Drone Professional 2


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Available, In Stock Now. Disregard the purchase banners. Drone Professional 2 covers drones, professional drone pilots, UAVs, drone software and technology, civil aviation, commercial aviation, drone science and drone education. 21 drone professionals worldwide share their current best thinking, expertise and experience on commercial drone issues. Editors Louise Jupp and Andrew Priestley. Contributors: Dave Scott, Andre Meredith, Daniel Blomerus, Maayke Leenstra, Kim James, Ian Kiely, Itumeleng Mokoena, Filippo Tomasello, Gift Kgadima, Queen Ndlovu, Dean Polley, Godfrey Nolan, Justin Melman, Debbie Jewitt PhD, Jamie Allan, Clive Mathe, Sonet Kock, Tawanda Chihambakwe, Timothy Wise, Andrew Priestley (Editor) and Louise Jupp (Editor). This is an impeccable resource because it combines both technical and personal anecdotal feedback from frontline experts. What is truly inspiring is the broad range of professional drone applications included in this book. Fully referenced, this is an invaluable resource for professional drone operators. Topics include: AI Risk Assessment Insurance Safety Crop Spraying Conservation Regulations and Compliance Agribusiness Surveillance and Security Satellites Education Teams Marketing Manufacturing ... and more! See Drone Professional 1 on Amazon Kindle and paperback.




Drone Professional 1


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Drone Professional 1 covers drones, professional drone pilots, UAVs, drone software and technology, civil aviation, commercial aviation, drone science and drone education. 16 drone professionals worldwide share their current best thinking, expertise and experience on commercial drone issues. Editor Louise Jupp.Contributors: Benoit Le Ber, Jasper Schmeits, Anne-Lise Scaillierez, Filippo Tomasello, James Oliver, S. James Ellis, Debbie Jewitt, Robert Miller, Justin Melman, Janna Mae Rubin, Rabih Bou Rashid, Kim James, Tawanda Chihambakwe, Graham Dyer, Arie van Ravenswaay and Louise Jupp (Editor)This is great resource because it combines both technical and personal anecdotal feedback from frontline experts. What is truly inspiring is the broad range of professional drone applications included in this book. \Fully referenced, this is an impeccable resource for professional drone operators.




Drones the Mastery Collection


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Drones: The Mastery Collection was designed to pull together all the relevant information that any prospective UAV/Drone Pilot requires in order to go from beginner to Master Drone Pilot. The 2 books contained within this collection work in unison through direct information and simple to follow how to guides that cover all aspects of UAV aviation. The collection begins with Drones: The Professional Drone Pilot's Manual.It is our responsibility as drone pilots to fly respectfully and safely, generally we do our best. The way to be the best is to be organised and practice a process that works for you. Drones: The Professional Drone Pilot's Manual is a pathway to becoming a professional pilot. Its step by step guides will light the way for you, ensuring you have all the information you need in order to take you from choosing your drone to completing your first commercial project. This is not just a collection of useful information on guidelines and tips on flying your drones; it is also a tool to help you gain a strong foundation and the correct mind-set towards drone use. Drones: Mastering Flight Techniques is a complete guide to flying your drone. Created as a standalone book, it is also the natural follow on to the first book in the series Drones: The Professional Drone Pilot's Manual and was designed to support and guide you as you build on your piloting experience.Within Drones: Mastering Flight Techniques You will learn how to grow your confidence with proven flight techniques that also add to and enhance your current skillset. Many new flight techniques will be explained in order to enhance your ability to get the perfect shot time after time. There are worked examples as well as numerous tried and tested methods for reveals, capturing moving targets and flight path ideas for mapping and surveying projects.Brian Halliday is a lifelong aircraft enthusiast and has been operating drones as a Commercial UAV Pilot for 5 years, maintaining, modifying and flying a wide range of UAVs. His main works include mapping natural areas and nature reserves in the name of conservation and maintenance and contributing to wildlife informational productions and projects.




