Boat Filming London in Gravesend

Flying in Gravesend means working over moving water, tidal range and live vessel traffic. We supply broadcast media, survey data and structural inspection imagery from the same operating base. Where a brief covers several reaches, we plan them into one run down the river.

Magnetic interference near steel structures in Gravesend is factored into the flight plan. RTK platforms are available where the deliverable is a measurement rather than an image. Where bank access is restricted, we scout the approach before the crew and kit arrive.

Our crews hold marine VHF and stay in contact with river traffic while the aircraft is airborne. Emergency landing points are identified on the bank or on a vessel before take-off, never improvised. Nothing goes up until the paperwork, the tide plan and the brief agree with each other.

If weather or tide closes the window, we rebook the next viable slot at no extra cost. Send us the dates and the shot list and we will tell you which tides are viable. Tell us the deadline first, because on the river it decides almost everything else.