Skybridge Drone Delivery

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Executive Summary

Skybridge Drone Delivery is a drone delivery and aerial services company in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, owned by Travis and Maya Chen. We plan to move small, time-sensitive medical items between nearby sites and offer aerial inspection and mapping, flying only as FAA rules and approvals allow.

Why this fits. Drone technology and FAA rules for commercial flights are advancing, and health systems are interested in faster local logistics. A careful, compliant operator with certified pilots can grow as approvals allow, while aerial services provide income along the way.

Here is what our numbers show. In Year 1 we plan about 3,000 deliveries once approvals allow, 12 months of facility contracts and 40 aerial service jobs. That brings in sales of $161,600, growing to $768,400 by Year 5. We expect a loss of about $19,600 in Year 1, a profit of about $20,400 in Year 2, a profit of about $26,700 in Year 3 and a profit of about $91,300 by Year 5. Insurance, pilot pay and the drones and equipment are our largest costs, and the plan counts all of them. Delivery revenue depends on FAA approvals, which the plan treats as a risk.

We need $170,000 in total. Of that, $136,000 is startup costs (three delivery drones, charging and ground equipment, tablets and detect-and-avoid equipment, a trailer, aviation insurance, approvals and legal work, branding and working capital), and the rest is cash for the first months. We are putting in $60,000 of our own savings and asking for a $110,000 SBA 7(a) loan.

We are Travis and Maya Chen, owners of Skybridge Drone Delivery. These numbers are estimates based on the assumptions listed at the end of this plan, not promises.

Company Description

Skybridge Drone Delivery will be a limited liability company (LLC) in Dallas, Texas, owned and run by Travis and Maya Chen. Travis is an FAA-certificated remote pilot with experience in aviation operations, and Maya has managed healthcare logistics. They want to move small, time-sensitive medical items safely by drone.

What we do:
- Short-range delivery of pharmacy items and supplies between pharmacies, clinics and nearby offices.
- Courier service for lab specimens between collection sites and labs, packed to transport rules.
- Aerial inspection and mapping for property and construction clients.
- Scheduled routes for health systems.
- Pilot and safety consulting for businesses starting drone programs.

Who we serve: Pharmacies, clinics, medical labs, health systems and property and construction firms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Licensing and insurance. Our remote pilots hold FAA Part 107 remote pilot certificates, and every drone is registered and equipped with Remote ID. We will register the LLC, carry aviation liability insurance and follow FAA rules, local ordinances and landowner permission. Flights beyond the pilot's visual line of sight, over people or at night require FAA waivers or approvals, and we will pursue the FAA operating certificate required for commercial delivery before offering those services. Until approvals are granted, delivery flights stay within visual line of sight, over private property with permission and away from airports, and aerial services lead our revenue. We carry no controlled substances and pack specimens and medications to federal and state rules. We follow privacy law and HIPAA when handling health information. The plan below uses planning estimates for approvals and timing.

Our promise. Safe, legal flights, careful handling and on-time delivery of small, time-sensitive items.

Where things stand today. The business plan, safety plan and waiver applications are written. The next steps are the insurance, the equipment, the FAA applications and the first aerial service clients.

Problem & Opportunity

Clinics and pharmacies often need small items moved quickly between nearby sites, and road traffic and courier schedules can add hours.

What customers run into:
1. Couriers that arrive on fixed schedules.
2. Traffic delays for urgent items.
3. Few options for short, time-sensitive trips.
4. High cost for small packages.

Why it matters. A fast, safe delivery can help a clinician or patient get what they need sooner, and drones can reach nearby sites without roads.

Products & Services

Skybridge will be the Dallas drone operator clients trust to fly safely and follow the rules.

What makes us different:
1. Certified remote pilots and strict safety procedures.
2. Clear compliance with FAA and state rules.
3. Temperature-controlled, tracked packages.
4. Fair prices for short trips.
5. A written safety plan for every route.

How a delivery works:
1. The client requests a route and describes the items.
2. We check airspace, weather and approvals and plan the flight.
3. A certified pilot flies the route and a ground team receives the package.
4. We record the flight, confirm delivery and invoice the client.

Why customers stay. Clients keep a delivery partner that is safe, on time and compliant.

