Great introduction to the cost side of starting a drone business. You should think about a video that covers marketing, what is your pricing structure, revenue, and P&L. It's easy to figure out start up costs of starting a business, how long did it take for you to become profitable? Have you been able to determine how much you are producing per hour with what you are able to charge a client? People wanting to start a drone business would be interested in hearing your experience.
Thankfully, in Canada, you don’t need a license even if you use your sub-250g drone for commercial purposes. So all you really need is the drone itself and you’re good to go.
@@Max-Kuz yeah. There is no age restriction if it's under 250 g. But if you're getting a license for a heavier drone, then it's 14 y/o for the Basic Pilot license and 16 y/o for the Advanced Pilot License. However, even though you don't need a license for commercial purposes for sub 250g drones, you will still need an Advanced Pilot License if you are planning to fly over large crowds of people (festivals, weddings, etc.)
Just subscribed I’m in the works of obtaining my pilots 107. And getting the DJI mini Se 2 to start ,until I can save for a DJI 3pro. I work 40 hours a week for 17 an hour and I’m trying to change that. It’s not feasible to live on that. Good luck with the business. You’ll do great!
Welcome my friend! Unfortunately, it is tough to live on that these days. I hope droning can help, either giving you some more autonomy or put you in a better situation. I’d double check the laws. I believe to fly part 107, your drone must have Remote ID. I am not sure if the mini 2 SE has those capabilities. If you can’t go with the 3pro, maybe just settle for the 3 until you can build a base.
I appreciate the to-the-point video. My wife and I already run a photography business and I’m considering expanding into drone content. I already have a Mavic Pro that was given to me, but I’m looking at getting an FPV drone. Either way, this was a helpful video! Thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful. If you already have a photography business, I highly recommend adding drone work. Getting your license is pretty easy, then it's another product you can add to your arsenal. FPV has definitely caught my attention recently. Not sure if I'd rather do something like the Avata 2 or start from scratch. That's a whole hobby in itself though. What FPV drones have you been looking at? What kind of photography business do you have? I am going the opposite way. I started with a drone and am now looking to start more ground photography and videography work.
@@Max-Kuz I have been looking at the Avata 2 pretty heavily, I think it’s a great starting point. We started out doing mainly motocross photography but now we shoot weddings, senior photos, family shoots, etc. we have two Sony A7r III cameras with a 70-200mm, 18-105mm, 85mm, and 28mm lens. We’ve been really happy with the quality so far
@@Heckman_Productions that’s fantastic! Motorcross I am sure would be cool to have a drone for. I’ve shot weddings with some cool, unique results. The avata would be so cool
Thank you for the easy to understand and also short video, you answered a lot of questions I had. I got into drones basically by accident. The place I work had this drone that was built by engineering students 10+ years ago. They wanted to return it to functionality. I was given two boxes of parts, and the only experience I had with drones was a dromida ominus I bought on a whim around 2013. Over the last six months I've learned about flight controllers, radios, analog video transmitters, analog video cameras, diversity receivers, gps antennas, gimbals, gimbal controllers, and a whole host of other things. I bought a DJI Mini 2 so I could practice flying, only to find out the mini-2 is almost completely idiot proof while the drone I had been working on was ten kilograms of noisy whirling death without anything that would keep me from flying it into a wall or tree. I've gained some skills and reflexes for flying, and now I'm considering a career change.
My friend, that is awesome to hear. I’m glad I could help you out and answer some questions. If you have any more, feel free to leave them below. Wow, that’s a crazy story getting into drones. I’m sure you gained a lot of experience through working on it. It’s never too late to follow your dreams and do something fun. Good for you for thinking to take the leap
Good info just passed the 107 and going to by flying a drone for my job but really want to start my own business on the side this helps any other tips since this video was made?
That’s fantastic to hear! Congrats on passing. It’s always a good idea to chat with the company you work for and make sure there’s no issue, then start finding your own clients. Should be no reason you can’t start your own thing. Nothing particularly new right now. I’m making a video going behind the scenes of a drone shoot that will come out in a week and a half
The FAA has a free online study guide. I went through that a few times and watched in depth videos on the specific topics I didn’t know. I had to watch a couple videos on airspace’s, flying over people, and some of the tougher topics. Honestly, I over prepared and took longer than I needed to to study. The test was fairly simple if you go through the study guide
I will look into it! Unfortunately I am from the US so I don’t know a ton about Indian drone laws. I would assume the drone needs “remote ID” to fly for business purpose. The dji mini 3 would probably be the basic drone I’d suggest
Great question. If you really want to fly over people, I believe you need a waiver. I’ve flown some larger events, but I make sure I am able to fly around people, and not directly over with. Here is what I base that off of: www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waivers
I took from June-August last year to really study hard and take my test. I passed with a 92 or something. Tbh the test was easier than what I expected. I just used the FAA study guide, along with some helpful RUclips videos. www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/remote_pilot_study_guide.pdf
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Great introduction to the cost side of starting a drone business. You should think about a video that covers marketing, what is your pricing structure, revenue, and P&L. It's easy to figure out start up costs of starting a business, how long did it take for you to become profitable? Have you been able to determine how much you are producing per hour with what you are able to charge a client? People wanting to start a drone business would be interested in hearing your experience.
Thankfully, in Canada, you don’t need a license even if you use your sub-250g drone for commercial purposes. So all you really need is the drone itself and you’re good to go.
You for real? That’s actually super cool. I will have to look into that. Do you know if there’s an age restriction?
@@Max-Kuz yeah. There is no age restriction if it's under 250 g. But if you're getting a license for a heavier drone, then it's 14 y/o for the Basic Pilot license and 16 y/o for the Advanced Pilot License.
