Aero footage was taken with a dji mavic 3. In alignment to local drone rules, so called SOP, I must keep 30m horizontally from public (unless I get everyone to sign approval giving me consent or become part of the crew).
Thank God the aero footage was taken a day before the actual opening day when all the reno work has been completed and cleared. There was actually a pitbull dog rescue Christmas event before the opening celebration and it was raining! So despite I tried to be early, the park was filled with people (not that I would operate my RPA over them). The day before, on the other hand, was a very warm 36c day. Still has a fair number of people, having picnic and enjoying all the new facilities. And I managed to obtain enough footage not needing to do it again.
So glad people have since voiced their appreciation and reached out for the footage. Yippee! As usual, a proper operational release was drawn up for this op, planning route, take off point, alternative landing location (if required), risk matrix, weather, local, CASA and NOTAM restrictions checked along with checklist for preflight and post flight were carried out. There was no aerodrome nearby but broadcast was made to multicom 126.700 to call out intention before, during and after op. The only thing to watch out for apart from people coming into its space, possible bird strikes, is the high voltage powerlines which are no higher than 20m or max 30m taking into account of the take off ground elevation and buffer.
I was operating close to ceiling between 90m and 120m with 164mm focal length (7x) to create lots of room from public. But that also meant I needed to be rock steady with my controls. Zoom wasn't used given mavic 3 doesn't have optical zoom anyway, meaning any zoom will just degrade picture quality.
While I am a qualified remote pilot, I am an amateur at best when it comes to videography. Appreciate any comments and advice.
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