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Thames Drone Filming in Blackfriars - UAS London
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Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Drone Filming in Blackfriars

Specialist over-water thames drone filming at Blackfriars for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

Recent Work

Selected work from across London and the Thames.

Our thames drone filming team is authorised and equipped for operations in Blackfriars. The work ranges from single vessel shoots to multi-day coverage of marine civil projects. We quote per project, because a river job depends far more on access and tide than on the service name.

We survey the Blackfriars bank and the water in advance to fix take-off, landing and contingency points. We fly marine-configured aircraft rated for the wind speeds the river corridor regularly produces. We bring spare airframes; a single failure should not end a tide-limited shoot.

We notify the PLA and maintain contact with London VTS throughout operations in Blackfriars. Crews are water-safety trained as well as CAA-licensed. Moorings, houseboats and riverside residents are given notice where the operation warrants it.

Edited video, stills, orthomosaics and inspection reports follow the flight within 48 hours. Talk to our skippers before you commit. They will tell you quickly whether the shot is achievable. There is no obligation attached to an enquiry.

Marine Specifications in Blackfriars

Bridge and pier structural inspection clearance
Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
Tidal Thames skipper and pilot crew
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots
VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Georeferenced river and foreshore mapping

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Blackfriars require Port of London Authority clearance and skipper-coordinated flight paths.

Request River Booking

Thames Operational Specs

  • PLA Coordination Managed
  • VHF Radio Pilot Logs
  • MCA-Coded Support Vessels
  • £10M Maritime Insurance
  • GPS Tracked Over-Water Flights
  • Wind-shear resistant platforms

Reference Links

RegulatoryCAA approved operator
Insurance£10M public liability
Experience1,000+ flight hours in London airspace
AirspaceNATS permissions for central London operations
RegisteredUAS London Limited · 16148461

Frequently Asked Questions

Who owns the footage from the Blackfriars shoot?

Licensing is agreed before the flight and written into the quote. Tell us whether the material is for broadcast, marketing, an operational record or a planning submission and we scope the licence accordingly.

What deliverables can you provide from Blackfriars?

Broadcast-ready video, high-resolution stills, georeferenced orthomosaics of the bank and foreshore, 3D models, or written inspection reports. Raw capture is handed over on the day and processed output follows within 24 to 48 hours.

Can you launch drones directly from boats in Blackfriars?

Yes. Through our partnership with Cinecraft we have access to MCA-coded workboats and support vessels, and our pilots are experienced in launching and recovering from a moving deck.