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Thames Bridge Drone Surveys in Putney - UAS London
Thames & River Marine Services

Thames Bridge Drone Surveys in Putney

Specialist over-water thames bridge drone surveys at Putney for marine engineering, logistics, and creative media.

If your project sits in Putney, we can plan and fly it with the river permissions already in place. That combination of aviation and marine crew is what makes over-water work practical rather than theoretical. Where a brief covers several reaches, we plan them into one run down the river.

We survey the Putney bank and the water in advance to fix take-off, landing and contingency points. Dual-operator setups let the pilot hold visual line of sight while the camera tracks independently. We bring spare airframes; a single failure should not end a tide-limited shoot.

Riparian landowners and pier operators in Putney are contacted ahead of the date. Ground safety on the bank, meaning cordons, pedestrian routes and marshals, is planned alongside the flight. Moorings, houseboats and riverside residents are given notice where the operation warrants it.

Rushes can go out the same evening where a broadcast deadline requires it. Ask us about vessel support for Putney, since we can arrange MCA-coded platforms through Cinecraft. We are straightforward about what the river will and will not allow.

Marine Specifications in Putney

Over-water flight safety fail-safes
Tide-window scheduling and vessel traffic liaison
Tidal Thames skipper and pilot crew
VHF marine radio equipped pilots
Riparian landowner and pier operator liaison
Dynamic ship-to-ship tracking shots

Book River Filming

Drone operations at Putney 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
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

Do you work with the vessel operator directly?

Yes, and it makes a noticeable difference to the result. Given the skipper's contact we coordinate the passage and the shot list directly, so the vessel is where the camera needs it rather than the other way round.

Do you carry out structural inspections on Thames bridges and piers?

Yes. We fly high-zoom and thermal payloads for close-range condition surveys of bridges, piers, river walls and marine civil works, and can deliver the output as an annotated report or georeferenced imagery.

Can you launch drones directly from boats in Putney?

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.