drone business

How Many Drones Will Santa Bring This Year?

What are drones?

DJI’s Phantom 3 Last year, the FAA rushed to implement the recreational drone registration system, saying that holiday drone sales could reach 1 million units in 2015.  Reports of actual holiday sales vary – with some analysts sticking to the 1 million number and others estimating that sales were closer …

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How and Where to Invest in the Drone Industry

wp-image-42946″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg” alt=”invest in drone industry” width=”336″ height=”188″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-1024×574.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-300×168.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank-768×431.jpg 768w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Forex_Money_for_Exchange_in_Currency_Bank.jpg 1280w” sizes=”(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px”/>Drones are big business.  Regardless of how you slice the research, the drone market is projected to be worth billions in the next five years, with a compound annual growth rate …

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Commercial UAV Expo Demonstrates Drones are Big Business

wp-image-43354″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-1024×575.jpg” alt=”Commercial UAV Expo” width=”331″ height=”186″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-1024×575.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-300×168.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/DSC_5015-768×431.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px”/>In the world of drone conferences and shows, the Commercial UAV Expo stands out this year – demonstrating that businesses across sectors recognize that drones can be a valuable piece of their operating strategy. …

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5 Skills You Need to Get a Drone Job

target=”_blank”> target=”_blank”> wp-image-42446″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg” alt=”drone job” width=”420″ height=”236″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-1024×575.jpg 1024w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-300×169.jpg 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Tremco-Roofing-SKyBEAM-UAV-768×431.jpg 768w” sizes=”(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px”/>With the enactment of Part 107, the US expects thousands of new commercial drone operators to enter the market this year.  The FAA predicts that 90% of those new operators will be small …

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The Black Market in Drones: Why Commercial Operators Need the FAA

wp-image-42274″ src=”http://dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/faalogo-black.png” alt=”black market in drones” width=”253″ height=”253″ srcset=”//dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/faalogo-black.png 300w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/faalogo-black-150×150.png 150w, //dronelife.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/faalogo-black-45×45.png 45w” sizes=”(max-width: 253px) 100vw, 253px”/>Commentary.  The FAA predicts that there may be as many as 600,000 licensed drone operators in a year, since Part 107 was enacted at the end of August.  But that number may be …

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