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We’re Drone U, a group of guys who have turned their passion for flight into a profitable business. We love hearing from our fans, and we love helping by answering their questions. That’s why we started the Ask Drone U podcast in 2015. Since then, we are one of the largest, most popular DAILY drone podcasts out there. Each episode features an actual question submitted from someone just like you! We wish we could answer everyone’s question(s), but we’ll do our best to get through as many of them as we can. So plug in those headphones because it’s time to learn together about everything drone: FAA, insurance, business strategies, videography, drone tips, flight techniques, drone tricks, expert advice, cameras, gimbals, and so much more. #askdroneu
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ADU 1361: What are the equipment and parameters for success in the construction industry?

What are the best equipment and parameters for success in a busy construction/mapping world? Today's episode has been sponsored by Drone U's October Mapping bootcamp. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos, students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Register for our October Mapping bootcamp HERE Today's episode is also brought to you by FreeFly drones. FreeFly Drones allow pros around the world are rigging their Freefly gear to capture shots that used to be impossible. Reach out to Drone U to learn more about FreeFly drones and how their systems and technology is creating new trends in the world of drones. Free 5-Day Course: The $250M+ Drone Real Estate Formula Discover how you can leverage your drone expertise to land high-paying jobs in the real estate market.  Get Free Course On Today's podcast, we discuss equipment, softwares and drones that pilots can use to achieve financial success in the construction world and how drone business can plan their business model. Our question for today is from Giona in Italy who would like to know our suggestions for achieving success in the construction world. he would like to know the MVP for deliverables and aspects that drone pilots can keep in mind while working with construction clients. Tune in to learn about how you can plan pre, during and post construction business models and packages that you can offer. We discuss drones, softwares and multiple deliverables that you can explore to entice and offer to your clients and the costs involved to achieve financial success in the world of drones in construction. Tune in today !! Other Links to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVKvqTItto Drone U's review of the Anafi AI drone Rick Scott Bill Amendment: https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/A6BB2664-F497-4CEE-8599-33227DDBE060 Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:46] Today's show is about equipment and parameters for success in today's busy construction and mapping world [10:09] Today's question on launching a successful drone business in construction world and minimum parameters for success. [12:29] Can you achieve a great deal with used drones in construction? [15:35] What are the minimum equipment required and the packages we recommend offering to clients along with augmenting deliverables [21:31] Ensuring construction companies stay relevant with exceptional deliverables from drone contractors [29:59] Stuff that pilots can deliver to construction companies using these software, data sets and drones. [35:14] What are important post construction deliverables can drone companies offer to construction companies [40:27] Summary of deliverables that pilots can offer to their clients to get big dollar jobs
10/5/20240
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ADU 1360: How Does my Drone Business Survive if DJI is Banned ?

DJI Ban  - what can i do to help my business survive the ban ? On Today's podcast, we discuss the DJI ban and how things are evolving in the industry. Will you and your business survive this evolution of the drone industry, how you can navigate this scenario if it happens and what drones are going to be right for you ? Join us as we discuss all this and much more on this exciting and informative episode. Today's episode has been sponsored by Drone U's October Mapping bootcamp. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos, students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Register for our October Mapping bootcamp HERE Other Links to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgVKvqTItto Drone U's review of the Anafi AI drone Rick Scott Bill Amendment: https://www.rickscott.senate.gov/services/files/A6BB2664-F497-4CEE-8599-33227DDBE060 Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:28] What are the implications of the steps taken for DJI Ban and how to navigate and mitigate the impact [07:01] Learn more about the Drone U Mapping Bootcamp in Loveland, CO [09:09] Today's question is on DJI Ban, alternatives available [12:40] What is the difference between the NDAA blue and non blue versions of drones [15:31] The history of the DJI ban and the multiple bills in place for a DJI ban [27:29] Navigating the ban and making sense of steps to counter the DJI ban and how business pricing gets impacted with costlier alternatives [32:40] What are some of the best alternatives to DJI drones - Parrot Anafi, ACSL drones, Skydio X10, Inspire Flight Drone, FreeFly Astro [44:40] Understanding cost accounting and analyzing your expenses and revenues and Drone U's upcoming class on business planning.
9/18/20240
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ADU 1359: Who are the Front Runners in the American Drone Market ?

The current status of the American Drone Market - who are the front runners? On Today's podcast, we discuss the current status of the American drone market, automation and drone systems. Paul and Rob also touch on the Freefly systems and why they believe it provides one of the best platforms in the industry and can meet the expectations that DJI has set in the drone industry. Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu   Timestamps: [01:02] The current state of the US drone market, automation, drone systems and designs in the drone industry [08:01] Why the Freefly Astro drone is probably one of the best in the industry right now [13:57] Is there a need for multiple platforms in the Freefly system? [20:30] What is the payback for American Drones like Freely Systems
9/16/20240
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ADU 1358: Which foundational computing laptop should I buy for my Drone Business ?

Laptops - which one should you invest in for your drone business and why? On Today's podcast, we have discuss a question that we get asked very often - which laptop should i invest in ? Join us as we discuss both operating systems (Windows and Mac) and discuss the pros and cons and which one we believe will give you more bang for your buck. Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu
9/10/20240
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ADU 1356: What are some of the best drones for family activities?

Family Drones - which ones are the best in the market ? On Today's podcast, we have a casual discussion at a picturesque location on the lake and discuss about some of the ideal drones for family activities. Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu   Timestamps: 02:40 What new drone is DJI launching and why it might be the best travel drone ? 05:48 Tips and tricks for flying around moving objects like boats and cars 11:50 Rob and Paul discuss the DJI ban 13:16 What are the different family drones we recommend, what you can do with them and what pros and cons they have ?
9/5/20240
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ADU 1355: What qualifies as good training and how does one identify it ?

Good training and how one can identify it. On Today's podcast, we discuss a very pertinent and important question - what is good training and how does one identify it ? Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu   Timestamps: 03:20 Question for today's podcast 06:30 Rob shares his experience and his view on good training 09:40 How adding some entertainment value can enhance instruction 13:32 Paul emphasizes on what he believes good training looks like
8/22/20240
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ADU 1354: Which is the best Mapping Software for Volumetric Measurements

Best mapping software for volumetric measurements On Today's podcast, we discuss about what the best software choice there is when it comes to volumetric measurements. Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu  
8/13/20240
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ADU 1353: How to get the most accurate volumetric measurements ?

How to get the most accurate volumetric measurements? On Today's podcast, we discuss about volumetric measurements, stockpiles and how to get the most accurate information Register for our In-person Training events HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu  
8/8/20240
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EDL 008: Elevating Drone Life – Interview with Leo Arnan of Skywatch on drone insurance

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Leo from Skywatch, the industry leaders in drone insurance. We discuss and cover a host of drone insurance topics such as costs, the need for drone insurance, tips, best practices and more. Specifically we cover aspects such as liabilities for individuals and business, insurance for drones and property and more while discussing trends and things to be aware in the drone insurance domain to ensure you fly safe and are thoroughly covered in all aspects. Tune in to learn more about Skywatch, the drone insurance industry and how you can ensure effective coverage and avoid legal hassles. Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:38] Learn about Skywatch from Leo [03:40] Leo speaks why drone operators need drone insurance [05:25] Do certain drone verticals need more insurance than others and why? [09:46] What misconception are there in the insurance industry for drones and discussions on liability coverage and hull coverage [12:17] What are the different plans that Skywatch offers its customers and whats unique with insurance offered by Skywatch [17:28] What specific aspects or parameters are relevant for drone pilots purchasing an insurance? [19:38] Leo talks about trends in the insurance industry for drone operations and changes that Skywatch has completed to address these trends. [23:53] Tips and best practices for drone pilots for insurance to reduce their risks. [25:33] How to contact Skywatch and Leo
7/22/20240
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ADU 1352: How Drone Pilots Can Be Helpful After a Natural Disaster ?

How Drone Pilots Can Be Helpful After a Natural Disaster ? On Today's podcast, we discuss about disaster response, the kind of deliverables that disaster response agencies prefer and how you can utilize these deliverables with insurance companies and adjustors. Register for our Fall Experience Training event HERE Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu  
6/28/20240
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ADU 1351: Why the Mavic Cine 3 is bad for smooth motion

Is the Mavic Cine 3 suitable for smooth motion shots? On Today's podcast, we discuss about the Mavic 3 capabilities and if it is worthy drone for smooth motion shots. Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu  
6/21/20240
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ADU 1350: Is US-based Anzu robotic’s Raptor drone the solution to the proposed DJI ban ? Interview with Randall Warnas, CEO of Anzu Robotics

How to use your contacts for growing your business and how can drones augment your business Today’s episode is brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On Today's podcast, we speak to Randall Warnas, the CEO of Anzu Robotics (https://www.anzurobotics.com/). Headquartered and operated within the U.S, Anzu robotics claims to be a secure and reliable solution to the proposed DJI ban. But where is the Raptor drone being made and is it NDAA compliant ? Join us as we speak to Randall about this new drone and how it seems very familiar but is fundamentally so different. Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu  
5/7/20240
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ADU 1349: How to augment your existing business with drones?

How to use your contacts for growing your business and how can drones augment your business Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience training, a unique training event that is focused on construction projects, available to the last 1-2 participants, where you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Reach out to us to book your seat today. On Today's podcast, we discuss how drones can effectively grow your current offerings to clients. Our question from today is from Cameron, who is wanting to know how he can use his previous job knowledge and working his way on developing a successful drone business. We discuss how knowing your circle can effectively assist in reaching out and developing the next steps to getting contracts and how knowing a business gives an edge in understanding the value that can be delivered to your clients. We go over adding value to your clients and how a drone business owners can work with multiple contacts to explore opportunities. Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:32] Learn more about Drone U Experience training in Colorado [05:13] Today's question on taxes and NAICS codes to use while filing taxes [08:29] How can you use your current business contacts to grow a drone business
4/8/20240
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ADU 1348: Are NAICS codes important for Drone Pilots?

How do I navigate the tax filing season as a drone pilot? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience training, a unique training event that is focused on construction projects, available to the last 1-2 participants, where you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Reach out to us to book your seat today. On Today's podcast, we discuss navigating the tax filing season for drone pilots, and respond to Joe who would like to know more on codes to be used for tax filing. We discuss how drone pilots should navigate the tax filing space and what are the classifications available? We discuss about NAICS codes and navigating tax season for drone pilots and considerations to keep in mind when filing taxes. Tune in today !! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [04:25] Learn more about Drone U Experience training in Colorado [07:06] Today's question on taxes and NAICS codes to use while filing taxes [08:18] What is the NAICS code and why is it important while filing your taxes? [12:09] How to obtain and navigate NAICS codes specific to your business and industry? [14:01] Understanding GSA schedule for your business [15:48] Knowing your tax consultant while doing your taxes and understanding tax implications of your business decisions
4/1/20240
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ADU 1347: Why you should stop the H.R. 2864 – Countering CCP Drones Act.

What is the DJI ban bill all about? How it impact American drone pilots? What can you do about it? On Today's podcast, we discuss all about flying over people. Over the years we all have seen several drone shots of flying over people, most commonly during events such as wedding, and sporting telecasts. Our question for today is from Tom, about carrying out flights over wedding asking us about what are the best drones for flying over people and in reality if the regulations actually allow such flights. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience training, a unique training event that is focused on construction projects, available to the last 1-2 participants, where you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Reach out to us to book your seat today. On today's podcast we discuss the DJI drone ban bill which has the potential to impact how American drone pilots are using DJI for carrying out multiple important and industry specific missions. We start the episode by going over what the ban means and how it is being expected to be implemented. We speak about the specifics of how DJI accesses data and manages information. We discuss ways to effectively navigate this challenge and also go over options as to how you can connect with your representatives and educate them on your business and how the new bill can impact your you. Tune in today as we discuss the impacts of the DJI ban bill and how best you can address this bill to avoid any impact on the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:34] What is the DJI drone ban bill all about? [04:22] Should we compete rather than cancel? [05:48] What are the domains where DJI drones being used and how will a DJI drone ban impact American industries? [07:00] Connecting your Drone to the internet for managing data access and how you can effectively manage your DJI drone data [12:14] New advocacy group for connecting with your US representative [15:11] We summarize the impact of the bill and how you can influence policy and decision making
3/27/20240
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EDL 007: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Josh Marriott, on drones in construction industry and setting up successful drone programs

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Josh Marriott, Director of VDC and Field Solutions with the Whites Company in Phoenix Arizona. Josh has been active in the construction industry for several years now and has seen the evolution of drones carrying out multiple jobs and missions. On today's aspect we uncover the secrets to running a successful drone program in the construction industry and go over jobs, safety, scaling operations and much more. Josh goes over how he got into the drones and how he grew successful drone programs in the construction industry. He elaborates on how team can successfully train in-house pilots and what it takes to work with the amount of data that drones can produce for a company and how all departments can utilize this data from safety to marketing and more. Josh also digs into the secrets of managing fleets and how pilots can successfully get hired as a drone pilot in the construction industry. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Josh in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:22] Learn more about how Josh got started in the drone industry [04:40] Josh's current role and how he performs his work with drones [10:05] Training your team and building competencies in-house vs outsourcing work [12:53] Why outsourcing can seem appealing at first, but how companies can put together a drone program in-house and Josh's learning from developing programs [17:30] Working with data and effective data management and how to effectively have all internal departments work with data [22:28] Josh shares his insight on ensuring safety across teams and projects in the construction industry [24:33] Josh's go-to drones for the construction industry drone projects [28:23] How to be a successful pilot in the construction industry and what the companies look in a drone pilot when hiring
3/21/20240
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ADU 1346: Can I fly my drone over people?

