Football

Drone views of IU vs. Purdue snow game

December 1, 2024

For the final home game of IU’s historic football season, I coordinated with the IU Athletics Department to capture aerial photos and videos of a snow-covered Memorial Stadium. This was IU’s first home night game of the season, presenting an interesting opportunity to capture the sold-out stadium after dark. The snowy weather at kickoff added another unique element to the photos. It’s not often that we have snow in Bloomington this early in the season, let alone for a football game. The game marked my third experience flying within a temporary flight restriction (TFR) after being granted a waiver from the FAA.

Memorial Stadium is pictured during the first half of an NCAA college football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

Snow accumulates on the field during the first half of an NCAA college football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Purdue Boilermakers in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Photo by James Brosher/Indiana University)

NOTE: All photos in this post were captured by a drone flying within the temporary flight restriction (TFR) outlined in FDC NOTAM 0/0367 under the authority of FAA waiver.

IU-Ohio State Football Drone

September 3, 2023

For IU’s home opener against Ohio State, I worked with the IU Athletics Department to capture aerial photos and videos of a nearly-full Memorial Stadium. This all followed an application and paperwork process with the FAA and TSA. Ultimately, I was granted a waiver allowing me to operate a drone within the temporary flight restriction (TFR) blanketing the airspace over the stadium. Some of this is outlined in a post I contributed to for the University Photographers Association of America (UPAA).