However, even though you don't need a license for commercial purposes for sub 250g drones, you will still need an Advanced Pilot License if you are planning to fly over large crowds of people (festivals, weddings, etc.)
@@ajcyrilldy I appreciate the information. I’m going to have to dig deeper!
Just subscribed I’m in the works of obtaining my pilots 107. And getting the DJI mini Se 2 to start ,until I can save for a DJI 3pro. I work 40 hours a week for 17 an hour and I’m trying to change that. It’s not feasible to live on that. Good luck with the business. You’ll do great!
Welcome my friend! Unfortunately, it is tough to live on that these days. I hope droning can help, either giving you some more autonomy or put you in a better situation.
I’d double check the laws. I believe to fly part 107, your drone must have Remote ID. I am not sure if the mini 2 SE has those capabilities. If you can’t go with the 3pro, maybe just settle for the 3 until you can build a base.
I got on a payment plan on the website for my mini 3 pro it's about to be payed off in 4 months
@@kevinbutler2632 that’s awesome! You can probably start to make the money back each month if you chose. That’s a good arbitrage!
@Max-Kuz Thanks I only pay 54 a month got it back in October 2022
@@kevinbutler2632 that’s a great deal. Glad you got into it. Are you looking to pass your part 107, or just enjoying flying around
I appreciate the to-the-point video. My wife and I already run a photography business and I’m considering expanding into drone content. I already have a Mavic Pro that was given to me, but I’m looking at getting an FPV drone. Either way, this was a helpful video! Thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful. If you already have a photography business, I highly recommend adding drone work. Getting your license is pretty easy, then it's another product you can add to your arsenal.
FPV has definitely caught my attention recently. Not sure if I'd rather do something like the Avata 2 or start from scratch. That's a whole hobby in itself though. What FPV drones have you been looking at?
What kind of photography business do you have? I am going the opposite way. I started with a drone and am now looking to start more ground photography and videography work.
@@Max-Kuz I have been looking at the Avata 2 pretty heavily, I think it’s a great starting point. We started out doing mainly motocross photography but now we shoot weddings, senior photos, family shoots, etc. we have two Sony A7r III cameras with a 70-200mm, 18-105mm, 85mm, and 28mm lens. We’ve been really happy with the quality so far
@@Heckman_Productions that’s fantastic! Motorcross I am sure would be cool to have a drone for. I’ve shot weddings with some cool, unique results. The avata would be so cool
Thank you for the easy to understand and also short video, you answered a lot of questions I had.
I got into drones basically by accident. The place I work had this drone that was built by engineering students 10+ years ago. They wanted to return it to functionality. I was given two boxes of parts, and the only experience I had with drones was a dromida ominus I bought on a whim around 2013. Over the last six months I've learned about flight controllers, radios, analog video transmitters, analog video cameras, diversity receivers, gps antennas, gimbals, gimbal controllers, and a whole host of other things. I bought a DJI Mini 2 so I could practice flying, only to find out the mini-2 is almost completely idiot proof while the drone I had been working on was ten kilograms of noisy whirling death without anything that would keep me from flying it into a wall or tree. I've gained some skills and reflexes for flying, and now I'm considering a career change.
My friend, that is awesome to hear. I’m glad I could help you out and answer some questions. If you have any more, feel free to leave them below.
Wow, that’s a crazy story getting into drones. I’m sure you gained a lot of experience through working on it. It’s never too late to follow your dreams and do something fun. Good for you for thinking to take the leap
Very good and informative Video :) Were you able to cover the costs and maybe make a profit within your first 3-9 months?
Thanks man! I was able to break even around the 6-9month time, but I think it could be done way quicker
@@Max-Kuz Thanks for responding, I'll make sure to keep that in mind and have patience 😆
@@DrMcSpicy glad to hear it. I am sure you could be profitable in a month with the proper work
Good info just passed the 107 and going to by flying a drone for my job but really want to start my own business on the side this helps any other tips since this video was made?
That’s fantastic to hear! Congrats on passing. It’s always a good idea to chat with the company you work for and make sure there’s no issue, then start finding your own clients. Should be no reason you can’t start your own thing.
Nothing particularly new right now. I’m making a video going behind the scenes of a drone shoot that will come out in a week and a half
Feel free to email me if you want to chat more! Aerial.detroit@gmail.com
What resources did you use to study for part 107?
The FAA has a free online study guide. I went through that a few times and watched in depth videos on the specific topics I didn’t know.
I had to watch a couple videos on airspace’s, flying over people, and some of the tougher topics.
Honestly, I over prepared and took longer than I needed to to study. The test was fairly simple if you go through the study guide
thank you sir! very useful!
I appreciate it my friend. Glad I could help
Am from india pls explain india drones budget freindly drones price
I will look into it! Unfortunately I am from the US so I don’t know a ton about Indian drone laws. I would assume the drone needs “remote ID” to fly for business purpose. The dji mini 3 would probably be the basic drone I’d suggest
Sweet!!
Thanks!
do you have to get a waiver to fly events over people?
Great question. If you really want to fly over people, I believe you need a waiver.
I’ve flown some larger events, but I make sure I am able to fly around people, and not directly over with.
Here is what I base that off of:
www.faa.gov/uas/commercial_operators/part_107_waivers
So I don’t think it’s required to fly events, but if you really want to fly over people, you definitely should get one.
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Hope this helps my friend!
Where did you study for your test?
I took from June-August last year to really study hard and take my test. I passed with a 92 or something. Tbh the test was easier than what I expected.
I just used the FAA study guide, along with some helpful RUclips videos.
www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/remote_pilot_study_guide.pdf
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