From photography to building inspections to agriculture, drones are revolutionizing many… Know the rules and regulations before you jump into a drone business… If You Need Some Extra Income, Here Are Practical suggestions to Start a Side Business. Drones have exploded in popularity in the past few years, and are rapidly becoming indispensable tools in a variety of industries. As with most other tech devices, competition in the marketplace continues to drive down drone prices and rapidly advance the technology.

This book provides information, resources, tools and techniques for drone pilots and offers tips to real estate agencies looking to hire drone pilots. Photography/Video settings, risk mitigation, neighborhood notifications, flight techniques, editing photos/video, creating a policy/procedures manual, “staging” a home and more. This book shows how to capture great images and video of all types of real estate properties. The book also covers choosing the “right” drone for real estate use, accessories, tools, software and other practical needs for any successful aerial imaging program.

Together with practical insights, case studies and professional shots, this book illustrates how to take stunning photos from unreachable angles and heights. Topics covered include getting airborne and how to choose a drone and fly it safely and legally, developing your skills to capture stunning aerial shots and focusing on composition and lighting. A step-by-step case study of capturing the iconic Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth Harbour is also featured.

This book offers step-by-step guidance to build, program, test, and fly both multicopters and fixed-wing aircraft for a variety of purposes. The manual covers unmanned system components, aircraft set up, flight controller fundamentals and failsafe features, regulations for recreational and commercial use, the flight testing process and flight operations. There are more than 70 illustrations included, as well as information on mission planning, checklists and safe flight operations.

This book covers drones, professional drone pilots, UAVs, drone software and technology, civil aviation, commercial aviation, drone science and drone education. The book includes feedback from 16 drone professionals worldwide who share their current best thinking, expertise and experience on commercial drone issues. The book also covers a broad range of professional drone applications and is an excellent resource for professional drone operators.

This book covers drones, professional drone pilots, UAVs, drone software and technology, civil aviation, commercial aviation, drone science and drone education. The book includes feedback from 21 drone professionals worldwide who share their current best thinking, expertise and experience on commercial drone issues. The book also covers a broad range of professional drone applications and is an excellent resource for professional drone operators.

This book is a comprehensive, introductory text on how to use unmanned aircraft systems for data capture and analysis. It provides best practices for planning data capture missions and hands-on learning modules geared toward UAS data collection, processing and applications. Readers will learn to process different types of UAS imagery for applications (such as precision agriculture, forestry, urban landscapes) and apply this knowledge in environmental monitoring and land-use studies.

Everyone today seems to have a drone: Amazon, touting a new high-tech delivery method; YouTubers, with countless aerial videos; your neighbor, who keeps crashing into your tree. But drones are more than a gadget craze. They’re a booming business with the potential to change industries ranging from video to agriculture to contracting—and the ability to change your life.

This is the definitive guide about how to start a successful drone business. Learn how to build, grow, and sustain a profitable, safe and legal operation with a drone. This guide gives you all the industry insights you need to know to build a business case which fits to your skills and market opportunities.

The Photographer’s Guide to Drones explains everything photographers need to know about drones and quadcopters in order to take their photography to new levels…literally.

Whether you’ve never flown before – or if you’ve already experienced the fun of a toy ‘copter – this book is for you. Demystifying the skills, tricks, and techniques that will turn crash-landers into expert fliers, drone expert Adam Juniper shows how to fly acrobatically, race successfully, and take amazing photos and video with drones of all kinds.

Camera drones have changed filmmaking and photography forever. The Drone Camera Handbook is ‘the manual that should have come in the box’ for all drone enthusiasts, photographers, and filmmakers as well as extreme sportsmen and women who want to capture epic images of their adventures.