Can pilots fly their drones over people? What drones can i fly without waivers? On Today's podcast, we discuss all about flying over people. Over the years we all have seen several drone shots of flying over people, most commonly during events such as wedding, and sporting telecasts. Our question for today is from Tom, about carrying out flights over wedding asking us about what are the best drones for flying over people and in reality if the regulations actually allow such flights. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience training, a unique training event that is focused on construction projects, available to the last 1-2 participants, where you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Reach out to us to book your seat today. On today's podcast we discuss everything about flying over people and the regulations therein. We discuss changes to rules about flying over people by the FAA and go over what the regulations now consider when flying over people. We also discuss the DJI reporting structure and if flying a sub 250gm drone actually constitutes to complying with the existing categories for flights. We then discuss category 2 and 3 requirements and delve into eligibilities and compliance to Remote ID. Lastly we discuss practical solutions to flying over people and the perfect drones for conducting flights over people while not comprising on the quality of footage. Tune in today as we discuss everything about flying over people and drone considerations. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:18] Learn more about upcoming construction themed Drone U experience training [03:55] Today's question on flying over people regulations [06:33] Changes to rules about flying over people and FAA updates [07:43] DJI minis and the point of going over the limits of category 1 [09:23] DJI reporting of weight of drone going over the specified weight limits [12:07] Category 2 and 3 eligibilities for drone pilots and compliance to Remote ID [16:52] Flights in an open air assembly [20:10] Practical solutions to flying over considering existing regulations and using the right drone for carrying flights over people
3/19/20240
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ADU 1345: The Biggest Mistakes New Drone Pilots Make?

We list the biggest mistakes that new pilots make in the drone industry and what one can do about it? On Today's podcast, we discuss all about the mistakes that new pilots make as they get into the drone industry and how pilots can stay away from these common traps. One of the traits of successful drone pilots has always been to be effective in avoiding what we call the biggest mistakes in the drone industry and on today's podcast we discuss and elaborate on the successful traits and the common pitfalls that drone pilots fall into as they go about working in the drone industry. We discuss about aspects such as being respectful, using open social media platforms for being considerate and empathetic and being mindful of how one presents their views in the public domain. We also elaborate on other aspects such as communication, good intentions, being financially successful in the drone industry. Tune in today as Rob and Paul share their many years of experience running a business and what they believe help in being set up for success. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [05:58] The lack of being professional in the drone industry [09:02] Using today's open platforms for being vocal without being respectful [13:14] What does being respectful to client and fellow drone pilots means. [18:03] The art of communicating in the drone world [23:08] What sums up a financial successful person vs someone struggling with being successful [24:51] How pilots can be successful in drone business?
3/12/20240
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ADU 1344: How to Get a Wide Area Authorization?

Is it easy to get wide area authorizations? Who should you reach out and how to plan your pricing for projects that require wide area authorizations? On Today's podcast, we discuss all about obtaining wide area authorizations and the steps involved for getting these approvals. Today's question is from Ryan, who would like to know the best ways for seeking authorizations for an area that Ryan is looking to fly in. Standard FAA maps shows the area requiring heavy approvals and authorizations to be in place and Ryan would like to know what would be the best way to address this. Thanks for the question, Ryan. In response to today's question, we start off discussing the traditional approval approach for flying in heavily regulated airspace and that has been done through LAANC. We discuss some of the limitations of LAANC and share ways to obtain wide area authorizations. we discuss in detail about our experience getting these approvals in the past and the ways that we used to seek authorizations. We share tips and tricks to getting and making contacts for these authorizations and the challenges involved. We also discuss other aspects of getting and flying under these authorizations and specifically on pricing as authorizations are know to be time consuming and requiring persistent efforts to build relations and obtain approvals. We discuss the amount of fee to be charged and if they need to be a flat fee or % based. Tune in to this resourceful and detail filled podcast if you are looking to obtain a wide area authorization. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:58] What are the ways to fly in controlled airspace and the use of LAANC [02:42] Using Apps that don't sell your data [04:44] Today's question on how to go about obtaining authorisation around military bases and wide area authorisations. [07:33] How we worked with officials responsible for UAS operations around military base [10:56] Tips while seeking wide area authorizations [13:40] How can pilots plan their quote when navigating wide area authorisations and should you build it in your project [18:26] Should pilots charge a flat fee or a percent of their job for working on getting wide area authorizations for their clients?
3/5/20240
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EDL 006: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Jonathan Hartland on managing challenging and recurring drone projects

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Jonathan Hartland, from innovative mind behind Skybird Drone Services based in Houston, Texas. Jon has been part of our mapping bootcamps and experience training programs and is winning projects in the drone industry through his innovative approach and better client managing skills. Jon elaborates on his experience and gear and talks about his approach about acquiring clients and projects. Jon's speaks of innovative approach of becoming a consultant for clients rather than just being a salesperson while meeting and discussing with client and Jon's approach to project discussion. In this detail packed episode we also discuss other aspects of drone industry and construction projects such as accuracy issues, sales cycle and DroneDeploy. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Jonathan in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:53] Jonathan's experience at the Drone U Experience training [02:33] Jonathan speaks about his current and ongoing projects and his equipment [05:00] Understanding client's needs today and the mix of production and marketing requirements [06:53] Educating the client about drone capabilities and Jonathan's workflow for getting projects and being a salesperson vs consultant [14:03] Dealing with accuracy questions from clients [20:08] Jonathan shares his sales cycle for projects [24:45] Jonathan's focus and niche in the drone industry and how Jon is able to support his clients [25:55] Jon's take on DroneDeploy and improvement opportunities for using DroneDeploy [29:00] Advice from Jon on running a successful drone business and ways to connect with Jon
2/28/20240
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ADU 1343: Should you be worried about the DJI ban?

Is the DJI ban relevant for drone pilots? What are the exemptions in place for the DJI ban? On today's episode we discuss about the bill on banning non-American drones aka DJI drones? We discuss the still relevant topic of the bill introduced to effectively ban DJI drones. We start off the podcast discussing what the bill is all about and if the ban impacts drone operations on US soil. We also discuss what are the exemptions that are in place for the ban and if you should worry if you are a federal employee flying a DJI drone. We then discuss the nuances of how pilots can navigate or better handle the way they use DJI drones. and how agencies can figure if drone pilots are using non-American drones. Tune in to this short podcast on understand the bill on banning DJI drones and how you as a pilot can take actions to ensure the drone industry at large continues to benefit from drones !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:22] Performing updates on the Phantom - Tips for the Phantom owners [02:23] Today's question on whether pilots should replace P4P [04:41] Understanding the use of a drone for right application [06:00] Are the phantoms still relevant today? And are Mavics relevant? [09:17] What are remote drones and their applications? [13:01] Understanding the ability to problem solve and deliver to client expectations
2/20/20240
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ADU Special Podcast: Drone Soccer with Kyle Sanders from CrewConcept

What is Drone Soccer? How can you get involved? What are the advantages to the program? On today's special episode, we host Kyle Sanders, CoFounder of Crew Concept and discuss everything about Drone Soccer program, a drone program that is quickly becoming a very prominent part of child/youth education. We the recent success of Drone Soccer program at the AUVSI conference which had hundreds of visitors every hour, we invited Kyle Sanders to AskDroneU podcast to discuss about Drone Soccer, what the program meant for the future of drone industry, education and the many advantages the sport brings. We start off our podcast discussing about the origins of the sport and how Drone Soccer made its way to US and how the sport has been catching the attention of schools and children. We discuss the leagues and levels in the sport, the infrastructure and the rules of the sport including the many skills that children need to master as they go about participating and competing internationally in the sport. We also discuss the benefits of the sport for participating institutions that includes funding, jobs and more and the requirements for institutions to participate and promote the course. We touch upon the benefits for children and how the sport is bringing multitude of life skills for children. Tune in today to know more about Drone Soccer program, its benefits, and the many advantages it brings to all participants in the sport !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:58] Drone Soccer at the AUVSI conference [01:44] Drone Soccer origins and its prominence in the drone industry [02:25] What is the team sport of Drone Soccer? What are the advantages for children who participate in Drone Soccer? [08:50] What are the different leagues in Drone Soccer and the skills required for participating in Drone Soccer? [12:47] What are the advantages for institutions and students that promote Drone Soccer? - funding, publicity, jobs and more [18:41] How can schools get involved in Drone Soccer? [21:02] What are the costs involved in getting started with Drone Soccer? [23:04] What are the measurable impact for kids?
2/15/20240
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ADU 1342: Should I just replace my Phantom 4P?

Is the Phantom 4P still relevant today? What are the best alternatives to the P4P? On today's episode we discuss about navigating new drones and keeping and using old and reliable drones such as the Phantom 4P. Our question is from Scott, who runs a drone business since 2017 and uses the P4P as his main drone and a Mavic Pro as backup. Scott would like to know if he should look at using other drones as his main drone and what would be the best drone as he looks to update his drones. Thanks for the question, Scott, today's question is something we have been asked and heard quite often and that is what drone to use and how to effectively use your budget to ensure you always have the best equipment. We discuss our answer to Scott's question by discussing how pilots need to look at the drones and their applications in today's drone market. Manufacturers today have increasing built drones for specific applications and keeping this aspect in mind helps pilots better understand drones and ensures they purchase the right equipment for their need. We then discuss if the Phantoms are still relevant today and this helps pilots understand if they can still purchase the Phantoms and where they can use it and if the Phantoms are best suited for various offerings. We are sure the Phantoms are probably the best in the business and we discuss how pilots can explore other drones if they do not have a Phantom. We also touch upon remote drone use and how these are newer projects that are being carried out by drone pilots. Lastly we discuss how pilots can be successful by better understanding client requirements and delivering to client expectations and how problem solving and working towards client success is an effective strategy to be successful in the drone industry. Tune in today to know more about drones, their applications, understand primary and secondary drones and being successful in the drone business !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:22] Performing updates on the Phantom - Tips for the Phantom owners [02:23] Today's question on whether pilots should replace P4P [04:41] Understanding the use of a drone for right application [06:00] Are the phantoms still relevant today? And are Mavics relevant? [09:17] What are remote drones and their applications? [13:01] Understanding the ability to problem solve and deliver to client expectations
2/7/20240
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ADU 1341: What factors should pilots consider when getting Drone Insurance?

How should pilots go about getting insurance? What are the options available to reduce the different liabilities? On today's episode we discuss about liabilities and drone insurance and the many options and their benefits available to drone pilots. Today's question is from Jill, Drone U member and valuable contributor to the Drone U community. Jill would like to know about drone insurance options, the providers in the business, the different options in drone insurance and what are the best ways drone pilots can make best decisions when getting drone insurance. Thanks for the question, Jill. In today's episode we discuss about the companies in the US that provide drone insurance and the options available to pilots. We discuss common providers and what features are offered by these companies. We touch upon the fact the largest and possibly the most common provider of drone insurance and if additional options to pilots actually helps pilots/industry. We then discuss into the types of insurance available and if pilots are better off purchasing an annual insurance vs a daily or per flight insurance and why this is so. We then discuss options such as blanket policy for drone insurance, hull insurance and if pilots need a general insurance for their drone business and equipment. Tune in today to know more about drone insurance and how drone pilots can reduce their liabilities while running their drone business !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:03] Is there a monopoly for Drone Insurance? [03:32] Today's question on insurance and liability, prices, companies [04:48] How many companies are involved in Drone Insurance? [06:25] Should pilots go per flight or daily or annual insurance options? What are the benefits? [12:58] Is there a blanket policy for all drones? Learn about hull insurance [15:33] Should pilots have a general insurance policy? What other liabilities should pilots cover?
2/1/20240
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ADU 1340: What can drone pilots do with Cinewhoop drones?

What can pilots achieve using Cinewhoop drones? How do pilots get better at FPV flights? Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On today's episode we discuss about using Cinewhoop drones and how pilots used to flying regular drone missions with DJI can fly and achieve with Cinewhoop drones. Today's question is from Justin who is looking to pivot from regular drone flights and looking to explore what opportunities he can pursue using FPV and Cinewhoop drones. Justin would like to know more about handling and managing the dizziness associated with first time FPV flights. Thank you for the question, Justin. We get started discussing the aspect of pilots feeling dizzy when getting started with FPV and switching from regular drone flights to FPV flights. We elaborate on how pilots can get accustomed to FPV flights and the tips and tricks to managing FPV flights and the use of FPV goggles including the challenges in managing orientation. We then discuss about jobs available for pilots who fly Cinewhoop drones. We talk about opportunities and how pilots can pursue high paying jobs in the drone industry. We talk what are the best ways for drone pilots to get accustomed to FPV flights, train and practice FPV with DJI Avata and ways to manage and control Cinewhoop controls and flights while also discussing regulations, airspace and limitations. Click HERE to watch Drone U's Cinewhoop video for the Isotopes Click HERE for the behind the scenes for our Cinewhoop videos Tune in today to know more about FPV flights using Cinewhoop, jobs and getting better at FPV flights !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:32] the current situation with drone delivery in US [04:39] Discussion on how pilots can carryout Cinewhoop missions [06:48] What jobs make the most for drone pilots? [09:50] Today's question on cinewhoop and using FPV goggles [12:01] What can pilots used to flying DJI expect when using Cinewhoop drones? [19:41] What kind of work is available for pilots who fly Cinewhoop drones?
1/26/20240
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ADU 1339: Can I carry a drone on a cruise without it getting confiscated?

