DID YOU KNOW...

The FAA could fine you up to $75,000 for civil penalties PER VIOLATION and/or up to $250,000 for criminal penalties. The PER VIOLATION component may be assessed for every flight that violates FAA rules and the FAA has the right and tools to review every flight flown by each drone.

Source: Under the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, the agency has the authority to impose fines of up to $75,000 per violation for unsafe or unauthorized drone operations.

Many organizations are waking up to the real costs of developing. conducting, and managing an in-house drone program and are beginning to question the wisdom of such programs.  Executives, and compliance and risk managers, are increasingly raising alarms with the FAA actively working to increase compliance inspections, and with fines increasing up to $75,000 per violation as authorized by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, our clients can no longer afford to treat their programs as incidental to operations. The increases in reported drone safety and security incidents has heightened awareness of the public and public safety professionals who can trigger an FAA inspection or audit. Since FAA inspections can include the scope of all past flights, the risks have increased dramatically.

Managing a drone program is complex and costly.  Many organizations have started their own in-house drone program only to discover, after-the-fact, they have created significant legal and compliance liabilities, and incurred operational expenses far exceeding their initial cost estimate. Equipment, licensing, training, resource costs, maintenance, software and data processing, data storage, compliance monitoring, and insurance are all costly components of any program. Most organizations of scale typically calculate their in-house drone program to cost $250-$450 per site visit. Done poorly, these costs can skyrocket and leave you exposed to FAA fines, potential criminal liability, and uncovered insurance claims.

Since every business is unique, we can assist you in determining whether an in-house, outsourced, or hybrid drone program is the best fit.  We'll evaluate your use cases, desired scale of operations, resource capabilities, budget, risk tolerance, technology expertise, and other factors to recommend the best path forward. Our collaborative approach will yield a tailored plan to help you achieve your drone technology goals successfully, on schedule, and within budget.

Beyond the planning phase, we can assist with implementation. Flight operations, equipment management, data processing, and aerial insight analysis are disciplines requiring experience. We can help manage this process with program design, implementation support, workflow design, flight training, software recommendations, and guidance for safe and regulatory-compliant operations.  And we can design an effective process to transition to hybrid or self-management over a timeframe that allows your organization to become self-sustaining.

Once your drone program is up and running, DroneLogix can provide on-demand training, flight support, operational audits, and safety audits to keep your organization effective, safe, and compliant.

Call us today at 214-728-9780!