I have been an FAA Certified Drone Pilot for over 8 years.

I passed (several times) my FAA Testing and re-testing to be officially FAA Certified to fly a drone for commercial work.   Using a certified pilot is important, as it is against the law to fly a drone for commercial use unless you are certified under the FAA’s Part 107 regulations.

There are many airports and different classes of airspace in the Denver metro area, and some places need ATC authorization to fly, and only a certified drone pilot can request authorization in those areas.

I service Denver, Erie, Longmont, Boulder and beyond!

Important considerations when flying a drone

• Aircraft management: Keeping equipment up-to-date and safe to fly
• Battery management: I’ve seen drones drop out of the sky due to faulty batteries.  I check mine before every flight
• Airspace: We need to make sure we are flying in authorized airspace.  If not, we need so seek authorization (which is fast and easy to do)
• Weather planning and awareness.  Even slight weather issues can be dangerous
• Human considerations: We need to make sure we are never flying directly over people unless we have been authorized to do so
• Environmental considerations: Flying in safe spaces, away from power lines, and other aircraft

I’ve had a few close-calls over the the years for sure.   Not everything is in our control and with the certification, and experience, those close calls did not result in catastrophe.

Drones I use for my aerial photography and videography

• DJI Mavic 3 Pro
• DJI Mavic 2 Pro
• DJI Avata FPV

I LOVE the Mavic 3 Pro for the zoom-lens options. It offers a 3x and a 7x zoom lens which is awesome from compressed video shots.