Reference
Documents & compliance
The paperwork and regulatory grounding behind Dostal Aerial — sample contract templates, and what actually governs commercial drone operations. Verify anything here against the primary source; regs and status change.
Licensed & insured
In progressThis site stays in private preview — passcode-gated, no public bookings — until both are actually in hand. Not “coming soon” marketing copy; a hard gate.
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
Required to fly commercially at all — see the regulatory framework below.
Commercial drone liability insurance ($1,000,000)
Certificate of Insurance available on request once bound.
Drone Services Agreement
Between Dostal Technology LLC d/b/a Dostal Aerial (“Provider”) and the client. Flat package fee, no hourly billing.
Services & Deliverables
The selected package/SOW — aerial photo/video, inspection imagery, property-intelligence analysis, and/or mapping. Delivered digitally within an agreed number of business days, weather/airspace permitting.
Fees
Flat fee per the Statement of Work. No hourly billing. Invoices due within 15 days; late amounts accrue 1.5%/month. Travel beyond 25 miles billed separately.
Regulatory compliance
Provider operates under 14 CFR Part 107 with a valid FAA Remote Pilot Certificate and handles LAANC/Remote ID/registration. Client is responsible for ensuring Provider has lawful access to the property.
License & usage
Client gets a non-exclusive, perpetual license to use delivered media for marketing the property. Provider retains raw footage, source data, and the underlying tooling — and the right to use media in Provider's own portfolio, unless the client opts out in writing (see the Release below).
Property-intelligence disclaimer
Any terrain/boundary/slope/drainage/acreage figure is derived from public GIS/LiDAR data and non-survey-grade capture (no RTK, ~1–3m accuracy). Not a legal survey or engineering document — consult a licensed surveyor/engineer for authoritative determinations.
Insurance & liability
Commercial drone liability insurance (COI on request). Liability limited to fees paid; not liable for indirect/incidental/consequential damages.
Property Access & Footage Release
Signed by the property owner or authorized agent before every shoot — this is what makes the flight legal and the footage usable.
Authority & access
Owner represents they own or are authorized to grant access, and permits Provider to fly over and around the property on the agreed date(s).
Grant of rights
Owner grants Provider a perpetual, royalty-free license to use captured media (including tours and intelligence views) in Provider's portfolio, website, and marketing — with an explicit opt-out checkbox if the owner would rather it stay private to their own deliverables.
No identifiable persons or neighbors
Provider makes reasonable efforts to avoid capturing identifiable individuals or neighboring private property, and excludes or blurs any that appear.
Privacy
The property's street address, owner name, or other personal information is never published without separate written consent.
What governs a commercial drone operation
For anyone doing their own research — this is the actual federal framework, not a marketing summary. Primary sources: faa.gov/uas and the eCFR (14 CFR = Aeronautics and Space) — confirm against the live source, regs update.
14 CFR Part 107 — Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The commercial sUAS rule: Remote Pilot Certificate, 400 ft AGL ceiling, visual line of sight, daylight or civil twilight with anti-collision lighting, under 100 mph. Requires passing the FAA Aeronautical Knowledge Test, recurrent every 24 months.
14 CFR Part 48 — Registration & Marking
Aircraft registration (FAADroneZone) — required for Part 107 operation regardless of aircraft weight.
14 CFR Part 89 — Remote Identification
Remote ID broadcast requirement (Standard RID or a broadcast module).
Airspace authorization
Low Altitude Authorization & Notification Capability — near-real-time authorization for controlled airspace (Class B/C/D/E surface areas), requested through an approved app before every flight in controlled airspace.
State & local — the liability edge
Property-intelligence outputs are always qualitative and disclaimed (“screening-grade, not a survey”) — rendering boundary/measurement data a client designs to can cross into practicing surveying without a license, regulated by state boards (e.g. Texas TBPELS). The FAA owns the airspace; states/localities can still restrict takeoff/landing and privacy.
Source text: docs/contracts/service-agreement.md, docs/contracts/property-access-release.md, and docs/references/regulations.md in the repo — the PDFs above are generated from the contract templates.