Photo: Alexia JohnstonThe Christchurch company proposing to fly unmanned aircraft over restricted airspace in Central Otago is considering going elsewhere. Skybase chief executive Michael Read told the Otago Daily Times yesterday there were options the company was "exploring at the moment". "If we don’t have the support of the [Central Otago] community, and the support of the aviation community, then it doesn’t make sense for us. "We’re a professional aviation company; we’re focused on introducing new game-changing technology, and if that’s not welcomed in the area then that’s disappointing, but we’ll look elsewhere." He did not believe the company had consulted the community properly and the pilots were "a bit miffed about the whole deal".

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2018 15:33 UTC