Can equipment be confiscated on cruises? Are there any regulations or laws that allows parties to confiscate? On today's episode we discuss about travelling with drones on cruise and how pilots can avoid getting their equipment from being confiscated. Today's question is from Craig who had his drone confiscated on a recent cruise and wants to know how pilots can travel with drones. Thank you for the question, Craig. While it has been discussed at length in public forums and also on our podcast on travelling with drone in airline, there is some learning for pilots that travel with a drone on cruise. Pilots risk getting their drones confiscated and on today's podcast we discuss what are the options available to pilots to carry their drones on cruises. We discuss the rules and laws that are applicable on cruises and how guests waive some of their important rights when they signed the dotted lines on cruise agreements. Terms and Conditions in cruise agreements allow cruise authorities to conduct matters differently from how laws are structured inland and hence decisions by cruise authorities are largely binding on all guests. We talk about past incidents and events on cruises and highlight important factors to be considered when travelling on cruises and also how pilots can avoid getting their equipment confiscated in general and what options pilots have in the event of confiscations. Tune in today to know more about travelling on cruises with your drones and how you can stay clear of any inconvenience !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:09] Today's question on carrying drones on a cruise [05:47] How do the laws of the US differ from the T&C signed by you [06:41] Theft and crime on cruise ships [07:55] Are there ways to avoid getting your drone confiscated while on a cruise? [10:03] Important factors to consider while travelling on a cruise [11:03] How to avoid getting your equipment from confiscation everywhere else?
1/14/20240
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ADU 1336: How can pilots effectively use Checkpoints?

How to effectively use checkpoints? How can pilots ensure the accuracy of checkpoints? Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On today's episode we discuss about checkpoints and their use in drone missions. There has been ample discussions on GCP in the industry and also on our podcasts but today's question, from Martin, is on checkpoints. Martin would like to know how to effectively use checkpoints. On today's episode we discuss what checkpoints do for your missions, why pilots use them and we detail into how checkpoints can be used effectively. We talk about natural references, accuracy in mapping and how the latest versions of mapping software can assist pilots in effective use of checkpoints. Tune in today to know more about this effective tool for excellent mapping results !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:52] Today's question on GCPs and checkpoints [04:31] What do checkpoints do against GCPs and dealing with accuracy [07:51] How to use checkpoints effectively [09:42] Using softwares for GCP and Checkpoints measurements [12:11] Understanding your environment while taking measurements
12/19/20230
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ADU 1335: What is a good upgrade from the Mini SE?

What are the best ways to get started in the drone industry. Best jobs to pursue? Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. On today's episode we discuss the best drone to upgrade from the Mini SE. Out question for today is from Levi who has amazed us with his use of the Mini SE and would like to know what is a good drone that he can upgrade to. Thank you for the question Levi. We discuss whats special and unique about using small drones and talk about the benefits of using a small drone in today's drone industry. We also share DJIs take on small drones and third party applications as DJI drones are now released on to the market with their own controller. We then delve into what are the best drones currently available in the market for mapping and why you should get them while also discussing the M30T vs M3T debate. Tune in today if you're looking to upgrade your drone in 2024 !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:02] Today's question on what's a good upgrade from the Mini SE [05:25] What is commendable about using a small drone [06:22] What are the benefits of some of the new smaller drones [06:42] DJIs stand on using third party apps [08:47] What is the best drone currently available for 3D modelling and mapping [09:15] M30T vs M3T - Why should you prefer the M30T over M3T [12:43] A summary of sensible drones you can upgrade to
12/15/20230
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ADU 1334: What are the best ways to get started in the drone industry. Best jobs to pursue?

What are the best ways to get started in the drone industry. Best jobs to pursue? Today’s episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. This Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, join us at Westminister High School for Community Drone Day events and celebrations. The school gym will be a buzzing hub of aerial activity, as Westminster High School and Westy PD jointly present the first-ever Community Drone Day. The event promises to feature a wide range of activities, including fan-favorite drone soccer, surveillance demonstrations, virtual reality experiences, flight simulations and much more. This event is free and open to all ages! Whether you are new to drones or an experienced pilot, you won’t want to miss this event. The event will be held on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Westminster High School, 6933 Raleigh St.  On today's episode we discuss the best ways to get started in the drone industry and the best ways to go about getting successful in running a drone business. We discuss about the important aspects that new and experienced drone pilots should be aware of, as they get started in the drone world. We cover skill building, business environment impacts, utilizing your network and more. Tune in today to leverage all the many years of our experience of running a drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:42] Right trajectory for entering drone business and monetize as soon as possible [08:01] learn more about upcoming drone event to learn about Community Drone Day at Westminster High School on Dec 9 [10:43] Today's question on areas to focus as pilots start out in the drone industry [12:07] Mindset required for commercial success in the drone industry [13:50] Factors that can influence success and growth in the industry [16:33] Using your current contacts and network to build sales [18:41] Steps that Paul would take to build a successful business - skills and why [23:30] How your current environment can help you decide about services that you can offer [27:15] Other factors that drone business operators can explore to find opportunities [29:33] Paul summarizes the ways to extract success the most in limited time
12/7/20230
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ADU 1333: What is ESRI and can drone pilots use it for mapping?

We talk about ESRI, its benefits, its similarities to Pix4D and should drone pilots use it for mapping? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Black Friday deals. Why pay per course when you can have the ENTIRE Drone U library for one low price. This is the LOWEST PRICE we offer for our Annual and Lifetime Memberships and your BEST opportunity to purchase access to the largest library of Drone Training courses on the internet. You'll receive UNLIMITED ACCESS to EVERYTHING….our Pilot Community, Courses & ALL Content on the Drone U Site; including all future courses. Currently includes access to over 40 courses, taught by instructors who do what they’re teaching. Learn from their experience…and, most importantly, their mistakes. Visit Drone U Black Friday deals today !! Today's episode is also brought to you by Colorado Drone Chargers, specialists who offer drone charging systems that charge multiple batteries and a flight controller at the same time, offering the fastest, and most efficient drone charging solutions on the market. We discuss about the ESRI platform and its use cases. ESRI has been a preferred choice for large and government agencies for their mapping needs and projects and on today's episode we explore what the platform is about, its advantages and if the platform is meant for drone pilots. Tune in to this short episode to learn more about ESRI !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:45] Today's question on ESRI platform for drone mapping [04:25] What is ESRI [05:37] What are the benefits of ESRI, it similarity and differences from Pix4D [07:38] Should you prefer the Pix4D over ESRI [10:31] Who needs ESRI
11/24/20230
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ADU 1332: What are the best Black Friday deals that are available for drone pilots this year?

This Black Friday, learn all the best deals for drones, accessories and training. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Black Friday deals. Why pay per course when you can have the ENTIRE Drone U library for one low price. This is the LOWEST PRICE we offer for our Annual and Lifetime Memberships and your BEST opportunity to purchase access to the largest library of Drone Training courses on the internet. You'll receive UNLIMITED ACCESS to EVERYTHING….our Pilot Community, Courses & ALL Content on the Drone U Site; including all future courses. Currently includes access to over 40 courses, taught by instructors who do what they’re teaching. Learn from their experience…and, most importantly, their mistakes. Visit Drone U Black Friday deals today !! On today's show we discuss about all of the best deals available for drone pilots this Black Friday. We summarize all the deals available for drones, drone accessories, drone trainings and more !! We discuss the huge DJI discount on the DJI Avata and the Mini 3 Pro and then go over some of the awesome deals for consumables such as storage cards, storage boxes and more. Softwares make an essential part of drone pilots armory to tackle challenging projects and we discuss the best deals for drone software before finally discussing about drone training including Drone U exclusive Black Friday deals that not only cover membership but also in-person training. This year, we have published our entire 2024 training calendar and we're running promotions on them that you definitely do not want to miss. Tune in today to learn more and save more through Black Friday deals ! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:17] The best drone deals you can get on Black Friday [02:38] DJI Avata deal this Black Friday [03:44] Deals on the Mini 3 Pro and Mini 2 SE and fly more combos [05:23] DBFCM deals on consumables - SD cards, hard drives and accessories [08:23] Deals on softwares [09:11] Deals on In-person training from Drone U for 2024
11/22/20230
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ADU 1331: How do I develop a blueprint while starting my drone business?

How should you plan your business plan? What factors should you considering while selecting a niche? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our last in-person mapping training in November in beautiful Colorado. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about developing a blueprint for your drone business and what are the best ways to achieve a solid blueprint. Our question for today is from Sebastian from Costa Rica who would like to know what would be the best way to get a drone business started and how he can effectively plan a blueprint and decide on the domain that he can venture to run a successful business. Thanks for the question Sebastian. On today's episode we delve into the many factor new and old business owners need to consider while running a drone business. We start off discussing about regulations, certifications and developing a business acumen for running a drone business. We then discuss the first few steps of doing a business and how business owners can perfect their craft. Lastly we also discuss about choosing a domain, the benefits of working in a domain and bootstrapping and working your way up a domain. Tune in today to learn more and discover the steps to running a successful business ! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:51] Overview of today's episode on running a drone business [02:40] Today's question on developing a blueprint for a drone business [04:44] Getting certified and developing business acumen for running a business [07:01] Determining and working on the first few steps in your business [10:01] Choosing your domain and working in a niche and being systematic in your approach [13:21] Bootstrapping, getting a drone and working your way up - financial aspects
10/31/20230
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ADU 1330: Can you use RTK without GCPs?

How to obtain accurate mapping data? RTK use without GCPs? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our last in-person mapping training in November in beautiful Colorado. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about RTKs, GCPs and mapping accuracy and conducting successful mapping missions. Join us for today's episode where we discuss mapping in detail and go over the need for using RTK, GCPs. Our question from John today is about knowing more on RTKs, GCP and mapping data accuracy. Thanks for the question John, there has always been the need for pilots to be mindful of the many parameters for obtaining great mapping data and in today's podcast we go over all of them. We address John's question on using RTK without GCPs and provide the process for executing a perfect mapping mission and gather accurate data. Tune in today to learn more ! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:55] Overview of today's episode on GCP, Mapping, data acquisition accuracy [03:33] Today's question on GCP, RTK and accurate data collection [06:20] Marking GCP and the process involved [14:01] Using an RTK unit and steps to obtain data accurately
10/29/20230
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ADU 1329: Are Phantom drones still relevant in the industry?

Is the P4A/ P4P relevant? What use cases is it being used? Will DJI continue to support it? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our last in-person mapping training in November in beautiful Colorado. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss P4P, P4A, the Mavic3Pro for 3D Modeling and use cases for these drones. Our question for today is from Mike who would like to know if the P4P is still relevant in the industry. Thanks for the question Mike, we start off our discussion about the argument between professional drones, consumer drones and enterprise drones. We discuss budgeting, use cases and 3D modeling software and drones and new company along with the many technical specifications of these drones and their use cases that pilots should know. Mike also wanted to know about heating issues and we answer ways to address the heating issues. Tune in today to learn more about getting the best bang for your buck and how to effectively chose and purchase your drone. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:55] Is the P4P/P4A still relevant in the industry? [02:55] Today's question from Mike on P4A, P4P and heating issues [06:07] Using the Mavic3Pro for 3D Modeling [10:11] Are P4A still being used? And why?
10/25/20230
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ADU 1328: How can drone pilots safely navigate Remote ID?

How can pilots address the requirements of remote ID? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our last in-person mapping training in November in beautiful Colorado. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about the deployment of remote ID and how pilots can navigate the requirements of the remote ID mandate. Our question for today is from Jason who would like to know how to address FAA requirements on remote ID when registering their drones. Thanks for the question Jason. With FAA rolling out the requirements for Remote ID, pilots are now faced with understanding and interpreting the requirements on remote ID. We delve into the details of the regulatory requirements of remote ID, FAA's mandate on the policy and what we believe is the FAAs plan for rolling out such a regulatory model. We deep dive into how pilots can legally go about addressing these regulations using solutions that are available in the market. Tune in today to learn more about Remote ID and how as a drone pilot you can stay compliant. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:44] Details on the last mapping in-person class for the year [05:29] The drones we commonly see in our mapping classes [09:47] Today's question on registering drones and dealing with remote id [14:03] What we believe is the FAAs take on remote id [19:31] Can we legally comply with remote ID using products in the markets?
10/19/20230
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ADU 1327: How important is being found in Voice search?

Is voice search critical to getting business? How do pilots go about being found via voice search? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our upcoming Experience training in October in beautiful Colorado. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about the use of voice search to be found in search results from common voice search tools and devices such as Siri, Echo, Chat GPT and more Our question for today is from Justin in Vermont who would like to know if voice search is critical to be being found by customers. On today's show we discuss about the relevance of voice search and if voice search is truly a method used by customers, specifically those of drone pilots to find business. We speak about the three key things in SEO that pilots need to be mindful about setting up their business and website. We then discuss about the databases that feed into voice search and discuss ways and techniques about getting into voice search in different mediums. Tune in today to learn more about voice search and its potential for business growth! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:23] Using voice search in today's modern world and setting up your business on voice search [06:36] Today's question on whether voice search is crucial for business marketing [09:02] 3 key points for SEO for drone business [16:05] Is voice search relevant for today's business and how much does voice search brings business [18:11] Getting into databases and listings to get into voice search
10/3/20230
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ADU 1326: Are GCP’s required for Cell tower inspections?

