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Drone Services
Bookkeeping for commercial drone photography and aerial inspection businesses, including FAA licensing costs, aircraft depreciation, and per-flight job costing
Drone Delivery Goes Mainstream: A Small Operator's Guide to FAA Part 108 BVLOS Permits, Insurance, and Per-Flight Profitability
FAA Part 108 replaces one-off Part 107 BVLOS waivers with 24-month permits and certificates for drones up to 1,320 lbs. Learn the five cost buckets, insurance pricing at $475-$4,000 per drone, and the cost-per-flight-minute formula that turns BVLOS approvals into profitable pricing.
Drone Photography and Aerial Inspection Bookkeeping: Tracking FAA Costs, Equipment Depreciation, and Per-Flight Job Profit
Commercial drone operators should separate FAA licensing costs, individually tracked aircraft depreciation, and per-job variable costs into distinct accounts, since a $200 real estate listing shoot and a $3,000 utility inspection job carry entirely different insurance, crew, and processing costs per flight hour.