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To Drone or Not To Drone
The global market for commercial photography drones is set to be worth $12.5 billion by 2021, according to a
report from Acute Markets released in September 2016.
To Drone or Not To Drone • The Hard Truth About Drones • Benefits of Having a Drone • How Can Owning a Drone Make You Money • Things to Consider • Top Camera Drones • Drone Resources • App’s and Helpful Info
How would you feel if your $1500 laptop dropped on the sidewalk and shaIered into pieces….the first week you had it?
Here are a few recent quotes for your consideraNon:
“Tonight I no+ced the lights started blinking red and it fell out of the sky. I haven’t found it , will go to look for it in the morning…. I’ve been crying like a child…. ”
“I lost my (expensive) drone a couple days ago and am trying to determine what most likely happened to it aDer I lost connec+on”
“Flying at about 30D my (expensive drone) decided to land in the water just 100D away! No control over descent. Nothing I did with the controller made any difference. It was just unbelievable, watching helplessly ”
The Hard Truth About Drones
The Hard Truth About Drones • If you are not comfortable technical and mechanical items, do not enter this hobby
• Consider-‐ can you afford to lose it? • These are REAL AIRCRAFT and you, as the pilot and crew chief, have to become familiar with every aspects of flight, including potenNal emergency situaNons
• If you cannot shoot in manual on a DSLR-‐ you will have a hard Nme producing quality with a drone
• The ability of drones are limited
The Hard Truth About Drones • Are you able to carry it? • Are you traveling long term? • What countries are you planning to visit? • Storage Woes-‐ leaving at airports, hostels, etc. • Extra costs • Are you comfortable following and staying • educated on ever changing rules and regulaNons?
The Hard Truth About Drones
• The fine for flying in US NaNonal Parks is $5,000.00 and over 2,000 fines have been issued from May-‐Sep 2016. More then ½ were found once the photos were posted online
• French tourist gets fined €113,000 for flying drone over the Coliseum in Rome
• Police surveillance cameras spoIed an aircrab hovering over Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris-‐ Israeli tourist spent one night in jail and was fined €400
We all want those shots but at what cost? You may think you can get away with it….
Benefits of Having a Drone
• Enhance you photography and filmmaking game
• Give your photography business an edge
Why would it be good for your brand?
• Get shots only a few people can
• Create that wow
• VersaNlity to go anywhere
How can owning a drone make you money? • Aerial Photography • Stock Agencies • Aerial Video • Real estate & ConstrucNon • Event photography or video • InspecNon and Mapping
Diversify Your Income More to offer for partnerships to diversify your income
Why would it be good for your brand?
• Aerial Photography • Aerial Video • Price vs Helicopters/Airplane/ Photo Shoots
Don’t barter drone work! Its worth money and you should be paid for it!
Want To Buy a Drone?
• Not all drones are easy to fly. • Not all drones are ready to fly. • Not all drones are the same. • You need to make investments upfront. • There’s a ton of places to buy from. • You cant always fly them.
Everyone wants to buy a drone theses days. But before you do, here’s 6 things you should know
Top Camera Drones • #1 DJI Phantom 4 $1399.99 • #2 DJI Phantom 3 $899.99 • #3 DJI Inspire $2,899.99 • #4 Yuneec Q500 4K $899.99 • #5 Yuneec Typhoon H 4K $1,199.99 • #6 3DR Solo $999.99 • #7 Parrot Bebop $399.99 • NEW GoPro Karma $799.99 • NEW DJI Mavic $799.99-‐$999.99
Based off consumer sales as of Sep 4, 2016
• Simple Google search (Rules, RegulaNons, Maps and Permits.) • FAA or CAA agencies • Embassy Print off or save a copy of any informaNon you find. • Just because you can fly does not mean you can! • Just because your working with a tourism board does not mean you don’t need permits!
Do your research before you fly. Our secrets to successful droning Drone Resources
Helpful Info • USA FAA Rules hIp://www.faa.gov/uas/gesng_started/ • EASA Drone Rules: hIps://www.easa.europa.eu/easa-‐and-‐you/civil-‐drones-‐rpas
• Rules/Drone Jobs By Country hIp://uavcoach.com • Rules By Country hIps://uavsystemsinternaNonal.com/drone-‐laws-‐by-‐country/
• Pilots Handbook and Study Meterials (107): hIp://www.faa.gov/uas/gesng_started/fly_for_work_business/becoming_a_pilot/
Useful App’s • Hover • Skycatch • AIRMAP • FlighIrader24 • Know Before You Fly • UAV Forecast • RCFlyMaps • 3D RoboNcs Tower
You represent all of us. • USA temporarily banned drones in NaNonal Parks due to one person disturbing a herd of bighorn sheep in Zion NaNonal Park. (The ban sNll stands.)
• Drone crashes into iconic Milan Cathedral and narrowly avoids causing millions in damage.
-‐ BBC News • Drone crashes into plane at Heathrow airport . -‐CNN News
DON’T BE THAT PERSON!
Questions?
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Lina and David Stock ______________________________________