Peter Sachs, Esq., a private investigator and attorney, and founder of the Drone Pilots Association and dronelawjournal.com, has been a manned helicopter pilot since 1983, but began flying drones for their ease of use and relatively low price point. “Helicopters are way too expensive to rent, if you could even find a place to rent one, so I’ve been flying drones for about three to four years,” he says. “It’s far cheaper, safer, and allows me to get the photos I want to capture quickly and easily, from a unique perspective that can’t be otherwise taken, even using manned aircraft.”
With his expertise as a legal professional, and as a drone operator, Sachs offers the following advice.
1 The major safety concerns when operating drones are the aeronautical knowledge and…
