Drone pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth
Aerial photos, listing video and roof checks at fixed prices, flown by Part 107 pilots based in the metro.
You pay only after a pilot accepts your job. Now recruiting founding pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Updated October 2026
What can you book in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Four fixed-price packages and two quoted services. Aerial Photos, Aerial Video, the Listing Bundle and a Roof Check each carry one price for you and one payout for your pilot, printed together. Construction progress flights and event or wedding coverage are quoted by the pilot who flies them. Every job is flown by a Part 107 pilot based in the metro, and your files land on a private page within 48 hours of the flight.
| Package | What you get | On site | You pay | Pilot earns | Details |
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| Aerial Photos | 12 to 15 edited stills of the house, lot and street. | Up to 30 min | $179 | $143 | Details about Aerial Photos |
| Aerial Video | A 60 to 90 second edited 4K clip plus 5 stills. | Up to 45 min | $299 | $239 | Details about Aerial Video |
| Listing Bundle | 15 stills plus the 60 to 90 second clip, one visit. | Up to 60 min | $349 | $279 | Details about the Listing Bundle |
| Roof Check | 30 to 50 stills of every slope, ridge, valley and penetration, plus a short written note. | 30 to 50 min | $229 | $183 | Details about the Roof Check |
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Construction progress
Weekly or monthly flights over a site, quoted by the pilot who flies them. Describe the site and the window, and verified pilots nearby name their price.
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Events and weddings
A Part 107 pilot films the venue, the arrivals and the exit from outside the crowd. Typical aerial add-ons for a wedding run $200 to $500; the pilot names the price.
About event coverage
Where can a drone fly in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Almost anywhere in the metro, with FAA authorization near the airports. DFW International and Dallas Love Field sit under Class B airspace, and both are LAANC-enabled, so a pilot flying in most suburbs gets near-real-time authorization through an FAA-approved app. Ten smaller towered airports add Class D rings of about four and a half miles. Where the FAA facility map sets a low ceiling, the pilot files 72 hours ahead.
The Class D airports are Fort Worth Alliance, Fort Worth Meacham, Addison, Arlington Municipal, Dallas Executive, Denton Enterprise, Grand Prairie Municipal, McKinney National and Fort Worth Spinks, plus the naval air station at Fort Worth JRB. Your pilot requests the authorization, not you. When you type an address on the booking form, we tell you if one of these airports is likely close and ask for a window of three days or more.
On game days a temporary flight restriction covers a three mile ring around AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Field in Arlington, from an hour before to an hour after the event, so a pilot plans around it. Texas law (Government Code chapter 423) allows aerial images of private property with the consent of the owner or occupant, which is why the booking form asks you to confirm you own, lease or represent the property. Pilots keep the camera on your property, not the neighbors.
When is the best time to book in Dallas-Fort Worth?
Any month. North Texas has flying weather all year; the limits are sustained wind over 20 mph, rain and visibility under three miles, and the windiest days arrive with spring fronts. Listing season runs from late March to June. Hail season runs April to August, roof checks book fastest in the days after a storm, and July and August afternoons are hot enough that pilots prefer morning windows.
The metro is the largest housing market in the country by volume: 91,742 homes sold and 131,959 new listings in 2025 according to Redfin's metro tracker. Texas was also the largest hail-claim state in 2025, with State Farm alone paying $1.4 billion in the state. Roughly 4,900 Part 107 holders list a releasable address in the metro in the FAA's October 2026 airmen file, the most of any US metro; the true number is higher because many pilots withhold their address.
- Airports and airspace
- Class B at DFW International and Love Field, both with LAANC. Class D at Alliance, Meacham, Addison, Arlington, Dallas Executive, Denton, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Spinks and NAS Fort Worth JRB. Allow 72 hours where a facility-map ceiling is low.
- Weather windows
- Flying weather year-round. Spring fronts bring the windiest days; summer afternoons are hot, so mornings are preferred. No flights in rain, sustained wind over 20 mph or under three miles of visibility.
- Listing season
- Late March to June. Spring hail from April to August drives roof checks. 91,742 homes sold and 131,959 new listings in 2025 (Redfin).
- Typical price band
- US price guides put stand-alone listing aerials at about $249 and up, drone photo and video packages at $249 to $499, and a drone roof inspection at $150 to $400 (2025 and 2026). Our prices: $179 to $349 per package and $229 for a Roof Check, with the pilot payout printed next to each.
Pilots in Dallas-Fort Worth right now
Every pilot shown here showed us a current FAA Part 107 certificate, the FAA registration label on their drone and a liability insurance certificate of at least $1 million before they could accept a job. A person checked each one. The list below is live from our records; it shows the real number, including zero.
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How does booking work?
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Pick a package
Choose Aerial Photos, Aerial Video, the Listing Bundle or a Roof Check. The price and the pilot payout are printed next to each package.
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Give the address and a window
We check the address against the airport table and tell you how many verified pilots cover it. Pick an earliest and a latest day; daylight only.
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A pilot nearby accepts
You pay through a Stripe payment page only after a pilot has taken the job. A person at Astral Pic confirms the payment, usually within a few hours.
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Files on a private page
Your photos and video arrive within 48 hours of the flight. Approve them or ask for changes once; your pilot is paid after you approve.
Dallas-Fort Worth questions
Can the pilot take off inside a master-planned community or HOA?
Usually yes, from your own lot. An HOA board can set rules for takeoff and landing from common areas, pools and playgrounds, and can ask a vendor for proof of insurance, but it cannot close the airspace above the neighborhood; that is federal. Your pilot launches from the property you booked, or from public land with permission, never from a neighbor's lot or a common area without consent. If a common area is the only option, tell the HOA before the flight.
Will my brokerage accept the pilot's insurance?
Most real estate clients ask for $1 million of liability cover per occurrence, and that is the minimum every Astral Pic pilot showed us on a certificate of insurance. Larger brokerages and developers sometimes ask for $2 million or for the brokerage to be named as an additional insured. Ask your pilot through the job messages before the flight; some carriers add an additional insured at no charge. Astral Pic does not carry a policy of its own.
How fast can I get a roof check after a hail storm?
As fast as a pilot accepts, and you pay nothing until one does. After a large storm many roofs need checks at once and pilots' days fill, so give a window of three days and book the day of the storm if you can. A Roof Check is 30 to 50 photos of every slope, ridge, valley and penetration plus a short written note from the pilot. It is not an adjuster's report or a stamped inspection; share it with your roofer or your insurer as photo evidence.