Construction Drone Pilots in Illinois
8 pilots offering construction work list a Illinois service area
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Illinois metros
Construction pilots near you in Illinois
Most clients want someone who already works their side of the state. These Illinois metros have pilots covering them.
Drone services in Illinois
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What the 9 pilots with a Illinois service area list on their profiles. Open a service to see who offers it.
Pilots covering Illinois
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CHCary Hacker
Illinois, United States
I’m Cary, owner and operator of Lake County Aerial Solutions LLC. I’m an FAA Part 107-certified and fully insured drone pilot serving northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, the Chicago area, and northwest Indiana. I provide aerial mapping and orthomosaics, roof and property inspections, construction-progress documentation, and real estate photography and video. Clients receive organized, high-quality digital deliverables tailored to their project, with clear communication and dependable turnaround. I use professional mapping tools, including WebODM and QGIS, to create useful planning-grade maps, terrain models, and property documentation.
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Stephen Bayak
Illinois, United States
drone pilot who is fast with turn around time on project. works with customer to deliver the best experience possible.
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Noah burris
Illinois, United States
I specialize primarily in powerline inspections but have a whole bunch I can do
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Lachlan Brockmiller
Illinois, United States
Experience in Real Estate to Music videos, shooting on cutting edge industry standard equipment.
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Kelan Armstrong
Illinois, United States
FAA Part 107 certified drone pilot providing high-quality aerial photo & video services throughout Chicagoland. Travel available.
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Hiring in Illinois
Three steps, and the first one is free
Say what and where
Pick the job type and where in Illinois. Two minutes, and anything a pilot should know.
Pilots send you a price
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What it costs to hire a drone pilot in Illinois
There is no single rate. A short real-estate shoot, a single roof, and a multi-day mapping run are three different jobs with three different prices, and pilots price on flight time, travel, how much editing you want and what deliverables you need back.
The practical way to find the number is to post the job with a budget range you are comfortable with — pilots either work inside it or tell you why the work costs more. Posting costs nothing and you are free to walk away from every price you get.
What to put in your brief
The prices you get back are only as accurate as the brief you write. Four things do most of the work:
- The site — what it is and roughly where.
- The deliverable — stills, video, a report, a map file, and in which format.
- The date — when you need it back.
- Anything that constrains the flight — a controlled-airspace address near an airport, a site that needs a permit, a tenant who has to be told first.
Pilots in Illinois will tell you up front if a site needs an FAA authorisation and how long that usually takes.
FAQ
Hiring a drone pilot in Illinois
How do I hire a drone pilot in Illinois?
Post the job on SkyLog with what you need flown, roughly where, and when. It goes on the public job board every pilot can see, and pilots whose service area and job types match are emailed about it. They send you a price; you pick one. Posting is free and you are not obliged to hire anyone.
What does it cost to post a job?
Nothing. Posting a job and hearing back from pilots is free, and SkyLog takes no commission and adds no markup — you pay the pilot you hire, at the price the two of you agree.
Are these pilots licensed to fly commercially in Illinois?
Commercial drone work in the US requires an FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificate. Pilots list their certifications on their SkyLog profile, and you can ask any pilot for their certificate number before you hire — as with any contractor, verifying credentials is worth doing yourself.
How soon will I hear back?
It depends on how many pilots cover your area and how specific the job is. There is no guaranteed turnaround — replies arrive in your account as pilots send them, and you can message any pilot with follow-up questions before deciding.
What kind of drone work can I post?
Aerial photography and video, real estate shoots, roof and asset inspections, construction progress, mapping and survey work, events, weddings, film and TV, and agricultural work. If it does not fit a category, post it as other work and describe it.
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