All about AeroAVA

We appreciate that when you're booking a drone show you may want to know about the experience and knowledge of those behind it.

AeroAVA was founded by Chris Bradbury and Tom Rees with a singular goal of offering high-quality outdoor aerial choreographed drone shows for events, broadcast entertainment, public celebrations, marketing campaigns and more...

The star of the show

The crew behind our drone shows are awesome, but we have to mention the jewel in the night sky of what we do, our drones.

Our show drones are class leading in so many respects, from the brightest LEDs and the highest level of accuracy, to class leading flight times.

When you want a drone show that is literally on another level, you want AeroAVA Ltd.

What our class leading drones can do

AeroAVA can create 2D or 3D shapes with their show drones

2D or 3D shapes

We are flying in a 3D spacial environemnt, so our drones can be used to create any shape or form within that space.

This means we can create 2D or 3D displays made of simple shapes or full geometric objects, as well as letters, numbers, and even QR codes.

Our show drones can reproduce any RGB colour

Any RGB colour

The show drone's main LED is a staggering 900 lumen that can create any colour in the RGB range and be seen for miles at night.

If your brand or project has a specific colour, our show drones can match the true 'hex colour' and make sure everything is full coordinated.

AeroAVA can animate the drone show

Animation

Sometimes you may simply want a static object in the night sky, such as a QR code made of drones, or your brand's identity.

Other times you may want the show to come alive with movement to captivate your audience and pull them into the story behind the display.

CHANGE

Accuracy 

We made sure the drone tech we use is centimeter precise to ensure your message is displayed just how you intended it to be.

This also means our show drones can be flown closer together, allowing for more detail in smaller spaces, but also for better resolution images.

Our journey so far

AeroAVA was founded by Tom Rees and Chris Bradbury in 2019 to offer high-quality outdoor aerial choreography drone shows for outdoor events, broadcast entertainment, public celebrations and marketing campaigns.

Sadly 2020 saw the global pandemic hit the events industry really hard, so we held back a little until things settled in 2023.

We then started as we mean to go on by flying an award winning show at the Isle of Wight Music Festival in 2023, where we flew 500 drones a night, 6 nights in a row.

Meet the AeroAVA team

AeroAVA was founded by Chris Bradbury and Tom Rees with a singular goal of offering high-quality outdoor aerial choreographed drone shows for events, broadcast entertainment, public celebrations, marketing campaigns and more...

We've then developed a team of dedicated professionals to help us make your show the best it can be.

AeroAVA's technical director Chris Bradbury

Chris Bradbury

Technical Director.

Chris is our 'drone guru', as not only has he been running his own high end drone filming company for a decade, but he also actively supports drone education through the BMFA and BDF.

In other words, what Chris doesn't know about drones proabably isn't worth knowing.

When he's not being our senior designer and pilot, he is usually flying his radio controlled planes, helicopters and racing drones, or out walking his dogs, or riding his motorbike.

AeroAVA's managing director Tom Rees

Tom Rees

Managing Director.

Tom is our 'events guru', having over three decades of experience in the creative production and operational delivery of, corporate and public events of all scales and types, both here in the UK and internationally.

Tom is also trained in professional unmanned aerial vehicle flight operations, occupational health and safety, and fire safety and risk management.

When it comes to running a show, Tom makes sure all the external safety boxes are ticked.

One of AeroAVA's additional pilots Trevor

Trevor

Pilot / observer.

Trevor is one of AeroAVA's pilots and another crew member with a strong background in drone operation and flight safety.

Trevor has a passion for electric cars, so helps keep AeroAVA on the straight and narrow with our carbon footprint.

One of AeroAVA's additional pilots Darren

Darren

Pilot / observer.

Darren is one of AeroAVA's pilots and another crew member with a strong background in drone operation and flight safety.

Darren is usually out with his Harley Davidson in his down time.

One of AeroAVA's safety observers Chris

Chris

Observer.

Chris has a keen eye for detail and helps make sure none of our drones start the revolution against mankind when setting up.

One of AeroAVA's safety observers Brandon

Brandon

Observer.

Brandon is not only another observer for the team, but he is also another qualified pilot and pretty nifty with an FPV drone, which makes for some great filming shots of the drone shows.

AeroAVA's moral officer Craig Lorking

Craig

Moral officer.

Craig is an experienced drone operator as well, and one of the best remote control pilots in the world. He is therefore perfect for flying cameras to capture the action in our drone shows.

Craig is the life and soul of our team and always makes everyone around him happy, hence he's our honrary moral officer.