Bloomington, IN Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Bloomington and South Central Indiana for college game days, campus events, festivals and live feeds. Our crew flew drone coverage at Austin City Limits in Zilker Park for the festival's Hulu live broadcast. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Bloomington
Live event drones in Bloomington
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Bloomington. 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 Bloomington, IN drone videographer page.
College game days and campus
Our crew flew drone coverage at Austin City Limits in Zilker Park for the festival's Hulu live broadcast. Merchants Bank Field at Memorial Stadium is on the FAA stadium list, so the 3 nautical mile flight restriction applies from an hour before to an hour after covered events. For concerts, festivals and games 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.
Lakes, forests and wilderness
Monroe Lake and Brown County State Park are Indiana DNR properties. Indiana DNR properties, including state parks, reservoirs and state forests, ban drones except at designated sites, and the DNR grants licenses to launch and film only occasionally, so we contact the property manager well ahead. The Charles C. Deam Wilderness in Hoosier National Forest is designated wilderness, where the Forest Service does not allow drones to take off or land. 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.
NSA Crane, state law and airspace
Naval Support Activity Crane, about 25 miles southwest, is a federal no-drone area, and its restricted airspace starts at the surface. Indiana law makes it a crime to use a drone to interfere with police, firefighters or emergency crews, or to film people in private places without their consent, so we keep private spaces out of frame. Monroe County Airport, about 4 miles southwest of downtown, has a control tower, so some Bloomington addresses need LAANC. We check every Bloomington location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.
Credits
the Austin City Limits Hulu live broadcast, FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta and Braves at Truist Park.
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FAQs
Can you fly near Memorial Stadium on game days?
Not inside the FAA stadium flight restriction, which covers 3 nautical miles from an hour before to an hour after covered events. We schedule nearby shoots outside that window.
Can you fly at Monroe Lake?
Only at a DNR-designated site or with a DNR license to launch and film. Indiana DNR properties otherwise ban drones.
Can you fly near NSA Crane?
No. Crane is a federal no-drone area, and its restricted airspace starts at the surface, so we plan shoots well outside it.
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.