I hope it goes well! I’m 10 years older and have been working as a corporate paralegal at a large bank for years, I’m tired of looking at a screen day after day feeling underutilized. I love the outdoors. And I have a DJI I use just to have personal videography projects but I think it’s time to take a leap just like you! Best of luck!
Awesome video Dylan. Back in 2020, I had played with Drone Deploy to see what all the rave was about....and I was blown away by the clarity of the Ortho Map I had captured with my Mavic Mini 1 and it's tiny 12 MP 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. Now I have the M3 and have been generating my own ortho maps and man this drone just continues to amaze me
Yes, we can all agree that industries will include more and more drone technologies (HW + SW/AI) to automate a lot of tasks. But, I don't know, whether there is a growing market for human piloting - rather the opposite way ...
Humans are still required to take the drones to the work site, swap out their batteries, etc. Even if the piloting uses a lot of AI, the clients don't need to know that.
Thanks for the well crafted video PACKED with information! I'll need to spend 3x as long just going back to absorb everything you so clearly shot at me in under 12 min. I really enjoy drones and I'm looking to enter this space. What is your advice for the best, most reasonably priced, properly accredited drone certification program for commercial licensing of myself and my team?
Love these videos! Do you think you could do some videos on how to find these companies and actually get the contracts? (Construction mapping, for example)
I just stumbled upon your video. I was immediately impressed with your professionalism, ease infront of the camera and your succinct dissemination of your information. I’m now a subscriber.
You missed a one industry that is quietly🤫 involving drones and drone tech to everyday usage; Law Enforcement. From using drones as an eye in the sky for over watch to drones in front of SWAT. They are using drones to map crimes scenes and gather evidence in many crimes. Not only officers trained on the use of drones they reaching out to drone tech companies for other innovations.
Good point! Unfortunately as a civilian it’s hard to “jump” into that industry. Law enforcement has always used new tech to enhance their safety and monitoring for crimes, thats usually the hardware and software companies that can play in their politics.
Another GREAT video, Dylan! Thank you for continuing to educate the industry on just how impactful drone mapping can be for so many sectors. Looking forward to your next video!
Dylan, which mapping software company is at forefront of mapping pastures for the beef industry? Plenty of folks do corn, soybeans, wheat, etc (traditional cash row crops), but I’m finding it difficult to source a software package that applies all the crop analysis to grasses and pastures. Any clue? Appreciate you/your content very much …you’re killing it bro!
Hey Dylan, I love your content! Do you think you could do some videos on how to find these companies and actually get the contracts? (Construction mapping, for example) Or better yet, do you do any consulting? I have a drone business in Miami but struggle to find clients and I’d love to know more about your strategy for getting these big contracts.
I was in the drone industry for 3 years and spent more on drones than I ever made back. How is the industry growing if no one wants to pay anything over a couple hundred dollars with all the new pilots joining in everyday and offering such low prices since they’re just getting started? I still have all my drones and would love to get back into them if someone could explain how they’re are getting proper paying clients. Everyone I dealt with either wasn’t interested or wouldn’t pay over $200-$400 for a job.
What industry were you focusing in? If it’s residential real estate you will never get anyone to pay you over $200. As soon as you can step into the commercial side of it (such as the ones I highlighted in the video) there’s opportunity to make decent money. But none of this is a guarantee either, nothing in life really is a guarantee in all honesty.
@@DylanGorman I was doing marketing videos for businesses at first and making $500-$1500 per video at first. Then by the 2nd year most people would come back saying they had a new pilot willing to do my job for $100 and that I’m too expensive and trying to scam people now. So I attempted to transition into industrial drone services after getting super lucky with a crypto pump. I made the mistake of going straight to buying an M300 RTK only to find out I needed like $10k+ more in certifications and all types of insurances that I had no idea how to get. I ended up just keeping all my drones but stopped offering drone services and just went back to running google ads.
hello. Great video. Im up to start drone business company and wondering if DJI mavic 3 Enterprise T is good tool for constrution , mapping and inspection ? Or need to go higher like DJI Matrice 30 T or what you guys think , which drone is best for that missions ? best regards !
We are in the roofing business, we have indeed considered to purchase a dji mini 3 for roofing inspection. This will save us tons of time sending drone upthere instead of ourselves.
Thanks for the video, I bought a Mini2 a few months ago just to have a hobby and aerial photography and now I'm considering a second career. Appreciate your time and effort. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I subscribed to your channel and will continue to watch your content.
Hi Dalyan Thanks for the video I wanted to learn drone photogrammetry, mapping, inspection and surveillance. How can I join you and learn all about drone. I'm from India.
