Metairie, LA FPV Drone Pilot and Operator

FPV drone pilot in Metairie

We fly FPV and small cinewhoop drones in Metairie for restaurant, office and venue fly-throughs, brand films and event content. FPV adds close, fast, continuous moves that a standard camera drone cannot get, flown by pilots who rehearse each line first. For general aerials, homes and events see our Metairie, LA drone videographer page.

Businesses and Veterans Boulevard

Our crew flew five days of live coverage, live to FOX, at the FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta. Old Metairie homes, Lakeside, Fat City, Lafreniere Park and businesses along Veterans Boulevard suit brand and real estate films, filmed with the owner's approval. For restaurants, offices and venues an indoor one-take fly-through shows the space in a single shot. Fully enclosed indoor flights are generally outside FAA airspace rules, so we fly one-take fly-throughs with the owner's approval; see indoor fly-through tours. See FPV drones for live broadcast, Indoor arena FPV drones and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US. For event coverage see Metairie, LA live event drones.

Parades and state rules

Louisiana law bars flying a drone over a permitted parade or parade route, including Mardi Gras parades, unless the flight is for an authorized film or TV production. Louisiana preempts local drone ordinances, but cities and parishes still control takeoff and landing on their own property, so we launch from private property with the owner's approval or get permission. Flying directly over an open crowd is only allowed when the drone and the operation meet FAA rules for flying over people, so otherwise we keep flight paths over the stage, closed areas and open lanes.

Stadiums, airspace and federal sites

Parts of eastern Metairie are within a few miles of the Caesars Superdome and Yulman Stadium, both on the FAA stadium list, so we check the 3 nautical mile event restrictions before every shoot. NAS JRB New Orleans in Belle Chasse is a federal no-drone area. Unless a flight complies with FAA rules, Louisiana law makes it a crime to record refineries, chemical plants, schools, ports, pipelines or other critical infrastructure without the owner's written consent, to fly over a jail without permission, or to record a military site without the commander's consent; flying over fenced critical infrastructure without authority is a separate crime, so we get written consent first or keep those sites out of the shot. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International sits next to Metairie in Kenner, under Class B airspace that covers much of the metro, and Lakefront Airport has its own tower, so most Metairie addresses need FAA authorization. We check every Metairie location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta, Braves at Truist Park and the Outside Lands aerial livestream in Golden Gate Park.

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FAQs

Can you fly FPV over Mardi Gras parades?

Not over a permitted parade or parade route unless the flight is for an authorized film or TV production. Louisiana law bans those flights.

Can you fly near the New Orleans airport?

Only with FAA authorization. Louis Armstrong New Orleans International has a control tower and Class B airspace over much of Metairie and Kenner.

Can you fly FPV through a Metairie restaurant or office?

Yes, with the owner's approval. An indoor one-take fly-through shows the space in a single shot.

Can FPV footage go live to a stream or screens?

Yes. We send live FPV video to the stream, LED screens or a broadcast truck, and agree the format with your production team before the event.

What insurance do you carry?

Our standard policy is $10M liability, with optional coverage up to $25M when a venue, league or network requires it. Certificates naming your venue or production are issued before the shoot.

Request a Quote

Tell us the date, location and what you need filmed. Request a Quote or call 706-284-8364.