Drone advice
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wjwren

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4,484 posts

165 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Looking for a drone to use for a commerical idea. Mainly property surveying and eatate agency work. Any pointers on make model etc. Ive been looking at the dji phantom 4. Anything else which is better for similar money?

GetCarter

31,300 posts

309 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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wjwren said:
Looking for a drone to use for a commerical idea. Mainly property surveying and eatate agency work. Any pointers on make model etc. Ive been looking at the dji phantom 4. Anything else which is better for similar money?
The P4 pro has much better camera and video to the 4.

Mavic pro - the lens beats both.

wjwren

Original Poster:

4,484 posts

165 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Ok thanks il take a look. Whats the score on a commerical licence? Do you have to have lessons or be assessed?

GetCarter

31,300 posts

309 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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wjwren said:
Ok thanks il take a look. Whats the score on a commerical licence? Do you have to have lessons or be assessed?
You bet. You need a CAA licence. Google will let you know.

surveyor

18,705 posts

214 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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Look at equipment prices, actual fees you can earn and don't forget you will be competing with the cowboys who have not bothered with the CAA permissions.

Also look at changes to law later this year.

If you are going to do this is a business all of these are more important than which drone right now.

VEX

5,259 posts

276 months

Saturday 1st August 2020
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The legislation change massively at the end of the year which does two things.

Makes it far more fun for us hobbiests being able to get closer to things if we are under a certain weight.

Clears the differential between commercial and personal flying, so basically anyone with the correct licence for the class of drone can sell services and images.

Mr MPW on YouTube has a great video series on it all.

V.