So many people ask me how many drones do you think are in Arizona, well the total as of this blog is 11,409. that's everything from the little ones bought in the mall weighing more than ½ lb and up to 55lbs for the hobbyist and the professional, assuming someone went and registered as they are supposed to with the FAA - not bad way to make an extra $55,000 bucks way to go Arizona. So read on and learn more grab the report and see how many are in your town! The Federal Aviat

As a commercial operator, many times when flying I get the question asked, "how far can you see?" If being asked this by consumers constantly you have to wonder if there is more than just curiosity from these questions, and more fear of what a UAV can do. In Arizona it's a mute point, very few operators have a "closed set plan" and therefore cannot fly closer than 500 feet to a building, vehicle or person. Even illegal operators break the law, most homes in AZ have a sun sc

What does it really mean to fly commercial drones?

Leading camera drone manufacturer DJI just teased the introduction of a new generation of drones that will be announced on March 1st. Cinema5D will report from the launch event held in New York. #dji #djiphantom #phantom4 #drone #newdjidrone #aerialphotography #commercialdroneoperator #extremeaerialproductions

It looks like DJI Has the airspace - let's see what it looks like a year from now? Can the DJI Phantom, Inspire and Speading Wings series keep up with the competition - as a DJI Fan boy I hope so, although my money is on watching the incredible company Freefly Systems come up in the rankings. See the Alta we just purchased for our fleet. #extremeaerialproductions #dji #sensefly #3dr #yunetec #neryn #trimble #drone #commercialdroneoperator #phantom #inspire1 #inspirepro #spre

There are so many illegalities with this concept - as a commercial operator our aircraft are federally registered and are FAA Aircraft. The fact that I was personally approached at Shot Show 2016 as a cool idea with them not knowing I was a "drone guy" - was insulting and quite frankly an inept way to get a "sale". So why can't you shoot down a plane? Federal law states in part: Whoever willfully…sets fire to, damages, destroys, disables, or wrecks any aircraft in the special

After being a beta tester for this Application I was excited to see this announcement by the FAA, perfect timing as it coincides with the CES show and several new drone ocmpanies in attendance. January 6- Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the public release of the B4UFLY mobile application following an initial beta testing period. B4UFLY tells users about current or upcoming requirements and restrictions in areas of the Nationa

The onslaught of heavy duty refulations by the FAA which are understandably introduced while the FAA struggles to get caught up with the onslaught of consumer and commercial demand for an exploding market and product are having far reaching and damaging affects on commerce and are causing great confusion - here is an article that explains what's going on - to learn what you must do to be compliant when hiring a commercial drone operator or trying to become one jump to the pag