Competitive and clear no "hidden extra" pricing policy.
• Choice of single or twin engine helicopters to suit requirements.
• Certified to fly Public transport sorties over Cities, Water and at Night.
• Permanently ready to use camera systems and aircraft.
• High Definition using Sony HDC-F950 4:4:4 HD camera systems.
• Standard Definition using Sony BVP-570 12 bit SD camera systems.
• Fujinon lenses with 72x SD, or 84x HD magnification (using x2 extender).
• Third generation nose mount giving 360 degree field of view.
• Director's and operator's TFT LCD monitors, front and rear.
• Some of the UK’s most experienced pilots, engineers & operators.
• HD/SD Microwave downlink available for live operations.
• Arena operates its own CAA Air Operator's Certificate (AOC)
• Full equipment, aircraft, passenger and liability insurance.
• Only 10 minutes flying time from central London.
• Arena owns the all equipment, aircraft and employs its own staff.
• Fast friendly service available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Why so expensive? Well, a filming platform such as the Twin-Squirrel will cost anything between £500,000 and £2,000,000 to buy. It can only do between 300 and 600 hours of revenue work in a year. Its maintenance will cost around £150,000 per year. The rest is accountancy!
Many companies will charge a two hour minimum for the use of a machine – even if you only want to use it for an hour in a day – say as a prop. This is not abnormal and helps to compensate for the potential loss of other more rewarding commercial work.
You may come across occasions where a pilot is charged for separately to the machine. This may well be because the pilot concerned is a specialist in your kind of work and his experience may make the difference between a successful shoot and nothing useful in the can.