When would pilots need GCPs when performing cell tower missions? What factors do pilots need to keep in mind for taking up multiple cell tower jobs? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting our upcoming Experience training in October in beautiful Colorado. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about the use of ground control points in cell tower inspections Our question for today is from Eric who would like to learn more about the use of GCP in cell tower inspections for improving accuracy and creating better models for inspections. We start off our response to Eric about indexing in the industry and how it is relevant for cell tower inspections including some of the tools used in inspections. We also discuss about the infrastructure bill, opportunities for getting paid for conducting cell tower inspections. We also see how pilots can be better prepared for large multiple jobs in cell inspection jobs and working as a small DSP vs becoming an aggregator of drone jobs for cell inspections. Tune in today to this information packed episode to learn more about cell tower inspections! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:44] Today's question on GCP use [05:05] Indexing and creating maps of towers in telecom [11:50] Is there a pull back to fly cell towers despite the infrastructure bill coming out? [19:33] The final take on using GCPs in cell towers vs other alternatives
9/25/20230
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ADU 1324: How can I get more clients and grow my drone business?

How can owners grow their drone business? Are there any hacks outside of traditional marketing ways to get clients? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our upcoming Mapping Bootcamp with Flight Mastery Course and new Subject tracking training in September. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about ways pilots can get clients and keep a steady flow of client pipeline to grow drone business Our question for today is from Ben who has tried all traditional methods for getting clients and would like to know our recommendations for finding new clients and growing his business. We hear you Ben. This is a frequent question that drone business owners ask us and today we share our tips and recommendations along with insights into the drone industry that can help business owners get more business. We start off our response to Ben providing insights into the expectations from pilots in today's drone market and what makes a successful pilot. We then dig into the details about how and why pilots should produce high quality videos and master their craft along with the important getting to know your why. We share insights into top 3 verticals in the drone industry for getting jobs and three key things for pilots to focus to help them get clients. Lastly we also go over the many ways and opportunities in today's drone market to get jobs and find new clients to effectively grow one's business Tune in today to this information packed episode to grow your drone business! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:48] Today's question on how to find clients if there are no responses to all marketing efforts [05:02] Pointers for pilots to know about the requirements in the industry [09:38] Generating high quality videos that most pilots avoid and master the art [11:32] Finding your why [12:00] Top 3 drone jobs and verticals to focus on for maximing earnings [14:51] Three key things for pilots to focus in terms of skills [18:02] Other ways to find drone jobs and opportunities in the market
9/5/20230
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ADU 1324: How can I get more clients and grow my drone business?

How can owners grow their drone business? Are there any hacks outside of traditional marketing ways to get clients? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our upcoming Mapping Bootcamp with Flight Mastery Course and new Subject tracking training in September. This is our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about ways pilots can get clients and keep a steady flow of client pipeline to grow drone business Our question for today is from Ben who has tried all traditional methods for getting clients and would like to know our recommendations for finding new clients and growing his business. We hear you Ben. This is a frequent question that drone business owners ask us and today we share our tips and recommendations along with insights into the drone industry that can help business owners get more business. We start off our response to Ben providing insights into the expectations from pilots in today's drone market and what makes a successful pilot. We then dig into the details about how and why pilots should produce high quality videos and master their craft along with the important getting to know your why. We share insights into top 3 verticals in the drone industry for getting jobs and three key things for pilots to focus to help them get clients. Lastly we also go over the many ways and opportunities in today's drone market to get jobs and find new clients to effectively grow one's business Tune in today to this information packed episode to grow your drone business! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:48] Today's question on how to find clients if there are no responses to all marketing efforts [05:02] Pointers for pilots to know about the requirements in the industry [09:38] Generating high quality videos that most pilots avoid and master the art [11:32] Finding your why [12:00] Top 3 drone jobs and verticals to focus on for maximing earnings [14:51] Three key things for pilots to focus in terms of skills [18:02] Other ways to find drone jobs and opportunities in the market
9/5/20230
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ADU 1323: Can AI change the future of photogrammetry, 3D map generation in the drone industry?

Can AI change the future of mapping? How is it being used currently and what capabilities can AI bring? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery classes. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course in NY on September 8. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about AI in the drone industry and how AI can influence capabilities such as drone mapping, photogrammetry and 3d modeling. Our question for today is from Gabe "The Hawaiian" Hanohano who would like to know more about AI in the drone industry and its capabilities to generate maps and how it can restructure the ways 2D and 3D maps are created. Thanks for the question Gabe. Always happy to hear from you. In our response we start our discussion highlight the use of AI in animation and how tools such as LumaLabs use AI to create unique drone videos. We delve into new AI tools that are currently in use in the drone market and how the industry is currently generating 3D models and the capabilities that AI can bring in the future. We also discuss the future capabilities and other ways that can possibly structure how the drone industry operates and how models and photogrammetry can be influenced while also being cautious of deliverable quality. Lastly we discuss how specific domains in the industry such as surveying, animation are set to be influenced by AI and how you can learn these to be at the forefront of the change. Tune in today to listen to the detail and learn more about how AI is influencing the drone industry and what lies ahead!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:52] Today's question on AI in the drone industry and the future of drone mapping, photogrammetry. [06:36] AI in video animation tool - Lumalabs [08:55] New AI tools in the drone industry for generating 3D models [11:40] What capability does AI hold in the future with predicting the future of infrastructure [24:24] Future capabilities that we can extract from AI that will benefit the animation and surveying industry [28:39] How Google built Bard and how you can learn more about AI
8/24/20230
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ADU 1323: Can AI change the future of photogrammetry, 3D map generation in the drone industry?

Can AI change the future of mapping? How is it being used currently and what capabilities can AI bring? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery classes. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course in NY on September 8. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about AI in the drone industry and how AI can influence capabilities such as drone mapping, photogrammetry and 3d modeling. Our question for today is from Gabe "The Hawaiian" Hanohano who would like to know more about AI in the drone industry and its capabilities to generate maps and how it can restructure the ways 2D and 3D maps are created. Thanks for the question Gabe. Always happy to hear from you. In our response we start our discussion highlight the use of AI in animation and how tools such as LumaLabs use AI to create unique drone videos. We delve into new AI tools that are currently in use in the drone market and how the industry is currently generating 3D models and the capabilities that AI can bring in the future. We also discuss the future capabilities and other ways that can possibly structure how the drone industry operates and how models and photogrammetry can be influenced while also being cautious of deliverable quality. Lastly we discuss how specific domains in the industry such as surveying, animation are set to be influenced by AI and how you can learn these to be at the forefront of the change. Tune in today to listen to the detail and learn more about how AI is influencing the drone industry and what lies ahead!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:52] Today's question on AI in the drone industry and the future of drone mapping, photogrammetry. [06:36] AI in video animation tool - Lumalabs [08:55] New AI tools in the drone industry for generating 3D models [11:40] What capability does AI hold in the future with predicting the future of infrastructure [24:24] Future capabilities that we can extract from AI that will benefit the animation and surveying industry [28:39] How Google built Bard and how you can learn more about AI
8/24/20230
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ADU 1322: Can I Use the DJI Smart Controller with Other DJI Drones – Like the Phantom 4 Pro?

Can pilots use controllers across different drones? How can pilots confirm the compatibility of the controllers with drones? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery classes. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about controllers and their compatibility with drones across models and generations. Our question for today is from Duane who would like to use his controllers from DJI across different DJI models. Thanks for the question Duane. In this short episode we go over compatibility of drone and drone controllers. We first discuss about smart controllers, their use and if their internal workings allow compatibility. We then go over when controllers can be used to fly other drones and lastly inform how pilots can assess the compatibility of their controllers and drones. Tune in today to listen to the detail and learn more about the compatibility of your drone and controllers!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:29] Today's question on what all jobs can a pilot take in future with the equipment they have? [04:30] Current industry scenario with DJI's outlook on the drone market and equipment [05:41] Can DSPs actually use today's newer drone or are older drones still in use? [08:33] What flight skills will remain relevant in the future?
8/22/20230
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ADU 1322: Can I Use the DJI Smart Controller with Other DJI Drones – Like the Phantom 4 Pro?

Can pilots use controllers across different drones? How can pilots confirm the compatibility of the controllers with drones? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery classes. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about controllers and their compatibility with drones across models and generations. Our question for today is from Duane who would like to use his controllers from DJI across different DJI models. Thanks for the question Duane. In this short episode we go over compatibility of drone and drone controllers. We first discuss about smart controllers, their use and if their internal workings allow compatibility. We then go over when controllers can be used to fly other drones and lastly inform how pilots can assess the compatibility of their controllers and drones. Tune in today to listen to the detail and learn more about the compatibility of your drone and controllers!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://www.thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:29] Today's question on what all jobs can a pilot take in future with the equipment they have? [04:30] Current industry scenario with DJI's outlook on the drone market and equipment [05:41] Can DSPs actually use today's newer drone or are older drones still in use? [08:33] What flight skills will remain relevant in the future?
8/22/20230
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ADU 1321: Can I still get jobs with drones such as Phantom, Mini 2 and M2P?

Are newer drones making older equipment irrelevant? Do pilots need to constantly keep upgrading their equipment? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery classes. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about drone equipment and if DSPs need to constantly purchase new equipment to keep up with the industry. Today's question is from Justin, who is taking a break from performing drone jobs and would like to know if he needs to constantly keep up with the industry or if his current equipment would help him continue to seek jobs in the drone industry. Thanks for the question Justin, and we wish you a speedy recovery. We discuss about drone industry and how equipment in the industry remains to be relevant thanks to decisions from companies such as DJI. When then elaborate if today's equipment actually hold a true edge over their previous models and how pilots can still continue to seek jobs. Tune in today to listen to the detail and information packed episode and learn more about drone equipment!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:29] Today's question on what all jobs can a pilot take in future with the equipment they have? [04:30] Current industry scenario with DJI's outlook on the drone market and equipment [05:41] Can DSPs actually use today's newer drone or are older drones still in use? [08:33] What flight skills will remain relevant in the future?
7/28/20230
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ADU 1320: Best ways to use GCP RTK and other mapping tools and techniques without breaking the bank

What are the different solutions available for mappers to deliver accuracy in mapping deliverables? How can pilots make cost effective solutions for mapping requirements Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss in detail all about mapping and technologies such as GCP, RTK, and ways pilots can make the best decision for the business without breaking the bank. Today's question is from Preston, who would like to know about mapping and GCPs and all the best options available for mapping pilots without breaking the bank. Thanks for the question Preston, we start off this episode by walking through the best ways to plan a budget when working on a budget and share some examples of how cost effective solutions have provided the best accuracies in deliverables. When then go over GCPs and the ideal conditions to use them along with specifics of GPS Unit recommended to shoot GCP. Other key things we discuss in today's episode is about factors such as signals and RTK integration, specifically, how close does the internet connection needs to be and if pilots should always shoot gcp’S and if Drone Deploy RTK integration good? Tune in today to listen to the detail and information packed episode and learn more about mapping technologies!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:47] Learn all about Drone U's mapping bootcamp and flight mastery classes [04:09] Today's question on GCPs, RTK and bringing accuracy to mapping missions without breaking the bank [07:41] Planning your budget when working on mapping missions [09:55] Why aero points can be a good solution for mapping pilots and using PPK data for mapping data [12:17] When should pilots use GCP and when should they use drones like the Wingtra and other solutions for mappers [09:55] Why aero points can be a good solution for mapping pilots and using PPK data for mapping data
7/24/20230
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ADU 1320: Best ways to use GCP RTK and other mapping tools and techniques without breaking the bank

What are the different solutions available for mappers to deliver accuracy in mapping deliverables? How can pilots make cost effective solutions for mapping requirements Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss in detail all about mapping and technologies such as GCP, RTK, and ways pilots can make the best decision for the business without breaking the bank. Today's question is from Preston, who would like to know about mapping and GCPs and all the best options available for mapping pilots without breaking the bank. Thanks for the question Preston, we start off this episode by walking through the best ways to plan a budget when working on a budget and share some examples of how cost effective solutions have provided the best accuracies in deliverables. When then go over GCPs and the ideal conditions to use them along with specifics of GPS Unit recommended to shoot GCP. Other key things we discuss in today's episode is about factors such as signals and RTK integration, specifically, how close does the internet connection needs to be and if pilots should always shoot gcp’S and if Drone Deploy RTK integration good? Tune in today to listen to the detail and information packed episode and learn more about mapping technologies!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:47] Learn all about Drone U's mapping bootcamp and flight mastery classes [04:09] Today's question on GCPs, RTK and bringing accuracy to mapping missions without breaking the bank [07:41] Planning your budget when working on mapping missions [09:55] Why aero points can be a good solution for mapping pilots and using PPK data for mapping data [12:17] When should pilots use GCP and when should they use drones like the Wingtra and other solutions for mappers [09:55] Why aero points can be a good solution for mapping pilots and using PPK data for mapping data
7/24/20230
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ADU 1319: What are some of the DSP gigs available for those willing to travel? what would be the best drone?