I just found your channel today, but missed your Richmond, VA appearance. I have the original Mavic Pro and Mini 3 Pro which the SDK update should be out in the next month or so according to what I read from DJI which said the early 2nd quarter of 2023. I also have access to a Mavic 2 Pro if required. I've flown drones for 18 years and I want to start shifting into making it a business. What would you suggest as my first venture to get some income with the UAV at my disposal? How do you get your foot in the door to get your first customers?
how can you get into one of these industries ? been a pilot for 2 years, and fell in love with flying. Never thought I could make money with this skill.
Thanks for the insight. Although not sure this growth will benefit commercial drone operators so much with companies becoming more capable than ever to run their own in-house drone operations. Training providers will be sure to benefit of course. The same way the commercial photography market declined in the early 2000s and 2010s as digital photography hardware/software developed to enable more in-house photo and video solutuions.
Just bought a DJI mini 2SE and absolutely love it and the opportunity that it can bring. I can see home inspections (siding, roofs and such) being something to specialize in and peddling to Real Estate brokers. Is the FAA Drone License required in order to make any money with drones?
Good information Dylan. How are you looking at the introduction of the Autel Max 4T for mapping and thermal ? It doesn't seem to have the limitations with the SDK for 3rd party app's on the controller that DJI has built into the individual product lines. And it looks like the camera and zoom spec's are better than the DJI line of products, mapping functions, and says that it has terrain following. The meshing is interesting, use of multiple drones and being able to use a drone in the mesh as a repeater. This looks like it might be the answer around all of DJI's limitations. But the price is up there.
I’m interested to get my hands on it once it’s available for the press to use. It does look like an interesting drone but I’m curious to see exactly how it fits in to the industries it’s built for
@@DylanGorman Yes, but I do not know how vast drone technology has improved until I see your video. Great content. I only used my Mini 2 to do mapping (just to see the overall site and looks neat in report).
I am glad i found your channel. I live in Nova Scotia in Canada . We have been hit with a major hurricane in the last 6 months millions of dollars of damage from farmers to wood lot owners . My buddy approached me asking about my drones i have some cheep ones i have been practicing with .he wants me to do an aerial survey of his wood lot. The 3d molding program would be an extremely productive way to produce a report for him. I worked in the logging industry for several years and have multiple connections . The drones i have are incapable of doing the task of surveying the large wood lots. I was thinking of the DJI mini pro 3 as my upgrade. I was thinking of opening a business dealing with drone photography and surveying. The rural area where i live does not have any existing services like that. The possibility is endless farming, logging, Real-estate . Would you recommend the dji mini 3 pro as a reasonably good drone for starting my business it seams to be decently priced with high grade professional software. I was hurt on the job and no longer to do physical work. I fine now boredom is the real fight since I have been medically retired. I feel I have more to offer and I'm not ready to curl up and Drift Away into nothingness. So I've been contemplating ways to get back out there make a little bit of money using my drones. Thanks for reading i look forward to your opinion.
Watching vid on TH-cam guy travels world. 1 vid used drone, went so far in the valleys over mountains it had me think🤔 Man how far can these things really go? Started research on best drones somehow stumbled across ur channel. The very first video I watched had been sold
I was curious to know if you feel like these industries are still able to be broken into by an individual looking to start a small operating business. When I google my city and drone thermography services there are a lot of sites that come up with professional businesses already offering these services. Do you think that someone who is just starting to get into these industries is capable of competing with larger scale organizations that already have a good foothold in the drone imaging industry?
Im glad that you actually did a little research to see your "competition" in you city because most people just comment without actually putting in any effort to back up their statements. What I will say is that most drone companies that say they do "thermal" services or list off all the services that they "provide" haven't actually provided those services or have only done it a handful of times. It's very easy to just list off all the know applications that a drone can fit and then just fake it till you make it providing that service which actually hurts the industries and individuals who are actually capable of offering the proper service. So short answer is I do believe that there is room to get into the industry as a sole proprietor, however, it will take hard work to do so.
@@DylanGorman Thank you for the information! It seems like when I looked at their site analytics that they were bigger companies with HQ in NY and other capitals but they didn't have an actual presence in my city, they just push the different state names in their analytics to push for calls and quotes for there(or they will travel to it) so it did seem like there was opportunity for market share to be had in my area.
The new DJI Agra T-40 is a big step towards an agricultural boom in drones. The T-40 is better for orchids, etc and not quite there for row crops. Row crop spraying will need at least twice the gallons of herbicide per flight and twice the flight time between battery charges. Also, the FAA will have to make some exceptions for the use of large drones for row crop spraying. Since they are used only at low altitudes this should be done.
A lot of these companies have so much money that they can hire someone in house and buy whatever drones they want. And it's so specialised and expensive that not many can just start a company doing what u doing. Only a few lucky ones who might later get big contracts.
