Recent content by aerialimagery

It seems too busy to me. If you want to stay with the shield, I would experiment with shrinking the drone down, making it entirely black, and placing it within the framework of the shield, perhaps where the sun is.

This would be a good resource for you: https://www.facebook.com/groups/256436391128736/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=4729305190508478

For me a 280-mile round trip is 7 gallons of gas, so the price increase amounts to less than $12, which is not that big of a deal, not that I'm happy with the increased prices. Maybe I would raise prices a little not so much because of the direct cost increase but because of how much everything...

That wasn't the entirety of your comment. You said we are "hoping" our pictures turn out ok. If you don't have confidence that they will, then what are you doing charging for your services or complaining about others who aren't charging enough? That doesn't add up to me. No, I don't consider...

How do you know what "most of us" are? I don't include myself as a "pud knocker hoping my pictures turn out ok" and I'm sure there are others who would take exception to that. Besides, you don't need to be a good photographer to do construction progress, mapping, and vertical images. The drone...

Yes I know about the rules regarding a home office deduction. Why did you presume I didn't? I'm not sure how you define "work for garbage." A $100 fee could be profitable depending upon what's involved and the distance to travel. I wouldn't travel far to do a $100 job, but if it were an easy...

1/3 taxes on gross sales? That would be a 50% tax rate on the net revenue. It really depends upon the amount of business being done. If there is a home office, and a small amount of sales, that could offset all the income and there would be zero taxes. I can claim $8,000 per year for my home...

I believe in the free market. There is room and a place for these kinds of jobs. If there is no profit in it of some kind, nobody will do it. $150 is not nothing. Most of my aerial photography work has been from manned aircraft with a minimum charge of around $1,000 per job. I'm used to...

I received an offer for a $150 job from Drone Base recently. It's too far away to be worthwhile, but if I were closer, I'd do it. It's a very easy job and anyone could do it. No special photography skills required. Just center the building and take a few vertical images. I don't understand the...

What can be purchased with the gift cards?

@DJIPete Where did you get the music for your videos?

The pilot made a false statement to the tower about the altitude of the drone. What if that false statement had been believed and they chose to act upon it? There is no regulation that says a drone pilot has to be quiet if a manned pilot lies about his agl. I think flying at 75 feet a mile from...

What is objectionable is that the pilot reported a drone that was flying at 75' agl to be at 250'.

I've done many photo flights in helicopters and I am unaware of any regulation that they must be above 500 feet. Most of the time I requested 400 feet to do my photography, but sometimes lower, and that was granted, though most pilots for the sake of safety and not because of any regulations...