What are some of the gigs a DSP interested in traveling can take up? What would be a good drone while traveling? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery training by Dave and Jon Schwalm and Drone U Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course, on Monday, July 21st. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. On today's show we discuss about some of the gigs that DSPs willing to travel can take up. Our question for today is from Kevin. Kevin would like to know some of the gigs he can look to undertake that include travel and the best drone that he can use for such gigs. Thanks for the question, Kevin. This is truly a field where there is sufficient opportunity should someone be willing to travel and take up drone gigs. We discuss some gigs that continue to see demand for Drone operators that includes traveling and why these gigs are good for DSPs along with the drones that they need to carry for carrying out such gigs. We also explore some of the products that DSPs can review, products which form part of travel and how DSPs can position themselves to be part of such a niche. Lastly we delve into some alternate opportunities that DSPs can undertake to fulfill the travel space. If you are looking to be a DSP and would like to travel while taking up drone gigs, Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:44] Today's question on best travel related projects for DSPs and best drones [03:27] Some of the projects that DSPs can undertake that involves traveling and continues to seek demands [05:44] Products that drone pilots can review as part of their travel [08:55] Alternate opportunities that drone pilots can take up as part of their DSP business
7/3/20230
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ADU 1319: What are some of the DSP gigs available for those willing to travel? what would be the best drone?

What are some of the gigs a DSP interested in traveling can take up? What would be a good drone while traveling? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery training by Dave and Jon Schwalm and Drone U Events. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course, on Monday, July 21st. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. On today's show we discuss about some of the gigs that DSPs willing to travel can take up. Our question for today is from Kevin. Kevin would like to know some of the gigs he can look to undertake that include travel and the best drone that he can use for such gigs. Thanks for the question, Kevin. This is truly a field where there is sufficient opportunity should someone be willing to travel and take up drone gigs. We discuss some gigs that continue to see demand for Drone operators that includes traveling and why these gigs are good for DSPs along with the drones that they need to carry for carrying out such gigs. We also explore some of the products that DSPs can review, products which form part of travel and how DSPs can position themselves to be part of such a niche. Lastly we delve into some alternate opportunities that DSPs can undertake to fulfill the travel space. If you are looking to be a DSP and would like to travel while taking up drone gigs, Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:44] Today's question on best travel related projects for DSPs and best drones [03:27] Some of the projects that DSPs can undertake that involves traveling and continues to seek demands [05:44] Products that drone pilots can review as part of their travel [08:55] Alternate opportunities that drone pilots can take up as part of their DSP business
7/3/20230
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ADU 1318: How are the best ways to draft my DSP resume?

What are the best ways to draft a DSP resume? What specific points should one include in a resume? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery training by Dave and Jon Schwalm. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course, on Monday, July 21st. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. On today's show we discuss about building a DSP resume and what one must include in them. Our question for today is from William who would like to learn how best to draft one's resume in the drone industry. We discuss if resumes are the best way for a pilot to showcase their capabilities and if resumes provide sufficient insight to prospects on one's abilities. We elaborate on how pilots need to succinctly communicate their abilities and our own experience in the past with hiring professionals and what stood out and pilots can plan on including these top aspects in their resume to attract clients. Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:29] Today's question on how to go about building a profile as a drone pilot [04:22] Are resumes really relevant in today's world and sufficient to demonstrate one's ability? [09:11] How did Drone U go about hiring and what we felt stood out in candidates [13:18] An example of high value perception and delivery in one's services
6/21/20230
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ADU 1318: How are the best ways to draft my DSP resume?

What are the best ways to draft a DSP resume? What specific points should one include in a resume? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Flight mastery training by Dave and Jon Schwalm. If you're looking to enhance your flight skills (and who among us doesn't need to enhance our flight skills), we are hosting a day of flight training through our Flight Mastery Course, on Monday, July 21st. Our Flight Mastery course is a training based on our obstacle course built from 12 exercises to build confidence in student's ability to fly and make educated decisions in flight. The primary goal of the class is to teach students the strategies and techniques we've learned over the past several years that will enable students to fly with confidence and in a way that mitigates risk while pushing themselves to be the best pilot possible. On today's show we discuss about building a DSP resume and what one must include in them. Our question for today is from William who would like to learn how best to draft one's resume in the drone industry. We discuss if resumes are the best way for a pilot to showcase their capabilities and if resumes provide sufficient insight to prospects on one's abilities. We elaborate on how pilots need to succinctly communicate their abilities and our own experience in the past with hiring professionals and what stood out and pilots can plan on including these top aspects in their resume to attract clients. Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:29] Today's question on how to go about building a profile as a drone pilot [04:22] Are resumes really relevant in today's world and sufficient to demonstrate one's ability? [09:11] How did Drone U go about hiring and what we felt stood out in candidates [13:18] An example of high value perception and delivery in one's services
6/21/20230
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ADU 1317: Who controls the skies OTHER than the FAA?

Do states hold authority on airspace over the FAA? What can one do against state attempting to control airspace Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about states continuing to regulate airspace operations over the FAA and plan to pass regulations. Our question for today is from Ryan who is referring to Montana's recent attempt to regulate airspace in Montana and if states hold authority over the FAA. Thanks for the question Ryan. We address this continuing issue of states attempting (and potentially failing) to controlling airspace. We discuss past instances and cases of states attempting to regulate the airspace and eventually failing with the FAA ensuring that they continue to control airspace. We discuss what pilots can do in such scenarios and how they can be advocates of ensuring right authority is maintained for pilots to fly consistently in the US airspace. Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:15] Today's question senate bill proposed in Montana and does the FAA laws hold good [02:29] What past instances of states trying to overrule the federal laws are relevant [03:40] Does Montana have the authority to enforce their rules [06:33] The topic of public domain and airspace management and what can one do about advocating senators
6/19/20230
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ADU 1317: Who controls the skies OTHER than the FAA?

Do states hold authority on airspace over the FAA? What can one do against state attempting to control airspace Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! On today's show we discuss about states continuing to regulate airspace operations over the FAA and plan to pass regulations. Our question for today is from Ryan who is referring to Montana's recent attempt to regulate airspace in Montana and if states hold authority over the FAA. Thanks for the question Ryan. We address this continuing issue of states attempting (and potentially failing) to controlling airspace. We discuss past instances and cases of states attempting to regulate the airspace and eventually failing with the FAA ensuring that they continue to control airspace. We discuss what pilots can do in such scenarios and how they can be advocates of ensuring right authority is maintained for pilots to fly consistently in the US airspace. Tune in today to learn more !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:15] Today's question senate bill proposed in Montana and does the FAA laws hold good [02:29] What past instances of states trying to overrule the federal laws are relevant [03:40] Does Montana have the authority to enforce their rules [06:33] The topic of public domain and airspace management and what can one do about advocating senators
6/19/20230
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ADU 1316: Can I use my Phantom 4 RTK for conducting specific flight missions?

Can pilots use the Phantom 4 RTK minus the RTK to conduct specific flight missions like Orbits? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! Today's show is about discussing if pilots chose the Phantom 4 RTK over the Phantom 4 Pro or v2, can the RTK be used for conducting specific flight missions? Our question for today is from James, who has purchase a P4 RTK drone and would like to know if it can be used without the RTK to add third party applications for conducting specific flight missions. Thanks for the question James. In this short episode we discuss if the RTK can be used for mapping missions specific to what James has asked and what are the pitfalls of using the RTK and how pilot experience can mitigate these to an extent. We talk about the orbital missions James would like to perform and elaborate on how the RTK can be used to perform these movements. Lastly we touch upon some trending softwares that allow pilots to make visually appealing videos in orbital movements but functionally are limited in their application. Tune in today to learn more about how the P4 RTK can be used and how you can get the best value from your flight missions. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:33] Today's question on recommendation for purchasing a Phantom drone [06:02] Does the RTK function for mapping and the importance of pilot skills [07:42] How can pilots make orbital movements using their Phantom RTK drone [10:02] What are some of the new trending softwares available in the market for making videos
6/16/20230
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ADU 1316: Can I use my Phantom 4 RTK for conducting specific flight missions?

Can pilots use the Phantom 4 RTK minus the RTK to conduct specific flight missions like Orbits? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! Today's show is about discussing if pilots chose the Phantom 4 RTK over the Phantom 4 Pro or v2, can the RTK be used for conducting specific flight missions? Our question for today is from James, who has purchase a P4 RTK drone and would like to know if it can be used without the RTK to add third party applications for conducting specific flight missions. Thanks for the question James. In this short episode we discuss if the RTK can be used for mapping missions specific to what James has asked and what are the pitfalls of using the RTK and how pilot experience can mitigate these to an extent. We talk about the orbital missions James would like to perform and elaborate on how the RTK can be used to perform these movements. Lastly we touch upon some trending softwares that allow pilots to make visually appealing videos in orbital movements but functionally are limited in their application. Tune in today to learn more about how the P4 RTK can be used and how you can get the best value from your flight missions. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:33] Today's question on recommendation for purchasing a Phantom drone [06:02] Does the RTK function for mapping and the importance of pilot skills [07:42] How can pilots make orbital movements using their Phantom RTK drone [10:02] What are some of the new trending softwares available in the market for making videos
6/16/20230
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ADU 1315: What is the best mapping software for volumetric measurements requirements?

Mapping softwares available in today's markets and their limitations and capabilities. When should pilots choose softwares like DroneDeploy, Pix4D and cloud solutions available today Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! Today's show is about discussing the many mapping software options pilots have today for volumetric measurements and which softwares provides best value for money. Our question for today is from Andrew who is performing mapping missions to provide volumetric measurement deliverables to his clients and would like to know the best software suited for the purpose considering Andrew relies on a Mac device for his work. Thanks for the question Andrew. In this short episode today, we quickly jump into the many options that are available in the market and the advantages and limitations of each of them. Specifically we jump into discussing the many benefits and drawbacks of softwares such as DroneDeploy, Pix4D and discuss if cloud solutions are an alternative. We discuss why we believe DroneDeploy is best suited for Andrew's case and share the insights the software can develop. Tune in today to learn more about drone mapping softwares and reach out to us should you have a question on mapping projects. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:33] Today's question on recommendation for drone mapping software for volumetric [03:42] What are the many mapping solutions that are available today and what they offer to pilots [05:32] A comparison of solutions offered by DroneDeploy, Pix4D etc [07:28] Software to use when pilot doesn't have a windows system and DroneDeploy limitations
6/14/20230
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ADU 1315: What is the best mapping software for volumetric measurements requirements?

Mapping softwares available in today's markets and their limitations and capabilities. When should pilots choose softwares like DroneDeploy, Pix4D and cloud solutions available today Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U In-person Mapping Bootcamps. Join us for our three-day boot camp plus one-day Flight Mastery Training in beautiful Colorado. We will be introducing and flying a variety of data acquisition types followed by discussion and instruction on how to process the acquired data. From Pix4d Mapper to Pix4d React, to Drone Deploy and Optelos. Students will go through a total of 7 exercises to master the workflow for various deliverables. The goal is to map and build models of this training's location. Join us today !! Today's show is about discussing the many mapping software options pilots have today for volumetric measurements and which softwares provides best value for money. Our question for today is from Andrew who is performing mapping missions to provide volumetric measurement deliverables to his clients and would like to know the best software suited for the purpose considering Andrew relies on a Mac device for his work. Thanks for the question Andrew. In this short episode today, we quickly jump into the many options that are available in the market and the advantages and limitations of each of them. Specifically we jump into discussing the many benefits and drawbacks of softwares such as DroneDeploy, Pix4D and discuss if cloud solutions are an alternative. We discuss why we believe DroneDeploy is best suited for Andrew's case and share the insights the software can develop. Tune in today to learn more about drone mapping softwares and reach out to us should you have a question on mapping projects. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:33] Today's question on recommendation for drone mapping software for volumetric [03:42] What are the many mapping solutions that are available today and what they offer to pilots [05:32] A comparison of solutions offered by DroneDeploy, Pix4D etc [07:28] Software to use when pilot doesn't have a windows system and DroneDeploy limitations
6/14/20230
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ADU 1314: What viable jobs can the Mini2 perform and how does the M30T fare for large volume jobs?

Is the Mini2 a good drone for drone pilots? How does it compare to the M30T? and how can pilots get better at their craft? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience Training scheduled for October 2023 in CO. For Drone Pilots Who Want the Confidence to Fly Close...Fly Low...Fly in Challenging Environments, and Turn Those Skills into High Paying Recurring Revenue Clients. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Learn more at our Experience Training site. Today's show is about discussing about Mini 2 and M30T and ways by which a drone pilot can be more skillful and experienced to conduct a variety of drone jobs. Our question for today is from LJ who works at a car showroom and owns a Mini 2 and wants to know how he can extract the best from the drone while also wanting to know what one can extract from a drone like the M30T. He would also like to know the best way for a pilot to grow in their field. Thanks for the question LJ, we start off today's show by discussing about the Mini 2 and explain its capabilities and where pilots can use the Mini 2 for projects and missions. We also share tips for performing better drone shots and cinematic shots with a drone and speak about scenarios that pilots can plan and fly cinematic mission shots. We then jump into discussing the M30T, its many capabilities and how the M30T can be the go-to drone for large volume jobs and its inherent advantages compared to drones like the Mini and the Mavic. We also discuss about some additional jobs that the M30T can effectively perform and accomplish. Tune in today to learn more about the Mini2 and M30T and how they can be effectively used for drone jobs and missions and how to be a better at shooting cinematic shots on your drone. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:06] Learn more about Drone Soccer [03:55] Today's question on being a better drone pilot and tools to use [04:38] What are the capabilities of Mini2 [06:11] How to get better cinematic shots from your drone [08:30] How does M30T fare as a go-to drone for large volume of jobs vs other commercial drones available in the market [14:03] What other jobs can M30T drone perform?
6/12/20230
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ADU 1314: What viable jobs can the Mini2 perform and how does the M30T fare for large volume jobs?

