ADU 01271: Is it a good idea to fly over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors?

Can drone pilots fly over roofs in order to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors? What are the regulatory challenges? In today's episode we discuss about a unique strategy of scouting for opportunities for roofing contractors by conducting flights over roofs and identifying roofing opportunities. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Sam, who is proposing a unique proposal to fly over roofs with the objective for identifying business opportunities for roofing contractors and would like to know our insight into this proposal and understand regulatory challenges. Thanks for the question Sam. In this episode we start off by discussing the ways by which drone pilots can build strong connections with the roofing contractors and how buildings such connections can help in growing a drone business. We also discuss specifics of privacy and regulations where we look into ways by which Drone pilots can present relevant data and information without being too intrusive. We also discuss ways by which drone pilots can present data to ensure roofing companies are greatly interested in growing their business. Tune in today to understand how you can make the best of this unique proposal. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:47] Today's question on flying over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors [7:14] Connecting with roofing companies and contractors to build initial client contact [9:47] How to present data to a potential client without being intrusive [17:01] Drone U's roof inspection class on going over presenting data and deliverables [17:37] Presenting imagery and tools to help with delivery of images and reports