Helen, GA Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Helen, Sautee Nacoochee and White County for Oktoberfest, festivals, mountain weddings and live feeds. Our crew has flown the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Helen
Live event drones in Helen
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Helen. 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 Helen, GA drone videographer page. Our headquarters is in Augusta, so Georgia shoots are planned by our home crew.
Oktoberfest and festivals
Our crew has flown the Life is Beautiful festival in downtown Las Vegas. Helen's Oktoberfest runs for weeks each fall and is the town's biggest draw. For festivals and concerts we film recaps, and for larger shows we send live drone feeds to the stream or screens. 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. See Live drone feeds for video boards and Concert and festival FPV drones across the US.
Cabins, wineries and weddings
We fly festivals, cabin and resort rentals, mountain weddings, wineries, tubing and tourism content around the Alpine village of Helen, Sautee Nacoochee and White County. 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, forest and Georgia law
Unicoi State Park borders Helen. Georgia State Parks and Historic Sites prohibit drones unless the Division Director grants a waiver for a professional commercial project, requested for exact dates, times and sites with FAA registration and Part 107 certification. Raven Cliffs Wilderness north of Helen is designated wilderness, where the Forest Service does not allow drones to take off or land. Habersham County Airport, the nearest public airport, has no control tower. Georgia law makes it a misdemeanor to fly within 400 feet of or above a gated, ticketed music, sports or performing arts event without consent from whoever has authority over the event, with an exception for FAA-authorized operators flying lawfully. We get the organizer's consent in writing anyway, because the venue and promoter control launch spots and crowd areas. State law limits how far cities and counties can write their own drone rules, but event permits, venue contracts and property owners still decide where a crew can launch, so we plan around all three. We check every Helen 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
Life is Beautiful in downtown Las Vegas, Braves at Truist Park and FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta.
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FAQs
Can you fly at Unicoi State Park?
Only with a waiver from the Georgia State Parks Division Director for a professional commercial project, requested for exact dates, times and sites.
Can you fly in Raven Cliffs Wilderness?
No. It is designated wilderness, where the Forest Service does not allow drones to take off or land.
Can you film a ticketed show in Helen?
Yes, with the organizer's consent. Georgia law bars drone flights within 400 feet of a gated ticketed event without it, so we get written consent first.
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.