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What is the process of getting permission to fly my drone in Washington DC for a local videography project? What resources can you point me to?
Our question today comes from Rashard, who is new to aerial videography. He was recently asked by a university in the Washington DC area to film and get photos of their campus with a drone. It sounds like Rashard is concerned that his drone will get comfiscated and is, therefore, asking what he needs to do
How were you able to obtain insurance again after you had a crash?
Our interesting question today comes from Jerry in Atlanta. He takes this opportunity to ask his question in a rather interesting accent. One in fact we can often here around these parts in New Mexico. Jerry's question is regarding insurance. Specifically, he's heard Paul say numerous times that if you
Who do I need to contact before flying a mission? The FAA? Adjacent land owners? Local authorities?
Our question today comes from Chris in Wyoming. He is asking who he needs to contact before flying a mission? Should he contact the FAA, adjacent land owners, or local authorities? Obviously there are many factors that will come into play when it comes to answering this. But we tackle them all and lay it
I’m not sure what to charge for this large commercial job. Can you give me some direction regarding pricing?
Our question today comes from Jacob in California. I was just offered a big project by a winery here in my home state. They want me to film a promo video for them in 4K, consisting of six separate wineries. I fly a DJI Phantom 2 and GoPro Hero 4, and I usually shoot real estate videos. So what do you think
If I use the Polar Pro lenses do I need to do any balancing or extra mods to my H33D Gimbal?
Our question today comes from Bennett in beautiful Maui. He has a small start-up commercial drone business, and he is asking about the Polar Pro 3 pack lenses. He would like to know if he uses these lenses does he have to do any balancing or extra modifications to his H33D Gimbal? He flies a Phantom 2 and
What are some of the best strategies for approaching Realtors to both start and grow my drone business?
Today marks the final day in our three part series on drone business strategies. We hope you've found this mini-series helpful and practical so you can get both start and grow your business. We're here to not only teach you from experience how to fly safe and advance your piloting skills. But also to help
Where do I even begin in setting up a drone business? Should I incorporate?
Today we continue our short series on strategies to help you grow and/or get started with a drone business. We're really examining the practical side of this whole thing, and doing it in a three part mini-series. This is part two of three, and today we're talking about something that a lot of people aren't
What are some strategies I can implement to get more referrals from my existing clients?
Today we actually start a short three part series on strategies for starting a drone business. This may or may not be something you've given a bunch of thought to. Regardless, we hope this will give you some helpful tips and things you can do right now to get it kicked into gear. Paul is actually out
How should I properly dispose of my lipo battery?
Today our question comes from Brian, and he is asking how he should dispose of a lipo battery? This may seem like a very elementary question to some of you out there, but did you know how dangerous a lipo battery can actually be? We're so used to these things with smaller batteries. However, when it comes
What do you think of the new DJI Matrice 100?
We're going to play the proactive part today and try and answer some of the questions we are sure will come in regarding the DJI Matrice 100. It is a rather expensive drone, so not too many people may be interested in it. But we go through initial thoughts about it on this episode. So if it's something
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