"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
07/08/2020 at 11:27 • Filed to: None
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"Grindintosecond" (Grindintosecond)
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Like getting an far- 107 drone license. W ell hear soon how many airline guys will be on the street. Possible for me too, so I figure droning legally is something I can have in my back pocket should opportunity arise to make a bit o coin. I already have a bunch of certs for flying , so this one is just mostly filling out a form.
Just having the commercial license isn’t enough to get bill paying work. Thermography and survey certs make one stand out but they’re costly. At least I can get some video skills up to snuff in the mean time before I commit to that sort of investment.
Any one here in the field? Curious how your experience has been in what supposedly is an overcrowded market.
For Sweden
> Grindintosecond
07/08/2020 at 11:45 |
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This sure beats expert witness or TV analyst work.
TheRealBicycleBuck
> Grindintosecond
07/08/2020 at 12:00 |
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I picked up my 107 cert after completing my ppl last year. It seemed like the smart thing to do.
A friend of mine flies for Dow. He used to run their inspection group. A pilot was put in charge because they use drones for all their inspection work. It’s safer to send a drone to inspect an operating flare tower than it is to send an engineer rapelling over the side. He tried to recruit me, but the pay isn’t competiti ve with my current salary. Drone operators are making around $50k.
The biggest problem you’ll face is the competition in the market. All you need is a part 107 cert, so you have a lot people out there who aren’t pilots already competing for positions. And you’re right, it is an overcrowded market. I get calls regularly from companies offering their services.