PROFESSIONAL AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO, AERIAL SURVEY AND AERIAL REAL ESTATE PHOTOGRAPHY 

Since 9/11, airspace restrictions keep general aviation flights 25 miles outside of Washington DC – in other words, you will find military and police helicopter traffic there, but there are not Washington DC helicopter intro flights or Washington DC helicopter sight seeing rides.

Our pilots are vetted to fly into the Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone on professional commercial operations.  We have managed ‘secure area’ flights and flights into the DC FRZ on aerial photography and aerial videography missions for outfits like Time Magazine,  Nike and Blaze TV, and we’d be delighted to do it for you. 

Washington DC helicopter flights require special waivers and background checks by the Federal Aviation Administration and Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security.

Our fee to apply for the waiver is $275, and is non-refundable should the waiver be denied. The waiver application process will include a statement from the entity requesting the flight, on letterhead, as to why the flight is required, it’s scope, the social security and passport numbers of the passengers, photo ID, and dates of birth. We may not change the passenger list,date or time of the flight during or after the FAA waiver approval process. In addition, flights into the restricted zone are required to have an armed officer fly along, at their charge of approximately $100 per hour.

AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY, AERIAL VIDEO SERVICES AND AERIAL SURVEY WASHINGTON DC, BALTIMORE, ANNAPOLIS AND BEYOND

Our pilots are vetted to fly into the Washington DC Flight Restricted Zone on professional commercial operations and aerial photography flights.  We have managed ‘secure area’ flights and flights into the DC FRZ on aerial photography and aerial videography missions for outfits like Time Magazine,  Nike and Blaze TV, and we’d be delighted to do it for you.