drone operations support

Pilot Hire

Certified drone pilots for mapping, inspection, monitoring and media — ready to fly your aircraft or ours.

A pilot for the mission, not a permanent hire

Hiring a full-time pilot is a long-term commitment for what's often short-term capability. We bring qualified operators in for the project and step out at the end — your aircraft if you have one, ours if you don't.

Pilots are matched on real things: experience with the platform, familiarity with the payload, comfort with the operating environment, and how often they've delivered the kind of data the project needs.

Serian Geospatial certified drone pilot operating field equipment

What the pilot brings

Pair pilot hire with rentals, mission planning, ROC support or processing as needed.

Certified flight operations

Experienced operators flying compliant, safe missions for mapping, inspection or media.

Mission planning input

Decisions on flight paths, payload settings, batteries, safety and timing.

Platform and payload matching

Pilot capability aligned to the aircraft and sensor the project specifies.

Field coordination

Working alongside your team, consultants or client representatives during capture.

How a pilot lands on your project

Briefing first. The pilot arrives ready, not learning.

  1. 01

    Mission briefing

    Location, outputs, aircraft, payload, schedule, safety, client constraints — agreed up front.

  2. 02

    Pilot assignment

    Selection based on relevant experience, platform familiarity and mission type.

  3. 03

    Field execution

    The pilot runs the operation to plan and adjusts safely for the day's conditions.

  4. 04

    Data handover

    Raw data, flight notes or processed outputs handed over per the agreed scope.

Where pilot hire works

Capability when you need it, without the recruitment cycle.

Equipment owners without pilots

Use your aircraft with somebody who knows commercial field operations.

Specialist capture missions

Pilots experienced in mapping, inspection, LiDAR, thermal or progress monitoring.

Project surge capacity

Extra pilots for busy periods, multi-site campaigns or remote field assignments.

Pilots change what comes back

Two operators flying the same aircraft on the same site can return very different datasets. Capture geometry, payload settings and safety calls all sit on the pilot. We hire ours carefully.

Related services

Other things our team gets brought in for, often on the same projects.

ROC Support

  • KCAA ROC
  • BYO or supplied crew
  • Mission planning

Drone & Payload Rental

  • Drone platforms
  • Payloads
  • Survey equipment

Utility Inspection

  • Asset imagery
  • Condition notes
  • Safer access

Work Progress Monitoring

  • Repeat flights
  • Site reports
  • Progress archive

Backed by certifications, partnerships and standards that matter

We hold the regulatory approvals and supplier partnerships required to deliver compliant, audit-ready geospatial outcomes across East Africa.

KCAA Approved Remote Air Operator (ROC)
NEMA Registered EIA / EA Lead Experts
ISK Member, Institution of Surveyors of Kenya
The Technical University of Kenya