FAA Grants Drone Exemption for Commercial Purposes to Las Vegas Based Realtor Jeff Galindo
Las Vegas real estate executive Jeff Galindo receives unique exemption from the FAA.
LAS VEGAS, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 17th, 2015 licensed private pilot and real estate industry professional Jeff Galindo, principle of Real Estate Strategies, LLC, received a rare and special exemption from the FAA. This 333 exemption allows unmanned aerial vehicles to be flown for commercial purposes. Jeff Galindo is the first real estate professional in the State of Nevada to be granted this rare exemption.
To date, the FAA has granted approximately 100 of these 333 exemptions to a variety of companies nationwide. This fact serves to underscore the extreme rarity of Galindo's exemption under which he is authorized to fly his unmanned aerial vehicle, a Phantom 2 Vision+ quadcopter, for commercial purposes. Galindo's unmanned aerial vehicles will be used to augment real estate marketing/listings with low altitude aerial photography and videography.
In granting the exemptions, the FAA considered the planned operating environments and required certain conditions and limitations to assure the safe operation of these Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System. Several key regulations are enforced – operations require both a pilot and observer, the pilot must have proper certification, and the UAS must remain within line of sight at all times.
Galindo noted, "This new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles reaffirms the age-old notion that a picture is worth a thousand words. In the case of video, it's really more like a million words!"
The ability to use an aerial vehicle for real estate listings now makes it possible for properties to be seen from a unique aerial perspective. Previously, achieving these kinds of views was time-consuming, expensive and even impossible.
Galindo is a real estate veteran, having been involved in the home building and real estate sale and marketing industry in Las Vegas for over 15 years. His firm, Real Estate Strategies, LLC works closely with builder's developers and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) around the country with strategic planning services.
Galindo added, "Unmanned aerial vehicles are a game changer. The kind of footage that we are able to acquire was previously only available using helicopters and airplanes. This is tremendously exciting and will literally change the way people view real estate in Las Vegas."
About Jeff Galindo
Mr. Galindo is the principal at Real Estate Strategies, LLC with 20+ years of home building and real estate experience. He has held a number of senior national and regional sales and marketing positions throughout the home building industry. Galindo is a REALTOR® at Simply Vegas Real Estate, a member of the Southern Nevada Home Builders Association (SNHBA) and a member of National Association of Home Builder (NAHB). Galindo was also rated the #1 Latino Real Estate Agent in America 2014 By (NAHREP) National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals. For more information about Jeff Galindo, visit http://thenewhomepros.com or LinkedIn.
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