Recent content by IrishmanPDX

Start off Part time, but also put time into networking. Most of the time it's about making the right contacts. I worked in a specific industry for a number of years, they expanded into a new market (which was great for them). However it was an untapped market and is still currently quite...

Aye, and it's these knee jerk reactions bills by uneducated people (regarding drones) that's going to cause issues. Then again if the bill goes through and it's so badly written, that leaves a lot of loop holes for people to get out of trouble, so that's good/bad. Like the mobile phone laws...

It is not a very thought out step by the FAA. However this is a new area for them and it will take time to develop. It does seem contradictory though to offer more freedoms (initially) to people who haven't taken the time to get a part 107 license. I can understand wanting to hold license...

I've always supported learning on the hardest drones to fly (and they are usually quite cheap). The reason being is it teaches you how to deal with turbulence indoors, no aides in handling so you need to fly manual and get the feel of the drone. Then you can move up the line to something with...

I disagree with #4. Last thing you want to do is update the night before and stumble across a bug when you're due to be flying. I'd say if there's a new firmware update, make sure you've tested it, tried it and read all the release notes well in advance of flying. 3: I would really love to...

Listen up prop heads (it's the name I'm pushing), there's a reason I'm going to be against a "skill" testing section and that's because of the wide range of drones out there with different capabilities. Plus someone who guesses the correct answers on a 100 question test.... I don't want to be...

Don't wait for Shark Tank..... seriously, find people who may be willing to invest in you or your business. Don't promise them the world, start off small, they can put an advertisement on your drone or be featured in your footage. They will direct people to see your footage in order for their...

I can see what they are trying to do with this bill, however it's not very well thought out. Sure, I can understand property owners (who don't know anything about drones) not wanting a drone hovering over their property. I believe I heard about another state putting in a similar bill, but it...

I think you forgot one word in the descent part "Safely". I'm pretty sure by cutting power to the motors he could make that descent.... Still, that's the most obvious dumbest part of this, the illegal irresponsible git used a screen capture that included his GPS co-ordinates. Really...

Well it's the reckless fools that endanger us all, I think we can all agree on that. Someone posted this photo (see attached) on a forum just the other day. Just about everyone jumped down his throat and gave him a piece of their mind. So it's pop quiz time, how many things wrong can you see...

Excellent point. Put yourself in customers shoes, they are wanting to find a drone pilot for some footage. Who are they likely to go with, the person claiming they have a part 107 commercial licence, or the person who is a fully qualified pilot and a part 107 commercial licence holder. I even...

See my post about other markets to explore. Building up your portfolio will definitely give you an edge on other drone companies. Of course it's all about the free time that you have to put into these things too.

Maybe you're only an operator if you don't have a part 107 but are working under the instruction of a Part 107 holder (remote pilot in command). All in all, it's not actually going to matter until someone messes up and there's a court case involved....... then you'll very quickly find out who's...

How about this, as a sole part 107 holder, you may not have the full range of experiences or knowledge that an actual aircraft pilot has, but you are still expected to adhere to the set responsibilities of a UAV pilot/operator. I think "pilot" has a broad range of definitions. For instance the...

So honestly, I've had idea's of how to expand the drone footage market place and I'm sure I'm not the only one who's thought of these things, but I haven't seen much in the way of posts about these area's. So here's a few thoughts for budding cinematographers. 1: Crowd Sourced Movies. You see...