A combined show pairs a choreography of light drones with a fireworks display that punctuates or closes it. Two trades share the same site: the drone operator, with its own flight authorisations and exclusion zone, and the pyrotechnician, with safety distances and an authority declaration. There are two approaches: pyrotechnics carried by the drones themselves, reserved for specifically equipped operators, and ground pyrotechnics framing the aerial picture. Demand comes from premium clients: major cities, brands, product launches, high-end weddings that want something nobody in the area has seen yet.
Lead time is much longer than for a classic display. The drone operator often needs several weeks to secure airspace authorisations, and the pyrotechnician must lock the timecode to the choreography to the second. A shell drifting into the flight zone, a soundtrack changed at the last minute, wind that keeps the drones grounded: the scenario must cover each case, including a fireworks-only fallback if the flight is cancelled. The client, meanwhile, wants to see the result before signing off a large budget, which makes a convincing pitch essential.
In PyroDesk, the drone operator joins the dossier as a partner or subcontractor: they read the firing plan, the timeline and the site map, without the sale price. PyroSimulator shows the client the display in 3D with real calibres and the spectator view, which helps defend a premium quote. The authority declaration is pre-filled, stock is reserved, the planning blocks the crew, and the contract is signed on the client portal. Internal messaging keeps coordination with the operator in the same place as the dossier.
What PyroDesk brings
- 3D fireworks simulation with PyroSimulatorYour firing plan in real-time 3D in the browser, matched to real calibres, with tube tilt, drafts and rack export.
- Collaboration, subcontracting and seasonal contracts between pyrotechniciansShare files with your team, hand a show to a subcontractor without revealing your prices, sign your seasonal staff's CDDU contracts.
- Fireworks quotes and invoices in 5 minutesPick your services, PyroDesk does the maths and produces a clean PDF in the client's language, ready to sign on the portal.
- Client portal with online signatureYour clients sign quotes and contracts with a finger, pay by bank transfer and follow their file from a secure link, in their language.
- Internal messaging for fireworks crewsTalk to your crew and subcontractors without leaving PyroDesk: private conversations, groups per show and a general feed.