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<blockquote data-quote="Decado" data-source="post: 77739" data-attributes="member: 14923"><p>Hi Usul142</p><p></p><p>I'm assuming that you are U.S. based, I'm in Australia so there are obviously going to be some differences in legislation but from what I can see there are more similarities than not. Being a Nanny state Australia got R.P.A. laws earlier than most countries and the next revision mid this year will be (I think) the fourth set. Australia is pretty good to recreational level pilots even allowing them to take on paid work in non controlled airspace with <2Kg aircraft as long as you abide by the standard operating conditions and give 5 days notice to C.A.S.A.</p><p></p><p>To do any work outside of the standard operating conditions like night flying, over populous areas, in controlled airspace, within 3 Nautical miles of an aerodrome etc requires a fairly robust certification process and for the later an Aeronautical Radio Certificate so you can clear with ATC and other aircraft. It's considered the lowesst grade of pilots licence, it's not cheap and as you say, even after certification the regulations are changing and you need to keep across them.</p><p></p><p>I always encourage anyone with the time and interest to grab any certification they can. The training gives you skills and understanding that will serve you well recreational or not. From what I understand there are a lot of people in the U.S. who do part 107 who have no intention of working in the industry, although part 107 is quite a bit cheaper and (from what I can tell) less involved than an RePL.</p><p></p><p>Anyone wanting to go into it commercially needs to go in with their eyes open and a set business plan. "The low hanging fruit always gets picked first". Here there are plenty of people who do photography, events videos and real estate work. My company specialises in Photogrammetry, aerial mapping, Structure bridge and antenna survey and damage assessment. I'm just as happy not to operate around crowds anyway. Cheaper insurance and less worries, it's also better paying.</p><p></p><p>The Spark should not be underestimated, The company is set up from Matrice 600 series down, we probably use Phantom 4 pro for more than anything else but as I said I have 4 Sparks. They are in in almost every way as full a platform as any DJI product. The 2 axis gimbol makes good video a little more challenging but if you can master that then anything afterwards is easy. If you can handle a spark to high level or precision you are ready for anything under 7Kg. The lack of 4K is not as big an issue as you would think as most customers only want HD anyway unless you are doing videography for film or T.V. I use them to train pilots and for high risk close in inspections. Rather lose a spark than something worth many times as much.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I've hijacked the O.P.'s thread pretty rudely at this point (apologies). If you have any questions you think I can help with drop me a P.M. by all means.</p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p>Ari</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Decado, post: 77739, member: 14923"] Hi Usul142 I'm assuming that you are U.S. based, I'm in Australia so there are obviously going to be some differences in legislation but from what I can see there are more similarities than not. Being a Nanny state Australia got R.P.A. laws earlier than most countries and the next revision mid this year will be (I think) the fourth set. Australia is pretty good to recreational level pilots even allowing them to take on paid work in non controlled airspace with <2Kg aircraft as long as you abide by the standard operating conditions and give 5 days notice to C.A.S.A. To do any work outside of the standard operating conditions like night flying, over populous areas, in controlled airspace, within 3 Nautical miles of an aerodrome etc requires a fairly robust certification process and for the later an Aeronautical Radio Certificate so you can clear with ATC and other aircraft. It's considered the lowesst grade of pilots licence, it's not cheap and as you say, even after certification the regulations are changing and you need to keep across them. I always encourage anyone with the time and interest to grab any certification they can. The training gives you skills and understanding that will serve you well recreational or not. From what I understand there are a lot of people in the U.S. who do part 107 who have no intention of working in the industry, although part 107 is quite a bit cheaper and (from what I can tell) less involved than an RePL. Anyone wanting to go into it commercially needs to go in with their eyes open and a set business plan. "The low hanging fruit always gets picked first". Here there are plenty of people who do photography, events videos and real estate work. My company specialises in Photogrammetry, aerial mapping, Structure bridge and antenna survey and damage assessment. I'm just as happy not to operate around crowds anyway. Cheaper insurance and less worries, it's also better paying. The Spark should not be underestimated, The company is set up from Matrice 600 series down, we probably use Phantom 4 pro for more than anything else but as I said I have 4 Sparks. They are in in almost every way as full a platform as any DJI product. The 2 axis gimbol makes good video a little more challenging but if you can master that then anything afterwards is easy. If you can handle a spark to high level or precision you are ready for anything under 7Kg. The lack of 4K is not as big an issue as you would think as most customers only want HD anyway unless you are doing videography for film or T.V. I use them to train pilots and for high risk close in inspections. Rather lose a spark than something worth many times as much. Anyway, I've hijacked the O.P.'s thread pretty rudely at this point (apologies). If you have any questions you think I can help with drop me a P.M. by all means. Regards Ari [/QUOTE]
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