Indianapolis, IN Drone Videographer and Operator

Lucas Oil Stadium and events

Lucas Oil 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. For in-stadium work we flew live drone feeds for TV and the video board for the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. Our crew also flew drones down the Las Vegas Strip and around the F1 cars at the 2022 Las Vegas Grand Prix launch party. For concerts, conventions and games 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.

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Indianapolis Motor Speedway prohibits drones on all of its property, it is on the FAA stadium list for covered races, and the FAA puts an extra flight restriction over the Speedway for the Indianapolis 500. We fly near it only outside those windows and with the track's approval.

Camp Atterbury, Indy Parks and Indiana law

Camp Atterbury, about 40 miles south, is a federal no-drone area with restricted airspace from the surface. Indy Parks requires advance approval from the parks director for drone flights, with an FAA certificate and insurance naming the City of Indianapolis. Indiana law makes it a crime to use a drone to interfere with police, firefighters or emergency crews, or to film people in private places without their consent, so we keep private spaces out of frame. Indiana DNR properties, including state parks, reservoirs and state forests, ban drones except at designated sites, and the DNR grants licenses to launch and film only occasionally, so we contact the property manager well ahead.

Airspace

Indianapolis International, about 7 miles southwest of downtown, has Class C airspace, so many Indianapolis addresses need LAANC. We check every Indianapolis location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

Braves at Truist Park, the Las Vegas Grand Prix launch party and live FPV drones for UNITY at the Sphere in Las Vegas.

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FAQs

Can you fly near Lucas Oil 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 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?

Only with the track's approval. IMS prohibits drones on its property, and FAA flight restrictions cover covered races and the Indianapolis 500.

Can you fly in Indy Parks?

Only with advance approval from the parks director, an FAA certificate and insurance naming the City of Indianapolis. We apply well ahead.

Do you need FAA approval to fly in Indianapolis?

It depends on the address. Indianapolis International has Class C airspace. 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.