aerially
Through the sky
From the air or through the air.
The adverb typically describes actions performed from above: The region was aerially surveyed for flood damage.
It also applies to things transmitted or dispersed through air: aerially spread pesticides, aerially transmitted diseases.
Traveling through air
- soaringRising effortlessly upward
- flyingMoving through air
- hoveringSuspended without support
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
aviation · aircraft · helicopter · propeller · pilot · aviate · airspace · maneuver
View from high above
- panoramicOffering unobstructed wide view
- overheadLocated directly above
- vantagePosition of advantage
- overviewBroad general summary
commanding · strategic · elevated · vista · viewpoint · sweeping · expansive · landscape
Information-gathering before action
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
- unmannedHaving no human aboard
camera · monitoring · satellite · mapping · photography · survey · infrared · tracking
Foot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- parachutingControlled freefall using canopy
- wingsuitWearable gliding apparatus
glider · sailplane · ballooning · blimp · zeppelin · airship · thermals · updrafts
airborne
Traveling through air
altitude · aviation · aircraft · helicopter · propeller · pilot · aviate · airspace · maneuver · ascend
bird's-eye
View from high above
overview · commanding · strategic · elevated · vista · viewpoint · sweeping · expansive · landscape · topography
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- quadcopterFour-rotor aerial vehicle
unmanned · camera · monitoring · satellite · mapping · photography · survey · infrared · tracking · observation
paragliding
Foot-launched canopy flight
- hang-glidingUnpowered human flight sport
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- parachutingControlled freefall using canopy
wingsuit · glider · sailplane · ballooning · blimp · zeppelin · airship · thermals · updrafts · freefall
skyward
Toward the firmament
lofting · vertical · elevation · height · aloft · heavenward · buoyant · updraft · lift · trajectory
aeriallyterrestrially
In a land-based way
on the ground · on land · underground · subterraneously · overland
- aerial viewScene from altitude
- aerial sprayingAirborne pest
- aerial shotPhoto taken from altitude
- aerial combatWarfare between aircraft
- aerial bombardmentAttack by aircraft-dropped explosives
- aerial footageImages recorded from height