Aerial, and the other kind of aerial.
Nearly everyone with a drone can give you an orbit. Very few in this market are flying insured FPV, the one-take shot that goes through the doorway, down the line, and out the other side without a cut.
Different tools. Different jobs.
Most projects use both. The standard aircraft establishes the site. FPV is the shot people replay.
Standard aerial
- Smooth orbits, reveals, and altitude passes
- Progress and survey documentation
- Property and site overviews
- Stable in wind, long flight times
FPV cinematic
- One continuous take through a structure
- Follows equipment, vehicles, and people at speed
- Interior to exterior in a single unbroken move
- Reads as a film shot, not a drone shot
The paperwork your safety officer will ask for.
Half the drone operators bidding against us cannot produce a certificate of insurance. That is usually the whole conversation.
Certificates of insurance
$1M general liability and $2M aerial liability with hull coverage. Certificates issued to your company as additional insured, usually same day.
Airspace authorization
Controlled airspace requests are filed before the shoot date, not the morning of. Tallahassee International, Panama City, and Valdosta approaches are all routine.
Visual observer
Every FPV operation runs with a second crew member as dedicated visual observer. This is a safety requirement, not an upsell, and it is included.
Site rules
We work to your site's safety plan. PPE, badging, toolbox talks, and exclusion zones are expected, not negotiated on arrival.
- FAA Part 107
- Remote Pilot Certificate, commercial sUAS
- $1M General Liability
- Commercial policy, certificates on request
- $2M Aerial Liability
- Drone liability plus hull coverage
- Visual Observer
- Second crew member on all FPV operations
- Are you licensed and insured to fly on a job site?
- Yes. 850 Media Productions holds an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, carries $2M in aerial liability with hull coverage on top of $1M general liability, and can name your company as additional insured, usually same day. Every FPV flight runs with a dedicated visual observer as a second crew member.
- Can you fly here? What about airspace approval?
- Usually, and we find out before we quote, not on the morning of the shoot. Most of our North Florida service area is uncontrolled Class G airspace where no authorization is needed. Near airports we file LAANC authorizations in advance. Send the address and we will tell you what can fly there.
- What is the difference between FPV and regular drone work?
- A standard drone shoots stable, high, smooth footage from outside the action. An FPV drone is smaller, faster, and flown through the work itself: inside structures, between piles, along a hull, in one continuous take. We fly both, and most jobs use each where it is strongest.
- What does aerial work cost?
- One fixed number for the whole job, agreed before we fly, with editing included. No hourly meter and no surprise line items. Travel and any added crew are passed through at cost. Tell us what you are building and the number comes back within a business day.
- How fast do we get the footage?
- Same-day quick cuts are available for social when a job needs it. Full edited deliverables are typically inside two weeks, scoped in writing up front. Raw footage belongs to you, and we archive it so you can pull a clip years later.
Send us the site. We will tell you what can fly.