Five CAREERS for Drone Pilots

Real Estate Appraisers utilize drones for pictures of roofs, land, wooded areas, etc.

Someone mentioned military already. I really think Defence & Security is already utilizing this. I’d say also law enforcement ( which somewhat falls with Search & Rescue), Emergency Management & Investigations

6. Delivery service.

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I am an Indian Certified Drone Pilot and fly drone in Mining, Agriculture, Infrastructure, and many more projects I have done I am seeking a Career opportunity in European Nations and 1st priority is Switzerland can get job over there.

People should understand that delivery will not be an option because the pilot-in-command must keep the drone in his/her line of vision. Because we have regulations, I think automated deliveries will remain on the ground

I’m an architectural technologist and I love drones and data! I’m expanding my design business to include lidar data capture to save time doing as builts. Can you evaluate the DJI Matrice 350 rtk with the Zenmuse X2 versus the Leica Blackfly ? Is there another lidar drone you’d use?

Could you recommend the institutes where one can undergo exceptional drone pilot training who is residing in the UK?

Is there a real market for independent drone operators that want to start their own drone services business? Or are companies hiring their own in-house operators?

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how does one go with reaching out to get one of these jobs

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Is this a good field to get started in? Is the market growing and unlikely to get taken over by AI?

How do you learn how to train for these and what to charge for services?

This video describes drone use cases, NOT viable drone careers. Many companies across all of these use cases have brought drone capabilities in-house, particularly as the cost of drones has declined and state of technology improved. I would love to see a video with someone who identifies the best opportunities for EXTERNAL drone services with guidance of how to build those services in a way that is sustainable. Companies typically go outside to access technology they haven't invested in or expertise they don't have. That means the barriers to entry are either high capital costs and/or significant industry experience. Someone from outside a target industry with no prior knowledge, and no contacts will have to make significant investments to even be in the game. Even then, there will still need to be some level of investment in training to have a shot. Also, I don't see anyone in these "Drone Career" videos talking about the threat to external drone service providers, which is automation. The technology is coming to allow a single pilot to manage clusters or multiple drones, and for drones to perform inspections autonomously without a pilot altogether, making it even easier for companies to bring that in-house. At this point, I don't believe that being a drone pilot is a sustainable, full-time career that is reasonably lucrative unless it is done while employed by a company. I was interested in starting a second career as a drone pilot doing mapping projects for construction, surveying and real estate. However, I now think that the idea is likely out of reach. Any examples out there of folks who have cracked the construction market as an external DSP? If so, how did you do it? What level of tech did it require? Photogrammetry? + LIDAR? + Thermal? + Laser Scanners? - manual/walk around/aerial scanners?

Can't Ai do the inspection jobs now? The repetitive task jobs? What are your thoughts on if Ai will replace these jobs you mentioned?

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