Gainesville, FL Drone Videographer and Operator
Air Views Media is a drone videography company serving Gainesville, Alachua County and North Central Florida for college game days, events, real estate, new communities and brand films. Our crew shot drone content for the Mississippi State football video boards at Davis Wade Stadium. FAA Part 107 certified pilots, $10M liability standard (optional up to $25M).
Gainesville
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and UF
Ben Hill Griffin 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. The University of Florida requires an Environmental Health and Safety flight permit for any drone flight on campus, with Part 107 pilots, a vendor insurance certificate naming UF and at least three business days for review. For games, 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.
Downtown and businesses
Downtown, Midtown, new communities and local businesses suit brand, real estate and recruiting films, filmed with the owner's approval. For lobbies and venues an indoor one-take fly-through shows the space in a single shot; see indoor fly-through tours.
Parks and Florida law
Paynes Prairie Preserve is a state park: Florida state parks prohibit drone takeoff and landing on park land, so we launch from outside the park. Camp Blanding to the northeast is a federal no-drone area. Florida Statute 330.41 bars drone flights over critical infrastructure such as substations, water plants, seaports, airports and military sites unless the flight is a commercial one that follows FAA rules or the owner consents in writing, and it bars flights over K-12 schools, so we plan routes around both.
Airspace
Gainesville Regional, 3 miles northeast of downtown, has a control tower, so many addresses need LAANC. We check every Gainesville 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, FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta and Braves at Truist Park.
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FAQs
Can you fly near Ben Hill Griffin 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.
Can you fly on the UF campus?
Only with a UF Environmental Health and Safety flight permit. We file the request at least three business days ahead with our insurance certificate.
Do you need FAA approval to fly in Gainesville?
It depends on the address. Gainesville Regional has a control tower. We check every location on the FAA sectional and B4UFLY before quoting and file LAANC where it is needed.
Can you fly at Paynes Prairie?
Not from park land. Florida state parks prohibit drone takeoff and landing, so we launch from outside the preserve.
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.