7) and our 5th year at The Grand National (BBC1 & HD, Sat Apr 14).

And we're ready to take your call to discuss some great aerials for your next production.

MARCH 2012

Spring - at last! Longer days, better light, green coming back to the trees. We love it.

ON AIR
Walliams vs The Thames : a remarkable journey for Sport Relief, BBC1 8th March. We provided all the aerials and VIP flights.

The Great British Countryside : BBC1 doc series.

The Dales : ITV doc series with Adrian Edmondson.

RETURNING CLIENTS
Our 5th year on the BBC Grand National, year 7 on The Boat Race, all 4 series of C4's Country House Rescue - many of our clients come back again and again.

Every project gets the same professional, friendly attention.

We look forward to your call or email.

FEBRUARY 2012

Now available - our general rates for 2012, featuring a new all-inclusive half day rate and only tiny increases in 2011 prices.

And, our new "London 2012" offer:  all-inclusive HD aerial filming packages for the London 2012 Olympic venues and the London skyline.

Simply email for further details.

And watch closely for details on our new "flyaway" gyrostab camera system, for use with any suitable helicopter anywhere.

Shooting now.....
Laureus Sports Awards, London
BBC Top Gear at Silverstone
Sport Relief : Bishop's Hell. A 3-day shoot covering comedian John Bishop's major challenge.

And don't for get to watch the Sport Relief documentary on David Walliams' Thames Swim.

WINTER 2011-12 : OPEN AS USUAL!

We've completed our move to bigger, custom-built premises at Denham. G-PIXX has had a "lifetime rebuild" and is back with us as a new helicopter. So both our HD filming helis are available. And we also now have access to a Twin Squirrel with different camera systems, under the same roof.

We now have 3 Cineflex Ikegami gyrostab systems delivering the best in stabilised HD video. And we can now also offer an array of different systems including Alexa, Red and celluloid.

Winter always gives great aerial filming opportunities. Crystal-clear, cold days bring superb visibility and gorgeous light. The days maybe short - but they're beautiful. And night shoots can be done before bedtime!

We've never closed for winter. So now is the time to call us and get shooting. Or call for a chat about any future shoot.

Our new ratecard is active in January - but we will hold the 2011 prices until January 31.

World Rally Championship
Wales

You can always trust the WRC in November to throw the worst of Welsh weather at us. Our crew covered 3 days of the event for S4C Ralio and ESPN. Fog, big rain, tree-clinging clouds - and some glorious sunshine. All conspired and failed to ruin the coverage.

Helicopters and outdoor sport are great partners.


NEW HQ
We're in the process of constructing our new purpose-built aerial filming HQ. Hoping to move-in at the beginning of December. Still at Denham - but bigger and 100% dedicated to aerial imaging. Stills, tv, movies - all under one roof.

PIXX REBUILD
Our original aerial filming helicopter, G-PIXX, is now stripped and ready for lifetime rebuild. Back with us by the end of the year - in the meantime, G-PIXL is working hard.

RECORD-MAKER
Our original filming helicopter G-PIXX has flown an incredible 2000 hours on aerial filming since birth (above) in 04. Now fully HD, PIXX created a UK aviation record during coverage of the 2011 Tour of Britain. The first R44 ENG in the UK and Europe to pass 2000 hours. Total rebuild will be this winter and in early 2012 PIXX will be a new helicopter.

FlyingTV has now achieved a total of 3500 hours of aerial filming. In the last week alone we have flown some 3500 miles in the UK.

We invite you to share that experience with our very special Autumn filming rates. Email for details of the lowest cost HD aerial filming anywhere.

SEPTEMBER 2011

SPORT RELIEF : CONGRATULATIONS DAVID!
David Walliams' Big Splash raised more than £1m for Sport Relief. We were with him on his 8-day swim along 140 miles of the Thames. The Sport Relief doc will be aired in March 2012.

6TH YEAR ON THE TOUR
For 8 days we're in the air with cycling's Tour of Britain. In our 6th year, see the daily highlights on ITV4.

ON-AIR
This month you can see our work on ITV's Red Or Black, BBC Hidden Heritage, Timothy Spall's All At Sea on BBC4 and ITV Secret Treasures.

BUSIEST YEAR EVER

FlyingTV is having it's busiest year since we started over 7 years ago in 04. We'd like to thank all our many clients and promise that, yet again, profits are constantly reinvested in new technology and procedures. And people.

FlyingTV GOT THE SHOT!

Our live coverage of the 2011 Derby meeting at Epsom was a hit for BBC Sport. Only a helicopter could deliver the winning shot of an unpredictable race, tracking the pack out of the stalls all the way to the line. One continuous shot showed winner Pour Moi go from last to first. See Video Gallery for the race from our POV.

JUNE IS BUSY
After the amazing UK spring weather, we continue to be busy with shoots all over the UK. In sport, the Great Swims series for C4. In entertainment we are the sole provider of aerials to Simon Cowell's big new series for ITV, Red Or Black.
And for Top Gear we continue to do things that we can't talk about until the new series starts in July.

EXCLUSIVELY IKEGAMI
Both our helicopters now have the high-end new F30 camera from Ikegami fitted. We are the only European operators to offer this stunning camera. With no change in our rates. In the past 2 years we have invested over £250,000 in camera systems.

Call us anytime to discuss your aerial filming requirements.

IKEGAMI CAMERAS

We've had our use of Ikegami cameras endorsed by one of the highest authorities in HD standards in Europe. BBC HD described our cameras as "the Rolls Royce of cameras". We've used Ikegami since we started in 04. And we are the only European operator owning the wonderful new HDL-F30.
Launched at NAB in 2010, this multi-standard, multi-format sensor is so good that it is the only new camera offered now by Cineflex for their V14 gyrostab systems.
FlyingTV has engineered the F30 into our existing systems with full EASA approvals for airborne use.
The Ikegami F30 is exclusive to FlyingTV in European airborne systems. It is quite simply the most advanced 1080 airborne camera in the world.

HOW TO SPEND BUDGET WISELY

CANDY CABS, the new comedy-drama on BBC 1, and Jimmy Docherty's BBC 2 series A FARMER'S LIFE FOR ME both benefited from just one day aerial filming with FlyingTV.

Working in tapeless 1080i, we covered the width of England from the Cheshire & Lancs locations of Candy Cabs to the Essex & Suffolk farms for Jimmy's ob-doc.

Producers Splash Media came to us with a typical 21st century request - they wanted more for less. The results were 2 series laced with beautiful aerials.

There is no more effective way to take advantage of the speed at which we can cover the country in one day. Planning & teamwork are vital to extract the most efficiency whilst maintaining the high creative and technical standards demanded by high end productions.

FTV camera operator Mona Wyer is also a helicopter pilot - so she knows how to plan a shoot and work alongside our commercial pilots.

So for creative skills and financial efficiency in aerial filming, simply call us with your challenge.

BOAT RACE SUCCESS FOR OUR NEW GYROSTAB CAMERA

26.3.11 : The BBC coverage of the 157th Oxford Cambridge Boat Race provided an ideal opportunity to use our new Cineflex Ikegami HD camera system - live for the first time.

The coverage required nearly 3 continuous hours of flying transmission, and the FlyingTV system was faultless. Sharp, stable hidef aerials really added to the broadcast.

"Let's do it again next year" emailed the show's BBC Sport director.

The unique system was built in-house at FlyingTV and has EASA/CAA certification for flight.

Our live Link is by Vislink and the pictures were seen 20 miles away in Putney as the helicopter took off from its base airfield.

We don't use that word unique lightly. But this system is the only one in the world.

And you could be using it for your next aerial shoot.