Recent content by dfly

Scam. Had a very similar inquiry a couple years ago, same “in hospital, can’t speak” BS, different scope of work, same refused to send address until deep into conversation. The more he texted the more it became obvious. If I recall correctly, the goal is just a different variation of the the old...

Very nice results for just a single grid. Once I get more work I think I’ll be making the switch to drone deploy. Curious-Is your client in each of these cases the general contractor? Architect? Owner/developer? I apologize if I already asked that on your hotel project. Really looking...

Cool! Good detail! Curious if this is something you’re doing as a practice/portfolio builder or hired? I’m still struggling to find interested clients in the construction progression niche, in general. They all seem to be uninterested, have their own in-house remote pilot, etc. It’s a challenge...

BigAl, I meant to ask-Was your crosshatch portion of the missions done in nadir camera orientation or was there some oblique tilt to those shots? I ask because I shot a construction site just as a crosshatch mission and maybe 70 deg tilt if I recall correctly. It didn’t seem to look any better...

+1, both of you!

My understanding is that the mapping softwares, at least MME, doesn’t like to process water images. I think they’ve said its ok if the images also contain some solid material or shoreline, etc. I’ve processed orthos of my property with small ponds and they work out just fine. BigAl, that’s...

⬆️⬆️⬆️ What he said!

I never did update this thread (my apologies), but I did end up doing the gig for them after doing a little more detective work and reasoning that I wasn’t at risk, as they weren’t asking for anything sensitive (I did have a different scam attempt more recently, via text and probably through my...

Just the local governments’ way of getting their share of fees. Your average local LE officer would likely care less anyway, when they have the discretion, unless they get a complaint and have to at least inquire. There’s enough other crap going on these days.

Good call! I’m a member (for my pursuits in manned aviation), but don’t have the drone pilot protection services or anything like that. Regardless, I’ll see if they can look into it too, maybe even on a national level for all the states that do this.

Wow…I wonder if they see it yet, why so many are fleeing that state… Sadly, MN, the “Land of 10,000 Rules” is getting more like that. I did verify that I have to register both the UAS and business with them. They even use the example of a wedding photographer using a drone for photos. I’ll go...

Are there any other commercial operators here who live in a state that requires registration with them? I’ve gone through all the FAA requirements, figured out insurance, LLC registration with the state, banking etc, only to stumble across the state of Minnesota’s requirement to also register my...

I’d say a few things can help: When possible, Orient yourself so you’re generally facing away from the sun when keeping visual line of sight with the drone…Otherwise, sunglasses and a hat can help. Consider adding one of these to the bottom, using some good Velcro: Firehouse Tech Strobe...

Hey guys, long time creeper, first time poster… I recently found a craigslist posting asking for an experienced land/landscape photographer to shoot six rural parcels with a bonus for drone footage. I responded, and they re-posted with a higher compensation amount and also replied to me...