Blacksburg, VA Drone Videographer and Operator

Virginia Tech and Lane Stadium

Lane Stadium is on the FAA stadium list, so the 3 nautical mile flight restriction applies from an hour before to an hour after covered events. Virginia Tech requires written approval from its UAS Safety Office before any drone flight on its property, and outside commercial operators have extra requirements, so we apply well ahead. For games and campus events we film recaps, and for larger shows we send live drone feeds to the stream or screens; see live broadcast drones and concert and festival drones.

The New River Valley

Downtown Blacksburg, Christiansburg, farms, new communities and the mountains around the valley suit real estate and outdoor brand films, filmed with the owner's approval. 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. Our Virginia home base is in Lynchburg, so Blacksburg shoots are planned by our Virginia crew rather than as a long-distance trip; see Lynchburg drone videography.

Federal sites, parks and Virginia law

Radford Army Ammunition Plant is a federal no-drone area. 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. Claytor Lake follows the state park rule: 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. Wilderness areas in the Jefferson National Forest do not allow drone takeoffs or landings. We keep neighbors and people on private property out of frame unless they agree to be filmed.

Airspace

Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, about 3 miles south of downtown, has no control tower, and Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional's controlled airspace is to the east. We check every Blacksburg location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

Mississippi State football video boards, Braves at Truist Park and FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta.

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FAQs

Can you fly near Lane 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. We schedule nearby shoots outside that window.

Can you fly on the Virginia Tech campus?

Only with written approval from the Virginia Tech UAS Safety Office, which reviews each flight in advance.

Can you fly near Radford Army Ammunition Plant?

No. It is a federal no-drone area, and Virginia law makes unauthorized flights over military sites a felony.

Do you need FAA approval to fly in Blacksburg?

It depends on the address. The Blacksburg airport has no control tower. We check every location on the FAA sectional and B4UFLY before quoting and file LAANC where it is needed.

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.