 John Nunziato |
quote an ariel photo Hello, I have an opportunity to bid on an ariel photo. Please tell me how to go about this. thank you jn
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Christopher A. Vedros |
I'll assume you mean an aerial photo taken from a plane, and not a photo of Ariel, the Little Mermaid. LOL, sorry, I couldn't resist. Next questions, are you quoting a price for YOU to take the photo, or looking for someone to take a photo FOR you, or are you bidding on an existing photo that you want to purchase?
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John Nunziato |
Chris, I am the photographer bidding to take the photo...of a fairgrounds..
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Dave Emerson |
Hi John, This post may be too late for your bid but maybe it will help in the future. I am a pilot, have been for 30 years. What you want to do is get out the yellow pages, look under aviation or aircraft, until you find a listing for FBO's at the airport close to your destination. FBO means Fixed Base Operator. They are general aviation operators of flight schools, air-taxis, they help crew corporate aircraft, do aircraft sales etc. Kind of, anything for a buck operators. I worked for several FBO's when I was starting out. Call them up and tell them you want to rent a plane and pilot. Tell them your purpose, i.e. aerial photos of your destination, the fairgrounds. This type of job is common and usually priced by the hour, the more time inflight, the more it costs. I would recommend you rent a Cessna 172. The 172 is a four seat aircraft with a high wing on it, you don't want a low wing aircraft for photos...you can't see. The 172 has plenty of room to move around to get better shots. Plus you can take a friend if you wanted. When you go on your mission, have the pilot take the screw out of the brace that supports the window so you can open it fully, (you gotta open it cause the plexiglass will most likly be scratched and it will eliminate the glare too), just make sure any paper work is tied down if you value it. The pilot may have never done this before so he/she may look at you funny...just tell him/her you have a friend who has done it, no problem, it is just a screw. This is what I did for photographers way back in the day, and I assume the new models are still the same set-up, ( the screw). CAUTION: hang on to the window and ease it up, don't let go, or it will smack the bottom of the wing. Could break the window causing your photo mission to get much more expensive...anything with airplane written on it is costly...it is an FAA thing. No big deal, just hold onto it. I am afraid to tell what it would cost per hour to rent an airplane now since I havn't paid to rent one in 25 years but I would guess around $100.00 per hour, (only a guess). A quick call to the FBO and you will know. And don't worry about dealing with the FBO folks, their just trying to make a buck like you, they will help you out all they can. I hope this helps. Dave~
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- Darren J. Gilcher Contact Darren J. Gilcher Darren J. Gilcher's Gallery |
Dave is right. I flew for an aerial photo company a few years ago and the FBO is the way to go. A helicopter could be better with less altitude restrictions but real expensive. I'm hopimg to do just that for a few family members with places on lake.
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