Market Analysis

Who we serve:
- Pharmacies and clinics that need short-route delivery.
- Medical labs that move specimens between sites.
- Health systems with campuses nearby.
- Property and construction clients that need inspections.

How we sized the market. Our Year 1 plan is about 3,000 deliveries once approvals allow, 12 months of facility contracts and 60 aerial service jobs, a very small share of the courier and inspection market in a large metro area. Replace this estimate with your own approvals and route plans.

Why now. Drone technology and FAA rules for commercial flights are advancing, and health systems are interested in faster local logistics.

Competitive Landscape

What customers can do today:

1. Traditional couriers. Reliable and fixed schedules.
2. Large drone delivery companies. Funded and limited in coverage.
3. Hospital in-house runners. Convenient and limited.
4. Ride-hailing couriers. Flexible and variable in handling.
5. Doing nothing. Common and slower.

Where we fit. Skybridge will be a careful, compliant local operator that grows only as approvals and safety results allow.

Marketing & Sales Strategy

How customers will find us.

Before opening:
- Meet pharmacists, clinic managers and lab directors.
- Complete pilot training, insurance and the FAA applications.
- Set up a website and a Google Business Profile.
- Run test flights in approved areas with permission.

After opening:
- Share safety and delivery reports with clients.
- Ask clients for references.
- Host community information sessions on safety and noise.
- Expand routes only after approvals.
- Keep detailed flight records.

What we will measure. How clients heard about us, how many trial flights become contracts and how our safety record compares to our goals.

Operations Plan

How the business will run.

Season and schedule. Flights depend on weather, with fewer flights in storms and extreme heat. We schedule routes in daylight and keep backup couriers for bad weather.

Team. Travis flies and leads safety and Maya manages clients and compliance in Year 1. Remote pilots and an operations and compliance manager join as routes and approvals grow.

Quality and safety. Every flight follows a written checklist, weather and airspace review and pre-flight inspection. Pilots follow FAA rules and our flight limits, drones are maintained on a schedule and incidents are reported as required. We avoid people, roads and sensitive sites and keep a clear emergency plan.

Equipment. We will buy three commercial delivery drones, charging and landing equipment, ground station tablets and detect-and-avoid equipment and a trailer for transport.

Paperwork and money. Clients sign a service agreement and are invoiced monthly for contracts and after each aerial job. We follow up on unpaid invoices after one week. We keep the books in simple accounting software and set aside money for taxes and insurance every month.

Management & Organization

The people who will run Skybridge Drone Delivery.

Travis Chen, owner and chief pilot. He leads flight operations and safety. Maya Chen, owner and compliance and client lead. She manages clients, approvals and the books. (Replace this paragraph with your own background.)

Team. One remote pilot from Year 2, growing to five, with an operations and compliance manager from Year 3, each FAA-certificated and trained.

Office. Maya handles the office with part-time help.

Outside advisors. An accountant, an insurance broker, an attorney who reviews contracts and a free mentor from SCORE or the Small Business Development Center.

Staff pay in this plan is a full year per person: owner / Chief Pilot $55,000; remote Pilot $42,000; operations and Compliance Manager $50,000. Replace them with the pay you can offer where you live.

Milestones Narrative

Our goals and when we plan to reach them.
- Before opening (6 months ahead): register the LLC, buy the drones and equipment, set up aviation insurance, complete pilot training and file the FAA applications.
- Year 1: about 3,052 deliveries, months and jobs with Travis and Maya; $161,600 in sales and a loss of about $19,600.
- Year 2: about 5,084 and a remote pilot; $279,696 in sales and a profit of about $20,400.
- Year 3: about 7,616 and an operations and compliance manager; $423,960 in sales and a profit of about $26,700.
- Year 4: about 10,148 and a third pilot; $585,416 in sales and a profit of about $89,500.
- Year 5: about 13,180 and a fifth pilot; $768,400 in sales and a profit of about $91,300.
Growth depends on winning and keeping customers, so treat the later years as goals, not promises.

What we check every week: flights flown, safety incidents, delivery times, battery and drone maintenance, unpaid invoices and cash in the bank.

Funding Request

How much we need and how we will use it. Total we are raising: $170,000.

