Aerial Filming in the UK
Castle Air
Probably the longest established aerial filming company in the UK, operating in the UK and Northern Europe for over 20 years.
Perhaps best remembered as being the people who flew the helicopters on Treasure Hunt other credits include Interceptor, The Flying Gardener and more recently both series of Coast.
With twin engined Agusta 109 helicopters that can operate over and in congested areas and a single engine Jetranger for the budget conscious Castle Air have a solution to fit most filming requirements.
| AOC No. | 912 |
| Helicopters | Agusta 109, Bell 206 |
Arena Aviation
Arena are the operators of both the Sky News and BBC helicopters. Based at Redhill in Surrey gives immediate access to the central london area in minutes.
| AOC No. | GB2144 |
| Helicopters | Twin Squirrel, Robinson R44 |
Flying TV
Flying TV operate from Denham near London and although the new kid on the block have some impressive credit to their name already.
| AOC No. | 2197 (Heli Air AOC) |
| Helicopters | Robinson R44 |
Helivision
A small but long established company whose chief pilot has some impressive credits to his name, he has been the helicopter pilot in several of the more recent James Bond Films.
Ten Thirteen
Headed up by an aerial cameraman and with experience worldwide Ten Thirteen have an excellent reputation for aerial camerawork. Their pilots can be found in the aircraft of some of the other companies mentioned here.
Flying Pictures
Flying pictures are probably the most experienced 'motion picture' company around, with hundreds of credits from twenty plus years of aerial film work.
| AOC No. | 1264 |
| Helicopters | Twin Squirrel, Single Squirrel |
Helicopter Film Services Ltd
Helicopter Film Services Operate from Denham airfield and have an impressive list of feature film credits. They also offer helicopter and jet charter services.
PDG Helicopters
PDG are an AOC operator based in Scotland with years of aerial filming experience and a variety of aerial camera equipment including FLIR and Cineflex and specialist equipment used for aerial power line surveys.
| AOC No. | 2071 |
| Helicopters | Single Squirrel, Twin Squirrel |
Elite Helicopters
A long established charter operator, offering aerial photography and aerial camera work based at Goodwood near the town of Chichester.
| AOC No. | 2055 |
| Helicopters | Single Squirrel, Bell 206, R44 |
Excel Charter
Excel charter based at Stapleford can provide aerial filming services and are ideally placed for filming Central London.
| AOC No. | 2184 |
| Helicopters | Twin Squirrel |