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We provide the best equipment and operators, so you can get the shot you need.

We specialise in high-end, customised drone solutions for our international clients, from the film, movie, commercial and picture industry.

Being in the drone business for more than ten years, we are pioneers in South Africa, with the widest range of professional knowledge and experience for both bespoke and general drone solutions. We will help you create the drone solution that fits your needs.

A stencil of a laughing girl with pigtails sprayed on a white wall, the sum 2 × 3 = 4 beneath her
Skyhook's heavy-lift octocopter with a gimbal camera on a closed Cape Town street, motorbike riders waiting behind
Air Service Licence
G1229D
Operator
ROC holder
In the air
More than ten years
Base
Zonnebloem, Cape Town

The people who fly it.

15 pilots, DoPs, technicians and producers. And Ponyo.
  • Toni Unterberger

    Toni Unterberger

    Founder · Drone pilot · B.Arch

  • Megan De Jager

    Megan De Jager

    Producer

  • Patricia Becker

    Patricia Becker

    Production coordinator · B.SocSc

  • Wesley Green

    Wesley Green

    Head operator · Drone pilot · Camera

  • Matthew Brooks

    Matthew Brooks

    Drone pilot · BVLOS instructor · Photogrammetry

  • Ri-El De Jager

    Ri-El De Jager

    Drone pilot · DoP · Gimbal technician

  • Herman Oosthuizen

    Herman Oosthuizen

    Drone pilot · Camera operator

  • Dale “Ducky” Staple

    Dale “Ducky” Staple

    Drone pilot · Camera operator

  • Joel Kempthorne

    Joel Kempthorne

    Drone pilot · Editor · Social media

  • James Loudon

    James Loudon

    Drone pilot · Underwater cinematographer

  • Nick van der Westhuizen

    Nick van der Westhuizen

    Drone pilot · Camera operator

  • Jadon Churchman

    Jadon Churchman

    Drone pilot · Camera operator

  • Andrew Murray

    Andrew Murray

    Drone pilot · IT

  • Daniel Walsh

    Daniel Walsh

    DoP · Gimbal operator

  • Arnold Mauritz

    Arnold Mauritz

    Pilot (RPC & PPL) · Quality manager

  • Ponyo, the office dog

    Ponyo

    Client happiness specialist

Designed by an architect, built for the shot.

Skyhook’s founder worked as an architect for over 30 years. That design training is why Skyhook builds its own rigs: custom solutions to problems an off-the-shelf drone can’t solve.

  • We consult on aerial photography and videography
  • We create and build custom drone solutions
“Skyhook's team of professional operators are by far the best we've ever worked with. They are efficient, professional and effective.”
Jason Magnison, Director

Aviation partner

TheAIR.Tech

Hero aircraft, pilots and camera ships.

LIDAR partner

Horts Geo-Solutions

Industrial LIDAR for film and VFX.

Book the crew.

Send the dates, the location and what you're filming. We'll come back with a recommended setup, the crew and a quote.

Send a briefWhatsApp us

Or call +27 82 416 0989 · email info@skyhook.co.za