How we got that number. The Funding Need Calculator in this plan adds up three things:
- Startup costs of $136,000, listed item by item in the Startup Costs section: $36,000 for three commercial delivery drones, $12,000 for charging, landing and ground station equipment, $10,000 for tablets and detect-and-avoid equipment, $12,000 for transport trailer, $8,000 for LLC filing, aviation attorney review and waiver applications, $14,000 for aviation liability and general insurance, first payment, $5,000 for branding, vehicle lettering and website, $5,000 for launch marketing, $4,000 for pilot training and certification, $5,000 for software and mapping subscriptions, first year, $25,000 for working capital while approvals proceed.
- The cash the business uses before it breaks even, about $3,600. Approvals and clients build over the first months, so the company pays for insurance, pilots and equipment before delivery revenue grows.
- A cash cushion of about $30,300: three months of Year 1 operating costs.
- Together, the cash used before break even and the cushion come to about $33,800, and the three pieces add up to about $169,800, rounded up to the nearest $500: $170,000.
We are raising $170,000 in all, which matches the calculator. With this funding, the lowest year-end cash balance is about $79,400, at the end of Year 1.

Where the money comes from:
- Our own money: $60,000.
- SBA 7(a) loan: $110,000.

Kind of funding we are looking for. An SBA 7(a) loan from a lender that finances small businesses, backed by our savings and the equipment as collateral.

How we will pay it back. We expect a loss of about $19,600 in Year 1, a profit of about $20,400 in Year 2, a profit of about $26,700 in Year 3, a profit of about $89,500 in Year 4 and a profit of about $91,300 in Year 5. With this funding, the business has money in the bank at the end of every year of the plan. Our loan is the SBA 7(a) loan at 10.5% over 10 years, $1,484 a month. That payment is already included in our cash flow. We chose these as cautious planning rates; ask the lender for the real rates, which may be lower or higher.

What we are offering the lender: the equipment and a personal guarantee.

A smaller first step, if needed. If we cannot raise the full amount right away, we can start smaller and grow into this plan:
- Phase 1: start with aerial services and line-of-sight deliveries, which lowers the startup costs and the loan.
- Phase 2: once approvals are granted, add routes, pilots and drones and follow this plan.
To plan the smaller start, make a copy of this plan (use Duplicate) and lower the numbers to match.

All numbers in this plan are estimates. We will update them as real results come in.

Appendix Notes

Documents to attach before you send this plan:

- Your resume and a personal financial statement (a list of what you own and what you owe; lenders usually provide a form).
- Business registration papers and your EIN (your business tax number from the IRS, free at irs.gov).
- Your FAA remote pilot certificates and drone registrations.
- Proof of aviation insurance.
- Your safety plan, flight checklists and waiver applications.
- Letters of interest from clients.
If you don't have any of this yet, no worries - let's continue.

The assumptions behind our numbers (change them in the Financials section to match your own):
- Deliveries (per flight): about $38 in Year 1, rising to $43; about $9 in direct costs, rising to $10; about 3,000 in Year 1, growing to 13,000.
- Facility Contracts (per month): about $1,800 in Year 1, rising to $2,026; about $300 in direct costs, rising to $338; about 12 in Year 1, growing to 60.
- Aerial Services (per job): about $650 in Year 1, rising to $732; about $100 in direct costs, rising to $113; about 40 in Year 1, growing to 120.
- A delivery flight averages about $38, a facility contract about $1,800 per month and an aerial service job about $650. Delivery volume depends on FAA approvals.
- Prices rise about 3% a year.
- Equipment ($70,000 in Year 1) covers three commercial delivery drones, charging and landing equipment, ground station tablets and detect-and-avoid equipment and a transport trailer, and later years ($15,000, $20,000, $20,000 and $25,000) replace and add equipment.
- Pay (a full year, per person): owner / Chief Pilot $55,000; remote Pilot $42,000; operations and Compliance Manager $50,000.
- Other yearly costs in Year 1: aviation Insurance $18,000, compliance and Waiver Consulting $8,000, software and Mapping $8,000, drone Maintenance and Batteries $14,000, vehicle and Fuel $6,000, marketing $8,000, admin $4,000. These grow between 4% and 10% a year.
- Customers and payers pay about 22 days after service, so at the end of Year 1 about $9,696 is still owed to us. Income tax at 21%.
- Every dollar amount is an estimate. Replace them with your own quotes and research.

Startup Costs