Mark Hamilton - 107 Certified Commercial Drone Pilot

Student Services Manager at Pilot Institute - https://pilotinstitute.com
Professional photographer / FAA licensed commercial drone pilot

Photography has been a lifelong pursuit and passion for me. I can't recall a time when I didn't have a camera of some sort. I was a photography enthusiast long before I began utilizing drones for aerial photography.

I started flying fixed wing RC aircraft back in 2008. I was formally trained by the president the Desert Hawks AMA flight club in Lake Havasu City Arizona, and was formally awarded my solo flight certificate in 2009. You can watch a short video of the event below.

My interest in RC aircraft was always aerial photography. Even back in the early days of flying remote controlled aircraft, I used velcro to attach a go pro camera to my fixed wing RC aircraft in an attempt to utilize aerial photography. But without a 3 axis gimbal or a screen to monitor what the camera was actually seeing, the resulting footage was hit or miss and very unstable so I gave up on my aspiration to become an aerial photographer in 2010. That is until quad copters (aka drones) came along. Technology had finally caught up with my aspirations, and in 2018 I purchased my first drone. The rest as they say, is history.

I'm not just someone who purchased a drone with a camera on it, hung a shingle, and called himself a photographer. I've had a life long passion for photography and and I was born in 1958. I was using a camera, long before I purchased my first drone (I currently own 4), and was already an accomplished RC pilot as well.

The bottom line: is I can provide you with top quality photography and videography as well as safe, licensed, insured, responsible services of all kinds, customized to your particular needs.

I'm also constantly educating myself, increasing my knowledge, and improving my skills.
I absolutely guarantee your satisfaction. Call me today to discuss your project.