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A pilot and a crane driver were part of the crew needed to capture a piece of history on James Oval last month.

Hundreds of students gathered on the grass to form a big number 100, to commemorate their student days during the University's Centenary.

Photographer Matthew Galligan was lifted high into the sky where he took some brilliant shots, despite his fear of heights.

An unmanned air vehicle (UAV), also known as a drone, flew over the students taking aerial photos. Paul Dewar described himself as the chief pilot of the UAV, while Tim Lucas was the payload operator, controlling the camera.

Paul said their company Cyber Technology had been in business for just a few years but they were already in demand for film shoots, real estate advertising, infrastructure inspections and search and rescue missions.

Guild President Cam Barnes did a fantastic job wooing students from the crowd to join the gang on the lawn, keeping up spirits as they waited for enough people to join the throng, initiating Mexican waves, crowd surfing with Centum and generally keeping everybody entertained.

Published in UWA News , April 2013