Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/03/14

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Subject: [Leica] Aerial Photography
From: SonC at aol.com (SonC@aol.com)
Date: Tue Mar 14 10:51:48 2006

In a message dated 3/14/2006 12:09:21 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
bonvini@optonline.net writes:

Have a  friend with a small single engine aircraft (JN5 Piper) who is
interested in  getting into aerial photography as a business.
Any tips out there from the  group?
 
Probably the first question to ask:  Is there a need for an aerial  
photographer in his area?  
 
A Piper is a relatively slow aircraft, so he cannot look at regional work,  
or he'll be spending all of his time getting from place to place.  
 
It is also a good weather airplane, and ideally, he would fly with the  door 
off while  shooting, so that slows it more, and consumes more  fuel.
 
It seems to me that there are LOTS of marketing questions to be  answered.  
With Google maps and Google Earth, many people don't really have  the needs 
they once did of aerial. 
 
In addition, most tax offices now have either aerial or satellite images of  
the areas available to look at for free, with a nominal charge for  
reproduction.  
 
That leaves as a market those people who simply want to know how their  
business, or their house looks from the air.  Not much to hang a plane  
mortgage 
on. JMHO
 

Regards,  
Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Oldest continuous  settlement in La Louisiane
?galit?, libert?,  crawfish