Recent content by Joe Ernster

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    Do you think a Drone could never fall from the sky and hit someone? Guess again......

    I am with @Harleydude on this one. I am an aviation insurance broker so I see aviation accidents all the time. While I have hundreds of both manned and unmanned clients, I have never had an unmanned client die or kill someone when flying. However, I have seen many of deaths on the manned side. I...
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    Liability Insurance Coverage

    @Phil Tuggle - Great question. I am an aviation insurance broker that specializes in UAS insurance (I replied earlier in this thread as well). I have been insuring commercial UAS businesses since 2015. I have probably had 200+ hull/physical damage claims covered over the last 4 years. I have not...
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    And yet another insurance question.

    @BigAl07 - You are very welcome. Trying to be more active now that the winter is ending @drvrbobob - Perfect analogy!
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    And yet another insurance question.

    @BigAl07 is 100% correct on this one.
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    Drone Hobbyists Angered by Congress Ending the Aerial Wild West

    The link says "Terms of Service Violation" but it is a link to bloomberg.com
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    Drone Hobbyists Angered by Congress Ending the Aerial Wild West

    Terms of Service Violation Joe Ernster
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    Liability Insurance Coverage

    Hello, My name is Joe Ernster and I am an aviation insurance broker that specializes in commercial UAS insurance. I was a main contributor to the UAV Coach Insurance Guide that @LarBear360 shared above - Drone Insurance Guide: How to Get Liability Coverage. A big thank you goes out to Joe...
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    New Commercial Drone Pilot Forum

    This Commercial Drone Pilot Forum is now operational. It has tons of great info for commercial operators, FYI.
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    Registration

    Hello, Please forgive me if this has been covered already. I fly a P3P that I purchased in May of 2016. At that time, I registered it with the FAA. Since then, the registration requirement was struck down and reinstated. Is my original registration still valid? Or, do I have to re-register my...
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    New Commercial Drone Pilot Forum

    @BigAl07 - haha. I always have my finger on the pulse! Good to hear from you.
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    New Commercial Drone Pilot Forum

    @clackey Thank you so much! Can't wait!
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    UAV Insurance Discussion

    Hello! For this post I wanted to create a comprehensive commercial UAS insurance "guide." However, that would be much too long for this forum. Also, I have written tons of content on this topic for other sites and publications. So, I have compiled a list below. You can consider this list...
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    New Commercial Drone Pilot Forum

    Has anyone seen this forum yet? I would really like to join but do not see any information on when it will launch. Commercial Drone Pilots Forum Thanks, Joe Ernster [email protected] Get An Online Commercial UAS Insurance Quote Now!
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    insurance questions

    @elchacho - I saw your question on UAS insurance. @BigAl07 - Thank you for the endorsement! My name is Joe Ernster and I am an aviation insurance broker that specializes in commercial UAS insurance. I currently insure 200+ commercial UAS operations. If you would like to discuss coverage...
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    Employment opportunity

    @Jack Matthias - I saw your question on UAS insurance. My name is Joe Ernster and I am an aviation insurance broker that specializes in commercial UAS insurance. I currently insure 200+ commercial UAS operations. If you would like to discuss coverage options, please contact me. We utilize a...