Palm Springs, CA FPV Drone Pilot and Operator

FPV drone pilot in Palm Springs

We fly FPV and small cinewhoop drones in Palm Springs for resort and home fly-throughs, festival weekends, events and brand films. 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 Palm Springs, CA drone videographer page.

Resorts and private events

Our crew has flown one-take interior fly-throughs of more than 15 Charleston-area hotels for Vive Media. Palm Springs resorts suit the same one-take fly-throughs with the owner's approval, and resort events, concerts and private parties are flown inside the organizer's plan. 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. 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.

Festival weekends

Coachella at the Empire Polo Club in Indio has had a temporary flight restriction over the festival, so drone work there is arranged through the festival and its broadcast team. We check NOTAMs for every festival weekend before quoting nearby shoots. See FPV drones for live broadcast, Indoor arena FPV drones and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US. For event coverage see Palm Springs, CA live event drones.

Airports, parks and tribal land

Palm Springs International has its own control tower east of downtown, and Jacqueline Cochran Regional in Thermal has FAA drone altitude limits around it. Joshua Tree is National Park Service land, where launching or landing a drone is prohibited without the superintendent's written approval. The Indian Canyons are on Agua Caliente tribal land, so we get the tribe's approval first. We check every Palm Springs location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it. We confirm local permits, venue rules and airspace authorizations before every job.

Credits

Charleston hotel fly-throughs for Vive Media, EDC Las Vegas live on Hulu and live FPV drones for UNITY at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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FAQs

Can you fly FPV inside a Palm Springs resort or home?

Yes, with the owner's approval and a route agreed with staff. Fully enclosed indoor flights are generally outside FAA airspace rules.

Can you fly FPV at Coachella?

Only through the festival and its broadcast team. The festival has had a temporary flight restriction over it.

Can you fly FPV in the Indian Canyons?

Only with the Agua Caliente tribe's approval, which we get first.

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.