Air-air suggestion for Ren Frew

Slightly off topic this, but that’s BBC network (the super heroes) for you. Their attitude is that they and only they have the skills to facilitate a large scale broadcast such as the Open Golf. We find them a little patronising and condescending on the rare occasions we work with them.

They bring crews up to cover Rangers/Celtic games, Athletics at Scotstoun, Gymastics at The Kelvin Hall and the Six Nations at Murrayfield as well now. We used to do all that stuff ourselves. As mentioned earlier, redundancies are in the offing.

Same thoughts from BBC NI, Wales and Manchester, they too get constantly shafted by London. 🙁

Now where was I… ?

It’s all London OB crews covering the Open Golf as ever Mmitch. Needless to say my union isn’t best pleased about the two BBC Scotland OB units and staff sitting around this week doing nothing, especially as redundancies are being discussed at the mo. 😡

Back to the topic however… Those Simon Hoists go up to around 200 feet and beyond, not for the squeamish or weak bladdered. You certainly shouldn’t stand too close to the base of one as you could experience the odd shower from above that other spectators may not receive. 😀

Traffic leaving PIK over the sea flies right over nearby Troon, so you can expect a few interesting shots of passing 747 freighter’s when the play is slow. I gather one of the hoist based camera men is also a qualified pilot? Apparently the Beeb producer put him there with a scanner “as he would understand the lingo” :confused:

thats rather bad form on the part of the BBC. They’re always promoting the use of local “talent” yet they ship up london crew. Thats not cricket! or golf in this case

End of yes. :rolleyes: Thunder storms can end a shift in 5 mins and create a market for brown trousers. 😮

eww

Is that not the normal end of shift then?

End of yes. :rolleyes: Thunder storms can end a shift in 5 mins and create a market for brown trousers. 😮

… camera man legging it quickly to the refreshment marquee, downing a large double whisky and taking the rest of the day off. 😮

Is that not the normal end of shift then?

I can remember the days of F1 at Brands Hatch. They used one 150′ high so they could follow the cars both sides of the woods. It came down very fast one day when they got a thunderstorm warning!
mmitch.

A sight like that can normally be followed by the camera man legging it quickly to the refreshment marquee, downing a large double whisky and taking the rest of the day off. 😮

At least that’s what I did the last time it happened to me. 😀

I can remember the days of F1 at Brands Hatch. They used one 150′ high so they could follow the cars both sides of the woods. It came down very fast one day when they got a thunderstorm warning!
mmitch.

In today’s Daily Mail it reports the the BBC are using camera hoists so high at Troon (The British Open Golf) that they have established a link with Prestwick ATC, in case they need to be lowered if they will conflict with traffic. There you are Ren, a perfect opportunity for some air-air shots. 😮
mmitch.

It’s all London OB crews covering the Open Golf as ever Mmitch. Needless to say my union isn’t best pleased about the two BBC Scotland OB units and staff sitting around this week doing nothing, especially as redundancies are being discussed at the mo. 😡

Back to the topic however… Those Simon Hoists go up to around 200 feet and beyond, not for the squeamish or weak bladdered. You certainly shouldn’t stand too close to the base of one as you could experience the odd shower from above that other spectators may not receive. 😀

Traffic leaving PIK over the sea flies right over nearby Troon, so you can expect a few interesting shots of passing 747 freighter’s when the play is slow. I gather one of the hoist based camera men is also a qualified pilot? Apparently the Beeb producer put him there with a scanner “as he would understand the lingo” :confused: