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Offline ironglow

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About the only way to get this view.
« on: September 03, 2022, 03:35:56 AM »
  About the only way to get this view, especially from numerous angles, is with a drone.  ..And the pilot should be
 FAA licensed, because the contractor would be nuts to allow any other to fly there..
  This is the Great Lakes cheese factory, now under construction.
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Re: About the only way to get this view.
« Reply #1 on: September 03, 2022, 07:17:11 AM »
If the drone was flown for commercial purposes then they would have to have a commercial FAA drone pilots license.  I have mine registered, and have the prerequisite classes, but only for hobby purposes.  But, unless the site is in a restricted airspace area, a hobbyist can fly a drone there, though depending on the altitude, it may also be beyond a hobby drone license.
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Re: About the only way to get this view.
« Reply #2 on: September 04, 2022, 01:44:49 AM »
 
  My son has his FAA drone license, and uses it virtually every day, to compliment his photography/videography business. 
   Naturally, drones are limited to 400 feet of altitude, while planes are restricted to above 500 feet of altitude.
  No airport within 5 miles of this site. When near an airport, he quickly gets clearance..unless there is a conflict.
 
   I suppose a hobbyist could fly around such a project, but they would not be welcome, since all contractors want
   every participant in any task, to be licensed and insured.  He also flies indoors in manufacturing facilities

  Just as those yahoos who fly around trying to peek into windows, or snoop at sunbathers, may eventually do damage to their own hobbies, with further government restrictions.

  The licensed drone pilots are rated by the FAA, according to how much and how often they fly, my son currently
  rates #8 in the nation, so far as frequent flyer.

   News for northern transfers to Texas..  I hear some of them saying thye miss Tim Horton's coffee and shops.
  Well, Tim Horton's has selected my son to cover the first Tim Horton's to be opened in Texas.
 
  It will be still photos, walk through, videos and drone..you may soon see it on TV..  The #1 Tim Horton's in Texas is located in Katy, Texas..

  Tim Horton was a great pro hockey player..who was killed in his Corvette.
   
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Re: About the only way to get this view.
« Reply #3 on: September 04, 2022, 03:31:23 AM »
We have someone fly drones and take pics at our construction sites on a regular basis for record keeping and marketing.

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« Reply #4 on: September 04, 2022, 09:31:23 AM »
We have someone fly drones and take pics at our construction sites on a regular basis for record keeping and marketing.

  With a top notch videographer/pilot, it can be costly... but not near as costly as flying engineers, cost accountants and other big shots, to and from the site each week.
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