FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, an exhibitor demonstrates a drone flight at CES International in Las Vegas. On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, federal transportation officials announced 10 sites for a three-year drone program aimed at increasing government and commercial use of unmanned aircraft. The sites are located in Oklahoma, California, Nevada, North Dakota, North Carolina, Kansas, Alaska, Virginia, Tennessee and Florida. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Andy Trench made US$2,000 (RM7,890) a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself. Now, that same work fetches about US$175 (RM690).
“It’s apparent that a lot of this industry is a race to the bottom,” said Trench, a Rhode Island entrepreneur who’s been operating remote-controlled aircraft for more than a decade.
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