Is the Mini2 a good drone for drone pilots? How does it compare to the M30T? and how can pilots get better at their craft? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Experience Training scheduled for October 2023 in CO. For Drone Pilots Who Want the Confidence to Fly Close...Fly Low...Fly in Challenging Environments, and Turn Those Skills into High Paying Recurring Revenue Clients. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. Learn more at our Experience Training site. Today's show is about discussing about Mini 2 and M30T and ways by which a drone pilot can be more skillful and experienced to conduct a variety of drone jobs. Our question for today is from LJ who works at a car showroom and owns a Mini 2 and wants to know how he can extract the best from the drone while also wanting to know what one can extract from a drone like the M30T. He would also like to know the best way for a pilot to grow in their field. Thanks for the question LJ, we start off today's show by discussing about the Mini 2 and explain its capabilities and where pilots can use the Mini 2 for projects and missions. We also share tips for performing better drone shots and cinematic shots with a drone and speak about scenarios that pilots can plan and fly cinematic mission shots. We then jump into discussing the M30T, its many capabilities and how the M30T can be the go-to drone for large volume jobs and its inherent advantages compared to drones like the Mini and the Mavic. We also discuss about some additional jobs that the M30T can effectively perform and accomplish. Tune in today to learn more about the Mini2 and M30T and how they can be effectively used for drone jobs and missions and how to be a better at shooting cinematic shots on your drone. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [08:30] How does M30T fare as a go-to drone for large volume of jobs vs other commercial drones available in the market [14:03] What other jobs can M30T drone perform?
6/12/20230
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ADU 1311: What is a good drone to purchase for someone new to drone industry?

What are the best drones for someone starting out to purchase? Are there any specifics to keep in mind while purchasing a new drone? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about discussing the many parameters for a someone new to the drone industry to consider as they go about purchasing a new drone. Our question for today is from Jason who recently heard out podcast and a recent article on best American drones on our blog and is looking to get started in the drone industry but is confused on what drone he can  purchase considering the many different offerings from drone manufacturers and the complicated and unique needs of every other drone job. We hear you, Jason, and in today's episode we will break down the specifics and the many different parameters that drone pilots must consider as they get started in the drone industry. We discuss the importance for drone pilots to understand the different needs of creative vs technical jobs and to understand what their clients expect from their deliverable. We then delve into the specifics of the many different parameters that drone pilots need to comprehend as they go about picking up drone jobs and work on deliveries. We also discuss some of the best drones that are available in the industry today and how DJI has set the market with its various drones. We summarize the best drones and the parameters and the overall thought process for drone pilots to keep in mind as they go about pursuing drone jobs. An additional resource for drone pilots on some of the best drones in the American market is available on our blog post HERE Tune in today to learn about best ways to get started in the drone industry and ways to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:30] Today's question on the best value for money drone for performing high quality high precision drone jobs [04:53] How to determine the best value that your service can provide and parameters that you should focus on [06:04] The importance of understanding your domain and your customers [09:05] What are some of the best drones that are currently available in the US market today [10:03] Flying for creative jobs vs flying for technical jobs [15:50] How the current drone sentiment is impacting customers and the industry [17:43] What DJI drones meet the expectation of most drone requirements [20:01] Other parameters drone pilots should be aware of when choosing their drone
5/18/202330 minutes, 1 second
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ADU 1311: What is a good drone to purchase for someone new to drone industry?

What are the best drones for someone starting out to purchase? Are there any specifics to keep in mind while purchasing a new drone? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about discussing the many parameters for a someone new to the drone industry to consider as they go about purchasing a new drone. Our question for today is from Jason who recently heard out podcast and a recent article on best American drones on our blog and is looking to get started in the drone industry but is confused on what drone he can  purchase considering the many different offerings from drone manufacturers and the complicated and unique needs of every other drone job. We hear you, Jason, and in today's episode we will break down the specifics and the many different parameters that drone pilots must consider as they get started in the drone industry. We discuss the importance for drone pilots to understand the different needs of creative vs technical jobs and to understand what their clients expect from their deliverable. We then delve into the specifics of the many different parameters that drone pilots need to comprehend as they go about picking up drone jobs and work on deliveries. We also discuss some of the best drones that are available in the industry today and how DJI has set the market with its various drones. We summarize the best drones and the parameters and the overall thought process for drone pilots to keep in mind as they go about pursuing drone jobs. An additional resource for drone pilots on some of the best drones in the American market is available on our blog post HERE Tune in today to learn about best ways to get started in the drone industry and ways to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:30] Today's question on the best value for money drone for performing high quality high precision drone jobs [04:53] How to determine the best value that your service can provide and parameters that you should focus on [06:04] The importance of understanding your domain and your customers [09:05] What are some of the best drones that are currently available in the US market today [10:03] Flying for creative jobs vs flying for technical jobs [15:50] How the current drone sentiment is impacting customers and the industry [17:43] What DJI drones meet the expectation of most drone requirements [20:01] Other parameters drone pilots should be aware of when choosing their drone
5/18/202330 minutes, 1 second
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ADU 1310: What is the best way for teens to get started in the drone industry?

How can teens get into the world of drones? Are there good jobs that teens can get started? What other aspects should they keep in mind as they get started? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about how teens can get started in the drone industry. On this very interesting episode we discuss all the different aspects that teens can keep in mind to get started in the drone industry. Our question for today is from Chris, an enthusiastic and enterprising 16 year old, who is wanting to get started in the drone industry and wants to know how best he can get started in the world of drones. Thanks for the question, Chris.  We are very excited to answer your question today and provide you ample guidance that can help get you the flying start you need in the drone world. We discuss multiple topics in today's episode ranging from financing to contracts, drone jobs opportunities and guidance that will greatly benefit Chris and other enthusiastic teens in years from now. Tune in today to learn about best ways to get started in the drone industry and ways to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:35] Today's question is how teens can get started in the world of drones and how they can make best use of their time and effort [03:42] How the drone industry has developed and do teens have financial advantage when getting into the world of drones? [06:23] Where can Chris get the best for his budget and how much should one allocate for branding and growing business [07:05] Are cell tower inspections jobs the fastest way for someone getting into the drone industry? [13:59] Can teens be hired by drone contracting companies? How can they network better? [16:33] The complexities involved with contracting and liability for people under 18 [18:39] Other aspects that teens should keep in mind - flying and practicing under different scenarios [20:11] The importance of having a mentor and keeping daily journals
5/9/202327 minutes, 1 second
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ADU 1310: What is the best way for teens to get started in the drone industry?

How can teens get into the world of drones? Are there good jobs that teens can get started? What other aspects should they keep in mind as they get started? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about how teens can get started in the drone industry. On this very interesting episode we discuss all the different aspects that teens can keep in mind to get started in the drone industry. Our question for today is from Chris, an enthusiastic and enterprising 16 year old, who is wanting to get started in the drone industry and wants to know how best he can get started in the world of drones. Thanks for the question, Chris.  We are very excited to answer your question today and provide you ample guidance that can help get you the flying start you need in the drone world. We discuss multiple topics in today's episode ranging from financing to contracts, drone jobs opportunities and guidance that will greatly benefit Chris and other enthusiastic teens in years from now. Tune in today to learn about best ways to get started in the drone industry and ways to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:35] Today's question is how teens can get started in the world of drones and how they can make best use of their time and effort [03:42] How the drone industry has developed and do teens have financial advantage when getting into the world of drones? [06:23] Where can Chris get the best for his budget and how much should one allocate for branding and growing business [07:05] Are cell tower inspections jobs the fastest way for someone getting into the drone industry? [13:59] Can teens be hired by drone contracting companies? How can they network better? [16:33] The complexities involved with contracting and liability for people under 18 [18:39] Other aspects that teens should keep in mind - flying and practicing under different scenarios [20:11] The importance of having a mentor and keeping daily journals
5/9/202327 minutes, 1 second
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ADU 1309: What certifications should I get for Drone Mapping?

Do certifications help in building pilot credibility in Drone Mapping? Are there certifications that hold value? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about certifications and their relevancy in the drone mapping world and should pilots invest in getting a certification. Our question for today is from Hunter who would like to know if certifications hold any value in Drone mapping and what are the credentials worth pursuing and should pilots invest in them to further their skills in the domain. Thanks for the question, Hunter.  We answer today's question by talking about some of the latest updates available in drone mapping certifications and listing some of the mapping certifications that are available. We delve into particulars of certifications for technologies such as LiDAR and other thermal inspections. Lastly we discuss if there are good institutions from where pilots can pursue certifications. Tune in today to learn about certifications in the drone world and if you are looking to get one to add to your profile and to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:51] Today's question is on certifications and training that pilots can pursue to further their skills in mapping [05:20] What are the updates in certifications available currently [06:20] Mapping certifications available and how to choose certifications [08:05] Details of certifications with LiDAR and thermal inspections [10:12] What certifications would Paul go for, should he be running a drone based business [18:06] Are there good institutes for training and certifications
5/1/202326 minutes, 21 seconds
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ADU 1309: What certifications should I get for Drone Mapping?

Do certifications help in building pilot credibility in Drone Mapping? Are there certifications that hold value? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about certifications and their relevancy in the drone mapping world and should pilots invest in getting a certification. Our question for today is from Hunter who would like to know if certifications hold any value in Drone mapping and what are the credentials worth pursuing and should pilots invest in them to further their skills in the domain. Thanks for the question, Hunter.  We answer today's question by talking about some of the latest updates available in drone mapping certifications and listing some of the mapping certifications that are available. We delve into particulars of certifications for technologies such as LiDAR and other thermal inspections. Lastly we discuss if there are good institutions from where pilots can pursue certifications. Tune in today to learn about certifications in the drone world and if you are looking to get one to add to your profile and to learn new skills. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:51] Today's question is on certifications and training that pilots can pursue to further their skills in mapping [05:20] What are the updates in certifications available currently [06:20] Mapping certifications available and how to choose certifications [08:05] Details of certifications with LiDAR and thermal inspections [10:12] What certifications would Paul go for, should he be running a drone based business [18:06] Are there good institutes for training and certifications
5/1/202326 minutes, 21 seconds
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Bonus: Interview with CSU’s Chris Robertson and all the inside news on the very first Drone Air Show in Colorado

Learn all about CSU's first Drone Air Show, an airshow dedicated to drones, drone manufacturers and for hands on experience flying the latest drones Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Check out our Events page. On today's show we have Colorado State University's Chris Robertson with whom we talk all about the first Drone Air Show. We start off today's episode introducing Chris to our audience and showcase some of his efforts in running CSU's flagship drone training program and how the CSU has developed a unique drone education course that combines theoretical and practical way to learn about drones and how CSU developed their own infrastructure for imparting this education. We then delve into the biggest news of CSU's upcoming Drone Air Show, an exclusive 3 day event that gives visitors and participants, manufacturers to showcase latest innovations to the public also giving people an opportunity to trial new products in a safe environment. Also part of the Drone Air Show is the exclusive light show on CSU campus showcasing the unique ability of drones to provide stunning visuals through synchronized movement of drones. Learn more about the upcoming Drone Air Show here and sign up for this unique and one of its kind show. Tune in today to learn how you can plan your pricing strategy and providing more value to your clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:38] Learn more about our guest for today, Chris Robertson and CSU's drone program [03:33] Chris talks about his favorite drone [05:40] Learn about the first Drone Air show in Fort Collins [13:00] Details of the Drone Light show on the CSU campus during the Drone Air show [16:03] Sign up details for the Drone Air show [22:11] How the new generation of drone pilots are getting trained and the state of jobs in drone industry
4/24/202332 minutes, 20 seconds
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Bonus: Interview with CSU’s Chris Robertson and all the inside news on the very first Drone Air Show in Colorado

Learn all about CSU's first Drone Air Show, an airshow dedicated to drones, drone manufacturers and for hands on experience flying the latest drones Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Check out our Events page. On today's show we have Colorado State University's Chris Robertson with whom we talk all about the first Drone Air Show. We start off today's episode introducing Chris to our audience and showcase some of his efforts in running CSU's flagship drone training program and how the CSU has developed a unique drone education course that combines theoretical and practical way to learn about drones and how CSU developed their own infrastructure for imparting this education. We then delve into the biggest news of CSU's upcoming Drone Air Show, an exclusive 3 day event that gives visitors and participants, manufacturers to showcase latest innovations to the public also giving people an opportunity to trial new products in a safe environment. Also part of the Drone Air Show is the exclusive light show on CSU campus showcasing the unique ability of drones to provide stunning visuals through synchronized movement of drones. Learn more about the upcoming Drone Air Show here and sign up for this unique and one of its kind show. Tune in today to learn how you can plan your pricing strategy and providing more value to your clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:38] Learn more about our guest for today, Chris Robertson and CSU's drone program [03:33] Chris talks about his favorite drone [05:40] Learn about the first Drone Air show in Fort Collins [13:00] Details of the Drone Light show on the CSU campus during the Drone Air show [16:03] Sign up details for the Drone Air show [22:11] How the new generation of drone pilots are getting trained and the state of jobs in drone industry
4/24/202332 minutes, 20 seconds
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ADU 1308: Should I put prices on website and should I stick to my guns on my prices?

