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Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones)

What All You should  Know.

What real estate, insurance companies, and inspection companies should know about unmanned aerial vehicles...more popularly known as "Drones!"

-THE SPECIFIC FAA DRONE RULES/LAWS THAT APPLY TO YOUR INDUSTRY.

-THE OPPORTUNITIES THESE RULE CHANGES CREATE FOR INDUSTRIES.

-WHY REALTORS MAY BE IN THE BEST POSITION IN 2017 TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW FAA

RULES TO SELL MORE LISTINGS, AND SELL THEM FASTER.

-HOW REALTORS CAN CREATE DRONE VIDEOS THEMSELVES (LEGALLY) AND GREAT TIPS TO HELP

YOU SUCCEED WHEN DOING THIS ON YOUR OWN.

 

-HOW TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL DRONE PILOT, WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW CHOOSE THE RIGHT

PILOT TO WORK WITH.

 

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ME...

My name is Michael Jones.  I am a FAA Certified Part 107 Small Unmanned Aircraft Pilot.  I am also a professional photographer that has always had a fascination with  flying.  So you can imagine when drones and quadcopter with cameras hit the scene, it was a perfect dream combination for me.  So I

turned my then "still photography" business, into an aerial media data company.  I have been flying for about

3 years now. The company now does aerial marketing for businesses including real estate, tower and roof inspections, weddings, events, aerial orthomosaic maps and more.  We currently operate in the eastern NC

area and constantly expanding.  Our pilots are trained at skilled flying and are all

FAA Part 107 Certified and insured.  We have also worked with top named national brands see below:

ENOUGH ABOUT ME... LET’S TALK DRONES

WHY IS AERIAL MEDIA SO IMPORTANT TO EXPLORE??

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 100 MILLION HOURS OF VIDEO WATCHED PER DAY ON FACEBOOK.

PLUS...

"79% OF ALL -CONSUMER INTERNET TRAFFIC WILL COME FROM VIDEO CONSUMPTION BY 2018"

                          ~Cisco

 

"1200% MORE SOCIAL SHARES ARE GENERATED BY VIDEO THAN TEXT AND IMAGE COMBINED.

                                           ~Brightcove.                    

REALTORS, INSURANCE COMPANIES AND INSPECTION COMPANIES 

ARE IN THE BEST POSITION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS EXCITING NEW TECHNOLOGY IN 2018 BY IMPROVING SAFETY AND SAVING COST!

HERE IS A TYPICAL DRONE VIDEO TO ILLUSTRATE

HOW AMAZING A LISTING CAN LOOK!

NOW LET’S TALK ABOUT DOING IT FOR YOURSELF!!

HERE ARE 5 SOLID TIPS FOR CREATING YOUR OWN SUCCESSFUL DRONE VIDEOS

YOU WILL NEED:

TRAINING IN FLYING

A PROSUMER OR PROFESSIONAL GRADE DRONE

(with)

A HIGH DEFINITION CAMERA

ADVANCED COMPUTER ABLE TO HANDLE VIDEO MEDIA

VIDEO EDITING SOFTWARE

(and time to edit the media)

LARGE AMOUNTS OF MEDIA STORAGE

(Video Files are Very large in size)

FAA UAS PILOTS LICENSE

AERIAL UAS INSURANCE

SAFETY

            AS A DRONE PILOT MYSELF, I HAVE FLOWN 100's OF PROJECTS, AND REAL ESTATE FLIGHTS CAN BE THE MOST

DIFFICULT OF THEM ALL. THIS IS BECAUSE WHAT'S CONSIDERED "CLOSE FLYING” WITH MULTIPLE OBSTACLES

AND HAZARDS.  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GET TRAINING AND SPEND HOURS PRACTICING BEFORE YOU FLY

                  OVER A PROPERTY THAT YOU DON’T OWN.

FOLLOW THE RULES

BE SURE YOU KNOW, AND FOLLOW EVERY FEDERAL, STATE, AND CITY DRONE REGULATION.

