Building the future of aerial sports capture.
FieldLineTM is a tethered aerial capture platform designed to reveal the geometry of sports, giving coaches, athletes, and fans a new way to see how plays develop across the field.
Hawkline builds FieldLine, a tethered aerial broadcast platform designed specifically for high school football programs and athletic departments that want dynamic overhead coverage comparable to Saturday and Sunday broadcasts.
FieldLine delivers production-ready overhead and follow the play video with capability packages tailored to your needs. From FieldLine Vantage for reliable full field coverage to FieldLine Vista Pro for cinematic broadcast quality.
We’re currently onboarding pilot partners for the 2026 season, with tailored contracts for both individual programs and school districts.
FieldLine was designed from the ground up to operate in real athletic environments where athletes, coaches, and spectators are present. Safety is not an afterthought, it is a foundational requirement of the platform.
The FieldLine system combines multiple layers of protection to ensure safe and reliable operation. A tethered architecture physically constrains the aircraft while providing continuous power and fiber-optic video transmission. Redundant flight systems maintain stability even in the event of a component failure, and automated safety procedures ensure controlled behavior under abnormal conditions.
In addition to the platform itself, Hawkline operates with standardized deployment procedures, trained operators, and defined safety zones during operation.
These combined measures create a system designed specifically for the realities of sports environments, where reliability, predictability, and trust are essential.
The Foundation of Aerial Game Capture
Vantage introduces programs to the FieldLine aerial perspective.
Designed for reliable, repeatable deployment at the high school level, Vantage provides a dynamic overhead view that reveals how plays develop across the entire field. Coaches gain a clearer understanding of formations, spacing, and player movement, while programs gain a new visual asset for film review, social media, and recruiting content.
Vantage delivers the core FieldLine experience: stabilized aerial capture, intelligent tracking, and dependable operations designed for real game environments.
For many programs, Vantage is the first step into a new generation of sports video.
Advanced Aerial Coverage for Competitive Programs
Vantage Pro builds on the FieldLine platform with enhanced optics, stabilization, and automation designed for programs that demand the highest level of performance.
The system captures faster play movement, improved detail in low-light stadium conditions, and smoother tracking during high-speed transitions across the field.
Programs using Vantage Pro gain not only superior game film, but also production-quality visuals suitable for live streams, highlight packages, and program branding.
For schools competing at the highest levels of high school athletics, Vantage Pro transforms aerial capture into a competitive advantage.
Premium Aerial Production Platform
Vista Pro represents the most advanced FieldLine platform.
Engineered for top-tier high school programs, collegiate athletics, and broadcast environments, Vista Pro delivers cinematic-quality aerial imagery while maintaining the reliability and safety required for live sports environments.
The platform combines full-frame optics, enhanced stabilization, and advanced automation to capture every moment of the game with exceptional clarity and fluid motion.
Vista Pro is more than a camera system — it is a complete aerial production platform capable of elevating game coverage, fan engagement, and media presentation.
For programs looking to showcase their athletes at the highest level, Vista Pro delivers a perspective previously limited to professional stadiums.
FieldLine combines aerial positioning, fiber-optic connectivity, and stabilized imaging into a single platform designed specifically for field sports environments.
The system deploys from a mobile ground station and operates above the field to capture an on field aerial perspective throughout play.
Instead of filming from the sidelines, the aerial platform moves with the action to maintain a consistent view of how plays develop across the entire field.
Our aerial platform’s ability to navigate freely across the entire field allows for a variety of strategies to enhance filming benefits. Operating similarly to Skycam used by professional and top college football programs, the platform can position itself along the sidelines or directly across the end zone to enhance replay capabilities. It can capture the entire field of play, or zoom in and follow the ball carrier. Although the system is tethered, it is not confined to a single viewpoint like existing solutions.
All-22 Mode
The platform is positioned at the rear of the offense, centrally located on the field, and maintains this position throughout the duration of the play. The platform resets after the ball is spotted before the next play. This setup ensures all 22 players on the field are kept in frame making it ideal for post-game analysis.
PlayViewTM
Leveraging advanced machine vision and automated flight pathing, the platform tracks the play as it unfolds, ensuring the ball carrier remains centered in the frame.
The platform resets after the ball is spotted before the next play
This feature is ideal for live broadcasts and highlight reels.
Hawkline is working with select leagues and organizations to demonstrate how aerial capture can enhance both coaching insight and fan experience across a wide range of field sports.
While traditional camera systems capture the game from the sidelines, the FieldLine aerial platform reveals the spatial dynamics of the field, showing how formations develop, how spacing changes during a play, and how athletes move across the entire field.
These early deployments allow Hawkline to validate the system in real athletic environments while showcasing how aerial perspectives can elevate broadcasts, game analysis, and digital content.
As adoption grows, the FieldLine platform has the potential to expand across multiple sports and competitive levels, bringing a perspective previously limited to major professional stadiums into many more arenas.
FieldLine delivers a continuous overhead perspective and automated play-aware framing that static sideline and end zone cameras can’t provide. It’s designed to integrate with your existing broadcast workflows and complements coaching platforms like Hudl, it does not replace them.
Each FieldLine tier adds capability:
All current FieldLine contracts are Hawkline-operated. This ensures consistent execution and compliance with FAA and venue requirements.
(Self-operated options will be offered in the future but are not currently available.)
Hawkline's systems tackle safety in two ways. The first is the system has been engineered with numerous safety features, and redundancy. Secondly the procedures for operating the systems have been designed with safety as a primary focus. Additionally the engineering and operations plans have been designed specifically to meet all current FAA regulations for operation.
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