How should pilots approach pricing? Are there best ways to present your pricing to your customers? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about pricing and how should pilots approach the topic of pricing and present their pricing to clients. Our question for today is from Steve who would like to know if its good to publish one's pricing on their website or if there are better ways to present pricing options for clients. Thanks for the question, Steve. We answer today's question by speaking about what customers seek in deliverables and how pilots can effectively showcase the value they provide through their deliverable which in turn helps with pricing. We discuss the cons of providing pricing on clients for each type of job and why pilots should refrain from providing pricing info on their website. However we do recommend and discuss putting pricing packaging on portfolio website. We also discuss how having and building right relations in the drone industry is critical to pricing and developing the right relations can accomplish pricing targets. Tune in today to learn how you can plan your pricing strategy and providing more value to your clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:11] Learn about Drone U's unperson Mapping Bootcamp on June 26 [03:30] Today's question on pricing your services [05:03] How to deliver and communicate the value of your services through your deliveries [08:47] Is it worth putting your pricing on your website? How about packages? [17:03] Why building relations is a better approach that getting stuck with deciding on pricing
4/20/202321 minutes, 39 seconds
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ADU 1308: Should I put prices on website and should I stick to my guns on my prices?

How should pilots approach pricing? Are there best ways to present your pricing to your customers? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Bootcamp to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about pricing and how should pilots approach the topic of pricing and present their pricing to clients. Our question for today is from Steve who would like to know if its good to publish one's pricing on their website or if there are better ways to present pricing options for clients. Thanks for the question, Steve. We answer today's question by speaking about what customers seek in deliverables and how pilots can effectively showcase the value they provide through their deliverable which in turn helps with pricing. We discuss the cons of providing pricing on clients for each type of job and why pilots should refrain from providing pricing info on their website. However we do recommend and discuss putting pricing packaging on portfolio website. We also discuss how having and building right relations in the drone industry is critical to pricing and developing the right relations can accomplish pricing targets. Tune in today to learn how you can plan your pricing strategy and providing more value to your clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:11] Learn about Drone U's unperson Mapping Bootcamp on June 26 [03:30] Today's question on pricing your services [05:03] How to deliver and communicate the value of your services through your deliveries [08:47] Is it worth putting your pricing on your website? How about packages? [17:03] Why building relations is a better approach that getting stuck with deciding on pricing
4/20/202321 minutes, 39 seconds
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EDL 004: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Glenn Labay and the art of being great at what you do

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to seasoned pilot and drone operator Glenn Labay, owner of aerialcamservice.com and Drone U Elite Pilot and learn his approach to drone flying, client management, equipment and the art of being successful in drone business. Glenn comes with decades of experience in drone piloting and running successful business and shares his know all with PJ on our show today. Glenn talk about how he got into the world of drones, his work with his first drone and how he maintains a mindset that allows him to continuously grow and explore new opportunities. Learn how Glenn uses hacks to improve customer experience and increase business. Glenn also shares his insights on equipment, flight practice time and shares the benefits of innovative in the drone world. Lastly listen what motivates Glenn to train pilots through the DUE initiative and what keep Glenn excelling through every drone job. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Glenn in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:53] Learn about Glenn - Our guest for today [08:48] Glenn talks about the importance of practice and muscle memory [09:48] Drone U Elite experience and Glenn's experience with being a DUE pilot [11:03] Cinematography jobs and marketing production videos for clients [15:08] The importance of having the right equipment for various jobs and being good at your work [19:33] Glenn shares the benefits of being innovative with production delivery [27:49] What motivates Glenn to train others
4/17/202333 minutes, 6 seconds
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EDL 004: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Glenn Labay and the art of being great at what you do

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to seasoned pilot and drone operator Glenn Labay, owner of aerialcamservice.com and Drone U Elite Pilot and learn his approach to drone flying, client management, equipment and the art of being successful in drone business. Glenn comes with decades of experience in drone piloting and running successful business and shares his know all with PJ on our show today. Glenn talk about how he got into the world of drones, his work with his first drone and how he maintains a mindset that allows him to continuously grow and explore new opportunities. Learn how Glenn uses hacks to improve customer experience and increase business. Glenn also shares his insights on equipment, flight practice time and shares the benefits of innovative in the drone world. Lastly listen what motivates Glenn to train pilots through the DUE initiative and what keep Glenn excelling through every drone job. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Glenn in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:53] Learn about Glenn - Our guest for today [08:48] Glenn talks about the importance of practice and muscle memory [09:48] Drone U Elite experience and Glenn's experience with being a DUE pilot [11:03] Cinematography jobs and marketing production videos for clients [15:08] The importance of having the right equipment for various jobs and being good at your work [19:33] Glenn shares the benefits of being innovative with production delivery [27:49] What motivates Glenn to train others
4/17/202333 minutes, 6 seconds
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ADU 1307: Whats the best career path for pilots in real estate to pursue?

How should pilots plan their career in real estate? Are there any optimal paths to pursue? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Classes to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about the ideal career paths for drone pilots to pursue in the changing drone industry. Our question for today is from Jake who is wanting to know the best route for him to pursue in the real estate industry. Should Jake focus on inspections or focus on core real estate opportunities such as videography and photography. Thank you for the question Jake. Paul and Rob answer today's question by listing the opportunities in the real estate industry and sharing their take on how the industry is set to evolve. Paul also elaborates how pilots can choose to use their existing networking connections rather than focusing on developing new prospects and the many advantages in using this technique for finding new work. We also discuss the many opportunities available for pilots in the real estate industries and how pilots can grab these opportunities. Tune in today to learn how pilots can effectively navigate and build a successful career in real estate. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:45] Today's question on best route of work for real estate [03:00] Paul's recommendation on options and opportunities available for drone pilots on inspections [06:42] Does a pilot's current connections hold more value compared to fresh prospects and the future of real estate opportunities for drone pilots [14:42] Final comments from today's show on jobs, opportunities, future of drone industry and how pilots should structure their future
4/12/202317 minutes, 55 seconds
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ADU 1307: Whats the best career path for pilots in real estate to pursue?

How should pilots plan their career in real estate? Are there any optimal paths to pursue? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Classes to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about the ideal career paths for drone pilots to pursue in the changing drone industry. Our question for today is from Jake who is wanting to know the best route for him to pursue in the real estate industry. Should Jake focus on inspections or focus on core real estate opportunities such as videography and photography. Thank you for the question Jake. Paul and Rob answer today's question by listing the opportunities in the real estate industry and sharing their take on how the industry is set to evolve. Paul also elaborates how pilots can choose to use their existing networking connections rather than focusing on developing new prospects and the many advantages in using this technique for finding new work. We also discuss the many opportunities available for pilots in the real estate industries and how pilots can grab these opportunities. Tune in today to learn how pilots can effectively navigate and build a successful career in real estate. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:45] Today's question on best route of work for real estate [03:00] Paul's recommendation on options and opportunities available for drone pilots on inspections [06:42] Does a pilot's current connections hold more value compared to fresh prospects and the future of real estate opportunities for drone pilots [14:42] Final comments from today's show on jobs, opportunities, future of drone industry and how pilots should structure their future
4/12/202317 minutes, 55 seconds
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ADU 1306: What can Drone pilots do if NOTAM’s are not available?

What can pilots do if NOTAMs are not available? Are there alternatives for pilots? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Classes to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about NOTAMs and flying and conducting missions in their absence and how pilots can ensure the safety and other regulatory compliance in the absence of NOTAMs. Our question for today is from Jordan who would like to know how pilots can conduct flight missions in the absence of NOTAMs and in such scenarios how can pilots demonstrate their ability to conduct safe missions. As our listeners know, NOTAM checks are mandate of Part 107 requirements and often included in pre-flight checks by pilots. The absence of NOTAMs can potentially lead to pilot confusion. Rob and Paul discuss the requirements of NOTAMs followed by steps that drone pilots can follow to ensure they demonstrate the safety compliance during flights. Paul also shares hack pilots can use to ensure compliance to regulations in the event of absence of NOTAMs and should pilots be held liable for conducting checks during such a time. Tune in today to learn how pilots can effectively navigate challenging scenarios and ensure compliance to regulations. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:56] Today's question on NOTAMs and how can pilots manage flight missions when NOTAMs are down [04:02] What are the requirements related to NOTAMs that pilots must be aware of And alternatives available for pilots [05:51] Things that drone pilots can do in the absence of no NOTAMs [06:28] Ways by which pilots can ensure safety during missions
4/2/202310 minutes, 5 seconds
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ADU 1306: What can Drone pilots do if NOTAM’s are not available?

What can pilots do if NOTAMs are not available? Are there alternatives for pilots? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Events scheduled for coming months in 2023 in CO. Are you ready to master 2D mapping and 3D modeling via Drones? Learn photogrammetry basics and master the principles of acquisition and processing allowing you to serve a wide range of customers at an unparalleled level. Join the Drone U Flight Crew for our 2023 Comprehensive Mapping Classes to add mapping and modeling services to your tool belt. Today's show is about NOTAMs and flying and conducting missions in their absence and how pilots can ensure the safety and other regulatory compliance in the absence of NOTAMs. Our question for today is from Jordan who would like to know how pilots can conduct flight missions in the absence of NOTAMs and in such scenarios how can pilots demonstrate their ability to conduct safe missions. As our listeners know, NOTAM checks are mandate of Part 107 requirements and often included in pre-flight checks by pilots. The absence of NOTAMs can potentially lead to pilot confusion. Rob and Paul discuss the requirements of NOTAMs followed by steps that drone pilots can follow to ensure they demonstrate the safety compliance during flights. Paul also shares hack pilots can use to ensure compliance to regulations in the event of absence of NOTAMs and should pilots be held liable for conducting checks during such a time. Tune in today to learn how pilots can effectively navigate challenging scenarios and ensure compliance to regulations. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:56] Today's question on NOTAMs and how can pilots manage flight missions when NOTAMs are down [04:02] What are the requirements related to NOTAMs that pilots must be aware of And alternatives available for pilots [05:51] Things that drone pilots can do in the absence of no NOTAMs [06:28] Ways by which pilots can ensure safety during missions
4/2/202310 minutes, 5 seconds
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ADU 1305: How can I shift my drone side business as my full time business?

Running a side business using drones? How can you make or prep for the switch to making it a permanent business? Today's episode is brought to you by In-person Experience training scheduled for May 2023 in CO. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. You will be one of only 8 pilots to spend an entire week flying, learning, and mixing with the Drone U Flight Crew. Think of this training as a drone retreat… as we'll hang out together at a resort style mountain location. Through the use of scenario-based missions, one-on-one coaching, and a competitive (but fun) environment, participants will expand their skill set and join the ranks of an elite group of drone pilots who command top dollar for their sought-after skills. Today's show is on running and growing a drone business as your main source of income. Our question for today is from Justin from British Colombia, Canada, who is currently running a drone business as a side business outside of his regular employment. Justin would like to know how he can prep on transitioning from a side business to permanent drone business. Thanks for the question Justin. On today's show we discuss about setting yourself up for success by providing a framework for drone pilots to prep to delve into full time business. We talk about the mindsets, networking, focusing on areas of expertise and discuss how pilots can navigate through macro economic challenges and why all aim and no fire is never a good strategy. If you are looking to delve into full time drone business but are apprehensive or never feel too prepared, Tune In Today's show for all the right strategies !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:01] Learn more about Drone U's in-person Experience Training [04:06] Today's question on advise for a drone business owner on growing a drone business [06:00] Do creative jobs hold consistency like tech jobs and the value of utilizing existing networks and finding a balance between work and passion [10:03] How drone business owners can plan their growth strategy [13:21] Utilizing your location and its advantages for driving business [14:25] How macro economics can impact the decision to switching to running a full time business [22:30] Does a looming recession cause an impact on companies employing drone pilots and make the switch to contractors again? [22:30] Does a looming recession cause an impact on companies employing drone pilots and make the switch to contractors again? [24:55] How pilots can prep for a switch from current job to a permanent drone
4/1/202329 minutes, 46 seconds
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ADU 1305: How can I shift my drone side business as my full time business?

