Drone pilots making a living from flying high over the fairways

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Eye in the sky: The low cost of drones is widening the use of aerial filming in golf

Picture: Fairway Flyovers

A new industry is springing up in aerial photography and golfers are getting a lift from video guides to courses filmed from drones 

The tumbling price of drones and advances in the technology they contain is helping golfers cut their handicaps and creating a new line of business for pilots of umanned aircraft. 

Cameras mounted to drones are being used to shoot tee-to-green films of golf holes, which act as an online guides that give players a fresh perspective of the hazards they face. 

Specialist businesses which shoot and edit drones’ films are springing up, which they are marketing both as an aid for golfers to navigate tricky holes and a promotional tool for the clubs themselves. 

One is Fairway Flyovers, run by photographer Rob Howarth (pictured with partner Ashley Pickering), who got into aerial filming as the demand for traditional stills photography declined. 

“Video is becoming much more prevalent online and having this sort film is becoming a necessity for golf clubs,” said Mr Howarth , launched the business a year ago and has since filmed a dozen clubs, including Turnberry, where the Open was held in 2009.

Source: By Alan Tovey, Industry Editor 6:13PM BST 03 May 2015

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/11580115/Drone-pilots-making-a-living-from-flying-high-over-the-fairways.html