FAQ's
Abbreviated Frequently Asked Questions
Because every mission is unique, we encourage you to ask us any questions you have in advance, but here are a few of the most frequent:
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Q: We are right next to an airport. Can we get aerial footage of our property.
A: Most likely. It depends on the airport. USA Airspace is divided into categories which determine how - and if - unmanned aircaft can be operated. If needed, an FAA waiver can be requested. Just note that 99% of the airspace in our service area is normal operating airspace for us under our licenses with the FAA. In most cases, our aircraft and pilots will communicate with air traffic control and be granted airspace access via a digital communication channel which is established as soon as the flight begins.
Q: What's the turnaound time?
A: If it's unedited, unprocessed footage that is needed, chances are that the files can be provided to the client within a few hours of the flight - or even at the flight location. This can include the geotagging files. If the unedited, unprocessed, footage needs to be stored on AirMac's Vimeo cloud for authenticity documention (ie so that it cannot be edited), 24hrs. For edited deliverables with color grading, the delivery time depends on the project completity and scope. For photogrammetry and orthomosaic mapping, delivery time can vary due to the post-processing time and work to compile the layers, datasets and images. This is discussed with the client when the project is started.
Q: We have a high-elevation structure to capture, or we have a large tract of land. What is the maximum altitude you can shoot from?
A: The FAA allows sUAS aircraft (drones) to be legally operated without a waiver up to 400' above ground level.
We can exceed this 3 ways:
1. If a structure is present within 400' of the horizontal flight area. Example: a 100' water tower will allow us to operate to 500' altitude within a radius of 400' of the tower.
2. A waiver filed with the FAA.
3. Using our Photogrammetry platform, our UAS aircraft can acquire multiple overlapping images and stich them together using our AI technology for a large space coverage which would be impossible to capture from 400'. The result is an extremely high-resolution aerial image which appears to be taken from several thousand feet but retains the resolution and level of detail of a image captured from low altitude.