The Energy Industry Is Greatly Benefiting From Drones Usage

Drones

Drones can quickly identify damage to everything, from solar panels to wind turbines, and prevent them from getting worse. In addition, a drone can quickly collect information and identify abnormalities and damage. Inspections are necessary to ensure safety in the energy industry, including oil, gas, and solar.

However, these inspections are costly and time-consuming. Progress can also be tracked, and all kinds of data can be created, including orthomosaics, elevation data, and 3D maps.… Read the rest

Learn How To Use Your Drone For Great Aerial Videography

Learn how to make an aerial movie using a drone

It is well known that drones are a great tool for videographers to have at their disposal for an aerial movie. And don’t forget drones now equipped with incredible smart flight modes, high-standard cameras, and enhanced flight times, so there has never been a better time to become an aerial videographer.

That being said, capturing a high-quality aerial movie is not as easy as pressing the record button, moving up your drone, and flying around for a few minutes. A lot of practice, time, and planning must put together a beautiful, professional standard picture.

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Boost Your Sales By Using A Drone To Enhance Real Estate Photography

Creative Strategies for Real Estate Photography

Selecting the ideal drone for real estate photography comes with knowing your unique requirements and how the drones’ abilities meet or exceed those requirements. Let us take a look at all of the factors you will need to consider.

Creative Strategies for Real Estate Photography

Camera Performance

From the Mavic Mini’s 1/2.3” CMOS sensor to the S35 sensor of this Inspire 2 equipped with all the Zenmuse X7, you will find camera performance levels for all demands. For smaller properties like family houses, detectors like the 1/2.3″ CMOS are more than capable of producing quality images. As your properties and marketing projects become more extensive, look to tap into your full creative capacity with more powerful sensors.… Read the rest

Learn What It Costs To Get A Helicopter Pilot License

Helicopter Pilot

In this article, we are going to discuss what it costs to become a licensed helicopter pilot. First, let’s answer some common questions people may have or the strange opinions about helicopters and the ones who fly them; thoughts which are far from the truth. Let us take a look at a number of the misconceptions and facts about rotary and helicopters flying.

Helicopter Misconceptions

Aren’t Helicopters Tricky to Fly?

Actually, Helicopters are not too hard to fly. Anyone who has enough knowledge to drive a car can learn how to fly a helicopter. It does take practice and time, and a few maneuvers, such as hovering a helicopter, feel as if they are impossible initially. It is no harder to learn how to fly a helicopter than to learn how to fly an airplane. In actuality, having flown and obtained licenses for both, we would say that a crosswind … Read the rest

Learn How To Take Aerial Photos High In The Sky

Aerial Photos tips

Taking aerial photos from a helicopter is one of the most rewarding and most important things you may have done as a photographer. It grants you access that you would never see.

You can have had the joy of doing helicopter flights in Toronto, Iceland, New York, and Seattle, and a photography flight nearby downtown Toronto. In this time, you will need some tips that would help you going to venture out for taking aerial photos.… Read the rest

Earn Your Remote Pilot Certificate And Start Making Money

drone pilot certificate

Drones have taken off! As of now, more than 100,000 enthusiasts have obtained a Remote Pilot Certificate to fly a drone for recreational and commercial (not qualifying as “model aircraft”) purpose, as the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) mini drone law went into effect on August 29, 2016.

Under Part 107, the individual flying a drone — officially an “unmanned aircraft system” (UAS) — should have a Remote Pilot Certificate, or be directly supervised by someone with such a certification. Nearly all drone pilots become certified by taking online classes and learning the material and then passing a primary aeronautical knowledge test at a knowledge testing FAA-approved center. You should have no problem if you review all the test material – the exam pass rate is 92 percent.… Read the rest

Learn More About Drones Use in The Energy Market

utility power lines drone inspections

Energy companies need to track thousands of miles of pipelines, transmission lines, tank farms, and other resources to ascertain how and when maintenance activities will need to be performed. The sheer size and the scope of managing this infrastructure mean the capacity to automate tasks associated with implementing such inspections will create incredible opportunities. That is one reason energy sectors are quickly adopting drones.

With the energy industry representing fundamentally a recession-proof market and renewable energy resources capture the rapidly increasing share of that market, possibilities for technological advancement and the adoption of drones will undoubtedly increase. By utilizing Part 107 to their benefit, Drone consultants can capitalize on these regulation changes, just as they have in other industries, for example, agriculture.

Also smaller, local drone consultants can take advantage of the upcoming boom in drones in energy/utilities. Whether this practice is associated to examining solar farms, wind farms, … Read the rest

10 Tips To Enhance Your Drone Videography Skills

drone videography

Radio controlled flying drones have modernized the video production business. From property videos to shots of your wedding, that small camera mounted to drones are being used for various creative uses. According to a study by Allied Marketing, drone videography and imaging will flourish to become a $2.8 billion industry by 2022.

Well, the growth isn’t only because of drones but also the improvements in imaging technologies. With the assistance of a mobile app, anyone can fly a drone and capture high-definition aerial images. It’s a highly attractive technology that lets you do beautiful things!

