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Flying is a heavily regulated activity with legislated measures in place to minimise the significant safety risks.  This guidance provides information and instruction to assist productions in completing basic aerial filming both safely and within national and international regulation.

If you’re planning a more complex flight, or if there are additional activities such as parachuting or bungee jumping get in touch with First Option for more detailed advice.

See our guidance below – and other articles dealing with more specific aerial activities.

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Specialist: Chris McNally

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Chris has supported productions from all types of programmes during his career. He joined First Option in 2013 from the BBC where he was a safety adviser to drama, entertainment and factual productions from entertainment shows through to Sports OBs. He has been Deputy Head of Safety since 2018 and now manages a team of consultants as well as overseeing a number of high-profile shows. He is also a trainer, in particular the presentation of our Senior Managers’ Briefing, and one of the approved trainers for our internal IOSH Production Safety course.

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Article last updated on Sep 10th, 2024

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