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Aerial films for places worth travelling to.

For hotels, resorts, estates, venues and companies. Based in Bavaria, Germany — regularly across the DACH region and all of Europe. Finished films, not raw footage. Fixed prices from €390 locally, travel projects quoted per brief.

The point

From the ground, your place looks like every other place.

A hotel whose position above the bay appears in none of its photographs. An estate that is bigger than three pictures of the driveway suggest. A venue people have to be told about, because nothing shows it.

From the air it takes five seconds to show what three paragraphs of copy try to explain: the setting, the scale, the surroundings, the light. Not because it looks prettier from above — because people finally see what they are actually looking at.

Who this is for

What clients actually need it for.

Nobody wakes up wanting drone footage. There is always a trigger — usually one of these six.

What you get

Finished films, not raw footage.

You do not get a memory card with 200 clips you then have to do something with. You get what you can publish the next morning.

16:9 · Website

The film for your site

Edited, colour graded, with calm movement. Cut to the length your homepage actually needs — usually between 30 and 60 seconds.

9:16 · Social

The vertical cut

The same shoot, edited specifically for Instagram, TikTok and Reels. Built for the format, not cropped into it.

4K · Stills

The photographs

High-resolution aerial stills for brochures, press, portals and print — from the same session, at no extra cost.

Usage rights have no time limit. No re-licensing, no additional fee if you use the material again in two years or hand it to a booking portal. The footage belongs to your property, not to my portfolio.

What it costs

One fixed price. No follow-up invoice.

You know the number before you say yes. The prices below are final and include editing and finished files, with travel included within 50 km of Forchheim in Bavaria. For projects further afield — elsewhere in Germany, in Austria and Switzerland, or anywhere in Europe — travel and accommodation are added openly and quoted as one figure with the brief.

Add-on
€390

The drone added to a shoot already taking place. About an hour on site, finished 4K aerial material.

When a crew is already there
the cheapest way in

Compact
€490

A single property — house, site, estate. Up to two hours on location, plus a finished short film of about 60 seconds.

The standard for agents
most booked

Half day
€790

For hotels, restaurants and companies. Up to four hours, several perspectives, finished film plus the vertical cut for social media.

When several areas matter
inside, outside, surroundings

Full day
€1,190

For events and larger projects. Up to eight hours, several locations, a longer film plus additional formats for web and social.

For events and multiple sites
one day, everything covered

Included in every price

Planning and obtaining the necessary flight clearances, an insured flight by an operator registered under the EU drone regulation, editing, colour grading and the finished files with unlimited usage rights. If the weather forces a postponement, it costs nothing. Larger productions and multi-day shoots are calculated on the same basis — tell me what you have in mind.

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Who flies

Flown by someone who came from aviation.

Photograph of Dominik
still missing.

Portrait 4:5
outdoors, with the drone

I spent around 25 years working in aviation before I started flying and filming myself. Airspace, weather, regulation — and above all knowing when not to fly — were part of the job long before they were part of this one.

In practice that means I clear what is permitted at your location in advance, I tell you honestly when an idea will not work, and you carry no risk. The paperwork stays with me.

Registered drone operator in Germany (EU regulation) EU remote pilot certificates A1/A3 and A2 National licences and insurance beyond the EU, incl. Japan and Thailand Location permits cleared before you book German and English, on site and in writing
How it works

Four steps, no surprises.

1 · You write

Two sentences will do: what it is, where it is, what you need it for. Back comes an honest assessment and a fixed price — travel included as one figure.

2 · The location is cleared

Airspace, restricted zones, permits, sunrise and sunset, weather windows. For travel projects a short video call usually replaces a site visit.

3 · The shoot

One hour to a full day, depending on scope. You do not have to be there — for buildings it is usually enough that I can get in.

4 · The finished film

Edit, colour, every format. One round of revisions is included. After that the files are yours, with no time limit.

Questions

What clients ask before booking.

Do you travel for projects outside Germany?

Yes. Luftraumwerk is based in Bavaria and works across the DACH region and the rest of Europe. Within 50 km of Forchheim travel is included in the fixed price. Beyond that, travel and accommodation are quoted openly as part of the brief, so you get one number before you commit — not a surcharge afterwards.

Are you allowed to fly in my country?

In most cases, yes — and it is already arranged rather than something to sort out later. Alongside the EU registration and the remote pilot certificates A1/A3 and A2, Luftraumwerk holds national drone licences and the matching insurance cover for the countries it works in, including destinations well beyond Europe such as Japan and Thailand. What still gets checked for every single booking is the specific location: restricted zones, local permits, notification requirements. If something is not permitted, you hear it before you pay, not after.

What does it cost?

€390 when the drone is added to a shoot already happening, €490 for a single property, €790 for a half day, €1,190 for a full day. Final prices including editing and finished files. Travel is included within 50 km of Forchheim; anywhere else it is quoted with the brief.

How do you plan a shoot in a place you have never seen?

Airspace, restricted zones, sun position, weather windows and permits are all researched before travel. What I need from you is the exact address, what should be shown, and access on the day. A short video call beforehand usually replaces a site visit entirely.

What happens if the weather is bad?

Then there is no flight — rain, fog or strong wind produce results that help nobody. Locally the date simply moves at no cost. For travel projects the trip is planned with a buffer day, and that is agreed in the brief before booking.

What do I receive at the end?

The edited film for your website, a 9:16 vertical cut for Instagram and TikTok, and high-resolution stills for brochures and press. Finished files, not raw footage. Usage rights have no time limit and no re-licensing fee.

Is it worth it for my property at all?

For a terraced house in a dense street, usually not — the air shows little the floor plan does not already say. It is worth it when the setting, the grounds, the surroundings or the sheer scale are the selling point: a position above a bay, a large estate, a hotel with its landscape, a company site. If it is not worth it, I will say so before you book.

Which languages do you work in?

German and English, in writing and on location.

Let your place be seen from the air.

Tell me in two sentences what it is and where it is. You get an honest assessment and a fixed price — including travel, wherever in Europe it is.

An honest assessment. Even when it is “not worth it”.
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