Roanoke, VA Live Event and Concert Drones
Air Views Media is a live event drone company serving Roanoke, Salem and the Roanoke Valley for concerts, festivals, games and live feeds. Our crew flew aerials for the All Things Go Music Festival at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Roanoke
Live event drones in Roanoke
This page is for event producers, promoters and venues planning a live event in Roanoke. 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 Roanoke, VA drone videographer page. Our Virginia home base is in Lynchburg, so Roanoke shoots are planned by our Virginia crew rather than as a long-distance trip.
Roanoke concerts, games and festivals
Our crew flew aerials for the All Things Go Music Festival at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens. Festivals and concerts are flown inside the organizer's production plan. 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.
Downtown and the Blue Ridge Parkway
Downtown, the Market, Mill Mountain, Salem and the greenways suit event recaps and brand films, filmed with the owner's or organizer's approval. 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. The Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs along the edge of the valley, is National Park Service land, where launching or landing a drone is prohibited without the superintendent's written approval. Virginia state parks ban drones except commercial flights under a special use permit from the park office, so we apply well ahead of any state park shoot. Virginia lets localities regulate drone takeoff and landing only on their own property, so we launch from private property with the owner's approval or get the locality's permission.
Roanoke airspace and Virginia law
The regional airport, about 3 miles northwest of downtown, has a control tower and controlled airspace over much of the city, so many addresses need LAANC. Since July 2025, Virginia law makes an unauthorized drone flight over a military base, critical infrastructure, a utility or a federally regulated port facility a felony, so we stay off them unless the operator authorizes the flight. We check every Roanoke 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
All Things Go Music Festival aerials at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, the Outside Lands aerial livestream in Golden Gate Park and EDC Orlando.
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FAQs
Can you launch from the Blue Ridge Parkway?
Not without the superintendent's written approval, because the Parkway is National Park Service land.
Do Roanoke events need LAANC?
Many do. The regional airport about 3 miles northwest of downtown has a control tower and controlled airspace over much of the city.
What permits do you need for an event in Roanoke?
It depends on the venue. We confirm local permits, venue rules and airspace authorizations before every job and get the organizer's written approval.
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.