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Here in the US, I have had 3 or 4 instances like yours. However, Before I fly, I make sure my flight ops manual that I made is with me. This has everything from my insurance to my FAA Cert. and even has a sectional map of Utah (USA) in it to show my airspace. once in awhile if I am flying close...

OK, Bid is in. I subbed out the aerial LiDAR, Ortho, Topo, and DTM. The Searching/Surveying was quoted and I planned on 6-8 months approx. for completion based on 5 days per week and 10 hrs per day. This was huge. I am hoping I get it. As for authorization it is still Class G Airspace but in a...

If 150 days turn into 450 that will be fine with me as I am bidding it out on a per day basis. Days that weather or other circumstances stop or limit our workflow we will still get paid. 25 foot AGL will be the standard but with the Z30 camera, I will be able to go up to the 400 ft AGL mark and...

The setup they say I need is about $40k but the bid is way more than that. These guys get $100M+ bids all the time. I don't think it would be too far off asking for it.

Do you know if it is common to ask for a deposit for operational costs to purchase specialty equipment?

Without details, what they are doing is a little more extensive and I have used a few of their previous jobs to judge the speed of how much I can cover and I am thinking in the years not days. I will be doing photo's and video with the z30 and photos and video with a full spectrum camera as...

I've actually got it mostly figured out. I am just curious now how long the job will last. 9000 acres could take years to complete. I know I will be about 20-25 feet off the ground. It's mostly brush and cactus in this area.

I believe all of it needs to be photographed and/or recorded. I'm waiting for them to answer that question and to see if they will be providing data storage or if I need to include that in the quote. I have till Tuesday to send the quote over to them.

To give you a better idea I stripped the info that I can't share from this pic so you can get an understanding of what I am tasked with.

No, the only requirements are: Aerial survey video must have enough resolution to identify potential: items laying on the surface within the survey area as small as 1'x1' threatened and endangered species biological features archaeological features Deliver geodetically referenced aerial...

I can't release details but I will do the best I can. I will be looking for objects (Large and Small), archeological structures, and indigenous animals above ground. The bid is for way more than 10 Transect miles but I just need to get an idea of how long it is going to take me. I also need to...

I am trying to find out how long it would take for a sUAS crew of 2 people to inspect 10 transect miles of rocky mountainous terrain. This would be 25 feet or so off the ground and a team of about 10 others we will be assisting by doing this inspection. Also, what would you charge extra per day...

I can see your point but I don't think companies are going to go as far as checking geo tags and historical data of a photo. Even if they did there are already apps out there that do this and can show you everything you need to know. Heck, in Mac OS X it's built in. Including a map function to...

What's funny is the FAA knows who don't know how to read a sectional chart by their list of rejected airspace authorizations. Lol

And a lot of people forget, unless you are in a surface class e you're in class g up till 700' AGL and you can still fly up to your 400' unless the map specifies otherwise.