Topics on the Part 107 Test
The FAA Remote Pilot Test consist of 60 questions cover the following topics: RegulationsAirspaceWeatherPerformance & LoadingOperations
Do you want to make money with your drone?
Do you want to make money with your drone? Step 1: If you are 16 years, get your FAA Remote Pilot Certificate so you can legally fly for money. Before you sign up to take the Remote Pilot test you have a bit to learn. I have used and like the RemotePilot101.com class the best. It is well … Read more
Video: A day in the life of a drone pilot
TikTok showing a day in my life
Change is hard, but inevitable
I have spent the past four plus years building the very best Aerial Services/Drone team and capability in Virginia. The demand for our services exceeded our expectations, often our capacity. We won every contract, client and project we set our eyes on. To say it’s been an honor and a privilege to build the team, … Read more
Video: Large Helicopter Drone with LiDAR
YouTube #shorts Airport Obstruction Survey with a heavy lift helicopter and a RiEGL VUX-1UAV LiDAR payload The VelosUAV Helicopter in action!
Video: Worse than expected
Alutel Evo, Freefly Astro & Parrot Anafi oh my… Trying replace our Phantom 4 Pro & Phantom 4 RTK with a non-DJI equivalent. Considering Autel Evo, Parrot Anafi USA and Freefly Astro
New video: Is this goodbye DJI?
What can replace our DJI Drones in 2021? We have to find non-DJI drones for client projects in 2021. We have the following DJI models in production: Inspire 2, Phantom 4 Pro. Phantom 4 RTK, M300 RTK, M600 Pro
Pix4Dmapper Certified
I use Pix4Dmapper on a daily basis for surveying and mapping applications. I have a little more than three years of experience using it. Given it is such an important part of my career I figured I would become certified.
Reach RS: Upgrading LoRa Antenna
Why use a LoRa Antenna Our testing of the Emlid Reach RS GNSS real-time kinematic (RTK) units continues. The units deliver impressive results. We find the units to be very accurate at a fraction of the cost of comparable or Survey grade RTK units. When using two Reach RS units in the field you will need to … Read more
Reach RS with SNIP NTRIP Caster
Setting up SNIP NTRIP Caster and Reach RS I’ve seen a number of people at the Emlid forums asking about setting up NTRIP and how to utilize an NTRIP Caster with Reach and Reach RS. Setting up your own NTRIP Caster using Reach RS is not that difficult, however you do need to make sure have the … Read more