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What a golf course drone flyover costs
The full rate card, published. Most course drone video is quoted privately, which makes it hard to know whether you are being asked a fair number. These are the prices, what moves them, and what arrives at the end.
The flyover
Hole-by-hole aerial footage, one continuous flight per hole, edited into a cinematic tour of the course. The per-hole rate falls as the course gets bigger, so a full eighteen costs less per hole than a nine.
| Scope | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Signature hole | One hole, the one you lead with. | $950 |
| Nine holes | A full nine, or the front of an eighteen. | $2,900 |
| Eighteen holes | The whole course, hole by hole. | $4,900 |
| Thirty-six holes | Two courses on one property. | $8,600 |
Add-ons
Everything below is shot or produced alongside the flyover, on the same visit. Photography and a commercial add time on site; QR codes and graphics add none.
| Add-on | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| QR codes on every tee | One print-ready code per hole, each opening that hole's flyover. | $40 per hole min $350 |
| Yardage graphics | Motion-graphic distances and your logo animated into the open. | $40 per hole min $350 |
| Photography | Aerial and ground stills, shot the same day. | $900 |
| Course commercial | A two to three minute cut of the whole property with licensed music. | $2,400 |
What changes the price
Three things move the estimate, and none of them are surprises on the invoice. You can see all three in the estimator on the home page, which quotes the same rate card this page publishes.
- Hole count. The largest factor by far, and the per-hole rate falls as it rises.
- Tree cover. A wooded course means more repositioning per hole and more battery swaps, so more time on site.
- Length. Longer holes are longer flights. Over 7,000 yards adds time; under 6,500 takes it away.
Whether the course is public or private does not change the price. It changes the schedule: on a public course we fly between groups and play continues, and on a private one we take first-light windows before the tee sheet opens.
What is included
- Travel anywhere inside the 100-mile radius of Irvine, which covers Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego and the Inland Empire.
- Airspace and obstacle checks for your specific course before flight day.
- Delivery in about two weeks from the flight, with add-ons adding a few days each.
- Files you own outright, in the formats your website and your social channels want.
Scope your own shoot
The estimator on the home page turns your hole count, tree cover and yardage into a flight window, a delivery date and a number, using this rate card. It takes about a minute and does not require talking to anyone.
Scope your shoot