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Got this in my email Sunday,
Disaster Response Pilots Needed in SC, NC and VA
As we watch the weather and see Hurricane Florence develop, we keep all of those potentially affected in our thoughts and prayers. We hope you and your families are safe and taking all the precautions you can. As Floridians we understand hurricanes, the damage they create and the lives they disrupt.
As part of the Florida Drone Supply pilot network, we are asking you first if you would like to participate in the storm response team. We have initiated a list of pilots both in the area of concern as well as those who are willing to travel for the recovery efforts.
The pilot compensation follows:
Daily Rate: $500.00
Daily rate paid for each day you are deployed.
Per Diem: $100.00
A daily rate for incidentals, meals, etc. No receipts are required.
Mobilization Fee: $350.00
This is a 1 time fee to cover any costs to get you to the site and ready to fly.
Standby Rate: $400.00
Many times our clients will pay pilots to be "on-call" and ready to deploy. When standing by you need to be able to arrive ready to fly with an 8 hour notice.
Fuel: Varies
Depending upon the contract, the pilot may or may not receive a daily fuel credit - and some clients provide fuel trucks for us to fill up from at no charge.
In order to add you to our list, we need your primary aircraft equipment (prefer P4P or better - minimum of 20mp sensor is a must), and a copy of your FAA Part 107 certificate number.
Additionally, if there are any drone operators that are interested in assisting with search and rescue, power line failure / restoration or anything else related to public safety or benefitting the repair of storm damage, let us know.
To get on the list or to get more details about the timing, equipment requirements or the pay, register on our site and we will call you to talk specifics: https://www.floridadronesupply.com/pages/pilot-network-registration
Due to the high call volume, please primarily utilize email; please email us directly at [email protected] (Sky Source Aerial is the service division of Florida Drone Supply).
We are assessing and building our inventory of equipment related to the effort. From weatherproof M200s (and their weather sealed batteries), Inspires, Phantoms, Mavics, all other batteries, CrystalSky monitors (and extra batteries) - both new and our dealer demos of all those items. We will standby with everything we have to make it available and ready to be put to work.
Wishing everyone the best…
As part of the Florida Drone Supply pilot network, we are asking you first if you would like to participate in the storm response team. We have initiated a list of pilots both in the area of concern as well as those who are willing to travel for the recovery efforts.
The pilot compensation follows:
Daily Rate: $500.00
Daily rate paid for each day you are deployed.
Per Diem: $100.00
A daily rate for incidentals, meals, etc. No receipts are required.
Mobilization Fee: $350.00
This is a 1 time fee to cover any costs to get you to the site and ready to fly.
Standby Rate: $400.00
Many times our clients will pay pilots to be "on-call" and ready to deploy. When standing by you need to be able to arrive ready to fly with an 8 hour notice.
Fuel: Varies
Depending upon the contract, the pilot may or may not receive a daily fuel credit - and some clients provide fuel trucks for us to fill up from at no charge.
In order to add you to our list, we need your primary aircraft equipment (prefer P4P or better - minimum of 20mp sensor is a must), and a copy of your FAA Part 107 certificate number.
Additionally, if there are any drone operators that are interested in assisting with search and rescue, power line failure / restoration or anything else related to public safety or benefitting the repair of storm damage, let us know.
To get on the list or to get more details about the timing, equipment requirements or the pay, register on our site and we will call you to talk specifics: https://www.floridadronesupply.com/pages/pilot-network-registration
Due to the high call volume, please primarily utilize email; please email us directly at [email protected] (Sky Source Aerial is the service division of Florida Drone Supply).
We are assessing and building our inventory of equipment related to the effort. From weatherproof M200s (and their weather sealed batteries), Inspires, Phantoms, Mavics, all other batteries, CrystalSky monitors (and extra batteries) - both new and our dealer demos of all those items. We will standby with everything we have to make it available and ready to be put to work.
Wishing everyone the best…