Drone hire has many benefits, including cheaper upfront costs, greater flexibility and dynamic scaling, and providing the option of try before you buy. Find out how Drones for Hire's rental service can help you.
It enables you to acquire aircraft on a short-term basis for a significantly cheaper upfront cost and removes the risks associated with purchasing, such as being left with old or redundant equipment.
Drone hire also provides great flexibility, allowing you to only access the technology when you need it or dynamically scale your fleet based on demand or for a specific job. It also presents a great try before you buy option and enables you to always fly with the latest kit.
This blog explores the benefits of drone hire and why rental could be the option for you.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF DRONE HIRE?
Hiring a drone has multiple advantages compared to an outright purchase. It is a very flexible option and works out significantly cheaper.
In many ways, drone rental opens up the technology to more people and makes it even more accessible.
FLEXIBILITY: ON-DEMAND AVAILABILITY AND DYNAMIC SCALING
Renting enables you to access the drone only when you need it - meaning you don't have aircraft sitting unused for months.
Got a specific job that requires a certain drone or payload? Then rent your desired piece of hardware on a short-term basis, and then hand it back when the job is done. This is perfect for dynamic scaling, helping you cater for periods of high demand.
This option is also attractive for pilots who are starting a drone business. Rather than committing to the full price of hardware upfront, rent a drone and see if the business is viable and the technology works for you, before forking out the full cost. This is invaluable for the proof of concept stage and represents a reduced-risk option.
Going on holiday for a week and fancy capturing some unique footage? Then rent a drone for the period of your break, shoot content to help remember your trip, and then return it after your vacation.
Buying a drone for a fortnight's holiday doesn't make sense. Renting a Mini 2 for a week suddenly becomes a much more viable and enticing option.
ACCESS THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY
Renting is a truly flexible option. Not only does it allow you to have the kit only when the need it, but it also means that you can always access the latest technology.
This will give you the competitive edge for commercial operations, or enable you to enjoy the most up-to-date model with upgraded camera specs and flight safety systems if you are flying recreationally.
Why be lumbered with an older drone you have previously purchased, when you can get your hands on the newest model on a short-term basis, whenever you want or need it, and take advantage of its enhanced specs. For instance, the M300 RTK is superior to its older sibling, the M200 V2.
And let's face it, technology moves fast.
The Air 2S, for instance, was released just a year after the Mavic Air 2, with vastly superior specs. If you'd bought the Air 2, you might be feeling a) annoyed that your $1500 investment has been trumped just 12 months later by a newer model, and b) be reluctant to buy the newest model because of your previous outlay. Renting takes away this headache.
DRONE HIRE - SUMMARY
Depending on your situation, hiring a drone can make a lot of sense.
It's not to say that buying one is a bad decision; far from it, and for some operators - commercial and recreational - purchasing an aircraft outright is a sensible one.
But drone rental provides another option, which for other people can represent better value for money and reduces some of the risk associated with buying.
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