Case study · Live demo
SkyView Indy
Fly Indy from anywhere in the world.
Pitch domain: flyzoneindy.wilburnstudios.store
- Industry
- Civic Tech · Virtual Drone Tours · Indianapolis
- Year
- 2026
- Highlights
- Virtual cockpit UI · Live system status HUD · Route playlist · Reserve a real flight
Live site preview · interactive
Results
6 city tours
Active routes
1-tap cockpit
Hero CTA
Civic + tourism
Built for
The challenge
Turn a futuristic 'fly the city' concept into a site that feels like a live mission console — not a marketing page — while still converting visitors into real drone-flight reservations.
The approach
A neon-on-navy mission-control aesthetic with a live status panel (network, active routes, viewers, FAA window), a Now Flying waypoint player wired to Google Street View, and twin CTAs to enter the cockpit or reserve a real flight.
About this project
A cinematic 'public pilot program' site that lets visitors hop into a virtual cockpit and follow pre-programmed drone paths through Monument Circle, the Canal Walk, Mass Ave and the Brickyard — paired with a real-flight reservation flow.
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Start a conversation →How we built it
A simple, four-step process.
- 01
Concept
Mapped six iconic Indy waypoints — Monument Circle, Canal Walk, Mass Ave, Brickyard — into a cockpit-style route playlist.
- 02
Mission-console UI
Built a HUD with live network status, route count, concurrent viewers, weather and FAA window for instant credibility.
- 03
Cockpit player
Wired pre-programmed Street View waypoints to keyboard controls so visitors can 'pilot' the route in any direction.
- 04
Reservation flow
Added a Reserve-a-real-flight CTA above the fold to convert curiosity into booked drone work.
