David Stock Co-Founder of Divergent Travelers Convinced by my wife (Lina) to quit my job to travel after attending our first TBEX. Writer, Marketing Media Specialist, Videographer, Getty Images Video Contributor, GoPro Award Winning Photographer, Outdoorsman, Commercial/Private Drone (UAV) Pilot and Adventure Traveler. Lina is one half of the travel blog, Divergent Travelers and with her husband, David, have been traveling the world full time for 3 years. Specializing in true adventure travel, they work together to bring their travels to life through visual media with professional photography, video and aerial drone work.

2. To Drone or Not To Drone

3. The global market for commercial
photography drones is set to be worth
$12.5 billion by 2021, according to a
report from Acute Markets released in
September 2016.

4. To Drone or Not To Drone
• The
Hard
Truth
About
Drones
• Benefits
of
Having
a
Drone
• How
Can
Owning
a
Drone
Make
You
Money
• Things
to
Consider
• Top
Camera
Drones
• Drone
Resources
• App’s
and
Helpful
Info

5. How
would
you
feel
if
your
$1500
laptop
dropped
on
the
sidewalk
and
shaIered
into
pieces….the
first
week
you
had
it?
Here
are
a
few
recent
quotes
for
your
consideraNon:
“Tonight
I
no+ced
the
lights
started
blinking
red
and
it
fell
out
of
the
sky.
I
haven’t
found
it
,
will
go
to
look
for
it
in
the
morning….
I’ve
been
crying
like
a
child….
”
“I
lost
my
(expensive)
drone
a
couple
days
ago
and
am
trying
to
determine
what
most
likely
happened
to
it
aDer
I
lost
connec+on”
“Flying
at
about
30D
my
(expensive
drone)
decided
to
land
in
the
water
just
100D
away!
No
control
over
descent.
Nothing
I
did
with
the
controller
made
any
difference.
It
was
just
unbelievable,
watching
helplessly
”
The Hard Truth About Drones

6. The Hard Truth About Drones
• If
you
are
not
comfortable
technical
and
mechanical
items,
do
not
enter
this
hobby
• Consider-­‐
can
you
afford
to
lose
it?
• These
are
REAL
AIRCRAFT
and
you,
as
the
pilot
and
crew
chief,
have
to
become
familiar
with
every
aspects
of
flight,
including
potenNal
emergency
situaNons
• If
you
cannot
shoot
in
manual
on
a
DSLR-­‐
you
will
have
a
hard
Nme
producing
quality
with
a
drone
• The
ability
of
drones
are
limited

7. The Hard Truth About Drones
• Are
you
able
to
carry
it?
• Are
you
traveling
long
term?
• What
countries
are
you
planning
to
visit?
• Storage
Woes-­‐
leaving
at
airports,
hostels,
etc.
• Extra
costs
• Are
you
comfortable
following
and
staying
• educated
on
ever
changing
rules
and
regulaNons?

8. The Hard Truth About Drones
• The
fine
for
flying
in
US
NaNonal
Parks
is
$5,000.00
and
over
2,000
fines
have
been
issued
from
May-­‐
Sep
2016.
More
then
½
were
found
once
the
photos
were
posted
online
• French
tourist
gets
fined
€113,000
for
flying
drone
over
the
Coliseum
in
Rome
• Police
surveillance
cameras
spoIed
an
aircrab
hovering
over
Notre
Dame
Cathedral
in
Paris-­‐
Israeli
tourist
spent
one
night
in
jail
and
was
fined
€400
We
all
want
those
shots
but
at
what
cost?
You
may
think
you
can
get
away
with
it….

9. Benefits of Having a Drone
• Enhance
you
photography
and
filmmaking
game
• Give
your
photography
business
an
edge
Why
would
it
be
good
for
your
brand?
• Get
shots
only
a
few
people
can
• Create
that
wow
• VersaNlity
to
go
anywhere

10. How can owning a drone make
you money?
• Aerial
Photography
• Stock
Agencies
• Aerial
Video
• Real
estate
&
ConstrucNon
• Event
photography
or
video
• InspecNon
and
Mapping

11. Diversify Your Income
More
to
offer
for
partnerships
to
diversify
your
income
Why
would
it
be
good
for
your
brand?
• Aerial
Photography
• Aerial
Video
• Price
vs
Helicopters/Airplane/
Photo
Shoots
Don’t
barter
drone
work!
Its
worth
money
and
you
should
be
paid
for
it!

12. Want To Buy a Drone?
• Not
all
drones
are
easy
to
fly.
• Not
all
drones
are
ready
to
fly.
• Not
all
drones
are
the
same.
• You
need
to
make
investments
upfront.
• There’s
a
ton
of
places
to
buy
from.
• You
cant
always
fly
them.
Everyone
wants
to
buy
a
drone
theses
days.
But
before
you
do,
here’s
6
things
you
should
know

13. Top Camera Drones
• #1
DJI
Phantom
4
$1399.99
• #2
DJI
Phantom
3
$899.99
• #3
DJI
Inspire
$2,899.99
• #4
Yuneec
Q500
4K
$899.99
• #5
Yuneec
Typhoon
H
4K
$1,199.99
• #6
3DR
Solo
$999.99
• #7
Parrot
Bebop
$399.99
• NEW
GoPro
Karma
$799.99
• NEW
DJI
Mavic
$799.99-­‐$999.99
Based
off
consumer
sales
as
of
Sep
4,
2016

14. • Simple
Google
search
(Rules,
RegulaNons,
Maps
and
Permits.)
• FAA
or
CAA
agencies
• Embassy
Print
off
or
save
a
copy
of
any
informaNon
you
find.
• Just
because
you
can
fly
does
not
mean
you
can!
• Just
because
your
working
with
a
tourism
board
does
not
mean
you
don’t
need
permits!
Do
your
research
before
you
fly.
Our
secrets
to
successful
droning
Drone
Resources

15. Helpful Info
• USA
FAA
Rules
hIp://www.faa.gov/uas/gesng_started/
• EASA
Drone
Rules:
hIps://www.easa.europa.eu/easa-­‐and-­‐you/civil-­‐drones-­‐rpas
• Rules/Drone
Jobs
By
Country
hIp://uavcoach.com
• Rules
By
Country
hIps://uavsystemsinternaNonal.com/drone-­‐laws-­‐by-­‐country/
• Pilots
Handbook
and
Study
Meterials
(107):
hIp://www.faa.gov/uas/gesng_started/
fly_for_work_business/becoming_a_pilot/

16. Useful
App’s
• Hover
• Skycatch
• AIRMAP
• FlighIrader24
• Know
Before
You
Fly
• UAV
Forecast
• RCFlyMaps
• 3D
RoboNcs
Tower

17. You represent all of us.
• USA
temporarily
banned
drones
in
NaNonal
Parks
due
to
one
person
disturbing
a
herd
of
bighorn
sheep
in
Zion
NaNonal
Park.
(The
ban
sNll
stands.)
• Drone
crashes
into
iconic
Milan
Cathedral
and
narrowly
avoids
causing
millions
in
damage.
-­‐
BBC
News
• Drone
crashes
into
plane
at
Heathrow
airport
.
-­‐CNN
News
DON’T
BE
THAT
PERSON!

18. Questions?

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Lina
and
David
Stock
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