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I then advanced to the DJI Phantom 1, and now fly the DJI Phantom 4 Pro. All told, I have nearly ten years experience flying drones. Prior to 2010, and in my youth, I flew fixed-wing free flight model aircraft.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How will I receive my photos and videos?”]I’ll use whatever method works best for you. The high-resolution photos and videos are too big to e-mail, of course, but I can use Google Drive or DropBox to deliver your products.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How do I pay for my pictures?”]First, I expect no payment until after you are satisfied with your photographs and videos. Once satisfied, you can then process a payment on-line with your credit card, on our Airworks Imagery web site.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Will you take ground-level and interior photographs, too?”]Of course! But to be honest, my passion and my investment has been in aerial photography. I use the DJI Osmo+ camera for interior stills and videos. This is a high-quality, gimbal mounted camera, like the sensor on my drone. If you have a particularly challenging interior, or one that’s not well lit and requires supplemental lighting, then I’d recommend hiring a professional photographer with the necessary lighting equipment. In most cases, though, I’m happy to provide interior stills and videos.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How long will it take to receive my pictures and videos?”]Pictures are often delivered the same day. Depending on the amount of post-production needed or requested, videos are usually delivered either same-day or next-day.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How far will you travel for a drone job?”]There are no separate travel charges for jobs in the Lake Chelan area (Entiat / Orondo to Pateros). Contact me for work outside this area. The nature of your job will determine any additional travel expenses.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Do you provide “survey quality” maps?”]No, not normally – for that, one needs to be a licensed surveyor in Washington state. The orthomosaic images I produce are more for marketing and management / planning purposes. They still have great relative accuracy (point-to-point accuracy supported by image resolution down to the half-inch-per-pixel range), but unguaranteed absolute accuracy. “Survey quality maps” would require me to engage the services of a licensed surveyor to set what are known as “Ground Control Points” to establish absolute accuracy. Let me know if this is the accuracy you need.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Do you provide imaging services for agricultural use?”]Certainly, if what you need is a large scale orthomosaic photograph of your land in the normal visual range of colors. Areas over 50 acres, or which require specialized near-infrared sensors to gauge plant health requires different drones and sensors than what I currently have. Please let me know if you have a recurrent need for this kind of agricultural support, and we can talk about acquiring the appropriate equipment.[/vc_toggle][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Technology” tab_id=”technology”][vc_toggle title=”What kind of drone do you fly?”]For commercial photography and videography, I fly the DJI Phantom 4 Pro quadcopter. This drone has one of the best cameras available for drones in its category. The Phantom 4 Pro also works great for small to medium (around 50 acres or less) orthomosaic missions, as well as for infrastructure inspections and 3D modeling.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Do you fly all your missions manually, or do you use autonomous mission software?”]Most missions are flown manually, using the DJI Go4 application. For orthomosaic missions, I typically use the DroneDeploy application, which automates the flight and image acquisition processes. This provides a much more reliable and repeatable process for capturing images that are to be stitched together to form hi-resolution, large-scale orthomosaic photographs.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What are the specifications for the camera on your drone?”]The full specifications for the Phantom 4 Pro can be found on DJI’s web site, here: https://www.dji.com/phantom-4-pro/info#specs . In summary, the camera for my drone has a one-inch CMOS sensor, providing 20Mega-pixel images and Ultra-HD (4k) video. It’s considered one of the best sensors for this class of drones.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Do you provide High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos?”]Yes, I do, for both aerials and interior still pictures. While my cameras can process HDR images internally, I prefer to use the “Auto Exposure Bracketing” technique, where three to five images are taken at different exposure settings. Those images are then combined in Photoshop to produce the final HDR image.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What software do you use for processing your photos and videos?”]I primarily use the Adobe Creative Cloud suite of products. This includes Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for still photos, and Adobe Premier Pro for videos. For building orthomosaics and 3D models, I use the open-source WebODM software. Panoramas are stitched together in either Photoshop, Lightroom, PTGui, or in Microsoft’s Image Composite Editor.[/vc_toggle][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Regulations” tab_id=”regulations”][vc_toggle title=”Are you a licensed drone pilot?”]Yes. I hold what the FAA calls a “Remote Pilot Certificate”. This allows me to legally fly drones for commercial purposes. To “stay current”, certificated Remote Pilots must pass a FAA test every two years.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Are you insured?”]Yes. I currently carry $1,000,000 worth of drone liability insurance with SkyWatch.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”Can you fly anywhere in North Central Washington?”]Just about anywhere. There’s only a few airports (Wenatchee / Pangborn, Ephrata, Moses Lake) that require special FAA authorization to fly drones nearby. Chelan and Douglas Counties have very little controlled airspace affecting drone flights. But small airport runways (like Lake Chelan – S10) and infrastructure like hydro dams will always be “no fly zones” for any drones.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”How do you know exactly where restricted airspace is?”]I use the FAA’s on-line “Facility Maps”, which define airspace restrictions for drones. To seek authorization to fly in restricted areas, I use a web-based service called Skyward.io to apply for airspace authorizations. For the actual FAA sectional charts (like what private and commercial pilots use), I use the SkyVector web-based service.[/vc_toggle][vc_toggle title=”What sort of log books are you required to keep?”]While the FAA doesn’t specifically require logging of drone flights or drone maintenance, the need to keep such data is both prudent and inferred by the regulations. I log all flights and maintenance actions using the Airdata UAV web-based service. Using Manufacturer’s recommendations and industry best-practices, Airdata UAV prescribes maintenance actions and intervals for both my drone and my batteries. I follow all their recommendations and can provide my flight and maintenance records upon request.[/vc_toggle][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]
