Thames Drone Surveys at Corney Reach

We work at Corney Reach regularly, and river operations are the core of what we do. That combination of aviation and marine crew is what makes over-water work practical rather than theoretical. The river rewards crews who know it; a stranger to this water loses the shot to the tide.

We identify launch and recovery points at Corney Reach that work at the state of tide on the day. Dual-operator setups let the pilot hold visual line of sight while the camera tracks independently. Where the subject is a moving vessel, the shot is planned around its passage, not ours.

We keep the river authorities informed from planning through to the end of the flight. Our pilots hold advanced CAA permissions covering congested river corridors and historic crossings. Abort criteria are briefed to the crew and the skipper before the first launch.

Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Contact the operations desk to check dates at Corney Reach and get a written quote. If the tides do not work for your deadline, we will tell you rather than string it out.