Aerial & Cinematic Property Media — Captured In-House
Every photograph and every frame of drone footage representing your home is shot by Maison Pawli — not outsourced to a third party, not uploaded by an unlicensed agent. Cinematic-grade media, produced in-house by an FAA Part 107 Certified Remote Pilot, included with our Premier listing tier.
Real Listings. Real Results.
Why a Licensed Pilot Matters to Your Listing
Federal regulations require FAA Part 107 certification for any drone flown for a commercial purpose — and real estate marketing qualifies. Most buyers and sellers don’t realize how often this rule is overlooked, or what it costs them when it is.
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Risk Scenario A
The Unlicensed AgentAn agent flies their own drone without an FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate. Under federal regulations, that’s a violation — with civil penalties that can reach tens of thousands of dollars per incident. If something goes wrong, personal insurance typically does not cover unlicensed commercial flights, and the seller’s listing footage can be tied to a regulatory issue at the worst possible moment. |
Risk Scenario B
The Outsourced VendorMany agents hire third-party drone operators. The cost gets absorbed into commission or marketing fees — the seller pays for it either way. Scheduling depends on the vendor’s calendar and the weather, which can mean lost days on market. And the vendor doesn’t know the property, the strategy, or what makes the home worth photographing the way you do. |
The Maison Pawli Standard
In-House & CertifiedPeter Kalafatis is FAA Part 107 certified — flying legally, intentionally, and within the framework federal law requires for commercial drone work. There’s no third-party invoice quietly factored into your costs, no scheduling middleman, and no shortcut on compliance. The pilot photographing your home is the same person building the listing strategy around it. |
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FAA
PART 107
Certified Remote Pilot
Peter Kalafatis
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Certified to the Federal Standard for Commercial Drone OperationsThe FAA Part 107 examination covers airspace classification, weather, drone performance, emergency procedures, regulations, and operational planning. It exists for a reason — drones flown carelessly are a risk to people, property, and other aircraft. Holding this credential isn’t a marketing flourish. It’s the baseline expectation for anyone flying a drone over a client’s home. |
Fly-Through & Vertical Examples
Dynamic close-proximity drone footage — the kind of immersive flyover that puts a buyer inside the property before they ever step through the door.
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A Complete Visual Story for Every Home
Photography and video aren’t a checkbox on a marketing list — they’re the first impression that decides whether a buyer clicks through, schedules a showing, or scrolls past. Premier listings receive a coordinated visual package, produced entirely in-house, with the full range of capabilities below available for every home we represent at this tier.
Aerial StillsHigh-resolution overhead and angled photography that establishes the property in its setting — lot lines, landscaping, proximity to water, road frontage, and the surrounding neighborhood at a glance. |
Aerial VideoSmooth 4K cinematic flyovers and reveal shots that introduce the home the way a buyer wants to encounter it — with scale, context, and a sense of arrival. |
Flagship Capability
360° Immersive Drone VideoCaptured with the new DJI Avata 360 — the first true 360° camera drone, recording 8K spherical video. We can fly through doorways, around the home, and out across the yard in a single continuous shot, then reframe any angle in post-production. Very few real estate agents nationally are equipped to do this. |
Twilight ShotsDusk photography with interior lights glowing — consistently the highest-engagement images on real estate listing platforms. The shot that stops the scroll. |
Interior PhotographyWide-angle, properly-lit interior images that show how rooms actually live — not distorted, not over-edited. Photography intended to serve buyers, not just decorate a brochure. |
Video WalkthroughsGuided narrative walkthroughs that take a buyer through the home in the order it should be experienced — preserving flow, sightlines, and the sense of how spaces connect. |
Social Media CutsShort-form vertical edits formatted for Instagram Reels, Facebook Reels, and TikTok — shorter, faster-paced, with a hook in the opening seconds. Same source footage, repurposed for where buyers actually scroll. |
Neighborhood & Lifestyle B-RollSupplemental footage of the surrounding area — beaches, harbors, downtown, parks, the things that make a neighborhood worth living in. Especially valuable for out-of-area and out-of-state buyers who can’t easily visit before deciding to. Available on request, expanding through the season. |
Custom ShootsHave a specific visual idea for your home — a sunrise water shot, a seasonal angle, a particular hero image you’ve always pictured? Tell us. If it’s possible to fly and shoot legally, we’ll plan it. |
Equipment That Matches the Standard
Buyers won’t ask which drone flew over your house. But what they will notice is footage that looks sharp, stable, and professional — and that comes from the right gear, used properly, by someone trained to operate it.
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2026 Flagship
DJI Avata 360DJI’s first 360° camera drone, released in 2026. Captures 8K spherical video at 60 frames per second using dual 1-inch sensors, plus 120-megapixel still images. The technical advantage: every direction is recorded simultaneously, so framing happens in editing — not mid-flight. The creative advantage: shots that simply weren’t possible with conventional drones.
8K 360° Video
120MP Stills
Dual 1-inch Sensors
FPV-Capable
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Workhorse
DJI Mini 4 ProA compact, professional-grade drone built for traditional aerial real estate work. 4K HDR video, 48-megapixel stills, omnidirectional obstacle sensing, and a sub-250-gram airframe that allows for tighter, more flexible operation in residential settings. The workhorse for the high-and-clean overhead shots that introduce a property.
4K HDR Video
48MP Stills
Sub-250g Airframe
Omnidirectional Sensing
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A Growing Portfolio
Selected aerial and interior work from current and recent Maison Pawli listings. The 360° immersive library is being built shoot-by-shoot through the season — new footage is added as it’s produced.
For the most current samples, the Maison Pawli homepage and our Facebook and Instagram feeds are updated continuously with new work.
Your Home, Photographed With Intention
In real estate, the difference between a home that sells and a home that lingers is often the photography. Maison Pawli’s in-house production exists for one reason — to give every listing the kind of visual presentation that holds a buyer’s attention long enough to schedule a showing.