SAN FRANCISCO
DRONE OPERATOR
FAA licensed drone operators across the San Francisco Bay Area — San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Silicon Valley, Berkeley, Napa and Marin — for film, TV, events, live broadcast and commercial productions.
DRONE OPERATORS FOR FILM, TV, EVENTS
& LIVE BROADCAST ACROSS THE BAY AREA
We Fly Aerial Media is a professional drone company serving the entire San Francisco Bay Area, staffed by FAA Part 107 licensed operators with thousands of flight hours. We cover San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Silicon Valley — Palo Alto, Mountain View, Cupertino, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara — along with Berkeley, Marin, Sausalito and the Napa and Sonoma wine country, capturing high-quality aerial footage for film, television, event, live broadcast and commercial productions.
Bay Area airspace is among the most complex in the country, layered between SFO, Oakland and San Jose controlled airspace. We hold the authorizations and waivers to fly it, coordinate permits with the SF Film Commission and local film offices, and back every operation with a $10 million aviation liability policy meeting the requirements of all domestic and international studios, networks, agencies and brands. Our team is available around the clock and mobilizes fast.
AREAS WE COVER
Credits Include
ON LAND & ON THE WATER
SHOOT THE
ICONIC BAY
We fly from land and launch from boats to capture the Bay Area's most iconic locations from angles most crews can't reach — Alcatraz, the Golden Gate and Bay Bridges, and the full San Francisco waterfront.
Our credits include marquee Bay Area events such as Salesforce Dreamfest.
CREDENTIALS & AIRSPACE
LICENSED, INSURED
& BAY-AREA READY
BAY AREA AIRSPACE
We hold the authorizations to fly the region's layered SFO, Oakland and San Jose controlled airspace — from the city to the Peninsula and South Bay.
FAA PART 107
All pilots are FAA Part 107 certified with waivers for night operations, over people and over moving vehicles.
$10M INSURED
$10 million worldwide aviation liability policy covering all operations — certificates of insurance issued within hours of booking.
PERMIT SUPPORT
Full coordination with the SF Film Commission, Bay Area city film offices and the FAA — we handle the paperwork.
Talbots
PLATFORMS & CAMERAS
BAY AREA DRONE PACKAGES
DJI INSPIRE 3 + X9-AIR
- 8K Full Frame · 14+ Stops
- 44MP full-frame stills (8192 × 5456)
- CinemaDNG, ProRes RAW + 422HQ
- Swappable DL lenses 18–75mm
DJI MAVIC 4 PRO
- 28, 70, 168mm triple lens system
- 100MP DNG RAW photos
- 6K HDR Video
- Compact — ideal for tight city ops
FREEFLY ALTA X HEAVY LIFT
- Sony Venice + Venice 2
- ARRI Alexa Mini, Mini LF, Alexa 35
- RED Komodo + V-Raptor
- Freefly MōVI Pro or DJI Ronin 2
WE FLY
THE BAY AREA
Our producers are available around the clock to discuss your project, confirm Bay Area airspace and put together rates and availability.
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