Production Rates
Creative Fees
- $175/hr (2-hr minimum: $350)
- $650 – half day (4 hrs)
- $1,250 – full day (8 hrs)
Additional Crew
- Visual Observer: $100/hr
- Camera/Payload Operator: $125/hr
- Second PIC: $150/hr
- Ground Operations Mgr: $100/hr
- Data Imaging Tech: $75/hr
- UAS Repair / Battery Maintenance Tech: $75/h
Post Production
- $95/hr - actual time billed in 1-hour increments
Travel
- $50/hr
- 30-minute travel minimum outside 50-mile radius of Tarzana, CA 91356
- Actual time billed in 30-minute increments
Drone Pilot Training and Consulting Services Rates
Drone Pilot Training: Private Ground School and Hands-On Flight Instruction
$229 for first 2-hour flight training session
$125/hr for each hour thereafter
- actual time billed in 1-hour increments
Never flown a drone before?
Starting out as a drone hobbyist?
Need help setting up your drone and taking your first flight?
Already flying and want to take your equipment knowledge and skills to the next level?
Want to learn about FAA regulations and become a commercial drone pilot?
No matter where you are starting from or where you want to go with drones - hobbyist or commercial drone pilot - when it comes to flight training, we've got you covered.
- In-person Part 107 ground school prep courses
- In-person hands-on drone flight training with your drone or ours on the following platforms:
-- DJI Mavic series
-- DJI Phantom series
-- DJI Inspire series
-- Autel Evo series
Course duration and curriculum customized to meet your requirements.
Consulting Services
$150/hr (2-hr minimum: $300)
$550 – half day (4 hrs)
$1,000 – full day (8 hrs)
Enterprise drone program implementation
- Drone and sensor selection and procurement
- Pilot and crew selection and training
- Drone setup, configuration and testing
- Software solution selection and implementation
- Mission planning
- FAA compliance
-- Flight logs
-- Flight operations manuals
-- Maintenance procedures. manuals and logs
-- Pre-, In- and Post-Flight checklists and procedures
Technology commercialization
Sales program development and training
Business partner / channel marketing programs
Architecture, Land Development and Real Estate Rates
Residential Real Estate
- Basic Aerial Package: $399
- 10 to 15 high-res aerial photographs
- Professional editing
- 2- to 3-day turnaround
- Advanced Aerial Package: $649
- 10 to 20 high-res aerial photographs
- 60- to 90-second marketing video
- Professional editing
- 5- to 7-day turnaround
- Premium Aerial Package: $899
- 10 to 20 high-res aerial photographs
- 2- to 4-minute marketing video with music sound track
- Professional editing
- 5- to 7-day turnaround
- Platinum Package: Fees based on scope and scale of job - Please call for quote
- 10 to 20 high-res aerial photographs
- 10 to 20 interior photographs with professional lighting
- Customized marketing video(s) including interior photos and aerial video footage with music sound track
- Professional editing
- 7- to 14-day turnaround
Commercial Real Estate
- Basic Aerial Package: $449
- 10 to 15 high-res aerial images
- Professional editing
- 2- to 3-day turnaround
- Advanced Aerial Package: $749
- 10 to 20 high-res aerial images
- 60- to 90-second marketing video
- Professional editing
- 5- to 7-day turnaround
- Custom Package: Fees based on scope and scale of job - Please call for quote
- Full coverage – aerial + interior
- 10 to 20 high-res aerial photographs
- 10 to 20 interior photographs with professional lighting
- Customized marketing video including interior photos and aerial video footage with music sound track
- Professional editing
- 7- to 14-day turnaround
Mapping Rates
Mapping - 2D Orthomosaics
- $250/hr with 2-hour minimum
- Large-scale or recurring jobs may be priced by acre - please call to
discuss your requirements
Mapping - 3D Geo Modeling and Volumetrics
- $350/hr with 2-hour minimum
- Large-scale or recurring jobs may be priced by acre - please call to
discuss your requirements
Construction Progress Monitoring Rates
- Progress monitoring
- $895/month
- Document construction site progress via weekly mapping (2D and 3D)
and image capture (4-5 images)
- Weekly progress monitoring as above plus volumetrics for stockpile management, etc.
- $1,095/month
The Fine Print
All rates include $1 million minimum liability insurance coverage. Certificate of insurance naming Client as additional insured available upon request.
Rates and fees may vary based on availability of crew and aircraft, and scope, scale and complexity of mission
Hourly rates for creative fees and additional crew begin upon arrival at location and end upon completion of mission
Travel rates apply outside 50-mile radius of Tarzana, CA 91356
Unless otherwise agreed to by both parties in writing prior to the mission:
- All fees are due and payable at completion of mission, training session or consulting engagement
- SVM reserves the right to use photographs and video footage for advertising, display and other marketing purposes.
All photos and video footage delivered digitally via FTP, Dropbox or returnable thumb drive, hard drive or SSD.
SVM reserves the right to cancel flight operations if, in the judgement of the Pilot In Command, safety of persons or property becomes compromised in any way.
