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24.01.2022 A good news story about drones and koalas to start the day (although they refer to koalas as bears!!!) https://dronelife.com//how-drones-are-saving-koalas-injur/

23.01.2022 At last, after a year of toil, my second book FILM PILOT is ready for release in Australia on 1st March. It tells the story of 35 years of filming from helicopters and ends with the advent of drones. It can now be pre-ordered from any of the usual sources to help push it to the top of the charts on release day.

23.01.2022 3-D modelling but why you may ask? Loving this Matrice 210 - now to knit the images and create a 3-D map, thermal IR @djispark_official @mongrelgear #dji #3dmodelling #phantom4 #mavicpro #matrice210 #flythelens #flyingthelens #dronestagram #dronefilming #TIR #thermal #infrared

23.01.2022 I'm really honoured to have been invited to be a Jury member at The Drone Film Festival ANZ - tomorrow night's screening is from 630-845pm at the Nova in Carlton, VIC. It will be a sell out so get your tickets now at www.dffanz.com Hot off the heels screening in Darwin and Sydney, I know Melbourne audiences will really appreciate the talent on show in the films. Go to www.dffanz.com to see dates for Canberra, Perth, Hobart, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch and Wel...lington. And follow @dffanz on Insta and FB. Tomorrow I'm live on ABCRadio Perth at about 0620 WA time on the 'Breakfast Show' where I'll be talking about the Festival, my life as a FILM PILOT - helicopter, fixed wing and now drones - and the Workshops and Masterclasses I'm running called FLYING THE LENS where I teach Drone Pilots and their Cinematographers the techniques I've learnt in 30 years film flying. Here's to a great collaboration with DFFANZ2017 and 2018 too! Drone Film Festival ANZ ABC Radio Perth Mongrel Gear Australia FPV Australia Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Nautical Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Saxton www.fpvaustralia.com.au/flying-the-lens #breakfastradio #perth #WA #dronefilming #dronestagram #helicopterfilming #filmpilot #flyingthelens #helicopter

23.01.2022 If your New Year’s resolution is #learnsomethingnew #getoutofyourcomfortzone #quitthecomfortzone join our DRONE FLYING THE LENS MASTERCLASS - 1 and 2 day courses are available from today! . Happy New Year and a huge heartfelt ‘thank you’ to everyone who’s taken my course, read one of my books or booked me to speak at their event. . Let’s all reach for the stars, burn through glass ceilings, and go in peace, with optimism for 2019...... . Swipe left to see Jerry teaching Paul Chaplin Chaplino who was Jerry’s first instructor on helicopters in the Royal Navy - full circle! . Mongrel Gear Australia Saxton Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Getty Images Lake Eppalock Marine #drones #dronesforgood #dronepilot #flyingthelens #masterclass #filmpilot #newyearsresolution #HNY #2019 #flynavy #fullcircle #helicopter #helicopterpilot See more

20.01.2022 NEW LINK TO FREE CHAPTER OF "FILM PILOT" here.... My worldwide publisher, Bloomsbury, has just made available a chapter FOC from my new book, 'FILM PILOT from James Bond to Hurricane' so click the link to read 'Katrina'. I was flying and filming from the only non-news chopper allowed into the airspace above New Orleans 48hrs after Hurricane Katrina struck - mesmerising, horrific, and the scale of the devastation and workload for the Emergency Services, could only really be un...derstood from the air... https://issuu.com/bloomsburypublish/docs/film_pilot_sampler Bloomsbury Nautical Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Bloomsbury Publishing UK Saxton @verticalmag Australian Flying #royalnavy #filmpilot #hurricane #katrina #flynavy #SAR #hurricanekatrina

20.01.2022 One man and his dog, and his drone! Great start to the day working with good friend TommyD stock counting, mustering and checking on health of flock. Tom Dempster Getty Images #decisionfarm #agdrone #dronesurvey #mustering #stockcheck #stockcount #thismansanatural #dronesforgood #flyingthelens #onemanandhisdog

