Drone operator and pilot for film production in Berlin
Aerial footage in the hardest city to fly drones at in Germany: Berlin. Numerous embassies, national government buildings, autobahns, train-lines and federal waterways make drone flights in Berlin quite complicated.
We are here to help: as your aerial service provider with limited exceptions for drone flights in Berlin & surroundings.
Rent our drones for your photography-, video-, social media-, news-, tv- or movie production in Berlin, Brandenburg and the surrounding area! We provide drone services and can also fly your drones while you focus on your productions needs.
1st Question: Where do you want to fly? 2nd Question: When will it happen? Have your location and schedule ready for the call. I can not give answers to a project without knowing location information. Authorization requirements are different at every location: please have your location and timeframe ready when calling!
Inspire3 X9, Mavic3Cine or Inspire2 with X5s/X7 for rent incl. pilot & license.
We fly small and big drones. We offer h.264, h.265 or ProRes 422 / 4444 / CinemaDNG footage in 4K, 5.2K, 5,4K, 6K, 8K.
We can fly as an operator and you can use our second remote for full and independent camera control. Best results are achieved with our pilot & camera operator unit of two. We have a lot of licenses to fly in the limited Berlin airspace. We can assist with applications for drone flights in Berlin and get your projects off the ground!
Aerial photography and drone services in the capital of Germany
We fly and you control the camera or focus on the target to be filmed. We will organize or assist you in aquiring all licenses required to fly drones in Berlin. Sit back and focus on your content.
We have national and EU drone pilot certifications and we have the new A2 & A1/A3 EU license & certain exceptions. Applications for special category flights are in progress.
This license availability helps us to fly short-term with great light for breathtaking productions.
Drone operator in Berlin, Potsdam and Brandenburg.
Latest TV projects:
Snow Polo St. Moritz Switzerland in „Hessischer Rundfunk: Pferdemenschen S1E2„
ZDF Soko Potsdam „Smoke on the water„.
Possible focal lengths for aerial cinematography and drone films
EXTREME
Alta X or DJI Inspire3
fixed focal lenses
18, 24, 35, 50mm
DJI Pro compatibility
HDMI Out possible.
Use our second remote to watch, define the shot or control the camera independantly of the drone.
Codec (Standard): ProRes
PRO
DJI Inspire2 or Mavic3 Cine C1 V2.
fixed focal lenses
15, 24, 34, 50, 75, 90mm
Zoom
28-84mm
HDMI Out possible.
Use our second remote to watch, define the shot or control the camera independantly of the drone.
FPV / thermal / photogrammetry
DJI Avata OR similar
4K
Pricing for drone rental & drone camera operator
Extreme
Half day 4h
upon request for returning clients
Full day 8h
starting at 2.100,00 EUR
Inspire3 Crew 8h
1 Drone, 1 Pilot, 1 Camera operator 2.900,00 EUR
4K incl. 2nd remote control
ProRes: included
5K: +30%
CinemaDNG: +50% (based on full day)
Backup or with camera operator: +75%
Pro
Half day 4h
from 650,00 EUR with h.264/5
Full day 8h
from 1.100,00 EUR
Inspire2 Crew 8h
1.900,00 EUR
4K incl. 2nd remote control
ProRes: 800 for half day. Included in full day rate
5K: +30%
CinemaDNG: +50% (based on full day)
Backup or with camera operator: +75%
FPV / thermal / photogrammetry
Half day 4h
from 650,- EUR with h.264/5
Full day 8h
from 1.100,-
4K/50
Net prices for drone flight, drone operation and all drone-related work in Berlin & Brandenburg. Post-production required for optimal results.
Pro pricing applies for drone-related services such as piloting your own drones or consultations.
Flight license: some in stock and some need to be aquired: can assist and will apply: 80,00 EUR per hour for applications and communications.
2023 special category: see below.
Costs of travel: within Berlin autobahn-ring 40,- EUR.
Everywhere else: 0,30 EUR / km
We do also work outside of Berlin/Brandenburg.
No drone rental without pilot.
Drone training 249,00 EUR
For correct offers, we will always need to know the exact location of your production.
Authorizations and licenses for flights
Authorizations for drone flights in Berlin are required at many locations throughout the city. There are nature reserves, restriced flight areas, airports, flight restrictions around government bodies and many other spots where drones cannot fly without authorization. We have licenses for multiple locations to start instantly. For locations where we do not posses authorization, we can apply all necessary documents for your production. We have authorization to fly in the following Areas of Berlin, Brandenburg, Potsdam and further federal states:
- in the restricted ED-R 4 (Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin Wannsee, of concern for Potsdam Babelsberg)
- in 2. & 3. NM of the restricted ED-R 146 (3 nautical miles / 6 km around the Bundestag)
- groups of people up to 10m (depending on scenario)
- federal highways up zu 10m incl. crossing in 50m
- federal waterways like Spree or Havel up zu 10m incl. crossing in 50m
- in the city up to 120m height
- in the airport control zone up to 120m height
- over some water- and forrest bodies up to 250m height
Costs for drone licenses or authorizations in Berlin
To fly a drone or multi copter in Berlin, the costs of the flight and models allowed to fly depend on the exact location of your desired production and range between 50 and 2.000 EUR. With new EU EASA drone laws in place, smaller drones (sub 900g) are allowed in more locations and bigger drones (2-4kg and bigger) require more paperwork.