Drones


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Drones: Mastering Flight Techniques is a complete guide to flying your drone. Created as a standalone book, it is also the natural follow on to the first book in the series Drones: The Professional Drone Pilot's Manual and was designed to support and guide you as you build on your piloting experience. Within Drones: Mastering Flight Techniques You will learn how to grow your confidence with proven and practised flight techniques that also add to and enhance your current skill-set. Within the book you will learn many flight and filming techniques, some industry specific but many that can be applied to multiple situations.There are step by step methods for the following: Numerous "reveal" shot techniques. General drone filming and photography methods. How to film moving targets with examples. Tried and tested methods for creating professional surveys, map making and 3D models- along with examples. Racing drone flight techniques. As well as a multitude of flight techniques there are also sections dedicated to good airman-ship, airworthiness, what to do in the event of a crash and weather conditions. The book also contains actual worked examples and finishes with some further tips and FAQs. As UAV/Drone Pilots it is important that we fly safely at all times, this book was written with the hopes of not only increasing your skill as a drone pilot, but also to ensure that you get the most out of your drone. Have fun and fly responsibly. Brian Halliday is a lifelong aircraft enthusiast and has been operating drones as a Commercial UAV Pilot for 5 years, maintaining, modifying and flying a wide range of UAVs. His main works include mapping natural areas and nature reserves in the name of conservation and maintenance and contributing to wildlife informational productions and projects.




The Drone Pilot's Guide to Real Estate Imaging


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The Drone Pilot's Guide to Real Estate Imaging provides information, resources, tools, and techniques for drone pilots and offers tips to Real Estate Agencies looking to hire sUAS (drone) pilots. The book covers choosing the "right" drone, accessories, tools, software, and other practical needs for any successful real estate program.




Industrial System Engineering for Drones


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Explore a complex mechanical system where electronics and mechanical engineers work together as a cross-functional team. Using a working example, this book is a practical “how to” guide to designing a drone system. As system design becomes more and more complicated, systematic, and organized, there is an increasingly large gap in how system design happens in the industry versus what is taught in academia. While the system design basics and fundamentals mostly remain the same, the process, flow, considerations, and tools applied in industry are far different than that in academia. Designing Drone Systems takes you through the entire flow from system conception to design to production, bridging the knowledge gap between academia and the industry as you build your own drone systems. What You’ll LearnGain a high level understanding of drone systems Design a drone systems and elaborating the various aspects and considerations of design Review the principles of the industrial system design process/flow, and the guidelines for drone systems Look at the challenges, limitations, best practices, and patterns of system design Who This Book Is For Primarily for beginning or aspiring system design experts, recent graduates, and system design engineers. Teachers, trainers, and system design mentors can also benefit from this content.







Drone Photography


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Drones offer the photographer new creative horizons, but how do you get started? This practical book shows you the way. The first section deals with drone flying, while the second guides you through the complexities of aerial photography. Together with practical insights, case studies and professional shots, it illustrates how to take stunning photos from incredible - and hitherto unreachable - angles and heights. Topics covered include: getting airborne and how to choose a drone and fly it safely and legally and developing your skills to capture stunning aerial shots - focusing on composition and lighting. A step-by-step case study of capturing the iconic Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth harbour is featured.




Precision Farming from Above


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Professional drones, agribusiness and precision farming. If you are a farmer, this book is a must-read. In plain language, environmental management expert, and licensed drone pilot, Louise Jupp explains the major benefits of commercial UAV/drone surveys to farmers worldwide. She unpacks drone technology, aerial surveys, advances in HD cameras, multispectral/thermal imaging, high-end software and analysis, application and commercial aviation law in a way that makes total sense to any agribusiness. Louise Jupp M.Sc Environmental Management expert and consultant offers UAV/drone surveys for farmers to provide high-end information that typically results in better crop management, increased crop yields and more profitable agribusiness.




Become a U. S. Commercial Drone Pilot


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"Become a U.S. Commercial Drone Pilot offers solid, practical guidance in your quest to pilot an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) legally and profitably. It explains how to ensure you are following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regulations, as well as discusses where in the country you could potentially make money with your flying camera, and exactly how to do it."--Back cover.