Hello, I would like to join your course but I need to know if air2s is a viable option for certain types of work in photogrametry, specially for what I seek to learn in your course. Greetings
I heard all this for 10 years. Did it for a living until 107 came out and every person that could get 70% on a knowledge test that tells you nothing about how to really do the job. Then they all came to the market with their little plastic certificate under bidding each other. Even a large construction site takes less than a hour and no one is going to pay you enough to make it worth the time. Once you pay for all the subscriptions to process the data and generate reports and hardware, you’ll have enough left over for Taco Bell. Without BVLOS and all the competition, your time is better spent becoming a real pilot.
@DylanGorman Please elaborate in a video about this. Very interested in the more advanced certifications after the 107. Thanks for all of your content.
Savings Grace B/c of Ur Diligence U equipped Me for Duty. Hoping 2 Contract u to work on the same team in the foreseeable future just-cause. See you soon Brother from New Jersey & Tri-State
I think the agricultural aspect with limits to water resources are going to make this side of the industry explode in coming years. Especially in the western part of the US, crop yield is going to be huge based on water access or lack there of as we’ve seen in recent years.
Hello Dylan your channels and information on drone photogrammetry is like a Wikipedia. I am keen on taking on your course and workshop to learn more about areas. As a new direction in my career and development based in UK some of your suggestions are difficult to find. Could advise on what tools and equipment and technique are vital to success in this business.. thank you for your time . Sam x
If everything goes well, I will be working in the construction field here in Chicago. Planning on getting my Part 107 and hope that will help find a job in the construction/drone industry
Just stumbled onto your videos. I am in public safety and have been "selling" drones to all the agencies I am affiliated with. Its a hard sell and I don't know why. I love your outlook however it looks like most of the future will eliminate the pilot in person.
Right, it's hard to see what actual work will be available apart from drone software programmer, drone sales man, automatic drone maintenance, when everyone just wants to be a pilot.
I don't have any certifications or degrees (never went to college). But I do firmly believe having a background in a technical field can help out a lot and even give you a leg up in the industry as a whole.
@@DylanGorman I appreciate your transparency, Dylan! I ended up sending you a message on Instagram a while ago but my last question if you don’t mind, as brand new to even the idea of wanting to get into drones, where would you start? What do you feel would help me kickstart this field of work and how long did it take for you to see a shift from just starting out to “making it” within the field? I appreciate you and your informative, concise videos! Keep it up brother!
Nice vid. Was drone deploy 60 dollars last time I checked? It’s like 360 a month now. How do I offset that cost that seems real high compared to others
It really depends on which market you get into. Finding a repeat client or a job that requires you to revisit the site multiple times is usually a good starting point to help pay for the software.
Clearly the adoption of drones in these sectors will continue. The real question is what percentage of usage will be done by drone service providers versus in-house drone programs. I suspect that more companies are bringing drone technology in-house, leaving less business for DSPs. I haven't seen any data projecting this service mix, but new DSPs need to understand the changing landscape. I think the inspection work will largely be automated to the point of eliminating the pilot (i.e. drone in a box flying an automated mission). Traditional solar panels will be replaced with new solar "stickers" that can be monitored with AI and cost effectively replaced when they fail, eliminating the need for maintenance. So, in-house drone adoption and additional automation will force consolidation in the DSP market. We need to think about how we survive with those dynamics in play. Thoughts?
Good Dylan. Have you ever used Sparkfun Facet/RTK Surveyor the GNSS receiver for identifying geo location, which offer 14mm accuracy? Could you able to explore it? Thank you
Drone companies that program drones get involved with installing Aviation and Govt. legislation determine where we fly. They simply make the restricted zones larger all the time. The drone cannot fly. The Drone manufacturers may as well fold to prevent our unnecessary purchase of a restricted Item. In Canada we practically need a pilots license, registration, certification and are permit which costs more than the Drone. Also they cannot fly without an LTE network connection. Check before you buy.
We’ve been mapping for 7 years now and it’s never been more than a side hustle unfortunately. We’ll do nothing for months then £6K in a week, it’s bizarre
It seems that drone in a box solutions would reduce the number of opportunities for construction work. What is going to increase those opportunities for pilots in the future? Also in Construction, as well as infrastructure and specifically oil and gas, is the current trend to bring those service in house, or are small companies or independent pilots still able to get a foot hold in these verticals?
Drone in a box is only going to get rid of the low paying jobs allowing for the “trade” style inspections and technical flying pilots to get better and more focused on more important tasks. At least that’s how I see it!
Thanks for the great video. I'm interested in what UAS you would recommend in this political climate. There are real bans of Chinese drones in some jurisdictions and there is a threat of a federal ban. I like Skydio but they're behind the Chinese in image quality.
Hi Dylan, big big fan. I'd like to get your opinion on a matter that I see discussed a lot. Some argue that being just a DSP isnt a smart idea and that drones should just be used as a tool in an already existing job or profession. Others argue that being a DSP and having that as a sole profession, with obvious training in other niches, is also doable. I'd like to get your opinion on the matter.
