Hire drone pilots
you can actually trust.
Every pilot on Drone Your Own is FAA Part 107 certified, insured, and verified before they take a single job. Talk first, contract, pay securely, get your footage. The professional way to get drone work done.
Certified, insured, verified — before they ever touch your job.
The main worry for a first-time buyer is whether the pilot is legit. On Drone Your Own, that's handled before you ever see them.
FAA Part 107 Certified
Every pilot's license is verified manually before they can take jobs.
Insured
Commercial liability coverage required and confirmed on every account.
Secure Escrow
Your payment is held safely until you approve the delivered work.
Revisions Included
Request changes before you accept. No drama, no extra invoices.
Three calm steps from idea to footage in your hands.
Post your job
Tell us what you need — aerial photos, video, inspection, mapping — plus location and budget. Takes about 3 minutes.
Chat with matched pilots
Review profiles, ask questions, compare quotes. Lock in scope and price through a clear contract.
Pay safely, get your footage
Funds are held in escrow until you approve the delivered work. Request revisions before you release payment.
Payment runs securely through Stripe, held in escrow until you approve.
Great footage is the whole pitch. So we put it everywhere.
Real pilot photography and video carry the experience — full frame, from the first second. The layout is built to hold their work at full quality.
Whatever you need shot from the sky, find a pilot who's done it before.
Real Estate
Aerial property photography and video tours that help listings stand out.
Construction
Progress documentation, site surveys, and inspection footage for project managers.
Events
Weddings, festivals, corporate events — capture the scale only a drone can show.
Inspection
Roof, tower, solar, and infrastructure inspection without putting anyone at height.
Marketing & Agencies
Aerial b-roll and brand shots for campaigns, social, and commercial work.
Film & Production
Cinematic aerials for indie films, documentaries, and broadcast projects.
We show both — because pilots deliver both.
Stills that sell a place, and motion that tells the story. Every piece of work is labeled Photo or Video, so you filter for exactly what you need.
PhotoCoastline, Maine
VideoWaterfall flyover
PhotoBridge and bay
VideoForest ridge, dawn
PhotoMountain estate
VideoRolling farmlandSample imagery shown. Real pilot photos and reels replace these as work is delivered on the platform.
Fly and get paid.
We built Drone Your Own for the pilots we wanted to hire — the ones who take the work seriously, fly legally, and deliver footage that actually looks the way you imagined it. You set your rates. You keep what you earn.
Keep up to 100% of your pay
Clients always pay the platform fee, not you. On Pro you keep 100% of every job; on Free your fee slides down to 0% on bigger jobs.
Sell the clips you've already shot
Upload your B-roll to our stock footage marketplace. Earn passive income from inventory you already own.
A community of real pros
Members-only forum to talk shop with verified pilots — gear, business strategy, regulations, the work.
Everything you'd want from hiring a pro — and nothing you wouldn't.
We built this because the alternatives — Craigslist, Thumbtack, cold-emailing local photographers — leave too much to chance. Here's what changes when you hire through DYO.
What clients and pilots are saying.
“We needed aerial photos for a 40-unit listing fast. Found a verified pilot in our area in under an hour. The whole flow — quote, contract, files delivered — happened inside the platform. No phone tag.”
“I've shot weddings for years and tried every gig site. DYO is the first one where I'm not chasing payment after the job. Funds release the day the client signs off. That changed how I run my business.”
“For our construction progress documentation, the verification piece was non-negotiable. Knowing every pilot has license + insurance on file means I'm not the one explaining things to legal if something goes wrong.”
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Pricing you can explain to a client in one sentence.
Plus a small platform fee on top, charged at checkout. The fee covers verification, escrow, dispute support, and platform operations. No subscription, no hidden costs.
- ✓Free to post a job
- ✓Free to chat with pilots before contracting
- ✓Funds held in escrow until you approve
The platform fee is paid by the client, not deducted from your pay. On Pro ($29/mo) you keep 100% of every job. On Free, your fee slides from 10% down to 0% on bigger jobs.
- ✓Free to apply to jobs
- ✓Free tier: fee drops to 0% on jobs $1,000+
- ✓Pro ($29/mo): 0% fee — keep 100%
- ✓Stock footage marketplace: 70/30 split
Let's get it in the air.
Whether you need a pilot or want to be one — start here. No payment required to sign up. No commitment to post.