Drone & Aerial
Licensed drone photography, video & aerial inspections
A CASA-licensed remote pilot on the Sunshine Coast. Aerial stills and video, roof and solar checks, and site progress shots — flown properly and handed over ready to use.
Same business that builds the website. The footage doesn't sit on a memory card — it goes into the site, the listing, or the report you needed it for in the first place.
What I hold, and what that means
Stated plainly, because in this industry plenty isn't.
- CASA Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) Trained and assessed against the standard the Civil Aviation Safety Authority sets for commercial remote pilots — airspace, weather, human factors and the rules themselves.
- Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC) The qualification for using aeronautical radio — making and reading the calls that keep drones and manned aircraft aware of each other. It matters most on jobs near an aerodrome or a known flight path.
- Registered aircraft and operator accreditation The drone is registered with CASA and flights are notified as the rules require. That is the paperwork sitting behind a legal paid flight.
- Flown under the excluded category Paid work is flown with a sub-2 kg aircraft under CASA's excluded-category rules, inside the standard operating conditions below. That covers the large majority of local jobs.
No ReOC yet. A Remote Operator Certificate is what lets an operator go beyond those conditions — a heavier aircraft flown for hire, working close to people who aren't part of the job, operating over a populous area. I don't hold one, so I don't take that work. If your job needs it, you will hear that from me before you book, not after.
What it's used for
Four jobs a drone genuinely does better
Not novelty footage. Views you can't get from the ground, put to work.
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Property & Real Estate Media
Aerial stills and video for listings, acreage, rentals and developments — the shots that show the block, the aspect and what surrounds it, which no photo from the driveway can.
- Elevated hero shot for the listing
- Boundary and aspect views that explain the block
- A short video pass for the agent's socials
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Roof, Solar & Building Inspections
A close visual look at a roof, gutters, solar array or high wall without anyone going up a ladder. You get the images, and you decide what to do with them.
- Roof, ridge, flashing and gutter condition shots
- Solar panel condition and shading check
- Grouped, dated images you can send to a trade or insurer
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Business Marketing Content
Aerial footage cut for the website, the socials and the Google profile. If Do It Better I.T. is already building your site, the footage lands in it rather than on a hard drive.
- Hero video or still for the top of your website
- Short vertical cuts for social
- Licensed for your own ongoing marketing use
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Site Surveys & Progress Shots
Overheads and obliques for trades, builders and property managers — the same view on every visit, so progress is actually comparable month to month.
- Repeatable overhead from the same position each visit
- Site overviews for quoting and planning
- Cable runs, external cameras and long-range Wi-Fi planned from above
The rules I fly to
Standard operating conditions
These aren't preferences. They are the conditions the excluded category comes with, and they shape what is possible at your address.
- Daylight hours only, and within my own visual line of sight
- At or below 120 m (400 ft) above ground level
- At least 30 m away from people who aren't part of the job
- One aircraft in the air at a time
- Not over crowds — no busy beaches, events, markets or traffic
- Not within 5.5 km of a controlled airport without approval
- Never near an emergency or fire-fighting operation
Why an I.T. business is flying a drone
Because the picture is rarely the end of the job.
Most people who need an aerial shot need something done with it afterwards — put on a website, attached to a quote, filed against a property, or sent to an insurer. That part is the day job here. A new site gets a hero image of the actual place instead of a stock photo of somewhere else. A long-range Wi-Fi link or an external camera run gets planned from an overhead rather than a guess. A trade's quote goes out with the roof attached to it.
What you get back
- Edited full-resolution stills, plus web-sized copies
- A short video cut where video is part of the job
- Originals handed over if you want them
- Inspection images grouped and dated so they're easy to send on
- Files delivered by download link, not a USB stick in the post
- Licensed for your own marketing and record-keeping
Before I fly
- Airspace and conditions checked before the day, not on arrival
- Property owner's permission confirmed for take-off and landing
- Neighbours' privacy respected — no filming into adjoining homes or yards
- Wind or rain stops the flight, and rebooking costs you nothing
- If a job needs approvals I don't hold, you hear that before you book
Questions
The things people ask first
Are you actually licensed to do this?
Yes. I hold a CASA Remote Pilot Licence (RePL) and an Aeronautical Radio Operator Certificate (AROC), the aircraft is registered with CASA, and commercial flights are flown under the excluded-category rules for sub-2 kg drones. That is a real, legal basis for paid work. It comes with the standard operating conditions listed on this page.
What can't you do?
I don't yet hold a Remote Operator Certificate (ReOC), so anything needing one is off the table: a heavier aircraft flown for hire, working closer than 30 m to people who aren't part of the job, or operating over a populous area. If your job needs that, I will tell you before you book rather than fly it anyway.
Can you fly over my property?
With the owner's permission, and provided the site suits the rules above, yes. Suburban blocks are usually fine. Tight town-centre sites ringed by neighbours and foot traffic sometimes are not, and that is worth working out on the phone first.
What about my neighbours?
The camera stays pointed at your property. I don't film into adjoining homes, yards or windows, and I am happy to explain to a curious neighbour what the flight is for. Privacy complaints are almost always about a pilot who didn't bother talking to anyone.
Can you fly anywhere on the Sunshine Coast?
Most of it. The exceptions are the controlled airspace around Sunshine Coast Airport at Marcoola and the area near Caloundra aerodrome, plus national parks and some council reserves that set their own rules. I check the airspace for your address before confirming a job.
What if the weather turns?
The flight moves. Wind, rain and low cloud all end a job early, and pushing through them is how people lose aircraft and come home with footage they can't use. Rescheduling for weather never costs you anything.
What does it cost?
It is quoted per job, because a single roof inspection and a full property shoot with an edited video are not the same piece of work. Tell me the address and what you need the images for, and you will get a straight number.
Get a straight answer
Tell me the address and what you need it for
I will check the airspace, tell you whether it can be flown, and quote the job. If it can't be flown legally from where you are, you will hear that too.
