Hello from Bonita Springs, FL
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Greetings from Birmingham Alabama USA, welcome to the forum! We look forward to hearing from you!
LoudThunder
Part 107 Licensed
Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.
Member Map
mavicpilots.com
As a New Drone Pilot, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…
If you have not already done so, you will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…) . If your Drone weighs less than 250-grams (0.55 pounds) and you are flying under The Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are not required to register your Drone.
When I first started flying I registered my Mini 2 because the TRUST Certificate and FAA Registration established me as a "certified" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot.
Link to the TRUST Certificate at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)
FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute
Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.
trust.pilotinstitute.com
Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional Registration for Drones under 250-Grams…)
FAADroneZone
If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…
Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute
Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.
pilotinstitute.com
Since you live in Florida, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.
Drone Laws and Best Places to Fly in Every US State - Pilot Institute
pilotinstitute.com
Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…
You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.
Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.
There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.
Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.
The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…
Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…
Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).
Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.
Lift off, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.
If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…
Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.
I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."
Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Mavic 3, including the User Manual.
After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"
DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise - Download Center - DJI
Learn and download DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise related apps, software, and manuals at the DJI Download Center
Fly On and Fly Safe…
Thanks. I've been flying recreationally for 5 years now. I'm familiar with the precautions and checks you describe. It's good to reenforce these things. Thanks for that. You seem very knowledgable.Welcome from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, USA. We have a Member's Map in the Upper Right of the Title Bar. Click on "Members" and then Click on "Member's Map…" Check it out and you might find some new flying friends.
Member Map
As a New Drone Pilot, there are a couple of Legal Things you may need to do…
If you have not already done so, you will need to get your TRUST Certificate. You can get that at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…) . If your Drone weighs less than 250-grams (0.55 pounds) and you are flying under The Exception for Recreational Flyers, you are not required to register your Drone.
When I first started flying I registered my Mini 2 because the TRUST Certificate and FAA Registration established me as a "certified" Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Pilot.
Link to the TRUST Certificate at the Pilot Institute Web Site (FREE…)
FAA TRUST Online Portal for Recreational Drone Operators - Pilot Institute
Get your FAA TRUST Certificate of Completion to legally fly drones for recreational reasons in the United States.
Link to the FAADroneZone (Optional Registration for Drones under 250-Grams…)
FAADroneZone
faadronezone.faa.gov
If you are considering acquiring your Part 107 License, here is a link to get you going…
Online Ground School: Aviation Classes - Pilot Institute
Pilot Institute offers courses on drones and airplanes from world-class experts. Pass the Part 107 or Private Pilot exam and take to the skies.
Since you live in Florida, there are specific laws and rules for you to follow, please check the link below for all the Rules and Laws that are in effect in your neck of the woods and it also links you to some of the Best Places to Fly in your area… Also, if you travel on vacation, visit friends, and relatives in other parts of the country, check back here so you do not run afoul of the law.
Drone Laws and Best Places to Fly in Every US State - Pilot Institute
Even if you have flown Drones before, here is some Good Old Fashion Advice…
You paid a lot of money for that Drone, put your phone number on it. If your drone gets lost or stuck in a tree and it finally comes down when you are not around, give the finders an opportunity to contact you so it can be returned.
Now, for the Fun Part, But do not let the excitement of the moment get the best of you. When you are going out to fly, do it slowly and deliberately. Get used to a set procedure and even practice it.
There are so many things I could write but these are the highlights that I feel need mentioning.
Plug in your phone/tablet into your controller; turn on the Controller and DJI Fly App (if it does not start on its own…). On the Drone, open the front legs, then open the back legs, then remove the Gimbal Cover.
The Gimbal is the most delicate item on the Drone and banging or bumping can damage it. I also fastened a short "Remove Before Flight" ribbon to the cover so it's more noticeable and I do not forget to remove it…
Turn on the drone and watch it come to "life." Watching the Gimbal go through its self-check is almost like watching a kitten or puppy opening its eyes for the first time…
Place the drone down (preferably on a Landing Pad) while it finishes its self-test (collecting satellites, etc…).
Check your battery status (Phone, Drone, and Controller), check the Signal Strength, by now the Controller should have reported it updated the Home Point.
Lift off, 4-5 feet (1-1/2 meters) or so, hover a bit, check the controls (move the drone a bit forward, back, left, right, yaw left and right). By now, your Controller will probably report again, Home point Updated.
If you go out in a rush and race thru your start up and take off before the drone has finished it prep, it may update its Home Point over that pond or that old tree you are flying over and in your excitement, you'll fly the drone long past it Low Battery point and when it engages Return to Home and lands in the pond or in a tree; it will be all on you…
Now go have fun, learn to fly the drone by sight before you try to fly it out a distance depending on the video feed, FPV.
I would also advise you to use YouTube and watch a lot of the Videos on flying and setting up the Drone. When it is too dark, too cold, or too wet, you can "fly it vicariously" through YouTube. Also watch some of the Blooper Drone Videos and learn how not to fly your "New Baby."
Below is the link to all of the downloads offered by DJI for the Mavic 3, including the User Manual.
