Inclusion criteria
Criteria are facts, not quality judgments. Meeting them gets you listed, alphabetically, alongside everyone else who does.
What it takes to be listed
- Operates its own fleet. A broker, reseller, or a company that primarily sells drone-show hardware/software to other operators does not qualify — see "Not listed here on purpose" below.
- Has flown a meaningful volume of public shows with verifiable coverage. Independent news reporting, the operator's own documented case studies, or both.
- FAA waiver status is disclosed where claimable from public sources. This is reported, not required — an operator without a public waiver claim is still listed if it meets the other two criteria; the directory just says "not publicly stated" rather than implying either way.
How entries are sourced
Every fleet-scale figure and show-count claim is attributed to the operator's own site or a named public source (news coverage, an FAA-published waiver record) — never estimated or independently verified beyond what's publicly checkable. Where a claim is operator-asserted rather than independently confirmed, it's labeled that way.
Ordering
Alphabetical only. No ranking, no featured placement, no tiers — by design, not omission.
Corrections & additions
This directory is for operators as much as for producers. If you operate a fleet and believe you meet these criteria, or see something to fix, tell us — that's a standing invitation, not a one-time thing.