Drone Filming in E1W
We cover E1W for drone filming, with the airspace checks, risk assessment and clearances handled before the crew arrives.
Recent Work
Selected work from across London and the Thames.
We take drone filming bookings across E1W most weeks of the year. Clients here range from developers and contractors to production companies, agents and event organisers. We are happy to work alongside a ground photographer or video crew already on site.
The value of drone filming here is showing something that is otherwise hard to see. Operating in E1W is a different problem to operating on open ground, and it is planned that way. E1W is grouped with the rest of East London on our scheduling, which keeps mobilisation costs down.
We work out take-off and landing points, cordons and contingency routes for E1W ahead of the shoot date. We capture in RAW throughout, so there is headroom left in the grade or the processing. We keep the separation distances the regulations require from anyone not under our control.
We are CAA approved and insured to £10M public liability on every job. Urgent E1W jobs can be turned around same-day where the schedule allows. The same pilot who plans the E1W job is usually the one who flies it.
Riverfront work in E1W needs a crew that reads the water as well as the airspace. Ours includes working Thames skippers, so tide state and vessel movements are planned for rather than discovered on the day.
What's Included
Thames Riverside Expertise
Because E1W is adjacent to the River Thames, operations here may require specialist maritime knowledge. We coordinate with the Port of London Authority (PLA) and provide highly experienced river skippers when required.
View Thames Operations →Frequently Asked Questions
How much notice do you need for a booking in E1W?
A few days is comfortable for most E1W sites, and we can often cover urgent work at shorter notice. Jobs needing NATS or ATC coordination, or access to a restricted site, need longer, and we will flag that as soon as we see the brief.
Do we need permission from the landowner or council?
Take-off and landing need the landowner's permission, and we will tell you whose it is before the date. Where a council, managing agent or estate needs sight of our CAA authorisation, insurance or risk assessment, we supply the paperwork directly.
Can you work around a live site in E1W?
Yes. We plan around access routes, working hours and pedestrian movement, and can schedule flights for quieter windows to keep ground risk down. Cordons and marshalling are agreed in advance rather than arranged on the day.