Honestly both arguments are valid but everyone is in a different situation. Sometimes it’s better to add a drone to your services, other times is best to be just good a the drone services part. Really depends where you are in the industry.
Awesome video, Dylan! Thanks for the mention. Feel free to try our dedicated cloud solutions for construction and inspection, and our desktop solutions for agriculture and our hyper-fast surveying tool for large scale mapping!
Great Video Dylan, I am about to start Real Estate Drone services and eventually add commercial real estate monitoring . I was wondering if the DJI Mini 3 Pro could be useful to do some photometry services or just capable of doing nice Videos and Photos? I currently Live in Guatemala, will check some software recommendations to see if they are available in my country.
Hey i currently use a dji mini 3 pro for real estate photos and videos it works fantastic, just get a good laptop ir desktop that can keep up with editing 4k videos
Great video with lots of useful information. I did find it very hard to take in the information after realising you were just reading off a script and the object in your hand. I ended up having to listen to the video with my eyes closed just to take it in, haha. Probably just my issue. Cheers for the video
Haha yeah I had to write everything down. It took a few days to get this video script shortened to what it is rn. Originally it was closer to a 30min video. I tend to go on tangents
@@DylanGorman no I was asking if they’re drones jobs that you don’t need to have a driver’s licenses for, because I have my 107 licenses, just not my drivers licenses, and I see that all the drone jobs require a driver’s licenses
1. Construction
2. Mapping/Surveying
3. Agriculture
4. Infrastructure
5. Inspection
Great video! To the point with great details! Thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I’m 18 and I’m saving money and plan on getting my FAA by the end of the year so I can get into the drone industry. Hopefully it all works out.
Wishing you luck!
@@CLMcrawlers I've also got a course that I just released as well on my own site (mentioned in the video) www.pilotbyte.com
I hope it goes well! I’m 10 years older and have been working as a corporate paralegal at a large bank for years, I’m tired of looking at a screen day after day feeling underutilized. I love the outdoors. And I have a DJI I use just to have personal videography projects but I think it’s time to take a leap just like you! Best of luck!
@@Gardensandgrills412 Glad to hear it Jon!
The FAA Part 107 Licence?
Awesome video Dylan. Back in 2020, I had played with Drone Deploy to see what all the rave was about....and I was blown away by the clarity of the Ortho Map I had captured with my Mavic Mini 1 and it's tiny 12 MP 1/2.3" CMOS sensor. Now I have the M3 and have been generating my own ortho maps and man this drone just continues to amaze me
I appreciate it! its crazy how far this technology has come.
How do you get into ortho. I have a mini 2 doing video and that but want to do what you do.
Yes, we can all agree that industries will include more and more drone technologies (HW + SW/AI) to automate a lot of tasks. But, I don't know, whether there is a growing market for human piloting - rather the opposite way ...
Humans are still required to take the drones to the work site, swap out their batteries, etc. Even if the piloting uses a lot of AI, the clients don't need to know that.
Exactly! There is going to be a mesh of both realities for the long term.
Drone in a box............
Thanks for the well crafted video PACKED with information! I'll need to spend 3x as long just going back to absorb everything you so clearly shot at me in under 12 min. I really enjoy drones and I'm looking to enter this space. What is your advice for the best, most reasonably priced, properly accredited drone certification program for commercial licensing of myself and my team?
Love these videos! Do you think you could do some videos on how to find these companies and actually get the contracts? (Construction mapping, for example)
Some platforms like dronedeploy offer pilots a way ro connect to customer throught a marketplace
Nice professional mature video without all that silliness and loud music playing in the background. Thanks!
Thank you very much!
I just stumbled upon your video. I was immediately impressed with your professionalism, ease infront of the camera and your succinct dissemination of your information. I’m now a subscriber.
Great content - thank you Dylan for this insightful summary and great educational work. Very excited for the growth in drone space to come.
Glad you guys liked it! There is so much to come and companies like you are what’s going to make it all happen.
Dude your content is righteous. TY
You missed a one industry that is quietly🤫 involving drones and drone tech to everyday usage; Law Enforcement. From using drones as an eye in the sky for over watch to drones in front of SWAT. They are using drones to map crimes scenes and gather evidence in many crimes. Not only officers trained on the use of drones they reaching out to drone tech companies for other innovations.
Good point! Unfortunately as a civilian it’s hard to “jump” into that industry. Law enforcement has always used new tech to enhance their safety and monitoring for crimes, thats usually the hardware and software companies that can play in their politics.
I have used my drone to inspect roofs, fly over water see where fish are, hunting, and now im teaching my yung kid hiw to operate and mantain drones.
That’s incredible!
Another GREAT video, Dylan! Thank you for continuing to educate the industry on just how impactful drone mapping can be for so many sectors. Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you! You guys rock with all your software innovations!
