Arlington, VA Live Event and Concert Drones

Live event drones in Arlington

This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Arlington. We fly concerts, festivals, parades, arena shows, races and brand activations, with drone feeds sent live to screens, the stream or a broadcast truck, plus fast edits for social. For homes, tourism and general aerials see our Arlington, VA drone videographer page.

Indoor events and venues

Our crew flew sub-100-gram livestream drones for UNITY at the Sphere in Las Vegas, with the live feed shown on its immersive screen. Rosslyn, Ballston, Clarendon, Crystal City and National Landing are full of offices, hotels, apartment buildings and venues that suit interior films. For indoor events and conferences we film recaps, and for larger shows we send live drone feeds to the stream or screens. See Live drone feeds for video boards and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US.

Flying in the DC Flight Restricted Zone

All of Arlington County lies inside the inner 15-mile ring of the Washington, DC Special Flight Rules Area around Reagan National Airport, also called the Flight Restricted Zone. Outdoor drone flights there are prohibited without specific FAA authorization, which includes TSA security vetting, takes time and is not guaranteed. LAANC cannot approve these flights, and recreational flying inside the ring is not allowed at all. Reagan National itself is in Arlington, and the Pentagon, Arlington National Cemetery and Naval Support Facility Arlington are federal sites. We do not take on an outdoor Arlington flight unless that authorization is in hand. 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. 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.

Parks and Virginia law

The George Washington Memorial Parkway is National Park Service land, where launching or landing a drone is prohibited without the superintendent's written approval. Since July 2025, Virginia law makes an unauthorized drone flight over a military base, critical infrastructure, a utility or a federally regulated port facility a felony, so we stay off them unless the operator authorizes the flight. When a project needs open-air aerials, we can often film comparable scenes outside the 15-mile ring, in the outer part of the Special Flight Rules Area or beyond it, where Part 107 flights are allowed under FAA rules. We check every Arlington location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

live FPV drones for UNITY at the Sphere in Las Vegas, FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta and Braves at Truist Park.

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FAQs

Can you fly a drone outdoors in Arlington?

Only with specific FAA authorization. All of Arlington County is inside the inner 15-mile ring of the DC Special Flight Rules Area, where LAANC does not apply and approval, which includes TSA vetting, is not guaranteed.

Can you film indoors in Arlington?

Yes. Fully enclosed indoor flights are generally outside FAA airspace rules, so we fly offices, hotels and venues with the owner's approval.

Can you fly near the Pentagon?

No. The Pentagon area is some of the most restricted airspace in the country, and Virginia law makes unauthorized flights over military sites a felony.

Can you send a live drone feed to screens or a stream?

Yes. We send live drone video to LED screens, the livestream or a broadcast truck, and agree the format and cue points with your production team before show day.

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.