Aerial Photography for Archaeology

Using RC to aid in research Written by Austin “Chad” Hill Read the full article in the April 2014 issue of Model Aviation. Model airplanes are my father’s lifelong hobby. As soon as I was old enough to hold a transmitter, he took me flying. Although I continued to fly with him throughout high school and college, I never expected RC aircraft to become a part of my professional life! Nearly 30 years later, I fly RC as an archaeologist collaborating on a number of excavations and archaeological research projects. Although RC technology is not new to archaeology, with…