20.01.2022 Watching ice-dance Gold Medallists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir's passionate performance to 'Moulin Rouge', I was reminded of British ice-dance legends Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean's perfect score at Sarajevo Winter Olympics 1984, which was spine-tingling even to a cold-hearted aviator! If you've read my book FILM PILOT you'll know I flew the Opening and Closing Ceremonies at Sarajevo as well as all the outside sports, sadly not the ice-dancing, although I guess with w...hat I'm doing with Drone filming nowadays and what Intel's doing with Drone Tech, it won't be long before we can have stunning aerials inside stadia such as for ice-dancing - bring it on for Beijing 2022! Torvill and Dean Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics @tessavirtue @ScottMoir Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Saxton Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics @Intel #goldmedal #icedancers #figureskating #dancingwiththestars #jaynetorvill #christopherdean #tessavirtue #scottmoir #loveisintheair #Beijing2022 #filmpilot #moulinrouge #Sarajevo #dronefilming #inteldrones #openingceremony #closingceremony #winterolympics #dronesaregood #filmpilot #helicopterpilot https://olympics.cbc.ca//tessa-virtue-and-scott/index.html

19.01.2022 Those colours again @georgie.mann.photos - went on a great bush walk and drone filming trip at The Dock, North Western end of Flinders Island, Tasmania - everywhere I fly here is spectacular; seascapes, rock formations not to mention the dragons! Fabulous hospitality from everyone weve met, and feasting upon the fruits of the ocean and meats from this fair land. Well be back soon!... @flindersisland @tasmania @visitflindersisland @tasteofflinders @gettyimages @saxtonspeakers @bloomsburypublishing #exploretasmania #australiagram #exploreaustralia #killiecrankie #roaring40s #flinderslife #flindersisland #discovertasmania #islandlife #islandlifestyle #nature #birdwatching #twitchers #bushwalk #dragon #dronephotography #dronefilming #filmpilot #flyingthelens #dronepilot #aerialfilming

19.01.2022 On location again teaching our FLYING THE LENS Masterclass to Drone Pilots and Camera Operators who I'm sharing aerial filming techniques with. Love the abstract in landscape shooting! @bloomsburypublishing @saxtonspeakers #flyingthelens #masterclass #filmpilot #dronepilot #dronepics #dronestagram #aerialfilming #aerialphotos #dronesforgood

18.01.2022 And they tell drone pilots to read their maps. Dear God that was close!

18.01.2022 If you're in Australia catch me being interviewed on ABC Radio National this Sunday 0900 talking about aerial film-making all over the world, and my experiences shooting from helicopters, fixed-wing aircraft and now drones. We're partnering with The Drone Film Festival ANZ (DFFANZ) who are mid-way through their 11 city roadshow - check out their website for remaining dates, tickets and venues.... And links to my Flying-The-Lens Drone Filming Masterclass are on the site too www.dffanz.com and www.fpvaustralia.com.au/flying-the-lens Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing UK Saxton ABC #sundayextra #dronefilmfestival #dronefilming #aerialfilming #helicopterpilot #filmpilot

17.01.2022 It’s not every lunchtime one gets to grasp an Oscar, and chat with the Oscar-winner himself! Inspirational, one of life’s true gentlemen, our 3-D mentor and current collaborator - swipe left to see what Peter won his Oscar for... I’d love to help you FLY THE LENS! Check out dates via FPV Australia website or mine www.JerryG.co... I’ve written about my film flying work with Peter in my book FILM PILOT: from James Bond to Hurricane Katrina published worldwide by Bloomsbury Publishing. Mongrel Gear Australia FPV Australia #flyingthelens #adlardcoles #bloomsburygroup #bloomsburypublishing #oscars #oscarwinner #3d #aerialfilming #dronefilming #filmpilot #UAV #inspirational #mentor #englishgentleman #rescuepilot

16.01.2022 I'm running 3 different courses this Easter teaching those interested in Drones how to 'fly the lens', whether that's for Film & Photography, or an introduction to the world of drones for school leavers with info careers opportunities they may not have thought of, or for Farmers wanting to hear about the benefits in using Drones to survey their property for stock counts, weed monitoring, irrigation mapping or increasing crop yield - PM us for dates and prices... w/c 3rd April is sold out, but we have some availability w/c 10th and 17th April. Saxton Bloomsbury Publishing Australia FPV Australia Aviassist #flynavy #flyingthelens #rescuepilotafc #filmpilot #decisionfarm #agdrones #dronefilming #dronephotography #dronesurveys #dronesaregood #dronecareers #fpvaustralia #SAR #searchandrescue

