Skylark Aerial Photography – Lake District Drone Service is owned and operated by Simon Handley on a full-time basis. Additional operators are used at peak times or when dual operation is required. Simon has also been building and flying his own FPV (first person view) fixed wing drones for over 12 years. These sophisticated drones use their own navigation systems with a video downlink system. A fully qualified Private Pilot with 700 hrs logged. Simon has extensively travelled the world during his past role as an engineer. These attributes help the operation of drones and site surveys where knowledge of operating on large industrial sites is required. Filming experience, aerial stills and edits are drawn upon Simon's family background. His mother was a photographer and head of dept for photography & art at a UK University. When back home there is no better way to relax than mountain biking in the Lakes or flying a fixed wing plane from Carlisle Airport and the local farm strip. Since starting the drone business full time, over 500hrs have been logged on quadcopters. Includes TV, film, survey and inspection work. Skylark Aerial Photography uses multiple drones, including all weather capability, plenty of batteries, varying lenses, Osmo with Z axis, professional editing suite. Because Skylark Aerial Photography is based in Cumbria UK it’s very easy to deploy a drone or two quickly and help with location advice throughout Lake District and the North West UK. Thank you for viewing some of the many aerial films taken over the past 5 years. Simon