Start a drone business
For pilots going commercial — choosing a niche that actually pays, pricing your work, drafting an Operating Safety Case that doesn't embarrass you, picking insurance that won't bankrupt you, and landing the first paid contract. A combined training and mentoring programme built on what 8,000+ heliguy alumni taught us along the way.
The qualification is the easy bit
A GVC tells the CAA you're competent to fly. It doesn't tell you whether the work you want to do is profitable, what to put on an invoice, or how to scope a client meeting without underselling yourself. Most newly-qualified pilots discover that the business is harder than the flying.
This programme covers the commercial side end-to-end — niche selection, positioning, pricing, paperwork, and the operational reality of running a single-pilot drone business in the UK.
What we cover
Niche selection
Surveying, inspection, media, public safety, agriculture — match strengths to demand.
Pricing & quoting
How to price a job that returns the rate you need and the client will pay.
OSC & insurance
The paperwork the CAA and your insurer actually want — written once, used everywhere.
Sales & first client
Lead generation, scoping calls, proposals — through to the first paid contract.
Make the leap from pilot to business
Tell us the niche you're targeting and where you are in the journey — we'll scope the right programme around it.