Big Mouth's Space Uterus | "putting puberty on the map."

The Space Uterus is helping ‘put puberty on the map’ through Netflix’s newest series: Big Mouth—an adult-animated comedy that dissects the highs and lows of the transition from adolescence to adulthood. 

The Space Uterus was designed and executed by Stan Herd. This is only one of countless works from all across the world. For over 40 years, the ‘father of crop art’ has helped in transforming how the world looks from above. His earthworks are designed and then executed by planting, mowing, burning and plowing. Stan is well-known for “Young Woman Of China”, a 5 acre piece in China.

We had a blast working on this promo! I always know when we work with director Andrew Melby everything will be dialed in ready to go. This shoot was no exception, we had one take to get this right and everything went perfectly!

Conducting Drone Business in the State of Minnesota, MN-Dot Operators Certificate

North Star Aerial adds another compliance feather to its cap. While the FAA continues to make progress with the integration of drones into the national airspace, the State of Minnesota has recently initiated requirements governing drone activities as well. The Minnesota Department of Transportation Aviation now mandates that you, as a UAS operator, register your aircraft with the state, meet their insurance requirements, and then obtain an annual operator license. 

Some believe that this is nothing more than a revenue grab from the state. I remain optimistic, andbelieve that it is just another check and balance with in the industry.

However, this could prove detrimental to our industry. There is the possibility that each state will adopt it's own rules and regulations for the newly emerging drone industry. 

We need uniform and consistent national regulation, rather than state by state legislation. A national operator's license, much like a local driver's license, would give each pilot the freedom to both travel and conduct business nationwide, without the barrier to enter of state by state regulation.

Graphics On The Fly

The North Star Aerial Van gets graphics!

Because, what would a full service aerial production vehicle be without a little logo love?

It's a Ram ProMaster with a twist: we added custom badging and turned ours into an AerialMaster.

Big shout out to Joel Boerboom & the talented, professional crew at Catapult who went the extra mile to get our graphics done in time!  They even threw in this landing zone mat, which is safe and super cool.

Next up, we tackle the van's interior - stay tuned!