15.01.2022 Just setting up in our Skype studio for tonights LIVE Face Book interview. So, anyone interested in embracing our brave new drone world should listen from 2000 tonight to @fpvaustralia on Face Book - its a great initiative where would-be drone pilots and camera operators can learn about the VERY latest aviation rules, regs and how to fly safely and legally. Im live at 2045 Melbourne time, talking all things creative and ag surveys. ... Saxton Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Publishing Mongrel Gear Australia #Rescuepilotafc #flyingthelens #agriculturesurveys #riskmanagement #dronefilming #helicopterfilming #bravenewworld

14.01.2022 As you'll know if you've done our FLYING THE LENS masterclass, Jerry Grayson was a Rescue Pilot, then a film pilot, and now has his Commercial Drone Pilot's License! Jerry's blog at the link here posted by his publisher has some more tales that didn't make it into FILM PILOT; from James Bond to Hurricane Katrina #007 #jamesbond #katrina #dronesaregood #dronefilming #filmpilot #masterclass #flyingthelens #agdrones #thedecisionfarm #UAV #RPAS

13.01.2022 With an off-the-shelf drone and some hard work in Photoshop ... BAM ... creativity. Hats off to the guy who thought this up.

13.01.2022 You may wonder about the relevance of these shots Ive posted, unless youve watched the LIVE coverage today as ELON MUSKs SPACEX team launched their Falcon Heavy from this very launch pad where Sara is standing, and from where we filmed, with NASAs help, for our Space Academy and ZeroGravity museum exhibit in 2002. Visit our ZeroG at Sydneys Powerhouse Museum and our Space Academy at Valencias City of Arts and Science, Museo Principe Felipe. I tell behind-the-scene...s stories of filming at Kennedy, working with NASA and my yet un-fulfilled dream of space travel, in my book FILM PILOT and my Keynote speeches. Ive just finished reading the brilliant, inspiring and insightful authorised bio on Musk by Ashlee Vance - cant recommend it highly enough. Give Musk credit for renewables, electric cars, shaping our future and his vision for a Mars mission... ElonMusk SpaceX Powerhouse Museum Teslamotors NASA Kennedy Space Center Saxton Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Publishing USA Ashlee Vance Virgin Book Club Sydney.com #spacexlive #droneship #tesla #lifeonmars #marsmission #capecanaveral #kennedyspacecenter #FalconHeavy #BFR #filmpilot #dronepilot #NASA #starman #launch #keynote #keynotespeaker #ciudaddelasartesylasciencias #principefelipe #powerhouse #zerogravity #spaceacademy

13.01.2022 I'm very much looking forward to the @temaniaangus field day and workshop, great subject-matter DRONES CHANGING AGRICULTURE - Drones are THE FUTURE OF FARMING @temaniaangus @rescuepilotafc @flyingthelens @jerrygrayson - #agdrone #agdronesurvey #weeklytimes #dronesaregood #rescuepilot #filmpilot #flyingthelens http://www.temaniaangus.com//future-farming-field-day-and-

13.01.2022 Fully support all things #dronesforgood but NOT at the expense of helicopters and lives. PLEASE exercise common sense. https://www.verticalmag.com//citizens-drone-operation-de/

11.01.2022 Thanks so much Jonathan for posting the trailer to my book "FILM PILOT from James Bond to Hurricane Katrina" - it's now available worldwide from all good book shops - love it if you can share your photos of where you read the book, winner so far is DOP Laurie Gilbert in the rear seat of a helicopter over the Straits of Malacca! Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Publishing Australia @ReedsNautical Jerry Grayson Sara Hine THE EARTH WINS #filmpilot #rescuepilot #helicopterfilming #aerialfilming #007 #jamesbond #straitsofmalacca #malaysia #aerialdp #DOP #dronefilming #dronesaregood #flyingthelens #booktrailer

11.01.2022 With a foot in both manned and unmanned spaces, this makes sense to me. I agree that a drone should be treated very like a firearm.

