Burlington, VT Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Burlington, Lake Champlain and northern Vermont for festivals, waterfront events, campus events and live feeds. Our crew has flown the aerial livestream at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco since 2023. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Burlington
Live event drones in Burlington
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Burlington. 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 Burlington, VT drone videographer page.
Festivals and waterfront events
Our crew has flown the aerial livestream at Outside Lands in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco since 2023. We fly downtown and waterfront events, the University of Vermont area, resorts, lakefront real estate and weddings across Burlington and northern Vermont. For festivals and events 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.
City parks, state parks and resorts
Most Burlington city parks, including Waterfront Park, sit in controlled airspace, and commercial filming in a city park needs a city permit. Vermont state parks and forests do not allow drones to launch or land without the Commissioner's written approval, given through a special use permit or license for commercial work. Ski resorts set their own drone rules, and we confirm them before any mountain shoot. 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.
Airport and military areas
Patrick Leahy Burlington International sits under Class C airspace, and downtown Burlington is inside its surface area. The Vermont Air National Guard installations at the airport are federal no-drone areas, closed from the ground to 400 feet around the clock. Restricted area R-6501A near Underhill, around the Camp Ethan Allen training site, is closed to drones whenever it is active. We check every Burlington location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.
Credits
the Outside Lands aerial livestream in Golden Gate Park, All Things Go Music Festival aerials at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens and Charleston hotel fly-throughs for Vive Media.
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FAQs
Do you need FAA approval to fly in Burlington?
It depends on the address. Downtown Burlington is inside the Class C surface area for Burlington International. We check every location on the FAA sectional and B4UFLY before quoting and file LAANC where it is needed.
Can you fly near Underhill?
Not while restricted area R-6501A is active. We check its schedule and plan shoots near Mount Mansfield around it.
Can you fly in Vermont state parks?
Only with the Commissioner's written approval, through a special use permit or license for commercial work.
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.