🔴 LIVE - FREE TRAINING
The 3 Biggest Mistakes
Drone Pilots Make on Mapping Jobs
(and How to Fix Them)
with David Young and Dusty Jolley
Friday, October 30th
at 1PM eastern time, 10AM pacific time
Join 60,000+ drone pilots who've learned with Drone Launch Academy
Why do good-looking maps go wrong?
Your flight went smoothly, the images processed without a hitch, and the map looks great.
Then the client takes one look and says, "This doesn't line up."
Here's the frustrating part: the mistakes that cost pilots the most on mapping jobs are almost invisible. They hide in a setting you didn't think twice about, a step you rushed on the ground, or a default you never changed.
The good news is that once you know where they hide, they're easy to catch and even easier to fix.
What will I learn?
In this free live training, David and Dusty will walk you through the 3 mistakes Dusty sees most often on professional mapping jobs, and exactly how to fix each one before it costs you a client.
✅ The Invisible Settings Trap
One small setting, one wrong measurement, or one mismatched reference can quietly shift your entire survey out of position. Learn which "little" choices cause the biggest errors and how to get them right every time.
✅ The Accuracy Myth
Better gear doesn't automatically mean better accuracy. What you do on the ground matters just as much as what you do in the air. Find out how much is really "enough," and how to know your data is right before your client does.
✅ The Default Settings Problem
Your drone's out-of-the-box settings are built for convenience, not for your job. Learn how to match your flight settings to what the project actually needs, whether that's fine detail on a golf green or a quick measurement across a big site.
By the end of the training, you'll know the 3 mistakes that quietly ruin mapping data, and the simple fixes professional pilots use to deliver results clients can trust.
Is this training for me?
If you’ve ever thought:
🤔 "My map looked perfect. Why doesn't it line up?"
🤷 "I used good equipment. Why is my accuracy still off?"
❓ "I'm not sure my drone settings are right for this job."
💻 "How do I know my data is accurate before I hand it over?"
💰 "I want to land bigger mapping jobs, but I'm not confident my data will hold up."
This training is for you.
Your training instructors
David Young
Founder
Drone Launch Academy
David has helped over 60,000 students learn all about drones and drone skills, including drone mapping and modeling. In this training, he'll sit down with Dusty to unpack the mistakes that trip up even experienced pilots, and the practical fixes that separate pretty pictures from professional-grade data.
Dusty Jolley
Reality Capture Analyst
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Dusty flies drones all day, every day. As a full-time reality capture analyst, he's seen firsthand how small mistakes can cause big problems on professional mapping jobs. During this training, he'll share what he's learned in the field, so you can skip the costly lessons and deliver data clients can trust.
Ready to stop guessing and start delivering data you can trust?
Join us for this free live training!