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>> There are plenty of people who will lowball to get the work, which is below the the real cost of doing it. Why would anyone do this? Obviously it doesn't scale so what is the thinking process? Thanks.

>> Regarding training either remotepilot101.com or pilotinstitute.com offer excellent courses at your leisure and both have an incredible pass rate. I will give those a look as well. Thanks.

>> Can you amortize your drone, computer, car, pay taxes, get some profit, pay health and retirement savings for $125 a job that takes 3-4 hours total time to do? I have pretty low overhead so I can afford to work on the cheaper end of the scale. But yeah, that's pretty thin and I would not...

Thank you all. This gives me some much needed perspective. One more question. I have a travel trailer and a 4wd pickup truck. I can travel for weeks at a time if necessary. Is anyone aware of longer gigs in remote locations that come up? Thanks again.

Many thanks for the reply. I will look into droners.io. Are there other sites available to look for gig work once I have my Part 107?

I'm a retired engineer looking for a part time gig. 2 reasons: I want to stay busy and make some pocket money. I'm thinking of getting my Part 107 via this local community college offering: Course Offerings 2 questions: #1: Do these look like good courses? #2: What do folks think about...

You might look into a local community college. I'm here in San Diego and our local community college offers Drone Flight School, Cinematography and Mapping. Basically for free. The link is here: Course Offerings I'm retired too (Engineering) and I'm thinking of taking these classes to...