Night flight over the Thames and Hammersmith bridge

[kvetner]

I was busy picking out landmarks as well!

Nice place to fly although it’s a shame the bridge isn’t better lit up at night.

DJI pilots should be wary of the London Heliport FRZ right next door though, as it’s one of those that isn’t included in the DJI geofencing. The previous discussion here will also be relevant for anyone unaware of the risk of a helicopter not maintaining its required minimum 500ft flight height along the Thames:

Can I fly a drone around Tower Bridge?

Well, the answers may change now anyway as the regulations are different in 2021. If you have a PfCO or Operational Authorisation, then you may or may not be able to fly here depending on what your OA actually says. Unless you have an OSC allowing you to fly close to people, then the main issues will be the standard separation distances which are 30m during TOAL and 50m during flight, under UKPDRA01 (see CAP722 for details). For any flight to the west of the bridge, this is in the City of Lond…