Dylan, which mapping software company is at forefront of mapping pastures for the beef industry? Plenty of folks do corn, soybeans, wheat, etc (traditional cash row crops), but I’m finding it difficult to source a software package that applies all the crop analysis to grasses and pastures. Any clue? Appreciate you/your content very much …you’re killing it bro!
Hey Dylan, I love your content! Do you think you could do some videos on how to find these companies and actually get the contracts? (Construction mapping, for example) Or better yet, do you do any consulting? I have a drone business in Miami but struggle to find clients and I’d love to know more about your strategy for getting these big contracts.
Start emailing and calling everyone
Question.. Those apps that you mention on this video.. Can they be used with a dji mini 4 pro?
I was in the drone industry for 3 years and spent more on drones than I ever made back. How is the industry growing if no one wants to pay anything over a couple hundred dollars with all the new pilots joining in everyday and offering such low prices since they’re just getting started? I still have all my drones and would love to get back into them if someone could explain how they’re are getting proper paying clients. Everyone I dealt with either wasn’t interested or wouldn’t pay over $200-$400 for a job.
What industry were you focusing in? If it’s residential real estate you will never get anyone to pay you over $200. As soon as you can step into the commercial side of it (such as the ones I highlighted in the video) there’s opportunity to make decent money. But none of this is a guarantee either, nothing in life really is a guarantee in all honesty.
@@DylanGorman I was doing marketing videos for businesses at first and making $500-$1500 per video at first. Then by the 2nd year most people would come back saying they had a new pilot willing to do my job for $100 and that I’m too expensive and trying to scam people now. So I attempted to transition into industrial drone services after getting super lucky with a crypto pump. I made the mistake of going straight to buying an M300 RTK only to find out I needed like $10k+ more in certifications and all types of insurances that I had no idea how to get. I ended up just keeping all my drones but stopped offering drone services and just went back to running google ads.
How are the google ads working for you? I have never tried it.
Where can you get training on DJI Farm Web App with Mav 3 (M3M)
Great Video Dylan! What do you think about the growth of the Drone Light Shows industry?
hello. Great video. Im up to start drone business company and wondering if DJI mavic 3 Enterprise T is good tool for constrution , mapping and inspection ? Or need to go higher like DJI Matrice 30 T or what you guys think , which drone is best for that missions ? best regards !
SO IS THERE STILL A CALLING FOR THE DRONE INSPECTION INDUSTRY AND HOW MUCH DOES IT COST FOR THE SOFTWARE?
We are in the roofing business, we have indeed considered to purchase a dji mini 3 for roofing inspection. This will save us tons of time sending drone upthere instead of ourselves.
Awesome Content Dylan !
Have you flown the Wingtra GEN two yet?
Thanks for the video, I bought a Mini2 a few months ago just to have a hobby and aerial photography and now I'm considering a second career. Appreciate your time and effort. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I subscribed to your channel and will continue to watch your content.
Fantastic overview.
Dylan you rock - continued thanks and appreciation for your work/product you share!
CRE commercial real estate is a behemoth inspection market! Great subject and better content. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it!
im looking for a drone for environmental services and specially solar panels analysis. what drones fit best in this description please?
Hi Dalyan
Thanks for the video
I wanted to learn drone photogrammetry, mapping, inspection and surveillance.
How can I join you and learn all about drone.
I'm from India.
I have a course for drone photogrammetry if you’d like to learn!
I love your channel and its content, video and information quality is a 10/10 but the audio could use some work
Subscribed! Thank you! I am 1000% into drone technology. --chris
Amazing!
do you need a degree to get started in these industries?
Is a mini 3 pro and air 2s good for any of these?
I just found your channel today, but missed your Richmond, VA appearance. I have the original Mavic Pro and Mini 3 Pro which the SDK update should be out in the next month or so according to what I read from DJI which said the early 2nd quarter of 2023. I also have access to a Mavic 2 Pro if required. I've flown drones for 18 years and I want to start shifting into making it a business. What would you suggest as my first venture to get some income with the UAV at my disposal? How do you get your foot in the door to get your first customers?
how can you get into one of these industries ? been a pilot for 2 years, and fell in love with flying. Never thought I could make money with this skill.
Wow.. Thank you
Great video!
this video is genius. thank you man
Glad you liked it!
Would you say QII is the best software for roof inspections?
Thanks for the insight. Although not sure this growth will benefit commercial drone operators so much with companies becoming more capable than ever to run their own in-house drone operations. Training providers will be sure to benefit of course. The same way the commercial photography market declined in the early 2000s and 2010s as digital photography hardware/software developed to enable more in-house photo and video solutuions.
Love it bro
I was thinking about apply for job doing construction drone progress reports job
Cool video, thanks for the info. I think agriculture and inspections are going to be super huge.