How long does it take to aquire an authorization?
It takes between 5 days and 28 days to recieve flight authorization, depending on the location and the government authority who is granting the license. Nature reserves used to take the longest: up to 28 days.
Update Feb 2022: Drone flights in the special category of the new EU-Drone laws happening in Berlin/Brandenburg are now handled by the federal aviation agency: Luftfahrtbundesamt and NOT the gemeinsame obere Luftfahrtbehörde Berlin-Brandenburg anymore. Due to new complicated processes and the complexity of applications, plan with 8-12 weeks of authorization times. We are in the process of getting new exemptions up and running as quickly as possible.
Update Oct 2022: LBA statement: special category flight authorizations currently take more than 20 weeks. Please talk to us about your plans.
Update Apr 2023: LBA statement: special category takes more than 22+ weeks.
Aerial stock footage of Berlin
With each flight, our stock footage archive is growing. We have footage of:
- Stadtschloss & Humboldt Forum
- Brandenburg gate
- Gendarmenmarkt
- Berlin Dome
- Rotes (Red) Rathaus
- Alexanderplatz inkl. church and TV Tower
- Charlottenhof
- Zoologischer Garten
- Lichtenberg
- Pfaueninsel
- Neukölln
- legal aerial footage of all Berlin Airports (Schönefeld / BER / TEGEL / Tempelhof)
- surroundings such as Spreewald or Potsdam
- Steglitz
Usage for news content and commercial licensing available. If your desired motive is not on this list, we are happy to dig deeper in our archive or produce new footage.
Q&A about rental copters and operators
We are offering our drone services to filmmakers, producers, advertising, videographers, photographers or all businesses interested in aerial footage of Berlin, Potsdam and the state of Brandenburg.
Absolutely. We are fluent in english and will do our best to work with international productions. Get in touch via phone +49 162 1339451 or (prefered) email with your plans, questions or specific locations to fly at.
*IMPORTANT*: Be prepared to tell us 1) your flight location, 2) your schedule and 3) your desired deliverables (e.g. file types, resolution or content).
A drone with experienced operator/pilots, a license that covers flights in many parts of Berlin and the data transfer of all files. As an option: a team of a drone and a camera operator.
Absolutely! We do drone consultations and offer many types of drone related work. It all starts with your email to [email protected] which includes a time-frame, a desired flight location and your questions regarding our services.
We bring multiple battery packs and solar generators to the set: This allows us to fly for extended periods of time: 2-4 hours or longer.
We have 3 pilots & operators and a fleet of about 10 drones to cater all small and medium production needs. We have a network of operators and video producers to support big productions as well.
We can fly with the 35mm equivalents of 15, 22, 24, 34, 50, 75, 90mm fixed and 28-84mm zoom.
4K h.264, h.265. 4K / 5,2K ProRes 422, 4444
Mavic 3 Cine Hasselblad 24mm and Inspire X5s with f/1.8 – f/2.8 15-90mm and X7 with f/2.8 16-50mm lenses.
The second remote control for our inspire2 drone can be used to follow the flight, transfer the image via HDMI or operate the drones camera by the client or the DoP. Mavic3Cine allows for HDMI out to a field monitor.
By the use of multiple drones, cameras and pilots and lots of flight hours of experience.
We are free to fly in the ED-R 4 flight limitation area Wannsee (relevant for Potsdam-Babelsberg) and can fly in certain parts of the ED-R 146 around the Bundestag federal government body with certain limitations. We use further excemptions to make drone flights near the Berlin city center possible.
With our license exemptions we can sometimes fly within 24 hours or less.
Depending on the job and desired deliverables: raw footage on site and edited footage upon individual agreements. Usage rights transfer with full payment of our rates.
This fully depends on the site or your production and can differ by the meter. Depending on the authority granting the license, it may take 1-12 weeks with costs between 100-900 EUR.
Absolutly. Have a look at our real estate drone photography. With ultra-wide lenses, we can operate in the tight streets of downtown Berlin. Please send the exact address to check if further licenses are required at your desired location.
Absolutely: We offer workshops for private individuals as well as businesses. Send us your request and we are happy to help.
There is an absolute no-fly zone area called ED-R 146 with a radius of 3 nautical miles (6 kilometers) around the Bundestag. While the second and third nautical mile can be used following certain procedures, the first nautical mile (or 1,85km) radius around the Bundestag is a no-drone-zone.
There is no chance to fly there without a very special authorization and a specific interest or support from the city/senate of Berlin or a german government authority.
To fly drones within that area of Berlin, those special exemptions are needed. Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz, Museumsinsel, Leipziger Platz, Stadtschloss and many international embassies are within the inner zone in which UAV-flights are impossible unless there is an official task by the city of Berlin, Senate of Berlin or Parliament/Political parties in Berlin.
Talk to us about your specific needs and we can tell you what steps are necessary to recieve your desired footage. We have previously aquired authorization to fly within in the first nautical mile. We can also offer limited access to archive footage.