Drone Pilot Liability

I’m a travel vlogger. I went to Iceland. I crashed my drone into a rental car at a waterfall. I […]

I bought a Mini 4 Pro because “it’s under 250g so I don’t need to register or insure it.” I

The local Sheriff asked for drone volunteers to help find a missing hiker. I launched my Mavic. I crashed into

I booked a job filming a music festival. The stadium management sent me a contract: “Vendor must maintain $5 Million

I was flying a festival. Suddenly, my video feed cut. The drone didn’t Return to Home. It veered off and

I had a last-minute real estate shoot. I didn’t have an annual policy. I downloaded Verifly and SkyWatch to buy

I updated my Mavic 3 Enterprise firmware the morning of a job. Mid-flight, the motors desynced, and it fell from

I was doing a roof inspection on a slate roof. I got too close to the chimney. The prop guard

I was swapping my Zenmuse H20T thermal camera ($11,000) from my Matrice to its case. It slipped. The germanium lens

I was spraying fungicide on a client’s cornfield using my DJI Agras T40. The wind shifted unexpectedly, and a fine