Greetings from Memphis ... AKA "The Armpit of the South"

RNCotton · Jan 17, 2018

Hey y'all .... coming to you live, from the land of Elvis, the blues, and the allegedly best BBQ in the country. I'm coming over from PhantomPilots.com so looking to see some familiar faces.

As for me, I'm Part 107 and pilot for the Memphis Fire Department. So when I fly, I have to plan each flight as being under our COA, my Part 107, or hobby. *whew* ... These kids who go to Best Buy and head into their back yard to fly have no idea about the rest of us.

Outside of the fire department, I have my own photography company. We haven't had much success incorporating drones (and I really hate the word "drone") into our business model, but we're offering the services. We run into a lot of "You charge how much? The kid next door will do it for $20 and a pizza."

Looking forward to talking with y'all. Oh, and if anyone is curious, I'm flying a couple of DJI Phantom 4 Pros. I have "most of" a P3 Standard in a box somewhere at the house. It had an unfortunate incident involving signal loss, failure to RTH, and a tower.

LuvMyTJ · Jan 17, 2018

Hello,
It is a pleasure to welcome you to the CommercialDronePilots forum.
I hope that you will be able to use the forum for the exchange of innovative ideas and as a resource for current developments in the commercial drone field.
Enjoy!

Curtis Tyler · Jan 17, 2018

I feel you. I don't have much competition where I am at the [resent, but everyone thinks they can buy and fly without much thought but all the success.

BigAl07 · Jan 17, 2018

Hello and welcome to the Commercial Drone Pilots forum. We are glad to have you on board. I'm confident you'll find lots of helpful and enlightening information throughout this forum.

If you haven't already done so, consider adding your LOCATION to your forum profile to help us know where you are when you post suggestions or ask for assistance. It helps a lot more than you might think especially because this is an international forum with members from all parts of the world. Here's a direct link to yours:

https://commercialdronepilots.com/account/personal-details

Allen

RNCotton · Jan 17, 2018

BigAl07 said:
If you haven't already done so, consider adding your LOCATION to your forum profile

Done! Thanks for the reminder to finish out my profile.

dirkclod · Jan 17, 2018

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Tennessee Drone Services · Jan 17, 2018

RNCotton said:
Hey y'all .... coming to you live, from the land of Elvis, the blues, and the allegedly best BBQ in the country. I'm coming over from PhantomPilots.com so looking to see some familiar faces.

As for me, I'm Part 107 and pilot for the Memphis Fire Department. So when I fly, I have to plan each flight as being under our COA, my Part 107, or hobby. *whew* ... These kids who go to Best Buy and head into their back yard to fly have no idea about the rest of us.

Outside of the fire department, I have my own photography company. We haven't had much success incorporating drones (and I really hate the word "drone") into our business model, but we're offering the services. We run into a lot of "You charge how much? The kid next door will do it for $20 and a pizza."

Looking forward to talking with y'all. Oh, and if anyone is curious, I'm flying a couple of DJI Phantom 4 Pros. I have "most of" a P3 Standard in a box somewhere at the house. It had an unfortunate incident involving signal loss, failure to RTH, and a tower.

Welcome aboard! I started out with drones as a way to enhance my photography (you know, to get that perspective you just couldn't with your feet on the ground). I soon realized that I could do much more with drones than just photography. I understand what your saying about the kid next door sentiment. I have ran into that as well as those who know enough to know they shouldn't be operating without a license, but do anyways and in the end, most potential customers are none-the-wiser.

Stay warm and again, welcome!