I agree
im just getting started, how long does it take to get first client?
Can I do any of these with a DJI Air 3?
Just bought a DJI mini 2SE and absolutely love it and the opportunity that it can bring. I can see home inspections (siding, roofs and such) being something to specialize in and peddling to Real Estate brokers. Is the FAA Drone License required in order to make any money with drones?
Yes
Is their any skill i should learn besides flying a drone to actually have a career in the drone industry??
Military and defense. We're witnessing an insane application of drones in military use cases lately, and it's poised to grow exponentially.
they don't use private drone contractors though... at least not at prosumer level
dude who do i cal who do i contact how can i start making money ???
Thanks for the info bro
No problem 👍
Good information Dylan.
How are you looking at the introduction of the Autel Max 4T for mapping and thermal ? It doesn't seem to have the limitations with the SDK for 3rd party app's on the controller that DJI has built into the individual product lines. And it looks like the camera and zoom spec's are better than the DJI line of products, mapping functions, and says that it has terrain following. The meshing is interesting, use of multiple drones and being able to use a drone in the mesh as a repeater. This looks like it might be the answer around all of DJI's limitations. But the price is up there.
I’m interested to get my hands on it once it’s available for the press to use. It does look like an interesting drone but I’m curious to see exactly how it fits in to the industries it’s built for
Very helpful
And here I thought I am able to do photogrammetry site inspection with DJI Mini 2 is advanced enough. I really been living under the rock.
Different tools for different jobs. I know quite a few people that use the mini 2 for basic inspections still!
@@DylanGorman Yes, but I do not know how vast drone technology has improved until I see your video. Great content.
I only used my Mini 2 to do mapping (just to see the overall site and looks neat in report).
I am glad i found your channel. I live in Nova Scotia in Canada . We have been hit with a major hurricane in the last 6 months millions of dollars of damage from farmers to wood lot owners . My buddy approached me asking about my drones i have some cheep ones i have been practicing with .he wants me to do an aerial survey of his wood lot. The 3d molding program would be an extremely productive way to produce a report for him. I worked in the logging industry for several years and have multiple connections . The drones i have are incapable of doing the task of surveying the large wood lots. I was thinking of the DJI mini pro 3 as my upgrade. I was thinking of opening a business dealing with drone photography and surveying. The rural area where i live does not have any existing services like that. The possibility is endless farming, logging,
Real-estate . Would you recommend the dji mini 3 pro as a reasonably good drone for starting my business it seams to be decently priced with high grade professional software. I was hurt on the job and no longer to do physical work. I fine now boredom is the real fight since I have been medically retired. I feel I have more to offer and I'm not ready to curl up and Drift Away into nothingness. So I've been contemplating ways to get back out there make a little bit of money using my drones. Thanks for reading i look forward to your opinion.
the only thing with the drone in the box deploy system is you don't have a visual line of sight.
Awesome awesome awesome!
How can "Drone in the Box," operate in a controlled air space? Wouldn't permission be needed per flight?
Probably some sort of ongoing laanc approval.
Any chance we can get a video on how your price your services?
I have a video about it that I posted last year. I may make an updated version here in the future
What should I do ifI have a mini 3 pro and can't afford a Mavic Enterprise? What are some "industries" I could get in?
Just wait til the API is released for the mini 3 pro this year, the. It will be able to work with all this software.
That’s only if the software companies update their apps to support it. That will still take time for that to happen even when the SDKs come out
Aker technologies detects specific crop diseases from drone flyovers as well.
Ill have to take a look at it!
Watching vid on TH-cam guy travels world. 1 vid used drone, went so far in the valleys over mountains it had me think🤔 Man how far can these things really go? Started research on best drones somehow stumbled across ur channel. The very first video I watched had been sold
Dylan did chat GPT write your script 🤣 love it keep up the good work 👍
I had too many things I wanted to say so I had ChatGPT bring it down to earth for me lol
@@DylanGorman haha good work 😂🙌
I was curious to know if you feel like these industries are still able to be broken into by an individual looking to start a small operating business. When I google my city and drone thermography services there are a lot of sites that come up with professional businesses already offering these services. Do you think that someone who is just starting to get into these industries is capable of competing with larger scale organizations that already have a good foothold in the drone imaging industry?
Im glad that you actually did a little research to see your "competition" in you city because most people just comment without actually putting in any effort to back up their statements. What I will say is that most drone companies that say they do "thermal" services or list off all the services that they "provide" haven't actually provided those services or have only done it a handful of times. It's very easy to just list off all the know applications that a drone can fit and then just fake it till you make it providing that service which actually hurts the industries and individuals who are actually capable of offering the proper service. So short answer is I do believe that there is room to get into the industry as a sole proprietor, however, it will take hard work to do so.
