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Recreational to Commercial

A bridging course for self-taught pilots: what changes the moment somebody pays you.

Course Overview

You can already fly. That is genuinely most of the hard part, and this course does not pretend otherwise. What changes when money is involved is everything around the flying.

The moment a flight is for payment, for an employer, or in furtherance of a business, a different set of rules applies — to you as a pilot and, separately, to the organisation the work is done under. Insurance behaves differently. Records stop being optional.

This course closes that gap honestly, including an unsentimental picture of what the work actually pays and which jobs are worth taking.

PrerequisitesExisting flying ability. You should be comfortable and current on a multirotor.
FormatShort course, theory-weighted, with a practical assessment of your current flying.
LocationsKathmandu, Nepal · Brisbane, Australia · or at your site

Course Enquiry

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What the course covers

  • What legally changes between recreational and commercial flight
  • Pilot licensing versus organisational approval — and why you often need both
  • Insurance: what public liability actually covers and what it does not
  • Risk assessment and job safety analysis for a paid job
  • Client briefing, scope and managing expectations before you fly
  • Data handling, deliverables and who owns the imagery
  • Record keeping that survives an audit
  • Pricing, and which jobs are not worth the risk

Who it's for

  • Self-taught and hobby pilots going professional
  • Photographers and surveyors adding drone work to an existing business
  • Anyone who has been quietly doing paid jobs and wants to get legitimate

Not sure this is the right course?

Tell us what you want to be able to do and we'll tell you which course gets you there — or that you don't need one.

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