Safety & compliance

Flying Hundreds of Drones Over a Crowd Is Serious Business

We treat it that way. Every Drone Show Guys performance is flown under federal authorization, simulated before it flies, and protected by multiple layers of redundancy.

FAA Part 107.35 Waiver — Verifiable, Not Just Claimed

Federal law allows a drone pilot to fly only one drone at a time. Flying a swarm requires a waiver to 14 CFR § 107.35, granted by the FAA only to operators who can prove they can mitigate the risks of flying many drones near people. It's an authorization only a select group of companies in the USA has earned — Drone Show Guys is one of them.

Don't take our word for it: every active waiver is public record in the FAA's Part 107 waiver database.

The Safety Perimeter

Every show uses a mandatory buffer zone — an area on the ground surrounding the show kept free of non-participating people. The rule of thumb set by the FAA: for every vertical foot the drones fly, the audience is at least one foot away. Our operators guard the buffer for the duration of the performance, and no moving vehicles are permitted near the operations area.

Automated Failsafes on Every Drone

Each drone continuously checks itself against its programmed flight path. If a unit deviates outside the designated show volume, its motors are automatically disabled — it cannot wander over the audience. This protection is built into the flight controller of every aircraft we fly, on top of the human observers monitoring the show.

Simulated Before It Ever Flies

Every show design goes through pre-flight simulation to verify that all flight paths are safe with respect to each other and to the venue. Our operators train on the specific show before show day: how many operators are required, where they stand, how they communicate, what obstacles exist, and whether there is radio interference at the site.

Weather Protocols

Drones must operate within established wind, precipitation, and storm limits. Our operations team monitors weather continuously in the days before and hours during an event, communicates transparently about potential impacts, and plans backup dates when conditions require postponing. We would rather reschedule a show than fly one outside safety limits.

Insured and Coordinated

We maintain comprehensive insurance coverage, including aviation liability and general liability, for all drone show operations. Where local authorities are involved — monitoring the buffer area or supporting show execution — we coordinate with them directly as part of show planning.

Maintained by the People Who Built Them

We fly the Robota RG3, a platform we designed and build ourselves. Maintenance schedules and software updates are followed to manufacturer specification — and we are the manufacturer. Read more about our technology.