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    Wildlife counting + AI detection Software? M300 & H20T

    Mac, I looked into doing this in Texas and found out real quick that there was a pretty steep "Permit" fee for using drones to count or identify wild game for any purpose. I don't have enough big leases here to justify what I would have to charge to get just the permit fee back--yet! Check...
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    solar site surveys question

    Is this through EagleView where you attend an online training and then they send you around to conduct drone inspections on houses?
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    How do you add a property outline to a picture?

    If you are looking for cheep cheep---powerpoint, paint, word, PDF editors..
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    Hemp Compliance

    Deltadave, I'm resurrecting this thread after a recent inquiry by a couple of hemp farmers who are wanting to run drones on some 2 ac plots. They really didn't know what they wanted--they just know drones can help. I'm not very familiar with the Hemp side of AG. I'm more of a 80+ acres...
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    Drone Deploy Launch Issue

    @flytnow this issue was fixed in the next update. I do still have a lag between launch and actual take off that makes my heart skip a beat sometimes...
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    DYI - h520&multispectral set housing

    I run mostly Cotton and some milo in our area. I'd be interested in talking about your deliverables to your customers. What do you provide? PDF report, large format print, emailed orthos and/or NDVI?
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    DYI - h520&multispectral set housing

    Keep us posted! I'm interested in what crops you are running.
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    What Do You Charge For Travel?

    I charge a flat rate of $1.00 per mile, outside of my immediate 50 mile radius. I do the same for my Bee keeping removal service. Most folks don't seem to mind it.
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    Howdy from Texas

    Welcome! Where are you setting up shop in Texas? What is going to be your primary industry?
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    Large Mission Tips

    I have looked in to buying a fixed wing as my primary business model is AG. They can cover a mess of land in one flight. My two issues for pulling the trigger is that most farms in my area are in 160 AC parcels and most are not side by side. The other is cost--I just don't have the base...
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    Large Mission Tips

    It was a difficult one for sure!
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    Large Mission Tips

    TK, I just got myself familiar with the DD Queue this past weekend while flying some AG ops for a local grower. That may be the way to go.
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    Large Mission Tips

    R.Perry, It took me 9 months to get an approval and 4 denials above 100' in a 0 grid. It has proven difficult. The green area is where the Golf Course is.
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    Large Mission Tips

    I'll be flying a P3P for the first mission and a P3A with an NIR/G/B camera for the next mission for turf analysis. What did you have your overlap set to? What program were you using?
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    Large Mission Tips

    I'll be using Drone deploy for this one. I was looking for a new platform, but the alternative didn't work in time to switch. I'll be high 90's when I fly this mission. I'll have a cooler and/or a truck to put the batteries in to cool down prior to charging them up. That hardest part of...