In only a few years, piloting drones has grown from a niche interest into a worldwide enterprise. As of January 10th, 2018, there were more than 122,000 people who had received their Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate, authorizing them to fly drones for commercial and governmental purposes. Some pilots serve as flight staff at organizations. Others have joined a drone servicing business or started their own. For all drone pilots, the commercial opportunity continues to grow as industry leaders define new practices in drone-based aerial intelligence.
However, pilots who provide drone flight services are experiencing headwinds. Dave Brown, PrecisionHawk’s VP, Drone Network explains: “More and more pilots are getting Part 107 certified, increasing the competition for commercial missions. As a result, payouts for some missions are decreasing. Or worse, inexperienced pilots are undercutting experienced ones (and delivering substandard results). Furthermore, while interest in drone-based aerial intelligence is growing, commercial missions aren’t yet at a volume that supports a large ecosystem of full-time pilots.” In such an environment, it can be challenging for independent drone operators to invest in selling and marketing their services in a way that keeps them competitive and flying.
Introducing: Droners.io, PrecisionHawk’s Drone Pilot Network—giving independent drone operators access to flight servicing opportunities from the world’s leading enterprises.
Pilots participating in PrecisionHawk’s Drone Pilot Network not only gain access to a large and growing volume of consumer and enterprise engagements, they also gain access to a support structure to accomplish those missions.
PrecisionHawk contracts with pilots in the Drone Pilot Network to execute missions on behalf of its clients. For example, by the end of 2018:
PrecisionHawk contracts are among the thousands of opportunities available on Droners.io. Missions span a variety of applications, such as cinematography, search and rescue, and construction progress monitoring, among others.
Participating pilots have earned real income—up to thousands of dollars per mission.
Pilots can join the network by going to Droners.io and:
To execute missions, pilots can use Droners.io to:
Droners.io is free to join. A 10% commission is collected upon mission completion.
By participating in the world’s largest commercial drone pilot network, independent pilots gain access to large and growing volume of missions from a variety of clientele (including PrecisionHawk). The PrecisionHawk Drone Pilot Network will provide pilots with more opportunities to keep their drones flying—building their portfolio and ultimately growing their business and piloting career.
"Droners and AirVid share our mission of helping drone operators turn their passion into a profession. Combined with PrecisionHawk's expertise in providing professional drone services to the enterprise, PrecisionHawk’s Drone Pilot Network provides the best platform for drone pilots while simultaneously offering our enterprise clients the on-demand services they require."—Michael Chasen, PrecisionHawk CEO
It’s all part of PrecisionHawk’s mission to foster the adoption of drone technology—making businesses, drone pilots and the people they serve more prosperous and sustainable.
For press inquiries, contact Lia Reich, VP Marketing-Communications: press@precisionhawk.com.
For pilots seeking support, contact support@droners.io.
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