commercial drone operators

DRONELIFE reported earlier on a lawsuit in North Carolina challenging the notion that drone mapping is surveying without a license.  Here, members of the organization representing commercial drone operator Michael Jones lay out their case to protect his rights to sell aerial images. The following is a guest post by …

Subterranean at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0  A recent Michigan Court Ruling touches drone privacy: and could lead to major problems for the commercial drone industry. An article in JDSupra (worth a full read) explains how the decision developed and why it could have a significant impact on commercial drone operations …

When the FAA released the Remote ID rule late last year, it left the drone industry with as many questions as answers.  What about new hardware and remote ID solutions?  How will manufacturers comply?  Will drone owners be able to receive a simple firmware update?  Will the solution require a …

  An insider look at DroneU and Pix4D‘s Accident Scene Reconstruction Training for Drone Operators. The following is a Guest Post by Paul Aitken, the Chief Pilot, and co-founder of Drone U, and co-host of the popular Ask Drone U podcast. Anyone familiar with drone mapping may understand the long list …

Amit Ganjoo, Anra Technologies. The FAA reports that there are now over 100,000 licensed commercial drone operators in the U.S.  While the numbers come from the U.S., it’s an international trend: across Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America growth in licensed pilots is commensurate.  We spoke to industry leader Amit …

In most locations, industrial drone operation requires certification; and within the United States, that’s a Part 107 Remote Pilot’s Certificate from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA.)  Many drone purchasers, nevertheless, are unaware of the prevailing legal guidelines that apply to drone operation.  Offering readability and emphasizing security, the FAA has …

picture Defense.gov The FAA has issued a brief flight restriction (TFR) over the areas hit by Hurricane Harvey.  But the Red Cross unmanned plane response group, organized by skilled drone pictures firm PropellerHeadvertisements, is flying underneath an FAA COA in coordination with the Texas Air Operations Center and Unified Command …

One of the highest points for business drone operators is constructing their enterprise.  While skilled operators are expert pilots with plenty of time invested in flight abilities and aviation data; the day to day gross sales, advertising and marketing and supply concerned in proudly owning a drone enterprise may be …

Skyward’s Co-President Mariah Scott Mariah Scott thinks that drones might be ubiquitous sometime – and that’s factor.  Scott shares the high spot at Skyward, the main drone operations software program firm acquired by Verizon earlier this yr.  DRONELIFE interviewed the Co-President and obtained her tackle Skyward’s – and the trade’s …

Drone operators questioning learn how to flip their love of flying right into a enterprise take notice.  Canada-based Recon Aerial broadcasts that their drone enterprise “startup solution” has landed in the US. The firm will formally launch their US-based merchandise on the finish of this week. Recon Aerial was really the primary drone firm to …