FAILURE TO DO SO CAN PUT THE GENERAL PUBLIC AT CONSIDERABLE RISK AND/OR YOU AND YOUR BROKER COULD FACE SOME STIFF FINES FROM THE FAA OR LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

HOW TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL DRONE PILOT

HIGH QUALITY DRONES ARE MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN EVER BEFORE, AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT WOULD BE EASY TO GET ONE AND SHOOT YOUR OWN VIDEOS, BUT GETTING AN FAA UAS PILOTS LICENSE, LEARNING TO FLY, EDITING VIDEOS, GETTING INSURANCE AND SO ON, MAY NOT BE FOR YOU. HIRING A PROFESSIONAL DRONE SERVICE IS A GREAT OPTION FOR THOSE WHO DON'T WANT TO DO IT ON THEIR OWN.

 

BEWARE...NOT ALL DRONE SERVICES ARE LEGITIMATE

BEWARE

MY FIRST BIT OF ADVICE IS TO STAY AWAY FROM CRAIGSLIST WHEN LOOKING FOR A PRO. THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE TO BEST BUY AND PURCHASED A DRONE AND THINK THEY CAN SIMPLY GO OUT AND TAKE A FEW PICTURES FOR AGENTS AND MAKE AN EXTRA BUCK, BUT 99.999% ARE NOT EXPERIENCED, NOT PROPERLY LICENSED OR INSURED, NOR KNOW WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THIS CAN GET YOU, YOUR CLIENT AND YOUR BROKER IN HOT WATER WITH THE FAA OR EVEN WORSE IF AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS.

 

(AND ACCIDENTS DO HAPPEN.)

8 TIPS FOR HIRING A DRONE SERVICE

-WEB SEARCH YOUR AREA FOR REPUTABLE DRONE COMPANIES IN YOUR AREA 

(THERE IS NO FAA DATABASE TO SEARCH YET)

-HIRE ONLY FAA UAS LICENSED PILOT, AND ASK TO SEE THEIR PART 107 SUAS PILOT’S LICENSE

(THIS LOOKS SIMILAR TO A DRIVERS LICENSE).

-VERIFY PROOF DRONE INSURANCE COVERAGE, NOT JUST GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE AND FAA REGISTRATION OF THE DRONE.

-ASK FOR A REFERENCE FROM OTHER AGENTS IN YOUR AREA.

-ASK TO SEE SEVERAL SAMPLES OF THEIR WORK.

-BE SURE THEY SPECIALIZE IN VIDEO, AERIAL DATA

-SPEAK TO MORE THAN ONE COMPANY AND ASK FOR FIRM QUOTES.

-ASK THE PILOT TO CHECK THE PROPERTY ADDRESS TO VERIFY IT ISN’T IN RESTRICTED AIR SPACE BEFORE YOU HAVE THEM COME OUT TO A LISTING.  ***ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE NEAR A MILITARY BASE OF ANY KIND***

FINAL THOUGHTS

-AS A PILOT, THESE ARE COMMON THINGS I TELL ALL MY CLIENTS

-YOU NEED TO HAVE GOOD EXPECTATIONS OF TIMING DUE TO WEATHER. YOU CAN’T SCHEDULE A FLIGHT FOR A SPECIFIC TIME, BUT CAN WORK WITHIN WINDOWS OF TIME.

-NOT ALL PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED IN A FLYABLE AREA.

-NOT ALL LISTINGS CAN BENEFIT FROM DRONE VIDEOS.   ( ESPECIALLY WITH NEIGHBORS WITH NOT SO TIDY YARDS)

-YOU CAN ALWAYS SHOOT ME AN EMAIL AND ASK ME TO CHECK A PROPERTY ADDRESS FOR ITS “FLYABILITY”.

-THERE ARE ALWAYS THINGS OUTSIDE MY CONTROL THAT EFFECT THE FINAL PRODUCT. BE PREPARED FOR UNEXPECTED CHANGES.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me at Michael360vdrone.com

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