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How to Access Internal On Board Storage for DJI Mini Pro 3

11/8/2022

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A Special Thank You to Lakeland Mom for Sharing Our Virtual Easter Egg Hunt

4/10/2020

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Drones and Weapons, A Dangerous and Potentially Costly Mix

8/23/2019

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Drone and Weapon
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is warning the general public that it is illegal to operate a drone with a dangerous weapon attached.

Perhaps you’ve seen online photos and videos of drones with attached guns, bombs, fireworks, flamethrowers, and other dangerous items. Do not consider attaching any items such as these to a drone because operating a drone with such an item may result in significant harm to a person and to your bank account. 

Operating a drone that has a dangerous weapon attached to it is a violation of Section 363 of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act enacted Oct. 5, 2018. Operators are subject to civil penalties up to $25,000 for each violation, unless the operator has received specific authorization from the Administrator of the FAA to conduct the operation. “Dangerous Weapon” means any item that is used for, or is readily capable of, causing death or serious bodily injury.
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Operators should keep in mind that federal regulations and statutes that generally govern drone operations still apply. Some state and federal criminal laws regarding weapons and hazardous materials may also apply to drone operators or manufacturers involved in certain operations.

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Drone FAA Regulations & Where You Can Fly

5/15/2018

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Updated September 9, 2020. Special thanks to Vic Moss for providing updated and more accurate content.

Flying Safe and A Brief Overview of the Rules

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This is a brief overview of safety tips and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) guidelines for flying an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) – often called a drone. We highly encourage you to stay updated with ALL of the current guidelines here: www.faa.gov/uas. Another good resource for staying updated is www.KnowBeforeYouFly.com.


When You Need FAA Permission to Fly

  • Within B, C, D and E Surface Airspace.
  • During TFR (Temporary Flight
    Restrictions) ​

FAA UAS Guidelines

  • Hobbyists can't fly over 400 feet. 107 Pilots can fly over 400ft if within 400ft of a structure and not in Controlled Airspace.
  • Can’t fly within controlled airspace (B, C, D and E Surface Airspace) without ATC permission.
  • Can’t fly within 3 miles of stadiums during NFL, MLB, Division 1 NCAA Football, and Sprint Series, NASCAR, or Formula One racing. TFR is active 1 hour before and 1 hour after event.
  • Can’t fly from National Park property.
  • Can't fly over people without a waiver.
  • Can’t fly beyond line of sight.
  • Can’t fly at night without a 107 waiver or appropriate lights for hobbyists.
  • Can’t interfere with emergency responders or fire fighting efforts. ​

Our Tips for Flying Safe!

  • Always fly smart and error on the side of safety.
  • Always perform a pre-flight check.
  • While on location visually scan AND LISTEN for low flying aircraft. 
  • Know your surroundings and maintain situational awareness. 
  • Fly with the mindset "If my drone were to fall out of the sky right now, where would it land?"
  • Do not fly beyond line of sight. 
  •  Do not  fly over people. 
  • Do not fly at night without training and proper credentials. 
  • Whenever possible use a visual observer. There are many helpful apps too. We recommend the app Flightradar24. Please note: not all airplanes in flight are registered on Flightradar24.
  • Know your local laws. 
  • If you see NO DRONE ZONE signage do NOT fly.
  • Avoid flying near airports.
  • Avoid flying near heavily populated areas (stadiums, busy roadways, events, parks and amusement parks).

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A Billion Dollar Real Estate Producer Speaks Out on the Importance of Using the BEST Professional MLS Photography Combined with Drone Photos

4/18/2018

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Langley, Beverly. "Spend Money to Make Money on Listings" Get Listings, Gateless. Retrieved.
Bev Langley  | $1.5 billion career volume | Severna Park, MD
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The key to putting on an outstanding listing presentation is putting in the necessary resources to make a presentation pop. Bev Langley understands the value of a good listing presentation, which is why she makes it a top priority.

Perhaps Langley’s biggest investment for a listing presentation goes into high-quality photography. Every real estate agent should hire a pro to take photos rather than snap photos on their less impressive smartphones.
“The most important thing is photography and it needs to be not from Beverly’s phone, and not from Beverly’s husband’s phone,” Langley said. “It needs to be the best photographer I know of and it needs to be the best system that I can find.” ~ Bev Langley
Langley suggests agents spend at least $600 on quality photography and acknowledges that if you don’t put money into photography, you probably won’t last long in the business.

Langley also lists staging, landscaping and property flyers as important qualities to sellers. All agents should be prepared to address each of these needs.

“They want to know about staging. I have an in-house staging lady that I use,” Langley said. “They want to know if I’m going to help with landscaping. I have landscaping people that I can recommend. They want to know about flyers and we have a sign with a flyer box. They want to know about brochures and we do a full color brochure.”

Langley’s lesson to agents is to always put the necessary resources into the listing presentation. The quality of your presentation could be the difference in the closing price.
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“If you’re a brand new agent, it’s hard to do. But you have to graduate to that because you really have to spend money to make money.”
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Langley, Beverly. "Spend Money to Make Money on Listings" Get Listings, Gateless. Retrieved.
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FAA Works with Florida Drone Operators to Speed Hurricane Recovery

9/16/2017

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Hurricane Irma
Original Article from: https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=88770&cid=TW561
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September 15–After the widespread devastation Hurricane Irma wreaked on Florida last weekend, unmanned aircraft – more popularly, drones – have been invaluable in supporting response and recovery efforts in the battered Sunshine State.

