Thanks for the response BigA,.
So I have extensive background in GIS, Forestry and Real Estate, but also some inside knowledge on industrial plant shutdowns, inspections, repair etc.. So you could say my "wheelhouse" would likely be Forest/Ag applications and Real Estate Photo/Video, which I have done some of with cheap hobby drones.
The only issue with that is I live in a very rural part of South Alabama so I will go through the Realtor pool pretty quickly and the Forest/Land Ownership in my area is from primarily 2 camps. 1) Large Industrial Landowners who already have in-house drone ops OR 2) small land holdings in which the owners have no interest besides maybe a pretty picture with boundaries overlaid. (Which I'll happily do.) I could be underestimating the potential customer base but I don't believe I am by much.
When it comes to industrial inspections, I see this as a much more lucrative opportunity although travel and the drone platform would be a significant cost.
So, to clarify, I guess what I'm really asking is? Can a newer Phantom 4 platform or similar work in an industrial application like confined space inspection?
I know it can handle Real Estate, Forestry/AG, but its a little unclear to me if anyone is doing confined space type inspections with other than Elios/Elios 2, Falcon 8 or similar? I don't really see using one of those platforms for Real Estate or Forestry/AG.
I have mostly resigned myself to needing a different platform for each purpose but interested to hear the opinions of some who have already tried it.
I'm fully tracking what you said about being "GOOD" at what you do, and plan to practice/work for others for quite some time until I consider myself more of a "subject matter expert".