How to get work by doing drone roof inspections?
If you’re looking for work as a drone pilot, roof inspections could be one reliable avenue for making money. (We say one because we haven’t heard of a drone pilot making a living doing only roof inspections.)
A pilot with a mid-tier prosumer drone—we mean a drone that costs anywhere from about £600 to about £9,000 (see below for specific recommendations)—can make steady money doing roof inspections.
If a drone pilot flies two inspections a day at about £300 per inspection, they could make around £3,000 per week. That’s pretty good, if you can find the work.
One thing to look out for is that insurance companies will be hungry to do roof inspections right after major weather events. So if you live in an area with potential storm damage you can, anticipate lots of roof inspection work after any major storm.
When thinking about potential income, it’s also important to keep your expenses in mind. You have your initial investment in your drone, as well as the software you’ll need to process your drone’s data into information for your client, not to mention wanting to consider drone insurance.
