Capturing the World From Above.
I've been fascinated by flight my entire life. Growing up in Winnipeg, I dreamed of becoming a pilot. Instead, I channelled that passion into building and flying radio-controlled model airplanes.
In 2011, a friend sent me aerial photos he had taken with a camera mounted on a model plane of his own design. When I saw those images, my jaw dropped. A few weeks later, I had built my own model plane and was in the air taking my first aerial photos.
That moment led directly to founding JZAerial Inc. in 2012. I started in agricultural crop scouting, expanded into residential real estate, and built the business one morning sales meeting at a time. As the market evolved, so did I. Multi-year construction progress projects with commercial developers opened the door to where JZAerial Inc. operates today.
After 13 years and over 2,300 shoots, I still look at every shoot as a learning experience and creative opportunity that will bring a new perspective.
"I love what I do, no matter what the project. There is no drone photography or video project I don't look forward to for its uniqueness or technical challenge."
Jan Zalud,
Owner/Founder, JZAerial Inc.
13+
years commercial drone experience
$5M
commercial liability insurance
Transport
Canada
licensed flight reviewer
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Advanced Operations Licence with Flight Reviewer Rating
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13+ years commercial drone photography and videography
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10+ years photogrammetry mapping and drone survey experience
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Pix4D drone mapping software specialist
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BCom (Honours) and MBA, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba
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$5 million commercial general liability insurance
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Pilot Certificate - Advanced Operations and Flight Reviewer Rating
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Certified Flight Reviewer for Transport Canada
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Standard First Aid Level C with CPR and AED, H2S Alive, WHMIS 2015
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Civil and Commercial RPAS Safety Training (CCUVS), PSTAR qualification
