I am excited to announce that I am now a certified remote pilot under FAA Part 107 for commercial drone flights, and I am now offering drone photography as part of my services. Depending on the project, I may include aerial photography in my estimates.
Aerial view of downtown Las Vegas, NV. Note the new Circa Resort tower on the left.
I actually got my license at the end of June, but I wanted to wait until I had some aerial photographs to share!
I started preparing for the FAA knowledge test last year. Then the end of the year came, and I got busy with several other projects, and then the pandemic hit. So I’ve been on hold with my certification for a while. I have received several requests over the last year for drone photography, however, so when the testing centers recently opened back up in Las Vegas, I decided it was time to complete my certification.
Looking down on the cavern created by buildings A, B, and C at the World Market Center in Las Vegas, NV
When I started reviewing the FAA material, I realized how much I had learned last year when I first started preparing for the test. Everything came back to me very quickly, and after a few review sessions and practice exams, I felt ready to take the test. Fearing that the test centers would close down again with an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, I decided to move my test date up by a week.
Aerial view of the new World Market Center Expo in Las Vegas, NV
I passed the test and applied for the license, and I’m now official! I’m sharing here a few photographs from a recent assignment where I made use of my new license.
This view shows the layout of some of the landscaping at the new World Market Center Expo in Las Vegas, NV.