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Professional drone guides — page 9

EU regulations, real prices, mission preparation: concrete answers before commissioning a drone service.

• Drone services in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: vineyards, forest, coastline, industry and pricesBordeaux vineyards, the Landes de Gascogne forest, a retreating coastline, aerospace industry: drone missions across France's largest region, its airspace and its touring logic. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Industrial Glassworks Drone Inspection: Hall Roofs, Furnace, Chimney and Cullet YardA glassworks falls under ICPE heading 2530 and under the IED regime above 20 t/day melting capacity. The drone documents roofs, furnace, chimney and cullet yard without stopping a 24/7 line. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Sugar Beet Factory Drone Inspection: Roof, Sugar Silos and Settling Ponds, Method and PriceA sugar beet factory runs around the clock through the campaign, then shuts down: the inter-season is the only window for works. The drone documents roof, chimneys, silos and settling ponds. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Approved ELV Centre (Scrapyard): ICPE 2712, Yard Counting, Fire Risk and PricesAn approved ELV centre falls under ICPE heading 2712 and a demanding approval specification. The drone evidences yard occupancy, counts the vehicles, measures the piles and watches fire risk. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Flour Mill: ICPE Heading 2260, Dust Explosion Risk and PricesAn industrial flour mill falls under ICPE heading 2260 and combines dust explosion risk with a hard-to-access elevator tower. The drone documents the roof, the intake yard and vent clearance. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Vegetable Processing Plant: ICPE Heading 2220, Stockpile Volume and PricesA vegetable-processing plant falls under ICPE heading 2220 and combines seasonal stockpiles at the intake yard, a humid workshop roof and a freezing plant's refrigeration units. The drone measures stockpile volume and documents the building. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Used Tyre Storage Facility: ICPE Heading 2663, Fire Prevention and Stockpile VolumeA used tyre storage or processing site falls under ICPE heading 2663 and carries a self-heating risk deep inside the piles. The drone measures stockpile volume and spots hot spots. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Drone and Industrial Tannery: ICPE Heading 2350, Chromium Effluent Basins and PricesAn industrial tannery or leather-dressing plant falls under ICPE heading 2350 and combines chromium effluent treatment basins with the roofs of often century-old buildings. The drone documents basins and roofs without measuring pollution itself. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Professional Drone Thermal Camera: Resolution, NETD and Radiometry — How to Choose in 2026Resolution, NETD, radiometry: what separates a drone thermal camera capable of a usable report from a simple infrared gadget. Technical benchmarks and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Flying a Drone Near a Railway Line in France: the 30 m Rule, Coordination with the Infrastructure Manager, and PricesConstruction site, farmland or a shoot alongside an operating railway line: the 30 m rule, who to coordinate with depending on the line, and what it changes for a drone mission's price. 2026 pointers (excl. VAT).
• Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Plant Drone Inspection: Technical Roof, Solvent Tanks, Method and PriceA pharmaceutical or fine chemical site often falls under ICPE heading 3450 and combines a crowded technical roof with flammable solvent tanks. The drone documents them without stopping production. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• LNG Storage and Drones: Thermal Mapping of Cryogenic Tanks, Method and PriceLNG storage falls under ICPE heading 4718. Drone thermography maps cryogenic tank insulation without entering the ATEX zone. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Industrial Paper Mill Drone Inspection: Production Hall Roof, Recovery Boiler and Effluent Basins, Method and PriceAn industrial paper mill falls under ICPE headings 2430/3610 and combines a recovery boiler, wood stockpiles and effluent basins. The drone documents the roof, chimney and stockpiles without stopping production. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Renewing a Drone Pilot's Theory Certificates (A1/A3, A2, CATS): the Five-Year RuleA1/A3, A2, CATS: all three of a drone pilot's theory certificates expire after five years. What changes at the deadline, how to renew, and what a company should track.
• Hyperspectral Camera on a Drone: What It Adds Over Multispectral, Uses and PriceHyperspectral or multispectral: when does the extra spectral detail justify its cost? What hyperspectral actually captures, its constraints, uses and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• Winery Chai Roof Diagnosis and Thermography by Drone: Method and PriceRoof, facades and the barrel-ageing room of a winery's chai: what a drone pass reveals, the thermal stakes specific to barrel-aged wine, and the roof's solar potential. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Industrial Dairy Plant Drone Inspection: Roof, Refrigeration Plant and Treatment Basins, ICPE Heading 2230, Method and PriceAn industrial dairy or cheese plant falls under ICPE heading 2230. The drone documents the roof, refrigeration plant and treatment basins without stopping production. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).
• Hydrogen Fuel Cell Drone: Long-Range Endurance for Professional MissionsLithium battery or hydrogen fuel cell: which endurance to choose for a drone mission spanning tens of kilometres. Technical benchmarks and 2026 prices (excl. VAT).
• MANEX, flight file, maintenance log: the mandatory paperwork of a professional drone pilotMANEX, flight file and maintenance log in 2026: what a professional drone operator must keep up to date, and what a company should check before booking a mission.
• Drone filming on public land: the city hall permit and the flight authorisation are two separate stepsFilming with a drone on public land in 2026: why the city hall permit and the DGAC/prefecture flight authorisation are two distinct procedures, and what to plan before a corporate shoot in town.
• Industrial Foundry Drone Inspection: Casting Hall Roof, Chimneys and Stockyards, Method and PriceA foundry falls under ICPE headings 2551/2552 and combines heat, dust and melting fumes. The drone documents the roof, chimneys and stockyards without stopping casting. 2026 method and prices (excl. VAT).