Drone services FAQ for Carlsbad and Eddy County

Real estate drone photography starts at $175 for Essentials (10 edited aerial photos). Showcase is $225 for 15 photos with lot-line and property annotations, and Photo + Video is $375 for 15 photos plus a 60–90 second edited aerial video. Add-ons and quote-based services are listed on the pricing page.

Call or text (575) 266-4773, email info@carlsbaddrone.com, or use the quote form. Include the address or location, the service you need and your preferred date.

Carlsbad, Artesia and all of Eddy County, New Mexico. Travel beyond Eddy County is quoted per job.

Yes. Agents who book 5 or more listings a month get 10% off every shoot. Details are on the real estate drone photography page.

Every real estate package includes MLS-ready files delivered within 48 hours of the shoot. Need them sooner? 24-hour rush delivery is a $75 add-on.

Yes. Properties over 10 acres are a $50 add-on, and ranch and land properties across Eddy County are quoted individually. Twilight or sunset shoots are available for $75 extra. See all add-ons.

Yes. The FAA requires Part 107 certification for any drone flight that furthers a business or job, paid or not, and a real estate agent flying their own listing counts. Hiring a licensed, insured pilot keeps you and your brokerage covered.

Yes. Event and church aerial video is quoted per project based on coverage length, editing and delivery format. With a background in professional audio, video and live production, Joshua plans aerial shots that cut cleanly with your ground cameras and livestream.

Yes. Small business and tourism promo video is planned around your message and delivered as edited clips or a finished promo. It is quoted by shoot scope and finished edit.

Yes. Construction and oilfield progress coverage gives contractors and oilfield service companies visual drone photos and video of their sites. Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly schedules are quoted per site.

No. Commercial work is visual only: progress photos and video. Thermal imaging, LiDAR and survey-grade mapping are not offered, so projects that need them should use a provider equipped for that work.

Yes. Carlsbad Drone is flown by Joshua Fredette, an FAA Part 107 certified remote pilot (Part 107 Cert #5324367), and the business is fully insured. A certificate of insurance is available on request; see licensed and insured.

FAA civil penalties can reach $17,062 per violation for individuals and small businesses and $75,000 for other businesses, per 14 CFR 13.301. An agent or business that hires an uncertified, uninsured operator can also share liability, and their insurance may not cover it.

Yes, with FAA approval. When a location falls in controlled airspace, authorization is requested through LAANC or FAA DroneZone before the flight. Some authorizations take time, so book early for those locations.

Not without written permission. Drones are not allowed in Carlsbad Caverns National Park unless the park has given written permission, so that has to be in place before any flight there.

Drone flights depend on the weather. High wind, rain or storms can make flying unsafe or hurt image quality, so the shoot is rescheduled for the next suitable day.