sUAS Services
At FDS, your safety and privacy are very important to us. We will never invade your privacy or conduct illegal flights.
FDS takes several measures to ensure every flight is conducted in the safest and most efficient manner possible. Our pilot is certified for night flights, trained in aerial inspections, a sUAS Level 1 Thermographer, a Level 1 Remote Pilot through AUVSI, and holds an OSHA 10-hour safety training card for construction.
Pre-flight planning is crucial to ensuring the safety of the crew, bystanders, and property and achieving successful missions. It is part of our standard operating procedure to conduct pre-flight planning before every project. Typically, this happens days in advance and can be done from the office; however, that is not always possible due to some flight urgency. When that is the case, pre-flight planning will happen upon arriving at the site. For these various missions, a launch site is set up and delineated by orange cones. This is done to keep bystanders a safe distance from the launch pad and aircraft. If these missions happen at night, the launch site is illuminated, and an FAA-compliant anti-collision strobe is affixed to the aircraft. All flights are conducted legally and safely. Depending on the mission, a second crew member known as a Visual Observer may be needed to assist the Pilot in Charge. This crew member is the “pilot’s eyes” when the remote controller needs to be monitored on a regular basis. This additional crew member is critical to the mission's success and is 100% necessary. This use of this Visual Observer does add extra costs to these services. Our pilot also carries a handheld VHF transceiver tuned to the local Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF) to monitor the local air traffic at all times. These are only a few steps FDS takes to ensure the safety of bystanders, crew, and property.
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FDS is pleased to offer several aerial services. Browse through our services and "See Your World Differently."
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