CAA Certified with Enhanced OSC permissions under CAA No. 2565 and fully insured to £10m+ compliant with EC 785/2004
Based in Sussex in the South East, and providing Drone Aerial Services Operations nationwide throughout the UK and Ireland
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CAA certification Operational Authorisation (OA) No.2565 | Operating Safety Case No.2565OSC | GVC & A2 CofC Qualified
Drone Media Imaging is a specialist UAV drone service provider, operating from the South East of the UK, but ready and able to deploy across the UK and Ireland.
We are licensed and certified with a CAA Operational Authorisation (OA) for sub 25kg category DAY and NIGHT flights.
With a background and reputation built over many decades in professional commercial photography, we re-trained and re-invested in our business back in 2015 so that we can now provide competitive aerial drone services across many industry sectors. We are also qualified and certified to provide thermal imaging data, not just in the air but also on the ground to cover solar panel inspections, flat roof, and structural water ingress/damage, and building insulation and thermal bridging analysis.
Drone Media Imaging’s pilots are CPL-uS qualified and liability insured. We adhere strictly to guidelines, procedures, planning practices, and risk assessment necessary to ensure the safety of staff, properties, and the general public, as well as to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) legislation, rules and regulations.
Aerial drone photography, video and thermal imaging are not as expensive as you might think and we won’t be beaten on price for comparable service and experience!
We offer simple understandable pricing structures or can quote you specifically for your individual project requirements if you need something we have not covered. Just complete our online enquiry form which provides us with the information we need to offer you an accurate quotation.
Or just get in touch for a chat…
Recent News and Blog
Drones Used in Construction Projects
The construction industry has been one of the leaders in embracing the advantages UAVs or drones have to offer in assessing risk, reporting to all parties, providing risk free and convenient inspection and also in providing promotional material for the construction firm and the company that will be moving into the finished building. Building Inspection & Surveys The fact [...]
Drone Thermal Imaging
Thermal imaging cameras can provide a wealth of information that would remain hidden from the naked eye, creating opportunities for preventative maintenance, cost savings, and enhanced asset management in many areas. We are based in Sussex but operate nationwide with our state of the art equipment, including our high end thermal imaging camera – the ZenMuse which combines [...]
Showcasing Your Property Portfolio
Managing a commercial property portfolio is a demanding and competitive area and marketing these assets to potential investors is a key part of any successful management strategy. Aerial footage, now achievable via UAVs or drones, offers an incredible tool for property marketing. It allows the asset to be shown within its environment which can be vital in showcasing [...]
Drone Photography and Video at Crawley Construction Site
Today was a strange day weather wise as you can see from the photos above. We started working with a backdrop of sparkling blue skies and ended with a vista of dark clouds. In fact, as drones are so weather sensitive, we have excellent weather forecasting information that we can draw on and [...]
Construction and Drone Surveys & Photography
A bird's eye view of a construction site or project can be a huge advantage at all stages of development, from before construction begins to surveying the finished product and how it sits within its environment. Drones offer a fast and easy way to accomplish this with minimal interruption on site and at a fraction of the cost of [...]
Roof Inspections with Drone – New Reporting Technology
We're very excited about some new technology that we have access to that looks to solve the problems of roof inspection and damage assessment from the safety of the ground and using drones or unmanned aerial vehicles. This new software makes it even easier and quicker to capture the imagery needed with automated flight planning to account for the [...]
Enhanced Operating Permissions Granted by the CAA
Drone Media Imaging has been granted enhanced drone operating permissions from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) known as an ‘Operating Safty Case‘ or OSC, which puts us in an exclusive and advanced group of drone operators.
Less than 5% of drone operators currently have such permissions in the UK. Our enhanced permissions allow us to take-off, land, and fly closer to People, Properties, Vehicles and Vessels not under our control, as well as fly above 400ft to 800ft. Standard permissions now called, Operational Authorisation PDRA-01 (previously known as Permission for Commercial Operations PfCO) that the CAA grant normal drone operators are much more restrictive.

Operating under an UAS-OSC for your project is just as straight forward as for any other drone flight mission. The key difference is in the onsite procedures we deploy, safety planning implemented and research completed beforehand. The cost can vary considerably when there is a need to operate under an OSC and is very dependent upon the work required. So the first thing to do is to start a conversation with us about the project, survey/inspection, filming or photography you need to be completed and we can advise you if an OSC is needed in the first place, or whether the work can be completed under standard permissions.
Drone Filming and TV Projects We’ve Completed For Our Clients
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