Pilot, drones and crew for film, TV and commercials in Alkmaar — with the airspace and agreements worked out beforehand
Cheese market, canals, the windmills of the Schermer and the coast of Egmond and Bergen: Alkmaar and its surroundings are more Dutch than Holland. The airspace is free, so a shoot here can be arranged quickly.
With Skymotion you hire one aerial unit: drone pilot, drones, cameras and where needed a camera operator, spotter and RT operator. We work out in advance what the airspace in Alkmaar allows and which agreements are needed, so on the shooting day you only deal with the shot.
Alkmaar lies outside the CTRs; the De Kooy CTR only starts much further north. We fly under our Specific-category authorisation and plan quickly. The dunes between Egmond and Bergen are a Natura 2000 area where separate permission applies.
We fly anywhere in and around Alkmaar the story calls for: city centre, industry, water, countryside. Below are a few places productions often ask for, with what to keep in mind for each.
the city's icon, with crowds in frame.
windmills and straight polders.
beach and dunes; Natura 2000, the manager's permission is required.
We fly under our Specific-category authorisation from the Dutch ILT; outside a CTR no request with air traffic control is needed.
In the city centre and at the cheese market we coordinate with the municipality of Alkmaar. For the dunes and other Natura 2000 areas the production has to arrange the site manager's permission; we flag beforehand where that is needed.
Often planned within a few days; for events and city-centre shoots a little earlier because of the municipality. If the shot requires a street or square to be cordoned off, we flag that well in advance so the production can plan for it.
We arrive on set on time, brief with the director and DOP, and you watch live on the monitor. Then we fly until the shot is in, while a spotter keeps an eye on the airspace and the surroundings.
Yes. Alkmaar lies outside controlled airspace, so no request with air traffic control is needed. We fly under our Specific-category authorisation from the Dutch ILT; in the centre we coordinate time and place with the municipality.
Outside a CTR it often works within a few days, sometimes the next day. Send the location, date and shot and you hear the same day what is possible.
That depends on the drone and camera, the crew that comes along, the airspace, the travel time and the length of the shooting day; that is why we do not publish standard prices. You usually get a tailored quote the same day.
Usually the DJI Inspire 3 (8K, full-frame) or a Mavic for quick shots, FPV for dynamic footage through and alongside objects, and the heavy-lift Alta X when your own cinema camera has to go up.
Send the location, date and the shot you want — you'll hear quickly what's possible and what it costs, usually the same day.