Fly out new options

  Our reporter Li Hongguang

  In recent years, with the development of intelligent technology, drones have not only "flyed into ordinary people's homes", but also have been used in continuous expansion of application scenarios, and have become increasingly mature in the fields of aerial photography, plant protection, electricity, security, surveying and mapping.

Relevant departments predict that by 2025, the output value of my country's civil drones will reach 180 billion yuan.

In the context of the rapid growth of the drone market, the profession of drone pilot came into being.

In 2019, drone pilots were recognized as one of 13 new occupations by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, which means that drone pilots have been recognized by the country, and this "flying" occupation is becoming a "sweet pastry". cake".

  "I just went to Tibet some time ago to help a program take some aerial shots." Zhang Zhifeng, a drone pilot who lives in Taiyuan, Shanxi, told reporters that he began to contact drones in 2015, and later obtained a drone driver's license, starting in 2018. Specializing in drone aerial photography business.

At 28 years old this year, he is already well-known in the local area, and people are looking for him for aerial photography from time to time.

He said: "Aerial photography is mostly charged by the day, usually 1,200 yuan a day, but it will rise slightly according to different models and different environments. On average, the monthly income is about 15,000 yuan, which is not bad. ."

  Earlier, a new occupational salary report released by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security showed that the median annual salary of drone pilots was about 125,300 yuan.

According to previous forecasts by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, there is a shortage of 1 million drone pilots.

Many provinces and cities have listed drone pilots as in-demand skilled talents.

  "I have a training program in Gansu, and every month I go to the local area to help train drone pilots." 31-year-old Chen Peng used to be a drone instructor in a training institution in Beijing, "I have trained no one. There are estimated to be several thousand pilots.”

Today, not only does he have training programs, but he also builds a team with friends to help with power system inspections.

He told reporters that drones can be said to be "air robots" with more and more application scenarios, and he is very optimistic about the development of this industry.

  According to a survey, most drone practitioners are between 20 and 40 years old, and more than half of all drone practitioners are 25 to 35 years old.

Industry insiders believe that as the UAV market becomes more specialized, legalized and standardized, UAV pilots need stronger professional support, which will promote the improvement of industrial systems such as skill training, testing and certification.

A healthy, stable and orderly development of the drone industry can enable practitioners to fly farther and fly better.