Welcome to www.skylink.aero, the website that showcases an innovative, wireless video relay solution.

Skylink equips the customer with the capability to relay multiple video transmissions through a single all weather airborne platform, providing a truly unique real-time broadcast service.

Launched in 2003, the Skylink service has built up an impressive portfolio. Consistently providing our customers with unrivalled pictures, from some of the world's biggest sporting events.

To find out more please take the time to browse our website or download our brochure.

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Introduction

For geographically dispersed events such as cycling and marathons, video links are traditionally relayed via multiple helicopters. Skylink replaces all of these low altitude relay platforms with a single high altitude platform; a Pilatus PC-12 cruising at up to 30,000ft. All of the uplinks are relayed via just one aircraft.

Skylink Concept Diagram (Move mouse to magnifier to enlarge)

All Weather

Fully pressurised and with a full de-icing capability, the PC-12 can operate in all weathers and over any terrain. Skylink has delivered live video links during thunder storms, snow blizzards and high winds (100 Knots). No other relay service offers this all weather performance.

Cost Effective

Deploying one Skylink PC-12 instead of multiple helicopters is a competitive option. Where the terrain allows, the high altitude PC-12 is able to relay all of the video links to the finish area directly, removing the need to hire additional satellite or terrestrial mid-point links.

For long duration events, additional helicopters are required to cover re-fuelling times. Skylink does not incur these costs as the PC-12 can fly for 7.5 hours.

More Choice

Skylink provides all of the video links all of the time, offering a greater choice of pictures to both the program makers and, through new interactive services, to the viewer at home. From cycling to marathons, motorsport to live-news-gathering, Skylink is the most reliable and cost effective relay platform available today.

BBC use Skylink for the fourth year in a row on the Great North Run.

New 5-day Tour of Ireland covered by Skylink...

Careful preparation paves the way for a Skylinks first coverage of the Vattenfall Cyclassics...

Skylink delivers live pictures on the 59th Tour of Austria.

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