Starkville, MS Drone Videographer and Operator

Mississippi State and Davis Wade Stadium

For the 2026 Mississippi State football season we fly live drone feeds to the video boards at Davis Wade Stadium, flown inside the stadium as a live camera in the game-day show; read the Davis Wade video board case study. Davis Wade 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. Mississippi State requires an approved UAS Operations Request, submitted three weeks ahead, for any drone flight on university property or at a university event.

The Golden Triangle

Downtown Starkville, the Cotton District, Columbus, West Point, farms and new communities suit real estate and brand films, filmed with the owner's approval. Mississippi reserves drone rules to the state, but cities can still set takeoff and landing rules for their own property, so we launch from private property with the owner's approval or get the city's permission. For games, concerts 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.

Columbus Air Force Base and Mississippi law

Columbus Air Force Base, north of Columbus, and its auxiliary field near Shuqualak in Noxubee County are federal no-drone areas, and the base has its own control tower and military airspace. Mississippi law makes it a crime to use a drone to record critical infrastructure, such as refineries, power plants, water plants, ports and rail facilities, or a correctional facility without the owner's prior written consent, so we get that consent or keep those sites out of the shot. We keep neighbors and people on private property out of frame unless they agree to be filmed.

Airspace

George M. Bryan Field, about 3 miles southwest of Starkville, has no control tower, while Golden Triangle Regional has a tower and controlled airspace between Starkville and Columbus. We check every Starkville location on the FAA sectional, B4UFLY and NOTAMs before quoting, and file LAANC or FAA authorization for any address that needs it.

Credits

live drone feeds to the Davis Wade Stadium video boards for Mississippi State football, Braves at Truist Park and FIFA Fan Festival Atlanta.

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FAQs

Can you fly near Davis Wade 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 Mississippi State campus?

Only with an approved UAS Operations Request, which the university asks for three weeks ahead. Recreational flights over campus are not allowed.

Can you fly near Columbus Air Force Base?

No. The base and its auxiliary field are federal no-drone areas, and nearby addresses sit in military controlled airspace.

Do you need FAA approval to fly in Starkville?

It depends on the address. George M. Bryan Field has no control tower, but Golden Triangle Regional does. 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.