FAA Part 107 aerial capture
A licensed Remote Pilot operating within the rules, with camera support planned around your shot list, set etiquette and call-time discipline.
From $7,500 · 3-day minimum
Drone operator · Los Angeles · FAA Part 107
A licensed drone operator in Los Angeles who works like production, not like a hobbyist.
Dvicii Productions supplies a credentialed aerial lane for commercial, television, music-video and brand shoots across Los Angeles. You get an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot, airspace planning for a basin that is almost entirely controlled, project-specific COI support and executive producer oversight from Darren Perkins — so the aerial day arrives already solved.
— What you are booking
More than a pilot with a drone.
Most aerial problems on a Los Angeles shoot are not flying problems. They are airspace, insurance and communication problems. This is what the unit handles.
Los Angeles airspace planning
Location-by-location review of what the airspace allows, with authorization requested ahead of the shoot instead of on the day.
COI and waiver support
Project-specific certificate of insurance coordination and waiver planning when the scope, location or airspace calls for a longer lead time.
Single aerial production days
For production companies and aerial coordinators who only need a licensed pilot added to an existing crew.
$2,200 – $2,800 / day
Executive producer oversight
Founder-led communication, so scope, risk and delivery are handled by the person accountable for the shoot.
Delivery you can cut with
Organised media handoff with the formats and naming your post team actually asked for.
— Why LA is different
Los Angeles airspace is the hard part.
Los Angeles is one of the most constrained places in the country to fly a camera. The basin sits under overlapping controlled airspace from LAX, Hollywood Burbank, Van Nuys, Santa Monica and Long Beach, which means a large share of desirable locations are not simply open for launch. Authorization for those areas is requested through the FAA's Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability, which is delivered through FAA-approved service suppliers.
The practical consequence for a producer is scheduling risk. An aerial day booked without an airspace check is a day that can lose its primary shot on location. The unit treats airspace as a pre-production deliverable — reviewed when the location is locked, not when the crew arrives.
The second recurring failure is insurance. California's filming insurance requirements call for general liability at $1,000,000 per occurrence, and when a drone is used, additional unmanned aircraft coverage of at least $2,000,000 with the specific aircraft listed. Producers routinely discover that last clause days before the shoot. Our producer compliance guide walks through it.
— FAQ
Questions producers ask
Are you FAA Part 107 certified?
Yes. Darren Perkins holds an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate, which is the legal baseline for commercial drone operation in the United States. The certificate is available for your production files on request.
Can you fly in controlled airspace around LAX, Burbank or Van Nuys?
Most of the Los Angeles basin sits under controlled airspace, so a large share of LA shoot locations require airspace authorization before launch. We check the location during pre-production and request authorization through the FAA's LAANC data exchange rather than discovering the problem on the shoot day.
Can you provide a certificate of insurance naming our production?
Yes, project-specific COI support is part of the offer. Tell us the certificate holder, the required limits and the exact additional insured wording, and we handle it as a pre-production item rather than a same-week scramble.
What if the shot needs night flight or flight over people?
Those operations fall under rules that the FAA allows to be waived, so they need either an operation that fits the standard rules or an approved waiver. We plan the shot list against what is actually permitted and flag anything that needs lead time early.
Do you only do drone work?
No. The aerial unit sits inside a production agency, so aerial capture can be booked on its own or as part of a broader scope with executive producer oversight, crew coordination and delivery.
What is the minimum booking?
The DPLA Aerial Unit starts from $7,500 with a three-day minimum. Single aerial production days for teams that only need a licensed pilot on set run $2,200 to $2,800 per day.
— Booking
Book a licensed aerial lane in Los Angeles.
Send the shoot dates, locations and shot list. You get a scoped answer with the airspace and insurance questions already considered.