Aerial drone photography of a Colorado mountain home at sunset

A Volume of Aerial Work

Elevating
your Vision.

A studio for cinematic drone & ground media, framing the Colorado Front Range from a thousand feet and from the front step.

Established

2016

Pilot

FAA Pt. 107

Coverage

Front Range

Reach

Full Mountain States

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02 / Work

A perspective most never get to see.

Selected frames from listings, hospitality venues, and private commissions across the Front Range — shot on professional drone and ground systems, finished by hand.

Mountain home at sunset01
Deck overlooking the Rockies02
Panoramic Front Range vista03
Listing at golden hour04
Aerial deck view05
Creek-side cabin06

04 / In Their Words

The best in the business. Russ has the tools, the expertise, and a great eye — his work continually exceeds our expectations.

Sean K. — Long-term Client

04a / More Voices

Seventeen clients,
same conclusion.

Read them all
  • No. 02
    Really enjoyed working with Russ and his team over at Rare Air for some unique listings of mine. I appreciate the Packages and A La Carte options so that I can cater his services to fit my needs. Great quality from his s…

    John Feeney

    C3 Real Estate — Loveland

  • No. 03
    Russ is a top-notch photographer and drone operator, providing amazing work for my real estate marketing. Creative, thorough, professional and has an eye for getting that great shot. Highly recommend.

    Christian Collinet

    First Colorado Real Estate — Estes Park

  • No. 04
    Russ at Rare Air Drone services has been doing our listing photos for the last couple of years and has done a great job. He is always very responsive and the quality is superb. I highly recommend using Russ for your next…

    Javier Gomez

    RE/Max Mountain Brokers — Estes Park

04b / The RAD Difference

Value over
volume.

We're always looking for ways to set ourselves apart from the competition. Our goal is to bring VALUE through innovative thinking and plain hard work — not by cutting corners on quality, certification, or insurance. Many low-priced operators take shortcuts: using Matterport scans for stills, flying without FAA Part 107, or skipping liability insurance. We don't.

  • 01

    FAA Part 107 Certified

  • 02

    Fully Insured

  • 03

    Matterport Service Partner

05 / Ascend

Ready to
rise above?

Tell us about the property, the project, or the moment you want captured. We'll bring the altitude.

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