Drones offer a fresh perspective of locations. They may be put to use anywhere to set a setting or showcase a place. Whether it is a real estate movie, visiting heritage sites or outdoor college event, drones can be a useful tool for content creation, advertising, and marketing. Nowadays, drones are utilized in commercial … Read the rest

Selling More Real Estate By Using Drones

camera drone view of house for sale

The real estate market is very competitive, brokers and realtors are in search of reliable, long-term productive and improved approach(es) to making better sales, and spending less time on marketing. It is a core responsibility to sell or market a home or property. So, such cannot put into the hands of just anyone, or just an approach cannot be utilized, as the risks – if unproductive – are outweighing.

Therefore, real estate agencies, realtors, brokers, and agents are boosting their sales in this area by engaging UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) – an aircraft that can be controlled using a remote controller or onboard computers. They are commonly known as DRONES.

Quickly on drones, there are different types or categories, performing different or similar purposes. Those that are used for surveillance – for recreational, commercial or security purposes – using controllable cameras with high resolutions, to use for aerial … Read the rest

The Applications of Drones in Utility & Energy Sector

Drones in Utility & Energy Sector

RC Planes and helicopters have been there for decades, so why is there this sudden massive interest in drone technology today? RC planes and helicopters were the toys kids used to play within the 70s or 80s.

This was the typical user experience anyone would have fun with. One can use them for a few minutes or maybe a few hours, but they were flimsy. They’re made of paper and cardboard and were not robust. The reason is that they’re just toys, not tools. So, what really changed?

Drone is a combination of government and private sector innovation. There are flight controllers for NASA, GPS technology; regionally pioneered by the US Navy, miniaturized sensors like accelerometers and gyroscopes, digital cameras that are miniaturized, high quality and energy-efficient. All these are combined with advances in model aircraft and battery life that give the modern drone its powerful capabilities. Having the … Read the rest

Shooting Professional Level Footage With Camera Drones

Camera Drones

Aerial photography and videography isn’t just a hobby anymore. This is now a serious pastime and profession, with pilots and camerapersons paid to capture the best images and sequences of the local area, sites in need of surveying and high rise building. These professionals stand out from the amateurs for a few reasons.

First of all, there is the quality of the finished footage. Secondly, they have a knack for flying the drone and operating the camera in just the right way for an impressive sequence. Third, that drone and camera tend to be more than your basic GoPro and RC helicopter. It takes time, skill, great kits and lots of practice to create drone footage like a professional.… Read the rest

How To Become A Qualified Helicopter Pilot

Qualified Helicopter Pilot

The life of a helicopter pilot is an exciting one, with lots of potential career paths to explore. Some will want to go into the more leisurely options of transportation and sightseeing tours. Others want to follow a more dangerous and rewarding route with the emergency services.

Either way, there is no way to get into the cockpit and behind the controls without the right training. What does it take to become a qualified helicopter pilot? What training, flight hours and costs are now required to succeed?… Read the rest

Why We Should Turn To Drones In Real Estate Marketing?

Real Estate Drone

A sharp and detailed image is important when selling a real estate property online. Buyers skim through listings and as a seller you need something that grabs their attention to your property.  A picture can tell them more about the appeal, location, and vibe of a home than a wall of text. If it is a right image, they will read on. If it is a bad image, they will look elsewhere.

It takes some thought and skill to create a picture that is eye-catching and informative. Now many believe that aerial images via drones are the only way forward.

Some homeowners may wonder whether an aerial shot can make that much of a difference, compared to an ordinary one.… Read the rest

Go Through These Basics to Become an Expert Aerial Photographer

Helicopter photography Tips

Aerial photography tips from the experts

Shooting aerial photography can take a bit of practice to get perfect. Luckily the experts are always quick to weigh in on how to have a pleasant experience and get quality pictures the first time around.

Here’re some awesome aerial photography tips from a professional’s point of view:

Helicopter flight photography

Helicopter Photography TipsAirplanes have a great disadvantage when it comes to aerial photography: it cannot maintain position.

It must stay in motion at all times. Helicopters have the ability to hover in place and get closer to the subject matter, making it the better transportation choice of the two.

Discuss Route Planning Before Taking Off. It is crucial for the photographer to discuss his ideal plans with the helicopter pilot before they ever leave the ground.

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Read This if You Want to be a UAV Operator

Drone Operator Training

UAV Operator

Many countries around the world require individuals who operate drones to have a current qualification that shows they have illustrated competency in maneuvering their unmanned aerial vehicle.

England has specific rules that must be followed for drone pilots to receive legally recognized qualification.

The Aviation Authority of the United Kingdom acts in a similar fashion as the Federal Aviation Authority does in the United States (check out this excellent summary of US safety laws here: http://bestdroneforthejob.com/safety/)

They make the legally-enforceable laws when it comes to general UAV usage. This article will cover everything it takes for British pilot to learn and receive a proper license in his home country.… Read the rest