11.01.2022 Glad to have been able to get #dronesforgood into this interview on Monday https://www.9now.com.au//20/clip-cixzc8qtw002p0gpa0mo6s4gp

10.01.2022 Sexy as ! ... Great to be back out in the field after 3 days at Avalon Air Show - with Larry and Justin from Aerial Vision Services

10.01.2022 Checking the health of vines at one of Heathcotes finest producers of Shiraz and Chardonnay grapes. Here are three drone shots from our initial work today... Explore Heathcote She Oak Hill Vineyard #sheoakhill #heathcoteshiraz #chardonnay #shiraz #dronefilming #flyingthelens #vineyard #budburst #dronesurvey #viticulture #multispectral #IR #nearinfrared #thermalinfrared

10.01.2022 I really don't mind whether this is shot from a helicopter or a drone. Either way it's an important reminder of how sharing aerial imagery can provide context, scale and perspective to those who are not as privileged as us to be out there seeing it with our own eyes. We share a responsibility to turn the spotlight on the unacceptable ... and this is about as unacceptable as it gets. Where are the leaders in the world with big enough balls to actually LEAD? #dronesforgood #fpvaustralia

07.01.2022 TBT - What an honour to be asked by dear friend Janie Morrison to open her solo exhibition last Thursday. SPECTRUM is on until 18/4 so cut along or check out Janes work on her website janemorrisonphotography.com.au . Sara and I commissioned Jane to take stills for us for our Getty Images collection, from one of our choppers at Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games, as you can see from the few Ive shared here, she did a great job. . In my book FILM PILOT: from James Bond to Hur...ricane Katrina I share my own aerial stills and in Chapter 22 I tell behind-the-scenes stories of the Opening Ceremony, working with Jane, and our talented crew. . Jane caught the aerial shooting bug FLYING THE LENS nd her SPECTRUM exhibition shows her impressive work shooting Antartica, Uluru and Europe, with her unique eye. Getty Images Gettyimages Gallery Lorimer Gallery Jane Morrison Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Saxton Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games GoldCoast Destination Gold Coast Visit Melbourne Explore Heathcote Explore Bendigo #openingceremony #closingceremony #commonwealthgames #commonwealthgames2018 #bloomsburybooks #gettyimages #tbt #tbthursday #soloexhibition #filmpilot #helicopterpilot #aerialphotography #aerialphotographer #uluru #ulurukatatjutanationalpark #antartica #brownbluff #openingnight #spectrum #caughtthebug #flyingthelens

07.01.2022 If youve read my husbands book FILM PILOT youll know how scary Ms Grace Jones was to film in VIEW to a KILL, Jerry Graysons first ever movie as a film pilot and nearly his last - read what happened in his book and message me when you have... The ladys one talented musician whos playing 3 very special gigs in Australia this month - Sydney City Limits at Centennial Park on 24 Feb, one-night-only at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne on 26 Feb, and onto Adelaide at Elder P...ark on 27th Feb. Im going to the Melbourne gig, with a signed copy of my book for Ms Jones, what could possibly go wrong! Jerry Grayson Bloomsbury Publishing UK Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Palais Theatre Adelaide Festival Visit Melbourne Sydney, AustraliaGrace Jones The Operatives Sydney.com Live Nation Australia & New Zealand Mushroom Group Saxton@splendourinthegrass #jamesbond #filmpilot #flyingthelens #airship #rogermoore #elderpark #centennialpark #iggypop #slavetotherhythm #Sting #davidbowie #roxymusic #loveisthedrug #viewtoakill #007 #conanthebarbarian #discodiva #popculture #musicicon

06.01.2022 Excited to be meeting Michael Smith on Jon Faines radio show 1100-1200 today ABC774 - Michael flew his plane to cinemas around the world and owns the great Arthouse cinema The Sun in Yarraville - a favourite of mine! I'll be telling stories from my book FILM PILOT as well as talking all things re Drones in Agriculture, my love. @rescuepilot @bloomsburypublishing @Saxtonspeakers @ABCradiomelbourne #agdrones #dronesaregood #dronesurvey #filmpilot #thesuntheatre #Yarraville #farmsurvey #precisionhawk #freedomdrones

06.01.2022 One man and his dog, and his drone! Great start to the day working with good friend TommyD stock counting, mustering and checking on health of flock. @tjad3522 @gettyimages #decisionfarm #agdrone #dronesurvey #mustering #stockcheck #stockcount #thismansanatural #dronesforgood #flyingthelens #onemanandhisdog

