Charleston, WV Drone Videographer and Operator
Air Views Media is a drone videography company serving Charleston, Huntington and the Kanawha Valley for riverfront events, stadiums, campuses and real estate. 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).
Charleston
Charleston drone videography
We fly riverfront concerts and festivals, ballpark and coliseum events, campuses, construction progress and real estate across Charleston and the Kanawha Valley. For concerts and festivals 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.
Yeager Airport and McLaughlin
Charleston's Yeager Airport sits under Class C airspace, and downtown is inside its surface area. McLaughlin Air National Guard Base at the airport is a federal no-drone area, closed from the ground to 400 feet around the clock. Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington is on the FAA stadium list, so the 3 nautical mile flight restriction applies from an hour before to an hour after covered events. We check every Charleston location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.
West Virginia drone law
West Virginia law makes it a crime to use a drone to invade someone's privacy, harass people or interfere with police and medics, and it allows FAA-authorized commercial flights and film production with the property owner's approval. We keep neighbors and people on private property out of frame unless they agree to be filmed.
State parks and the New River Gorge
West Virginia state parks, forests and rail trails allow drones, but pilots must register at the superintendent's office before flying, and the superintendent provides a map of any closed areas. New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is National Park Service land, where launching or landing a drone is prohibited without the superintendent's written approval.
Credits
EDC Las Vegas live on Hulu, live FPV drones for UNITY at the Sphere in Las Vegas and live drone feeds to the Davis Wade Stadium video boards for Mississippi State football.
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FAQs
Do you need FAA approval to fly in Charleston?
It depends on the address. Downtown is inside the Class C surface area for Yeager Airport, and the Air National Guard base there is closed to drones. We check every location on the FAA sectional and B4UFLY before quoting and file LAANC where it is needed.
Can you fly in West Virginia state parks?
Yes, after registering at the superintendent's office, who provides a map of any closed areas. We register before every park shoot.
Can you film the New River Gorge?
Not from National Park Service land without the superintendent's written approval. We use approved sites outside the park.
Can you fly near Joan C. Edwards Stadium on game 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.
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.