How to make money with drones？

Drones currently offer numerous career opportunities across various fields. They can carry a wide range of payloads and perform a variety of tasks, and are thriving in industries such as surveying, agriculture, construction, photography, and exploration.

As demand for drones grows, so too does the number of drone instructors. If you're not interested in any of these fields, you can still make money by teaching others how to use drones.

Agricultural drone direction

In the past, agricultural production simply involved surveying fields from above. This was a laborious and time-consuming process. Without a bird's-eye view, obtaining virtually no information was possible.

With drones, surveying fields has become much simpler. Using drones in agriculture is a skill-based endeavor.

Aerial photography can detect problems affecting crop growth, identify weeds, and monitor growth progress. Specialized drones like the Mavic 3 Multispectral can measure the amount of sunlight crops receive and whether they are receiving sufficient nutrients for growth. Farmers use this information to decide how to treat their crops, such as marking locations for fertilizer or pesticide application. This reduces operating costs, improves crop quality, and increases yields.

Spray drones can be programmed to apply pesticides directly to specific plants. Drones can apply the following types of pesticides: desiccant, seeds, pesticides, fertilizers, herbicides, and fungicides.

Drones not only spray fertilizers on crops, but also apply them with precision and accuracy. In the past, farmers who sowed, fertilized, and applied chemicals themselves risked over- or under-application. Applying too little pesticide can lead to suboptimal crop yields: crops become susceptible to insects, fungi, weeds, and other pests, reducing yields. On the other hand, applying too much can be equally harmful: it wastes material and reduces crop quality. Drones allow you to spray the right amount of pesticide at the right concentration. This is called "smart spraying."

Drones for surveying and mapping

 Drones have revolutionized the surveying and mapping industry with their ability to acquire data from the air. Drone data provides crucial insights that support informed decision-making in areas ranging from construction site planning to infrastructure design and maintenance. 

Drones offer advantages over traditional surveying methods because they can acquire data faster from vantage points inaccessible to humans, eliminating the need for human operators to travel to dangerous or difficult-to-reach locations, and providing data in a shorter timeframe.

Quadcopter under construction

In construction and project management, drone surveys can provide critical data that aligns closely with Building Information Modeling (BIM), reducing errors, omissions, and rework during construction. 

BIM is a digital planning technology that allows contractors to visualize project progress, and drones are ideal for repeatedly collecting accurate data for this system.

Drones have a variety of uses on construction sites:
Real-time data / Building Information Modeling (BIM) / Digital planning technology / Project progress monitoring / 3D point clouds / Accurate digital models / Inventory measurement / Aerial inspections

Drones are extremely useful for contractors before, during, and after a job, providing an efficient and safe way to survey a job site and keep stakeholders informed of the current status of a project.

Drones and emergency services

Emergency responders use drones to assist in disaster relief and search and rescue operations, locating victims and assessing damage. Drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras can clearly see people even in foggy, foliage-covered, dusty, or smoky environments. 

This makes it easier to locate people even in environments that are inaccessible to the human eye. Furthermore, drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras have a longer range of vision than other low-light camera technologies, such as night vision.

Drone flight teaching

To make money with a drone, you need more than just the drone itself. Before you get started, you should consider purchasing: video filters, software for editing footage, the drone itself, additional batteries, and a license.

 If you want to become a drone pilot, you need to take the following steps:

First, practice with a relatively inexpensive, entry-level drone, as it's likely to crash during the first few minutes of flight. This type of drone offers the advantage of a "beginner mode" that adjusts flight speed. Additionally, some models have a special "headless mode" that adjusts the drone to the position of the remote control: tilt the remote forward, and the drone will tilt forward; tilt the remote backward, and the drone will tilt with it. This helps you become familiar with drone controls before mastering the more "professional" methods used by drone pilots.

You should also register your drone. Drone registration is handled by each national administration according to national civil aircraft registration rules and regulations.

Studying the peculiarities and nuances of drone control, as well as the relevant regulations, is crucial. Understanding how a drone flies is crucial: how the propellers generate lift, what atmospheric conditions affect its flight, and how its sensors and controllers work. Failure to understand these aspects can lead to malfunctions, injuries, dangerous flight, or even crashes. A drone is an aerial vehicle. Just as airplane pilots conduct a thorough preflight inspection, it's important to learn how to do the same with a drone. Being able to judge safe conditions for drone flight is crucial.

 Understanding relevant regulations is also key to preventing collisions with manned aircraft. For example, never fly a drone near an airport or in controlled airspace.

Operating certain drone categories in various countries generally requires a remote pilot certificate. Pilots undergo training and obtain a remote pilot certificate issued by their respective countries.