@@DylanGorman Thank you for the information! It seems like when I looked at their site analytics that they were bigger companies with HQ in NY and other capitals but they didn't have an actual presence in my city, they just push the different state names in their analytics to push for calls and quotes for there(or they will travel to it) so it did seem like there was opportunity for market share to be had in my area.
How will it blow up if the country bama DJI drones?
The new DJI Agra T-40 is a big step towards an agricultural boom in drones. The T-40 is better for orchids, etc and not quite there for row crops. Row crop spraying will need at least twice the gallons of herbicide per flight and twice the flight time between battery charges. Also, the FAA will have to make some exceptions for the use of large drones for row crop spraying. Since they are used only at low altitudes this should be done.
I am itching to get my hands on a T-40. Looks like such a killer drone for the ag world
A lot of these companies have so much money that they can hire someone in house and buy whatever drones they want. And it's so specialised and expensive that not many can just start a company doing what u doing. Only a few lucky ones who might later get big contracts.
Hello, I would like to join your course but I need to know if air2s is a viable option for certain types of work in photogrametry, specially for what I seek to learn in your course. Greetings
Yes, absolutely! I actually feature the Air2s in one of the section of the course!
Hey did you get the Air2S? If yes what do you think so far?
@Sub250 aerial shots appreciate the info ☺️
I heard all this for 10 years. Did it for a living until 107 came out and every person that could get 70% on a knowledge test that tells you nothing about how to really do the job. Then they all came to the market with their little plastic certificate under bidding each other. Even a large construction site takes less than a hour and no one is going to pay you enough to make it worth the time. Once you pay for all the subscriptions to process the data and generate reports and hardware, you’ll have enough left over for Taco Bell. Without BVLOS and all the competition, your time is better spent becoming a real pilot.
A lot has changed over the last 10 years. Additionally there’s more to bring a commercial drone pilot than just getting a part 107.
@DylanGorman Please elaborate in a video about this. Very interested in the more advanced certifications after the 107. Thanks for all of your content.
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damn, this is a great overview of some of the incredible value add drones, robotics and ai are converging to create new industries. amazing, thank you
Glad you liked it!
I think the agricultural aspect with limits to water resources are going to make this side of the industry explode in coming years. Especially in the western part of the US, crop yield is going to be huge based on water access or lack there of as we’ve seen in recent years.
100% agreed, it’s important we start putting some eyes on the issue now before it’s a big problem in the future!
Very informative video, thanks for sharing your insights.
Glad it was helpful!
Great vid...a bit too ChatGPT'y for my liking though!
This video was way longer when I wrote it up. I used Chat GPT to help me shorten it and get to the point quicker
Hello Dylan your channels and information on drone photogrammetry is like a Wikipedia. I am keen on taking on your course and workshop to learn more about areas. As a new direction in my career and development based in UK some of your suggestions are difficult to find. Could advise on what tools and equipment and technique are vital to success in this business.. thank you for your time . Sam x
I have a few sections in the course that answer some of the questions that you are asking!
If everything goes well, I will be working in the construction field here in Chicago. Planning on getting my Part 107 and hope that will help find a job in the construction/drone industry
Just stumbled onto your videos. I am in public safety and have been "selling" drones to all the agencies I am affiliated with. Its a hard sell and I don't know why. I love your outlook however it looks like most of the future will eliminate the pilot in person.
Right, it's hard to see what actual work will be available apart from drone software programmer, drone sales man, automatic drone maintenance, when everyone just wants to be a pilot.
What kind of certifications and degrees do you have, Dylan? I’m curious as to how beneficial a civil engineering degree may be for this type of work!
I don't have any certifications or degrees (never went to college). But I do firmly believe having a background in a technical field can help out a lot and even give you a leg up in the industry as a whole.
@@DylanGorman I appreciate your transparency, Dylan! I ended up sending you a message on Instagram a while ago but my last question if you don’t mind, as brand new to even the idea of wanting to get into drones, where would you start? What do you feel would help me kickstart this field of work and how long did it take for you to see a shift from just starting out to “making it” within the field? I appreciate you and your informative, concise videos! Keep it up brother!
Nice vid.
Was drone deploy 60 dollars last time I checked? It’s like 360 a month now.
How do I offset that cost that seems real high compared to others
It really depends on which market you get into. Finding a repeat client or a job that requires you to revisit the site multiple times is usually a good starting point to help pay for the software.
Clearly the adoption of drones in these sectors will continue. The real question is what percentage of usage will be done by drone service providers versus in-house drone programs. I suspect that more companies are bringing drone technology in-house, leaving less business for DSPs. I haven't seen any data projecting this service mix, but new DSPs need to understand the changing landscape. I think the inspection work will largely be automated to the point of eliminating the pilot (i.e. drone in a box flying an automated mission). Traditional solar panels will be replaced with new solar "stickers" that can be monitored with AI and cost effectively replaced when they fail, eliminating the need for maintenance. So, in-house drone adoption and additional automation will force consolidation in the DSP market. We need to think about how we survive with those dynamics in play. Thoughts?
