Pilots, please don't contact us if you are looking to make money with your drone. Our team includes commercial drone operators and photographers who alwork with drones everyday. We welcome recreational drone enthusiasts looking for a fun excuse to put their equipment to good use. Pilots and photographers who join the team do so because they want a fun challenge, develop their skills, support community events, and be part of a high-octane team.
Please read our FAQ (below) before contacting us.
No. We do this for fun and volunteer our services. In most cases, we require that event organizers reimburse our travel team for travel expenses and other out-of-pocket expenses such as equipment rental, insurance, etc.
Look, this not for everyone. It can be rigorous travel. We're up shooting before the first golden hour and shooting through the second golden hour. You must be comfortable with the idea of hand launching and hand catching a drone, and sometimes doing so on a crowded boat in wavy seas while pushing the wind limits of the drone. If it doesn't sound like fun, don't worry, you're not the only one. However, if it sounds like a fun and exciting opportunity to develop skills and work on a high-octane team, you're going to fit right in.
Our policy is zero injuries with zero exceptions. We have strict safety protocols that must be followed by all team members at all times. We provide cut-proof gloves for hand catching the drone for those who want/need them. Our team skipper is a US Sailing Certified Instructor who has run countless regattas for more thna a decade, with a proven safety record and zero near encounters with lightning.
You need your Part 107 certificate if you want to fly a drone with us at an event. You do not need your Part 107 if you want to serve as a visual observer or help out as a non-aerial photographer. Non-Part 107 pilots may fly a drone under the direct supervision of a Part 107 Remote Pilot in Command.
No experience is required to train, practice, or serve as a visual observer. However, before we allow a drone pilot to operate from a boat, or at a crowded event, the pilot must demonstrate an ability to follow directions and quickly and confidently hand launch, hand catch, and relaunch the drone while on shore. In order to train and practice with the team, we also require that all recreational pilots first complete the Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST).
No. At events, we provide the drones as aerial livestreaming with pro-grade controllers with HDMI ports, which are necessary for livestreaming the drone feeds.
Absolutely! We meet at Clinton Lake (IL) on Wedenesday evenings and film beer can sailboat races at the Clinton Lake Marina, next to the Shore House Bar & Grill.
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