# Meet Brian D., a Full-Time Drone Pilot

[May 15, 2017](https://blog.zeitview.com/2017/05/15/pilot-spotlight-brian-d)  
By [DroneBase](https://blog.zeitview.com/author/dronebase)

We’re proud of the lifestyle diversity in our rapidly-expanding pilot network. As a member of the DroneBase team, _you_ get to decide how frequently you’d like to fly: some of our pilots are “weekend warriors” and fly recreationally, while others have created a full-time living for themselves by flying drones.

Take Brian D., for example, who falls into the latter category. A true “dronetrepreneur”, Brian has made a full-time living for himself in [drone services](https://www.dronebase.com/): he runs his own aerial imagery service _and_ has been regularly flying DroneBase missions since our inception.

Want to know more about Brian? Read on to learn more about one of our veteran drone pilots!

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#### **What area do you work in?**

_Arizona, USA, Mexico, Canada, Columbia, Costa-Rica, India_

#### **How long have you been flying with us?**

_Since the start of DroneBase!_

#### **Are you a full-time drone pilot?**

_Yes, [I’m a] full time Drone Pilot for many industries._

#### **What drone do you primarily fly with?**

_Sensefly Ebee, DJI Product Line, and many custom drone solutions and tools._

#### **What was your best piloting experience?**

_Flying for our company in Mexico during a sea turtle release & rescue fundraiser in Acapulco Mexico. [We were] on the beach, chasing scuba boats, filming the sun go down. It was very rewarding to bring awareness, technology, training, and drones into the solution of saving sea-life with our Mexican partners._

#### **What was your worst piloting experience?**

_YEARS ago, before you could buy anything like this, we would hand build drones. I crashed a very expensive hand-built drone (that was a birthday gift from my business partner) into a brick wall in a_ what-will-remain-as-unnamed _sports stadium._

_I was a newer pilot, and the nickname “Homelock” was formed for a while...the “home lock” function is what forced myself and friend Dustin to dive out of harm’s way, thus smashing said beautiful birthday gift into a million carbon fiber pieces...along with my confidence._

**Brian's passion goes beyond just flying commercial drones - he's highly active in the world of drone policy, too.**

> _"Brian is engaged in critical state level UAS advocacy in Arizona. His work to inform legislators and debunk media hysteria on commercial drones could not come at a more important time."  
Jeffrey Antonelli  
Owner, Antonelli Law Lt_

Needless to say, Brian is a huge asset to DroneBase and the drone community at large. We can't wait to see his impact as our industry continues to expand.