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Thanks appreciated! It is a really nice and clean area of London. It's basically a big private run estate/area so think that's why it's so well kept

Nice to see my video travelling the world and inspiring you 💙 thanks for the message

I was surprised how tall Guys Tower is when I was doing the recording to be honest. Apparently the Shard paid for new windows throughout Guys Tower while they were building the Shard

@@Aerial_Bruce Interesting!

That's what I still like about London. Lost of historic buildings next to modern glass skyscraper

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Guess it's different perspectives on things. Hamlets, Villages, Towns and City's all have different means and historic reasons why in the UK

Thanks very much appreciated

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Thanks. Amazing that the Barbican exists still bang in the centre of London

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Pleased you like it. It's actually one of my fav videos

It's a nice area to work in. When in there spend my time just looking up but maybe that's me lol

It's not hard to get the permission just a lot of planning and pre scouting to make sure you know exactly what areas and buildings you want to fly around. 🪰 The form for NATS isn't that bad and then you have to phone the police too and give them a lot of detail on the day.

It was build on a heavily bombed area of central London after the war and was really experimental when build which you can see from the video all the different styles. It's a really big complex and personally think it's really beautiful in its own way

Only thing I can think of is style which means the look and aesthetic as an abbreviation

Yeah it was a first of its kinds. There's some issues with vibration from them but hopefully they will sort in other versions of it but it does look cool

@@Aerial_Bruce Seems like a lot of buildings could be fitted with these. So cool. Thanks

Like that St Pauls is still at the heart of the city after all this time even with the big skyscrapers it's always there

It's a really busy area I managed to find a back street to take off and land in safely. But it's outside the air restrictions zones in London which is good. Happy flying....

@@Aerial_Bruce Thank you so much for this. I will keep this in mind the next time in London. St. Pancras is my absolute FAVORITE railway station.

It really is!

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When built they powered all the communal areas of the building for free. But people on the top floors complained about vibrations from the turbines so they are locked in place now. Great idea but sadly they didn't quiet get there with the engineering. Maybe next time

@@Aerial_Bruce Yes, not all perfectly valid solutions are compatible. Unfortunately

If you want to fly anywhere near Canary Wharf you have to put in a NATS flight request. You can fly without NATS clearance East of Tower Bridge so that's a good place to fly. You can also do the other side of the Thames near the Shard which again is a nice place to fly

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Cogra Moss is artifical and was a flooded valley used as drinking water supply. But it's used as such anymore, so your right the landscape is a bit more unique for this reasoning. It's used a lot for fly fishing as its shallow. I never thought of it in that way but yes it has a baby Loch feel about the landscape. No Nessie though lol

No prince's palace though lol. Well suppose there's Buckingham Palace lol

@@Aerial_Bruce I hope that Kate is still alive and she is in Israel now.

Thank you very much. There is great variety of building in London which are fun to photograph

Well if you helped build any of them you should be. Some beautiful buildings in Londons skyline

There are plans for a new tower over the river in the City that would be as tall as the Shard called 1 Undershaft. But I don't think it looks as exciting and would love to see some more interesting buildings built around London Bridge to compliment the Shard I agree!

It's because of a law stopping building being built taller than St Pauls cathedral. The laws have been relaxed now but some of the skyscraper shapes are still dictated by the line of sight laws that still exists where you have to be able to see St Pauls from certain angles. It is also why London skyscrapers are generally in clusters together.

Lots of history and building regulations.

@@Aerial_Bruce Nothing to do with the height of St Pauls. The restriction is because of the London City airport. You are correct about the sight lines for St Pauls though.

There's some amazing building that I try and capture here like One Blackfriars which is a stunning building. But will be interesting to see how the skyline develops. They need to keep a tight grip on only letting the best be built

Glad you enjoyed it

You should of waved at me through the window lol 😆😂 love the unique perspective of these skyscrapers being higher up

Yes it was a great idea and it's now a thriving community pool, built with world class architecture

Still looks beautiful after all these years

@@Aerial_Bruce You're welcome friend 🙂

Many thanks!

@@Aerial_Bruce You're welcome new friend 🙂

Thank you too!

@@Aerial_Bruce You're welcome friend 🙂

Yes most of central London is restricted airspace. You have to put in a request to the UK aviation authority and also get police clearance. It's a bit of effort and have to be fully registered drone pilot. But I love capturing things that are unique or there isn't much footage of and put my stamp on it

@@Aerial_Bruce May I disagree with you, Mr. Bruce? It would be very interesting if your artistic technique was applied to the old good Centre Point. I believe that an architectural object has an indefinite number of points of view. But all this is conjecture. The law is the law, after all.

Yes it was a cloudy week but I actually quiet like the clouds it adds a bit of texture and mood to the footage. Unfortunately you only get a window of time you have applied for too with the aviation authority and that's what that week gave me so made the most of it

Yeah I completely agree. I love the contrast in buildings where you can see the different styles coming through. 1 Canada Square is a really nice building with its reflective metallic finish it is almost art deco in a modern way. Then the new residential circular building, One Park Drive, is really striking in its modern feel

Thank you!

It's a great example that is still lived in and has shops underneath. It has some great repetitive design details. Also has a more imposing feel with it being the only tall building in the area.

Think for now London had tread a good path by having clusters of skyscrapers together. Rather than lots spread out that get lost. The Shard is one that you can get a view of from most parts of London and stands out in a nice way I personally think

@@Aerial_Bruce I call it harmony. No matter if skyscrapers grouped or skyscraper stand alone. We have the negative example in Paris with Montparnasse building - no harmony with surrounding houses... I wish You good luck with your videos. Thanks.

Glad you enjoyed it

Yes you have to get NATs permission via their website ahead of flying. Then get police and city airport clearance as well. Also need to take off and land from non Canary Wharf land. It's a lot of hoops to jump through and hard to get the right angles you need but worth the effort

Great stuff! Keep up the great work!

I personally love the more unusual and unique ones. But get it, they aren't everyone cup of tea lol

Do you have a favourite architect or you just like what you like. I love the Zaha Hadid aesthetic, want to photograph the building from the London Olympics soon

I like the unsual and unique ones. London is great for them.

Its a lovely building and the metallic cladding is really nice didnt realise till I was photographing it.