Kansas City, MO Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Kansas City and the metro for festivals, stadium shows, arena concerts and live feeds. Our crew flies EDC Las Vegas as a three-pilot drone team, with over-the-crowd drones fed into the Hulu live stream. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Kansas City
Live event drones in Kansas City
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Kansas City. 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 Kansas City, MO drone videographer page.
Festivals and park events
Our crew flies EDC Las Vegas as a three-pilot drone team, with over-the-crowd drones fed into the Hulu live stream, and we plan Kansas City festivals the same way, inside the promoter's production plan. KC Parks requires a Photo/Film/Video permit for photographing or filming with a drone in city parks, with no permit needed for practice flying. Requests take two to five business days to process, requests with less than two business days of lead time are not approved, and insurance may be required. 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.
Arrowhead, Kauffman and T-Mobile Center
GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium and Kauffman Stadium are on the FAA stadium list, so the 3 nautical mile flight restriction applies from an hour before to an hour after covered events. T-Mobile Center downtown hosts concerts 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.
Airspace
Kansas City International, about 15 miles northwest of downtown, has Class B airspace, and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, just north of downtown across the Missouri River, has its own control tower, so many Kansas City addresses need LAANC. We check every Kansas City location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.
Credits
EDC Las Vegas live on Hulu, FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta and Braves at Truist Park.
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FAQs
Do you need a permit to fly a drone at a Kansas City park event?
For drone photos or video, yes, unless the shoot is part of an already permitted event. KC Parks requires a Photo/Film/Video permit and may require insurance.
Can you fly at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 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.
Can you fly at a concert inside T-Mobile Center?
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 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.