Having done a desk job in finance and compliance, I never thought that one day I would be running my own small business.

I really started the drone business after receiving requests from folk wanting to purchase prints – and to ‘make a financial gain’, you need to have the necessary qualifications and an Aerial Work Permit in place – from the Director of Civil Aviation in Guernsey. 

As well as the drone flying, there is a fair amount of marketing and administration going on in the background. Risk Assessments and Flight Plans need to be done and approved and permissions need to be obtained from third parties and so on. Flight logs need to be kept up to date, and essential data needs to be backed up on a regular basis. 

What started off as just selling prints has developed into almost a full-time job doing various large projects in the construction business and media industry. In addition, I very much enjoy attending the various markets in Guernsey and meeting up other stall holders.

January 2023 was busy, and already, February is looking even better – not bad for the Guernsey winter months. January saw the start of a new construction project and a project working with a finance company to provide canvas prints for their Guernsey office. 

As well as flying the drone, Time-lapse work is becoming very popular on various building projects – imagine a five-minute video showing a building being demolished – it’s very effective. 

I can honestly say that every time I start up the drone – there is some excitement in what you are going to see from the air and what the footage will look like when I get home to the MacBook.

There have been mistakes, but I have learnt from them, and changed my business model accordingly. 

Thanks for your support. 

Fred