Dang, no Phoenix meetups
If I hosted one in March, would you attend?
Good Dylan. Have you ever used Sparkfun Facet/RTK Surveyor the GNSS receiver for identifying geo location, which offer 14mm accuracy? Could you able to explore it? Thank you
I’ll have to take a look at it, this is the first time I’ve heard about it.
Drone companies that program drones get involved with installing Aviation and Govt. legislation determine where we fly. They simply make the restricted zones larger all the time. The drone cannot fly. The Drone manufacturers may as well fold to prevent our unnecessary purchase of a restricted Item. In Canada we practically need a pilots license, registration, certification and are permit which costs more than the Drone. Also they cannot fly without an LTE network connection. Check before you buy.
Bro, is there any discount for the course. Iam Indian and fee is too much for me as a student
email me and I will see what I can do for you: dylan@pilotbyte.com
We’ve been mapping for 7 years now and it’s never been more than a side hustle unfortunately. We’ll do nothing for months then £6K in a week, it’s bizarre
It seems that drone in a box solutions would reduce the number of opportunities for construction work. What is going to increase those opportunities for pilots in the future? Also in Construction, as well as infrastructure and specifically oil and gas, is the current trend to bring those service in house, or are small companies or independent pilots still able to get a foot hold in these verticals?
Drone in a box is only going to get rid of the low paying jobs allowing for the “trade” style inspections and technical flying pilots to get better and more focused on more important tasks. At least that’s how I see it!
So...I'm no expert but my question is what about a pilot having to have eyes on the aircraft. I must be missing something.
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Coming later this year!
Thanks for the great video. I'm interested in what UAS you would recommend in this political climate. There are real bans of Chinese drones in some jurisdictions and there is a threat of a federal ban. I like Skydio but they're behind the Chinese in image quality.
Interesting stuff but I can't help thinking the growth will just come to existing companies with the tech, experience & contracts already in place.
New opportunities pop up each and every day. There will be a constant change in the industry as tech evolves.
Hi Dylan, big big fan. I'd like to get your opinion on a matter that I see discussed a lot. Some argue that being just a DSP isnt a smart idea and that drones should just be used as a tool in an already existing job or profession. Others argue that being a DSP and having that as a sole profession, with obvious training in other niches, is also doable. I'd like to get your opinion on the matter.
Honestly both arguments are valid but everyone is in a different situation. Sometimes it’s better to add a drone to your services, other times is best to be just good a the drone services part. Really depends where you are in the industry.
I thought DJI was going to be banned in the USA. Or did the FAA change their mind?
Nvm. I see this was 6 months ago. This was made before the proposal of banning them.
Awesome video, Dylan! Thanks for the mention. Feel free to try our dedicated cloud solutions for construction and inspection, and our desktop solutions for agriculture and our hyper-fast surveying tool for large scale mapping!
Appreciate the support!
Are any of these companies US? DJI and Autel are Chinese. Are any drones manufactured in the US?
Hellooooo fellow drone pilots ❤
Great Video Dylan, I am about to start Real Estate Drone services and eventually add commercial real estate monitoring . I was wondering if the DJI Mini 3 Pro could be useful to do some photometry services or just capable of doing nice Videos and Photos? I currently Live in Guatemala, will check some software recommendations to see if they are available in my country.
Hey i currently use a dji mini 3 pro for real estate photos and videos it works fantastic, just get a good laptop ir desktop that can keep up with editing 4k videos
@@nickspagnoletti2015 thanks!
Do you do indoor tours or just outdoor
@nickspagnoletti2015 do you do indoor tours or just outdoor
Great video with lots of useful information. I did find it very hard to take in the information after realising you were just reading off a script and the object in your hand. I ended up having to listen to the video with my eyes closed just to take it in, haha. Probably just my issue.
Cheers for the video
Haha yeah I had to write everything down. It took a few days to get this video script shortened to what it is rn. Originally it was closer to a 30min video. I tend to go on tangents
small input stop using a teleprompter you sir have the charisma to get your point across in a more fluent way
Are there drone jobs that you don’t need your drivers licenses for,
Part 107 certification
@@DylanGorman no I was asking if they’re drones jobs that you don’t need to have a driver’s licenses for, because I have my 107 licenses, just not my drivers licenses, and I see that all the drone jobs require a driver’s licenses
Excellent video and page man, got me wanting to give this world a try. It just feels too good to NOT do this!
"Drone in the box" tech violates p.107 rules. So does delivery services.
What type of licenses do you need to fly a drone, I really would like to star a business like this?
Thank you, by the way I'm your newest folower.