Fort Worth, TX Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Fort Worth and Tarrant County for arena concerts, race weekends and live feeds. Our crew filmed aerials of The Independent, the Austin tower known as the Jenga building, for Science Channel's Impossible Engineering. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
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Live event drones in Fort Worth
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Fort Worth. 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 Fort Worth, TX drone videographer page.
Dickies Arena concerts and rodeo
Dickies Arena in the Cultural District hosts concerts, rodeo and arena events where we fly with the venue's approval. Indoor flights at the arena need the venue's approval and a flight plan agreed with production, security and the lighting crew, and we fly small, lightweight drones close to the action. See Live drone feeds for video boards and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US.
Stadiums and race days
Amon G. Carter Stadium at TCU is on the FAA stadium list, so the 3 nautical mile flight restriction applies from an hour before to an hour after covered events. Texas Motor Speedway in north Fort Worth is a major motor speedway, so the same restriction applies there on covered race days unless we are part of the approved production. 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.
Airspace and federal sites
DFW International's Class B airspace covers much of the east side, and Fort Worth Meacham, Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance, Fort Worth Spinks and the NAS JRB field have their own controlled airspace, so many addresses need LAANC. Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Federal Medical Center Carswell, the federal prison sites in Fort Worth and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Western Currency Facility in north Fort Worth are federal no-drone areas around the clock. We confirm local permits, venue rules and airspace authorizations before every job. We check every Fort Worth location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.
Texas drone law
Texas Government Code chapter 423 makes it an offense to fly at or below 400 feet over fenced or posted critical infrastructure, such as refineries, chemical plants, power plants, water plants, ports and rail yards, or over a sports venue with 30,000 or more seats, unless an exception applies, such as prior written consent. The Fifth Circuit rejected the facial free-speech challenges to the law in National Press Photographers Association v. McCraw, and the Supreme Court denied review on October 7, 2024, so the law is fully in force and we get written consent first. Texas bars cities and counties from regulating drones except during permitted special events, for their own drone use, or near their own facilities with FAA approval, so we check festival and parade rules with the organizer and the city.
Credits
Science Channel's Impossible Engineering aerials of the Jenga building in Austin, the Austin City Limits Hulu live broadcast and Braves at Truist Park.
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FAQs
Can you fly at a concert inside Dickies Arena?
Only with the venue's approval and a flight plan agreed with production, security and lighting. We fly small, lightweight drones close to the action.
Can you fly at Texas Motor Speedway on event days?
Not inside the FAA stadium flight restriction, which covers 3 nautical miles from an hour before to an hour after covered events, unless we are part of the approved production.
Is the Texas drone law still in force?
Yes. The Fifth Circuit rejected the facial challenges to chapter 423 and the Supreme Court denied review on October 7, 2024, so we get written consent before flying over covered venues or facilities.
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.