Aerial Videography in Tampa, FL

AERIAL VIDEOGRAPHY IN TAMPA

Tampa is the hardest airspace on the Gulf coast to shoot video in. TPA Class B reaches the surface across much of the city rather than shelving overhead, and MacDill has its own Class D sitting inside it and is a no-drone zone under base policy. Davis Islands, Harbour Island and Ballast Point are layered enough that a moving shot can cross two sets of rules in thirty seconds.

We work that out before the crew leaves Sebring, about two hours away. Every flight is run by an FAA Part 107 licensed remote pilot with the authorization arranged in advance. Delivery is whatever the piece needs: a finished cut, colored and timed, with a vertical version if it is going to social, or the untouched clips if your own team is assembling it.

This is the Tampa version of our aerial videography service. For stills instead of motion see real estate drone photography in Tampa, or drone services in Tampa for everything we fly in the metro.

Tampa Video We Shoot

Waterfront and Listing Films

Bayshore, Davis Islands and Harbour Island read completely differently from the air. Thirty to ninety second cuts, graded and delivered, or raw if you are editing.

Development and Commercial

Reveal and context shots for a project under construction, an industrial park or a mixed use site, cut for a pitch or a project page.

Corporate and Careers Footage

Overhead plates for a corporate video, an investor deck or a hiring page, framed to intercut with whatever your crew has already captured at ground level.

Photographs Included On Request

Tell us at booking and the same sortie produces both motion and stills, which is a good deal cheaper than sending a pilot to Tampa twice.

Tampa Areas We Cover

We fly video across Hillsborough and into Pinellas and Pasco when the job calls for it. How much of the city sits under Class B at the surface is the thing that decides what a shoot looks like, and it changes street by street.

Central Tampa

South and West

North and East

Need aerial video of a Tampa site?

Recent Florida Projects

Waterfront

Waterfront Property

Community

Marina and Coastline

Venue

Stadium and Venue

Commercial

Commercial Site

Development

Land and Acreage

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about aerial videography in Tampa.

Can you fly video over downtown or Bayshore?

Usually yes, with authorization. Unlike most cities, TPA Class B comes down to the surface over a wide part of Tampa rather than shelving overhead, so clearance is needed for a lot of addresses that look unremarkable on a map. We file before the shoot day and tell you if a spot will not clear.

What about MacDill?

MacDill has its own Class D inside Tampa Class B and is a designated no-drone zone under base policy. We do not fly it. It sits close enough to Ballast Point and Bayshore that the boundary is worth checking before you book a shoot down there.

Is there still a five mile airport rule?

No. That rule was replaced years ago by Part 107 and the LAANC and authorization process. Anyone still quoting five miles is working from obsolete guidance.

Do we get edited video or raw footage?

Your choice. A finished piece arrives colored, timed and cut to the runtime you specify, with a vertical crop when it is headed for social. If your own team is assembling the film, we hand over the untouched clips instead.

How long does a shoot take?

Anywhere from an hour and a half to a full morning. The shot list drives part of it and the clearance paperwork drives the rest. We hold a window open rather than a fixed slot, since wind coming off the bay has the final say.

Can we get photographs from the same shoot?

Yes. One sortie can produce both if we know in advance, and it works out considerably cheaper than sending a pilot across the bay on two separate days.

Which Tampa areas do you cover?

Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Harbour Island, Channelside, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Ybor City, Palma Ceia, Ballast Point, Bayshore Beautiful, Westshore, Carrollwood, Citrus Park, New Tampa, Wesley Chapel, Lutz, Brandon, Riverview, Apollo Beach and Plant City, plus St. Petersburg and Clearwater across the bay.

How far ahead should we book?

Three or four days covers most jobs. Tampa demands more clearance work than anywhere else we fly, so when the address sits under Class B at ground level, a week of notice makes life easier for everyone.

Aerial Videography in Tampa, FL