NASA Developing Drone Tracking
NASA Developing Drone Tracking UK lawmakers want to track the consumer and commercial use of drones and they’re turning to NASA for help, reports the New York Times. Under Secretary of State for Transport Lord Ahmad Tariq confirmed that the country is discussing the idea…
FAA Approves Drone Companies
FAA Approves Drone Companies WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration has granted regulatory exemptions to six aerial photo and video production companies, the first step to allowing the film and television industry the use of unmanned aircraft…
Alton Native Blazing Path with Drones
Alton Native Blazing Path with Drones in Film Production That was the day he and his partners became the first cinematography company granted Federal Aviation Administration approval to use unmanned aerial systems, also known as drones, for filmmaking and commercial productions. “Three or four years…
Drone Nation
Drone Nation In demand by Fortune 500 companies and heavily funded by Silicon Valley, unmanned aircraft are rapidly invading the world of business. We’re taking the drone out for a spin. It’s a sun-drenched Friday in Indianapolis’s Broad Ripple neighborhood, and though it’s late afternoon…
Warner Bros Uses Drone on The Mentalist
Warner Bros Uses Drone on The Mentalist The weekend before Warner Bros. studios planned to make television history, the weather was not cooperating. In normally sunny California, there had been days of rain. Luckily, mother nature played ball. On December 15, 2014 the production team…
Drones Coming to Hollywood
Drones Coming to Hollywood The FAA will approve Hollywood’s request to use drones for filming, government and industry sources familiar with the process have told Forbes. On Thursday afternoon the FAA will announce its decision, and explain the procedures under which production companies will operate…
Drone World Expo – Interview with Tony Carmean
Drone World Expo To find out what inspires their interest in UAS and attracts the Advisory Board Members to support Drone World Expo, we scheduled a series of exclusive interviews. Our second interviewee is Tony Carmean, CMO & Founding Partner, Aerial MOB, LLC. Tony oversees…
Drones and The Future of Movies
Drones and The Future of Movies If you’re a filmmaker on a credit-card budget, you probably can’t afford a helicopter to take those aerial shots of cityscapes and landscapes that big-budget filmmakers use to create a sense of panoramic grandeur. But you can afford the…
Ad Week: Drones in Film Production
Ad Week – Drones in Film Ever since Twitter used drones to create buzzy six-second videos at Cannes last year, the remote-controlled devices have ditched their reputation as weird flying gizmos the military uses in favor of one as a new marketing platform. And brands…
Alan Purwin
Aerial MOB sends condolences and prayers to the family and friends of Alan Purwin, Founder/Owner of HeliNet Aviation Services and Founder/Owner SHOTOVER Camera Systems.  His legacy and innovation in the film production industry was substantial and he will be greatly missed.