Recent content by ZBlackwood

TLDR: I believe my answer is no, I cannot, and I am limited to the designated altitude in the respective grid area regardless of my authorization which may have a higher permitted altitude. We are needing to do some night operations here in the very near future. Just taking a few pictures and...

I'm just starting to get into Real estate video so I can't really speak to that yet. So I'm curious what other people will say in regards to the video side as well. However, for your last question about Batch HDR in lightroom, you can now do so with the latest Lightroom Classic. The only...

I've been signed up for both but haven't flown anything. At first I thought it'd be a good way to branch out some without actually pursuing flying as a main source of income, just the occasional odd job to add to my real estate photography business. That being said, I live in a small coastal...

I currently use a Phantom 4 Pro V2 for my real estate work. I am also in the first round (I believe) for a Skydio 2 so I'm hopeful to get it at the end of the month and plan to give it some good testing weather permitting. I think it'll be hard to compete with the phantom in terms of raw photo...

I think this could be split into two threads and one placed where it may get more traction, but thought I'd check here first. We are a small Public Utility District and just purchased our first drone. Inspire 2 with X5s and a 14-42 lens. I am the only licensed pilot at this time and we're...

I've used Kittyhawk, Skyward and UASidekick. For my personal drone use/small business I utilize UASidekick and don't mind the small monthly fee to help support them. For my day job as we're just getting started, we're testing out Kittyhawk and Skyward for more operations management in addition...

I'm very much in the beginning stages of being a drone pilot with just over 10 hours of flight time. I don't do this for a day job and it's pretty much just real estate still photography on the side so my opinion likely won't carry much weight. I agree that many of these programs and trainings...

In our case, we're definitely starting with Part 107 just as you said. I happen to have my Part 107 for my side gig so I'll be the initial pilot more for a proof of concept type start. My own interest in drones and having my Part 107 is feeding into this and it's exciting and a bit daunting as...

I'm curious on a deeper.more accurate explanation as well. Working for a public Electric Utility who is about to tip their toes into drones, this info could be beneficial! My very basic understanding is that COA's have the possibility of being applied to a company as opposed to an individual...

Long delay in replying here. Took off for a few days to the Redwoods! I reached out to the Coast Fish and Wildlife office and they basically echoed what the consensus is here. They confirmed that the actual Wildlife refuge area does not extend into residential territory, but is super close in...

First off, thanks in advance for any clarification and help! Second, I believe the answer is no, I can't without special permits or permission and I know in general you can't fly in a National Wildlife Refuge..... I think. My question stems from my confusion while looking at a couple maps. I...