{"id":106599,"date":"2024-07-18T12:25:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/\/?p=106599"},"modified":"2024-07-18T12:25:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T16:25:00","slug":"learn-drones-and-get-licensed-in-15-hours-or-less-and-get-that-time-back-immediately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/\/2024\/07\/learn-drones-and-get-licensed-in-15-hours-or-less-and-get-that-time-back-immediately\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn Drones and Get Licensed in 15 Hours or Less (And Get that Time Back Immediately)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Takeaway:<\/strong> You can learn how to fly a drone in 30 minutes. From there, it takes about 10-15 hours to get your FAA Part 107 license. Then you\u2019re done\u2014 and immediately save 20-45 minutes per survey<\/em> compared to collecting hand measurements. Within two weeks, you\u2019ll have saved more time on surveying than you spent learning drones and getting licensed. If your manual measurements are \u201caccurate enough,\u201d chances are you\u2019re missing out on details that cost you time, money, or both when it comes to design and installation. Use drones instead to save time in surveying, save time in design, and eliminate revisions, as-builts, delays, re-permitting, and installation call-offs.<\/p>\n

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One-third (32.3%) of manual surveys with hand measurements<\/a> take 60-90 minutes or longer. And more than half (51.6%) of manual surveys take 30-60 minutes.<\/p>\n

The same survey with a drone takes 10-15 minutes (and you<\/em> don\u2019t need to climb on the roof<\/em><\/a>).<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re doing an average<\/a> of 3-5 surveys per day, drones will save you upwards of two hours per day <\/em><\/strong>\u2014 time you can use to conduct more surveys or follow up with potential customers.<\/p>\n

Learning how to fly a drone takes about 30 minutes and getting your FAA Part 107 license<\/a> takes about 10-15 hours. By two weeks after bringing drones into your surveying workflow, you\u2019ll save more time than you spent learning and getting licensed.<\/p>\n

Drones make your life a lot easier<\/h5>\n

The key benefits of drones is that you collect all<\/em> site information and data is equally accurate to manual methods<\/a>. Further, all information is automatically shared and collected in a single platform, saving time at every step<\/em> in the project process, from design to procurement and installation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve not only tested this ourselves, but we see it with other Contractors. For instance, Solar Energy Services project timelines went from 3 weeks down to 3 days<\/em><\/a> when they implemented technology and switched from manual processes.<\/p>\n

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The ROI of learning drones is massive\u2014drones can make you 5x more efficient<\/a>, meaning you\u2019ll make up the time spent on learning very quickly. Even if you\u2019re a total beginner who\u2019s never touched a drone before, you can learn drones and get FAA licensed in under 25 hours total.<\/p>\n

What if my hand measurements are \u201caccurate enough\u201d?<\/h5>\n

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If your manually-measured surveys are \u201calways accurate,\u201d it\u2019s likely that one of a few things is happening:<\/p>\n