Flying at Wembley Stadium (Brent Council & PSPO)

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Just after a bit of advice. My team (I’m official club photographer not just a supporter) have made it to a final at Wembley in May. I would love to get some scene setters with may drone obviously before any significant crowds build.

I have contacted Brent council about written permission to not contravene their PSPO but am awaiting response. If I don’t get anything back or a supportive response am I right in assuming I’m okay to fly from private land within the PSPO area as long as I have the landowners permission? Thinking maybe the hotel we are stopping at?

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I’ve moved your post to a new topic @DJNelson where it’ll get more eyes on it :slight_smile:

Yes, confirmed, from private land, you can do as you please - Brent Council have no control or say in what happens in the airspace over their own land.

There are no airspace restrictions over Wembley:

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Let us know how the hotel TOAL permission request goes, maybe offer to take some photos of their hotel in return for free passage :smiley:

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Much appreciated. Yes I will keep you posted. It does feel like the wording on the PSPO has been such to imply more control than they have.

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I was thinking that with the hotel. We will be spending a lot of money there so hopefully it won’t be a problem. :crossed_fingers:

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That’s exactly why they do it :confused:

Councils often do the same with a “policy” or a sign in a park. It’s often not worth the paper it’s written on and is simply there to try and serve as a public deterrent.

Thankfully you’re part of a club that knows all the tricks these types of organisations get up to, and we can tar National Trust with that same brush too :blush:

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Just a small observation… Maybe or maybe not a NOTAM will be thrown around Wembley for games such as football finals, regardless of what league they are in?

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NOTAMs we can live with but hopefully any airspace restrictions would be limited to match day :crossed_fingers:t2:

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Yes will keep an eye out for that. We will be down the day before the game so hopefully could do something then if that does happen.

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You’ll have better success by phrasing your request along the lines of asking if it would be alright to take some aerial photographs.

It’s often mentally perceived and received much better than mentioning the "D" word :blush:

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Great tip that. :+1:

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Or, as I have done (UK and Italy) ..
“Any chance I can have access to the roof to take some photos of the cathedral/castle … ?”

Just forgot to mention my camera could fly. :rofl:

Took pics of the hotel, too, and gave them to the hotel in thanks. (Much appreciated, 7/8 years ago, before every Tom, Dick, etc, had a drone.)

Back when that happened in the UK, taking pics “for the hotel” lay close to the commercial flying grey area. Not the same issue these days.

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Toal and free car park in the red area and be careful signal gets bad

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I always do that myself, I never mention the D word I always say Ariel photography hobbyist usually works a treat .

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Hi There DJ , Interested on Your Approach to Brent Council / Wembley Stadium and Wish you Luck, Also A Word of Caution Possible Radio Jammers ,? I Live in Brent and Fly with My DJI Mini Pro 4 Called DragonFly From Fryent Country Park and Depending on whichever Flight Paths I / 2 Routes Towards Wembley Stadium I had Radio Inference,? Issue’s on One of the Flight Paths ?, I hope this Information will be of some Help , Check out the Video ,
PS I have not Mastered How to Upload My Videos to the Club as Yet , But Suzanne of Albion Drones did Try to Help me ,But I am Not Good with Computers,?

If you get a chance to Have look at My YouTube Channel alexanderyorkston231 of were I was Flying Around (Titled Quick Flight Wembley Stadium 17.08.24 ) From Fryent County Park ) PS Give it a Like if you Enjoyed ,
Regards Alex North London DJI Mini Pro4 DragonFly,

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Just had a watch. Can’t believe how built up it is around the ground since I was last there.

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Hi D J ,So Must have been Many Years Ago , So you Managed to see the Video , I was Wondering if you could Load up on The Clubs Site if you Don’t mind Please , All the best, Regards Alex , DJI Pro 4 DragonFly