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The need for speed When a Top Gun up-and-comer switches to flying camera drones, the Samsung Portable SSD T7 Shield is his best wingman F or as long as he can remember, David Timson had dreams of a career in flying. And not big But when the time came to be assigned to jets, helicopters or drones, he was ordered to learn helicopters. A dream for many, but not Timson.
“I visited various dramatic landscapes in Europe and recorded some incredible shots. I loved it.” Not long after, film production companies came knocking, as his control of drones and the shots he captures are simply superb, thanks to his experience of flying. However, very early on, Timson learned the hard way about the importance of regular backups when shooting, as things can quickly go wrong – especially when tricky shots using drones are involved. “I was in Lanzarote shooting coastal landscapes,” he recalls. “I had a massive memory card inside the drone with all the footage from a few days of shooting. And of course, I hadn’t backed it up.
commercial airliners or crop-dusting small planes, but the fastest fighter planes in the world. Unlike most of the aspiring aviators inspired by Top Gun: Maverick , Timson took his plan seriously, learning to fly gliders and then powered planes from the age of just 13 via Britain’s Air Cadets. He joined the University Air Squadron, earning scholarships and bursaries to further his journey towards 30,000 feet and beyond. He joined the Royal Air Force and was top of his training course – the sure-fire path to becoming an ace.
“My whole life, I only wanted to fly fast jets. I’d put all my efforts into it for years. I didn’t want to fly helicopters,” Timson shares. He gave it a shot but after six years, his heart wasn’t in it, and he quit. Leaving the military took adjustment, and a series of conventional jobs followed. “I knew I never wanted to have a normal job,” he admits. Timson eventually decided to get into flying drones to shoot some filmic video, and became hooked. “I wanted to travel, shooting great footage of stunning places,” says Timson.
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