When Irma’s winds and floodwaters damaged homes, businesses, roadways and industries, a wide variety of agencies sought Federal Aviation Administration authorization to fly drones in the affected areas. The FAA responded quickly, issuing a total of 132 airspace authorizations as of today to ensure the drones can operate safely.
For example, the Air National Guard used drones normally tasked for combat operations to perform aerial surveys. The drones allow the Guard to assess disaster-stricken areas quickly and decide which are the most in need of assistance. Similarly, U.S. Customs and Border Protection sent drones from Corpus Christi to Florida to help map areas in Key West, Miami and Jacksonville, using radar to survey geographic points on infrastructure such as power plants for The Federal Emergency Management Agency.

The private sector is playing its part as well. For instance, Airbus Aerial, the commercial drone services division of Airbus, is helping insurance companies act more quickly on claims coming in from homeowners. The company is combining data from drones, manned aircraft and satellite data to give a clearer overall image of specific locations before and after an incident.

Irma left approximately 6 million Floridians without electric power as temperatures remained in the mid-80s, so bringing the power grid back up is critical. In the northern part of the state, Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) is using drones to assist not only with power restoration, but also to ensure the safety of its crews. JEA said it was able to get all its damage assessments done within 24 hours after the storm passed through.
Drones also have played a significant role in helping Florida Power and Light (FPL) restore electricity – especially air conditioning – for its 4.4 million customers. The company has 49 drone teams out surveying parts of the state still not accessible by vehicles. Some of the drone operators FPL hired were flying within an hour after the storm winds subsided.
FPL cited the recovery effort as a stellar example of cooperation by local, state and federal authorities, including kudos for the FAA.

The search and recovery effort in Florida followed all too soon on the heels of similar operations in the Houston area, where drones played a vital role as well. The FAA issued 137 authorizations, sometimes within a few hours, to drone operators performing search and rescue missions and assessing damage to roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure. In addition to the direct response and recovery efforts, several media outlets flew drones over Houston to provide coverage to local residents and the world about flooding and damage in the area.

The FAA’s ability to quickly authorize unmanned aircraft operations after both Irma and Harvey was especially critical because most local airports were either closed or dedicated to emergency relief flights, and the fuel supply was low. FAA Administrator Michael Huerta neatly summed up the importance of drone operations to Irma and Harvey recovery operations in a speech to the InterDrone conference last week:

“Essentially, every drone that flew meant that a traditional aircraft was not putting an additional strain on an already fragile system. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the hurricane response will be looked back upon as a landmark in the evolution of drone usage in this country.”

The FAA is also helping with another key part of the Irma recovery by moving a second mobile air traffic tower from Connecticut to Key West, FL to provide a safe, sheltered environment for air traffic controllers to manage relief traffic at the airport. Earlier this week, the FAA shipped another mobile tower to storm-battered St. Thomas by air to support controllers there. The tower for Key West is scheduled to leave Connecticut today on a truck and arrive in Key West in the next few days.

​Original Article from: https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=88770&cid=TW561

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Drones for Real Estate Marketing: Are They Worth It?

5/15/2017

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AERIALS Proven To Sell FASTER And on Average For More Money
Now that more and more real estate agents have access to aerial photos and videos through drones, homebuyers and sellers are changing the way they expect to interact with real estate listings.

According to MLS statistics, homes with aerial images sold 68% faster than homes with standard images. Video tours that incorporate drone footage are also a great way to make your property stand out and to attract new listings. According to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), 73% of homeowners say that they are more likely to list with a real estate agent who uses video to market their home; however, only 9% of agents create listing videos. An Australian real estate group reported seeing a 403% increase in traffic for listings that included video as compared to listings without."


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What's the difference between a MLS slideshow and video?

4/14/2017

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Why do you need a slideshow if you request a video?
Answer: for video to appear on MLS it needs to appear in one movie file. To accomplish this we create a slideshow out of your MLS photos and then incorporate video into it. The completed movie file often consists of 3 or 4 video clips. Typically an introduction with aerial footage flying in the front door of the house, an outro of aerial footage flying away from the house and additional clips featuring unique features of the house.

Below is a very good example of a slideshow with video clips:

This movie consists of 3 video clips and a slideshow: Video clip #1 is aerial footage of Lake Hollingsworth in Lakeland, FL. It transitions into the slideshow at the 23 second mark. Video clip #2 begins at the 1:43 mark and circles around the house showcasing the carport and oversized lot. Video clip #3 begins at the 2:05 mark with an aerial video flying away from the home and back over Lake Hollingsworth.
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The Difference Between a MLS Video Walk-through Tour and a MLS Slideshow Tour

12/10/2016

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MLS Video Walk-through Example:


MLS Slideshow Example:

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Uber Using Drones for Advertising

10/20/2016

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Forget billboards – motorists now have ads buzzing a few feet above their windshields.

​by Michael Reilly – October 14, 2016 – Original Article
Drone Advertising in Mexicoby Brett Gundlock, Boreal Collective
​Drivers stuck in traffic in Mexico City lately have found themselves being buzzed by a fleet of sign-toting drones. “Driving by yourself?” some scolded in Spanish. “This is why you can never see the volcanoes”—a reference to the smog that often hovers over the mega-city and obscures two nearby peaks.

It wasn’t exactly a plea for environmentalism, though—it was an ad for UberPOOL, part of Uber’s big push into markets across Latin America. As Bloomberg points out, Uber already does more business in Mexico City than any other city it operates in, and Brazil is its third-largest market after the U.S. and India. Uber sees Latin American countries as generally easier targets for expansion than either of its top two markets.

In the wake of a costly war with Didi Chuxing in China that finally forced Uber to wave a white flag, the company is going back on the offensive. And that, apparently, involves accosting drivers in gridlock with a swarm of drones.

Article Credit: by Michael Reilly www.technologyreview.com/s/602662/ubers-ad-toting-drones-are-heckling-drivers-stuck-in-traffic/
Photography Credit: by Brett Gundlock, Boreal Collective

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