After you read the Manual, read it again, you will be surprised what you missed the first time and you will be better prepared for that first "scary moment…"
DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise - Download Center - DJI
Learn and download DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise related apps, software, and manuals at the DJI Download Centerwww.dji.com
Fly On and Fly Safe…
I am interested in operating a small surveying service. Like a one man occasional survey operations business, just for a bit of extra cash. I'd like to do a survey only once every week or two. BUT, I don't know the first thing about what a customer will need, what they want exactly and what do give them when a job has been completed.
Besides being Part 107 certified of course, what else do i need to perform surveying with a mavic 3 enterprise rtk. Do I need a mobile station for establishing accurate GCPs(Ground Control Points) for example? If so, i'm going to need a loan to get these extra things.
How does one advertise or get known as a drone surveyor? What other services can be offered with an RTK equipped Drone?
Do you know anyone in the forum or where I can get step by step advice on how to setup such a service.
Thanks for any help you can give. If not, no worries. I'll keep asking around.
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LoudThunder
Part 107 Licensed
Oh, I am very knowledgable in many areas, but not with the information you are requesting; granted I did score a 100% on my Part 107 License Exam, but I did not acquire it to work, I got it for fun. I live in a heavily concentrated Class D Airspace area (an Air Force Base, an International Airport, and an Army Airfield) and my home is actually in a Zero Altitude Quadrant, so when I was a recreational flyer, I could only "taxi" my drone. Now with my Part 107, I can fly in many, many places I could not before…
Beside my Part 107, I went to my local community college for their Unmanned Aerial Systems Certificate, a 6-course series that included classes from the Part 107 Exam Prep, Flight lesson, building and maintaining drones, Mapping and Surveying, Autonomous Flight, and Photography and Videography…
From your local area…
A News article from Cape Corral…
Drone misunderstanding in Cape Coral shows learning curve with rising technology
A home inspector and drone user found his first privacy complaint in five years when a woman in a neighboring home called the police. She backed down.
www.news-press.com
Local job…
So I got to rub elbows with college staff, prospective employers, headhunters, and lot of folk who fly and hire companies to do this type of stuff.
So, my overriding recommendation is Get Your License!!! You can not do much without it, you might get a job as a ground crew member and maybe even get some stick time, but for a non-Part 107 pilot to fly in an Commercial Operation, they must have a licensed Part 107 remote Pilot in Command (rPIC) ready to take immediate control from you, either be standing next to you or with a linked Controller…
And do not be satisfied with just a minimum passing score, study hard and get a high score… I specifically asked about this because I've read from various members on this site and others that I am active on that the license is all the employer is interested in…
Yeah, that is true in a lot of cases, but I spent over 30-years in the air Force and special assignments that I or my folks were interested in wanted to know that the candidate is more than minimally qualified, they did not want to have to teach the basics…
So I asked if these employers ever ask to see the passing certificate so they knew that a perspective pilot actually knew the rules or passed with the skin of their teeth and could not read a NOTAM, a TAF, or a Sectional Chart. And my impression is that employers want more than just a "Drone Jockey"
You need to do a lot of personal research on your local area. I scanned your area and Bonita Springs is all Class G Airspace so you can fly all over the place, depending you’re your local jurisdiction restrictions if any… Note, your Parks and Recreation Department has some weird rules about Commercial Drones…
I googled your area about classes and it seems that your High Schools now teach drone classes, so I imagine that the local colleges in both Naples and Cape Corral have community colleges that teach mapping and surveying…
I also noted several commercial schools in your area. You might also contact local business that do this line of work and ask if you can stop by and pick their thoughts…
YouTube is also a great source for information…
I wish you the best of luck.
Welcome to our forum, from Hauptmann, in Hurst, Texas!
We have over 150,000 members--many of your fellow Floridians--who enjoy helping each other get the most out of our hobby. I wish I had experience in your chosen field so I could offer some guidance. Loud Thunder's advice seems sound (very typical of him) and I hope provided some answers you need.
BTW, I've only been in Florida 3 times--all for football bowl games. I intend to spend more time down there and see the Kennedy Space Center, Epcot, and the Sebring Sports Car Race. Maybe this year.
Good luck in your endeavors. Glad to have you with us!
Rich R (aka Hauptmann)
We have over 150,000 members--many of your fellow Floridians--who enjoy helping each other get the most out of our hobby. I wish I had experience in your chosen field so I could offer some guidance. Loud Thunder's advice seems sound (very typical of him) and I hope provided some answers you need.
BTW, I've only been in Florida 3 times--all for football bowl games. I intend to spend more time down there and see the Kennedy Space Center, Epcot, and the Sebring Sports Car Race. Maybe this year.
Good luck in your endeavors. Glad to have you with us!
Rich R (aka Hauptmann)
Welcome, also from Bonita Springs (Highland Woods).
Greetings SteveR43, welcome to the forum from the outback of Australia. I picked up a lot of help from AZ Drones.
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PakNheat380
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Welcome aboard and have fun. Should be down your way shortly with my MA2. Just getting reacquainted with LAANC to allow me to fly around where we’ll be.
I always sign up for 1 year LAANC approvals for the airports I live near. Naples airport is one. You can do it on DJI's website. Ft Myers Airport is another.
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