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A U.S. Certified Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.
ATLASAERIAL
AERIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CREATIVE IMAGERY BY DRONE
BASED IN VIRGINIA SERVING THE MID-ATLANTIC AND BEYOND
ABOUT
About Atlas Aerial
Atlas Aerial (Recon Five Media LLC) was founded in 2018 in Virginia and is led by Rick Charles who was born with a love for aviation and being a part of big things. Growing up in New York City, Rick was immersed in an environment of big newsworthy events and famous places. Rick was fascinated with the breaking news stories that appeared from locations throughout the city as well the news helicopters that covered the stories from above the city.
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Atlas Aerial is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs-certified Service-disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business.
About Rick Charles, Owner, Chief Pilot and Director of Operations
Chief Pilot and owner Rick Charles brings over 34-years of first-hand experience in military and civil aviation, combat-experienced command and control operations, U.S. intelligence and federal law enforcement, 9-1-1 emergency services (fire & EMS) as the foundation and inspiration for Atlas Aerial.
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Rick has over 2,800 military flight hours including over 300 combat flight hours from Operation Desert Storm as a United States Air Force aviator. In addition, he is a long-time veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Intelligence Community and the FAA National Security team.
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34+ Years of Professional and Aviation Experience with:
Our Equipment
Atlas Aerial flies DJI Unmanned Aircraft. We fly the Matrice 30T, Inspire 2, Mavic 3 Pro Cine, Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced, Mavic 2 Pro. and Avata FPV aircraft which can capture images in 4K high definition, in RAW and stream in HD as well as possesses a robust thermal capability!
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DJI's most capable aircraft for incident response, public safety operations, security and news gathering is the Matrice 30T (M30T). The M30T is an all-weather, long endurance, multi-sensor aircraft capable of optical and thermal imagery collection, subject tracking, video streaming, video capture and other enterprise-level functionality not available in other products.
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The DJI Inspire 2 is a high-quality aerial cinematography platform used by movie and TV Directors of Photography in Hollywood and around the world. It can capture 4K images and stream live video for broadcasting purposes.
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The DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine features next-level imaging performance. Mavic 3 Pro's triple-camera system ushers in a new era of camera drones by housing three sensors and lenses with different focal lengths. Equipped with a Hasselblad camera and dual tele cameras, Mavic 3 Pro Cine is a triple-camera drone that unlocks new shooting perspectives.
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The Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced (M2EA) brings a zoom capability in both a traditional optical (visual) and a sophisticated thermal sensing system able to display in 10 different color palettes. Our M2EA is the same UAS aircraft and sensor used by the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) Command Tactical Unit and FDNY Robotics Unit to inform Incident Commanders at 2nd alarms or greater incidents with aerial and thermal information.
The Mavic 2 Pro is another tried and true platform in our fleet. It has a smaller form factor that excels when a discrete presence is required. The Mavic 2 Pro uses a Hasselblad lens to capture images in crisp definition and high dynamic range and also is 4K High Definition broadcast platform. We use the DJI Smart Controller to enable HDMI live broadcast connectivity to our broadcast production station.