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How many of you use drones at work or for recreation?
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[Bill Davis] “The pace of innovation has screwed up the idea of depreciation so totally today. Spend $1500 on a nice drone today – and in 6 months better capabilities cost $500 – and the old unit is close to obsolete cuz it’s too big, too noisy, doesn’t run long enough, runs on the wrong batteries, and didn’t sell enough to guarantee a parts stream or whatever. Yes, it will still be perfectly useful. Great even. It just will feel “yesterday” to all who watch you operate it. “
That is true to some degree, though if you can’t make a $1500 outlay back in 6 months with profit on top then you shouldn’t make the investment.
Also every man and his dog is now offering drone filming so there’s lots of competition
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I have a $14.00 drone to fly around the living room. Does that count? Actually a reasonable trainer and maybe it will inspire me to go all in on a real drone. Still drone shots seem to be a specialty and good for a brief clip in whatever story you are trying to tell. Good for showing the devastation in Houston, though.
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[Claude Lyneis] “Good for showing the devastation in Houston, though.”
Yes, but completely illegal. It is illegal to fly a drone in a disaster zone. Should it be? Don’t know.
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Brett Sherman
One Man Band (If it\’s video related I\’ll do it!)
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Phantom 1, Inspire 1, Mavik, Phantom 4 Pro. 107 Licensed.
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I think I am going to get the DJI Phantom 3 Standard for my first drone. I wish I could afford something better but the Phantom 3 seems like a good buy for just under $500.00.
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Yes. Almost every gig needs a drone shot. I cant imagine to live without it. But…… for me its additional to all the other shots. The ronin-shots, the close ups, the action gopro shots. I need all of them to make a very dynamic film. Sometimes its Just 1 droneshot. Sometimes its 50% of the film. Also I like to use it very low. With the tripod-mode on the phantom you can use it as a giantic slider.
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I ordered the Phantom 3 Standard. I know it is not state of the art but I think it will make for a good first drone. I bought it for personal use as opposed to professional use but if I can manage to make a buck or two with it that is even better.
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If you are in the U.S. you cannot legally ‘make a buck or two’ with it until you get your part 107 license from the FAA……..
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[Gabe Strong] “If you are in the U.S. you cannot legally ‘make a buck or two’ with it until you get your part 107 license from the FAA……..”
Is every state the same way?
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[andy patterson] “Is every state the same way?”
It’s an FAA regulation, so it’s the same in all states in respect to commercial use. There are also federal regulations about flying in specific airspaces, notifying/getting control tower ok within 5 mi. of an airport, as well as a ban on flying (technically “taking off”) within any National Parks (whether commercially or not), among other things.
What can vary from state to state are regulations about drone use in specific places, like for state parks. Some are no, some are yes, some are yes with permit/permission, etc.
It also varies from county to county and city to city. For example, in my county, all county maintained parks require a permit and a (IMO totally unreasonable) $60/hr use fee, with a min. of 2 hrs. per use. The town I reside in (a suburb of KC) allows drones notwithstanding the other county and federal regulations, whereas another suburb 10 minutes up the road in the same county pretty much bans them everywhere. It can be kind of a mess trying to find a place to even fly sometimes.
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