04.01.2022 Stuck for a Father's Day gift?... check out FILM PILOT lifting the lid on filming F1, Olympics,The Rolling Stones and Grace Jones! DM me your thoughts .and Qs - with thanks to Australian Flying mag for a very generous review! Australian Flying Bloomsbury Publishing Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Adlard Coles Nautical Saxton Dymocks Books Rutherford&Maine Avenue Bookstore Grace Jones The Rolling Stones F1 Doha #annekarice #michaelball #filmpilot #fathersday #doha #asiangames #hurricanekatrina #jamesbond #007 #treasurehunt #helicopterlife #helicopterfilming #aerialfilming #drones #dronefilming #ridleyscott #BHD #blackhawkdown #olympics #soccerworldcup #FIFA #formula1 #gracejones #kuwait #gulfwar #IMAX #rollingstones

04.01.2022 Written in helicopters, executed by drones. 4 days left to get the pre-order discount at http://www.bloomsbury.com/au/film-pilot-9781472941077/

03.01.2022 The last time I saw Commonwealth Games and Media Centre signage was when I was directing the helicopter broadcast unit for Melbournes Comm Games in 2006, what a brilliant event it was. Im really excited to be Keynote Speaker at todays Government Procurement Works & Fleet Conference speaking about my transition from helicopter filming to filming from DRONES. RESILIENCE and DEALING WITH ADVERSITY is my topic for todays Keynote - Ive embraced the disruption drones have... brought to aerial filming, and am loving this new landscape. Contact me if I can help with your Conference or Drone Filming.. Saxton Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth GamesGold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre Destination Gold Coast #localbuy #peakevent #gc2018 #filmpilot #dronestagram #dronepilot #aerial #aerialfilming #commonwealthgames2018 #sharethedream #mediacentre #resilience #disruption #keynote #keynotespeaker #peakservices #gccec #GCCEC

03.01.2022 Despite my focus on all the exciting new possibilities of creating aerial imagery from drones I never tire of looking at earth imagery from space. https://www.theguardian.com//satellite-eye-on-earth-septem

02.01.2022 I'm loving sharing my rescue and film stories with Saxton's clients - let me know if you'd like to do our Flying the Lens Masterclass Drone filming course or to book me to speak at your Conference, Awards event or team-building workshop. Saxton Bloomsbury Publishing Australia Adlard Coles Limited Adlard Coles Royal Navy Studio 10 #flyingthelens #searchandrescue #dronefilming #masterclass #keynotespeaker #helicopter #aerialfilming #studio10

01.01.2022 "Ummmm this drone landing pad's tasty"! Blue skies for our third day in a row out on the road showing farmers how to muster their stock #bestbeef #cattlefarm #IR #infrared #thedecisionfarm #happyfarmer #thisislife

01.01.2022 Congrats to the guys at NSW Police Force and our friends at FPV Australia who imparted the essential tricks of the trade. I'm so glad that the days of massive budget spends and questionable purchasing decisions are fading from public service orgs. A torch and an off-the-shelf drone saves two lives! Bring on #disruption, I've seen it and it works.

01.01.2022 Thanks for the plug, I love sharing life lessons with your clients in my Keynotes - whilst my world of helicopter filming has been disrupted by Drones, Im embracing the new paradigm, seizing the new opportunities drones bring and enjoying flying from terra firma! Im running Drone filming masterclass Flying the Lens in every capital city across Australia and Ill be in the UK teaching in November, so PM me if interested... FPV Australia Mongrel Gear Australia #keynotespeaker #filmpilot #dronepilot #flyingthelens #dronesaregood

01.01.2022 Its not every lunchtime one gets to grasp an Oscar, and chat with the Oscar-winner himself! Inspirational, one of lifes true gentlemen, our 3-D mentor and current collaborator - swipe left to see what Peter won his Oscar for... Id love to help you FLY THE LENS! Check out dates via FPV Australia website or mine www.JerryG.co... Ive written about my film flying work with Peter in my book FILM PILOT: from James Bond to Hurricane Katrina published worldwide by Bloomsbury Publishing. Mongrel Gear Australia FPV Australia #flyingthelens #adlardcoles #bloomsburygroup #bloomsburypublishing #oscars #oscarwinner #3d #aerialfilming #dronefilming #filmpilot #UAV #inspirational #mentor #englishgentleman #rescuepilot