Running a side business using drones? How can you make or prep for the switch to making it a permanent business? Today's episode is brought to you by In-person Experience training scheduled for May 2023 in CO. In this unique training event, limited to ONLY 8 participants, you will be immersed in an experienced-based learning environment. You'll take flight daily and often, and you'll master cutting-edge drone techniques along the way. Learn from experienced pilots to get the most out of your drone. Also, build repeatable systems to scale your business. You will be one of only 8 pilots to spend an entire week flying, learning, and mixing with the Drone U Flight Crew. Think of this training as a drone retreat… as we'll hang out together at a resort style mountain location. Through the use of scenario-based missions, one-on-one coaching, and a competitive (but fun) environment, participants will expand their skill set and join the ranks of an elite group of drone pilots who command top dollar for their sought-after skills. Today's show is on running and growing a drone business as your main source of income. Our question for today is from Justin from British Colombia, Canada, who is currently running a drone business as a side business outside of his regular employment. Justin would like to know how he can prep on transitioning from a side business to permanent drone business. Thanks for the question Justin. On today's show we discuss about setting yourself up for success by providing a framework for drone pilots to prep to delve into full time business. We talk about the mindsets, networking, focusing on areas of expertise and discuss how pilots can navigate through macro economic challenges and why all aim and no fire is never a good strategy. If you are looking to delve into full time drone business but are apprehensive or never feel too prepared, Tune In Today's show for all the right strategies !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:01] Learn more about Drone U's in-person Experience Training [04:06] Today's question on advise for a drone business owner on growing a drone business [06:00] Do creative jobs hold consistency like tech jobs and the value of utilizing existing networks and finding a balance between work and passion [10:03] How drone business owners can plan their growth strategy [13:21] Utilizing your location and its advantages for driving business [14:25] How macro economics can impact the decision to switching to running a full time business [22:30] Does a looming recession cause an impact on companies employing drone pilots and make the switch to contractors again? [22:30] Does a looming recession cause an impact on companies employing drone pilots and make the switch to contractors again? [24:55] How pilots can prep for a switch from current job to a permanent drone
4/1/202329 minutes, 46 seconds
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EDL 003: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Izzy and the importance of experience and building confidence

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Izzy Mohamed, Drone U Elite pilot, owner Skeye Atlantic and long time tech and RC enthusiastic about his experience in the drone industry and about growing a drone business. Izzy has always been a tech and RC enthusiastic and been fascinated by the benefits of technology and its impact in modern day life. Izz talks to PJ on how he got started in the drone industry and his early days with training and practice. Izzy talks about the drones he has flow starting from the early Syma to the Phantoms to the newest Mavics. He also shares how he uses tech gadgets for generating awesome deliverables for his clients and the importance of gaining experience and building confidence. Izzy and PJ also discuss Izzy's project including the recent recording of the Kuula course, Drone U's latest course on the Kuula platform, a course specific for real estate professionals. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Izzy in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:44] Learn more about our guest today, Izzy Mohammed, and his work and services [02:02] What made Izzy get into mapping? [03:26] Izzy shares his early experience working on projects and jobs and the importance of confidence and experience [05:30] Izzy shares his take on starting a business [07:48] How did Izzy get involved with Drone U and become a Drone U Elite pilot [15:25] Izzy's go to drone - The Phantom 4 V2 [20:42] Izzy and PJ talk about Drone U's latest course that Izzy recently recorded - The Kuula course and its benefits for real estate. [23:15] Tips for drone pilots from Izzy
3/28/202333 minutes, 3 seconds
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EDL 003: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Izzy and the importance of experience and building confidence

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Izzy Mohamed, Drone U Elite pilot, owner Skeye Atlantic and long time tech and RC enthusiastic about his experience in the drone industry and about growing a drone business. Izzy has always been a tech and RC enthusiastic and been fascinated by the benefits of technology and its impact in modern day life. Izz talks to PJ on how he got started in the drone industry and his early days with training and practice. Izzy talks about the drones he has flow starting from the early Syma to the Phantoms to the newest Mavics. He also shares how he uses tech gadgets for generating awesome deliverables for his clients and the importance of gaining experience and building confidence. Izzy and PJ also discuss Izzy's project including the recent recording of the Kuula course, Drone U's latest course on the Kuula platform, a course specific for real estate professionals. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Izzy in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:44] Learn more about our guest today, Izzy Mohammed, and his work and services [02:02] What made Izzy get into mapping? [03:26] Izzy shares his early experience working on projects and jobs and the importance of confidence and experience [05:30] Izzy shares his take on starting a business [07:48] How did Izzy get involved with Drone U and become a Drone U Elite pilot [15:25] Izzy's go to drone - The Phantom 4 V2 [20:42] Izzy and PJ talk about Drone U's latest course that Izzy recently recorded - The Kuula course and its benefits for real estate. [23:15] Tips for drone pilots from Izzy
3/28/202333 minutes, 3 seconds
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EDL 002: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Kevin Lederer and words of wisdom from pursuing a career in RC and UAS industry

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Kevin Lederer, Drone U Elite pilot, long time RC and UAS pilot, Founder/Owner of SkyKing Images and learn about his career spanning 4 decades in the RC and UAS industry. Kevin brings in years of experience and hardwork and is one of Drone U's elite instructor having not just trained multiple pilots over the years but also having done some of the most unique and innovative drone contracts the industry has seen. Kevin talks about his life in RC and UAS drones, shares his experience with changing regulations, how he landed the Amazon contracts, his wisdom on navigating contracts, training experience and learning. Kevin also shares the best practices gained from 4 decades of flying and provides insightful tips on how pilots can achieve success. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Kevin in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:03] Learn how Kevin got in drones and drone services [03:58] Kevin talks of his experience with 333 and 107 and the hours spent in practicing flight [06:34] Learn about Kevin's experience in working on contracts for Amazon facilities and explaining to the customer on drone deliverables [08:58] How does Kevin navigate through contractors and sub contracts and the ways drone pilots can protect themselves [15:14] What are some of the best practices than Kevin recommends for drone pilots [18:45] How has public safety operations changed with the introduction of drones in their programs [25:02] Kevin talks about the importance of having flying time to improve quality of delivery [27:18] Kevin shares his experience with pricing, scams and holding your value while pricing individuals
3/22/202336 minutes, 13 seconds
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EDL 002: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Kevin Lederer and words of wisdom from pursuing a career in RC and UAS industry

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. On our show today, we talk to Kevin Lederer, Drone U Elite pilot, long time RC and UAS pilot, Founder/Owner of SkyKing Images and learn about his career spanning 4 decades in the RC and UAS industry. Kevin brings in years of experience and hardwork and is one of Drone U's elite instructor having not just trained multiple pilots over the years but also having done some of the most unique and innovative drone contracts the industry has seen. Kevin talks about his life in RC and UAS drones, shares his experience with changing regulations, how he landed the Amazon contracts, his wisdom on navigating contracts, training experience and learning. Kevin also shares the best practices gained from 4 decades of flying and provides insightful tips on how pilots can achieve success. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Kevin in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:03] Learn how Kevin got in drones and drone services [03:58] Kevin talks of his experience with 333 and 107 and the hours spent in practicing flight [06:34] Learn about Kevin's experience in working on contracts for Amazon facilities and explaining to the customer on drone deliverables [08:58] How does Kevin navigate through contractors and sub contracts and the ways drone pilots can protect themselves [15:14] What are some of the best practices than Kevin recommends for drone pilots [18:45] How has public safety operations changed with the introduction of drones in their programs [25:02] Kevin talks about the importance of having flying time to improve quality of delivery [27:18] Kevin shares his experience with pricing, scams and holding your value while pricing individuals
3/22/202336 minutes, 13 seconds
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ADU 1304: Is the Anafi AI recommended over drones such as Dji Mini 3 Pro?

Anafi Ai vs DJI drones? What should pilots choose and why? How can we map better? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is on the Anafi AI drone and why we recommended it over the DJI drones in the past and if the Anafi AI still is the preferred drone over the latest offerings from DJI? Our question for today is from Easton who wants to clarify something we spoke in 2020 about preferring the Anafi AI over the DJI products. Easton owns a DJI Mini 3 Pro and with the Mini 3 Pro, Easton would like to know whether we still recommend the Anafi and would like us to back our recommendations with relevant data and information. Thank you for the question, Easton. We respond to today's question by providing a quick overview and data on the time and resources used by a Phantom and Anafi AI for carrying out a drone mapping mission. We elaborate on how the Anafi AI compares to some of the present day drones on paramaters such as shutter, mapping time and ease of mapping and discuss the important parameters that volume mappers need to keep in mind while working on mapping projects. We also look into ground sampling distance and what impacts it alongside discussing the larger sensor advantage of the Anafi AI. We also look into various offerings provided by current DJI drones such as the Mini 3 Pro, the Mavic 3 Enterprise and when these drones can be utilized for mapping alongside recommendations for mapping drones based on on the continued debate on Chinese v American drone discussion. Tune In Today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:14] Today's question on whether Anafi AI is a value for money drone? [04:22] Paul compares the Phantom map and Anafi Ai and shares the data and time used for mapping and 3D modelling [05:55] What are the rules of Ground sampling distance and how the larger sensor of the Anafi AI gives it an edge [07:55] How does the Mavic 3 Enterprise and Phantom compare with the Anafi AI [08:43] Is the Mini 3 Pro suited for mapping? [010:05] How does shutter impact the drone abilities in mapping [011:46] Should pilots looking to buy a drone with a 5k budget opt for a Mavic 3 Enterprise?
3/21/202314 minutes, 51 seconds
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ADU 1304: Is the Anafi AI recommended over drones such as Dji Mini 3 Pro?

Anafi Ai vs DJI drones? What should pilots choose and why? How can we map better? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is on the Anafi AI drone and why we recommended it over the DJI drones in the past and if the Anafi AI still is the preferred drone over the latest offerings from DJI? Our question for today is from Easton who wants to clarify something we spoke in 2020 about preferring the Anafi AI over the DJI products. Easton owns a DJI Mini 3 Pro and with the Mini 3 Pro, Easton would like to know whether we still recommend the Anafi and would like us to back our recommendations with relevant data and information. Thank you for the question, Easton. We respond to today's question by providing a quick overview and data on the time and resources used by a Phantom and Anafi AI for carrying out a drone mapping mission. We elaborate on how the Anafi AI compares to some of the present day drones on paramaters such as shutter, mapping time and ease of mapping and discuss the important parameters that volume mappers need to keep in mind while working on mapping projects. We also look into ground sampling distance and what impacts it alongside discussing the larger sensor advantage of the Anafi AI. We also look into various offerings provided by current DJI drones such as the Mini 3 Pro, the Mavic 3 Enterprise and when these drones can be utilized for mapping alongside recommendations for mapping drones based on on the continued debate on Chinese v American drone discussion. Tune In Today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:14] Today's question on whether Anafi AI is a value for money drone? [04:22] Paul compares the Phantom map and Anafi Ai and shares the data and time used for mapping and 3D modelling [05:55] What are the rules of Ground sampling distance and how the larger sensor of the Anafi AI gives it an edge [07:55] How does the Mavic 3 Enterprise and Phantom compare with the Anafi AI [08:43] Is the Mini 3 Pro suited for mapping? [010:05] How does shutter impact the drone abilities in mapping [011:46] Should pilots looking to buy a drone with a 5k budget opt for a Mavic 3 Enterprise?
3/21/202314 minutes, 51 seconds
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ADU 1303: Can I load apps to get more out of my Mavic 3E?

With multiple Mavic models and variations in their specs, is it possible to improve the Mavic 3E performance? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is about Mavic 3E and Mavic 3 and if its possible to extract more from the Mavic 3E by adding/loading apps for the Mavic 3E Our question for today is from John who would like to know if the Mavic 3E he owns can be improved by additional applications? Thank you for the question, John. We delve into today's topic by discussing the many features and possibilities with the Mavic 3E that are missing in the Mavic 3 and why DJI chose to release products with varying specs and features for different applications. We talk about SDK release opportunities, compare Mavic 2 Pro with the Mavic 3 models, share tips and suggestions to improve the Drone performance and alternative drones that pilots can opt for should they not be satisfied with their Mavic 3 or Mavic 3E models and how these drones compare with upcoming Inspire 3 and M30, M30T models. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more about different DJI models, their use cases, benefits and alternatives. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:44] Learn more about Drone U's in-person classes and courses [01:51] Today's question on Mavic 3 Enterprise and Mavic 3 and the difference in the app [03:00] Will DJI enable the SDK for Mavic 3? What are the benefits of DJI's RC on the Mavic 3 Enterprise? [04:33] How does Mavic 2 Pro compare with Mavic 3 models [06:03] Paul shares his experience flying the Mavic 3 Enterprise and performance improvement tips to improve video performance [08:50] How does Inspire and M30/T compare to the Mavic 3 models
3/15/202315 minutes, 38 seconds
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ADU 1303: Can I load apps to get more out of my Mavic 3E?

With multiple Mavic models and variations in their specs, is it possible to improve the Mavic 3E performance? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is about Mavic 3E and Mavic 3 and if its possible to extract more from the Mavic 3E by adding/loading apps for the Mavic 3E Our question for today is from John who would like to know if the Mavic 3E he owns can be improved by additional applications? Thank you for the question, John. We delve into today's topic by discussing the many features and possibilities with the Mavic 3E that are missing in the Mavic 3 and why DJI chose to release products with varying specs and features for different applications. We talk about SDK release opportunities, compare Mavic 2 Pro with the Mavic 3 models, share tips and suggestions to improve the Drone performance and alternative drones that pilots can opt for should they not be satisfied with their Mavic 3 or Mavic 3E models and how these drones compare with upcoming Inspire 3 and M30, M30T models. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more about different DJI models, their use cases, benefits and alternatives. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:44] Learn more about Drone U's in-person classes and courses [01:51] Today's question on Mavic 3 Enterprise and Mavic 3 and the difference in the app [03:00] Will DJI enable the SDK for Mavic 3? What are the benefits of DJI's RC on the Mavic 3 Enterprise? [04:33] How does Mavic 2 Pro compare with Mavic 3 models [06:03] Paul shares his experience flying the Mavic 3 Enterprise and performance improvement tips to improve video performance [08:50] How does Inspire and M30/T compare to the Mavic 3 models
3/15/202315 minutes, 38 seconds
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EDL 001: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Dave and Jon Schwalm and the mantra for success in drone industry

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. Our on first episode today, we interview father-son duo, Dave and Jon Schwalm, from North East Dronez and also Drone U Elite instructors. PJ and Dave and Jon discuss Dave and Jon's journey in the drone industry, their initial projects, learnings from spending a decade in the drone industry and the mantra for success. Dave and Jon also share golden nuggets, the best practices and their training methodology for flights and missions. Dave also talks about his passion for business and how he goes about getting unique and innovate projects ad their experience of being a Drone U Elite pilot. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Dave and Jon career in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:01] Dave and Jon Schwalm introduction and profile [03:00] Jon speaks about his first drone used for professional missions [05:11] What were some of Dave and Jon's early projects? [08:30] What are some of the best practices that Dave and Jon have learnt over their long career in the drone industry [11:38] What are some of the training practices that help improve drone flights [18:07] Dave and Jon share some of the their processes for getting unique drone jobs [25:02] Learn about Dave and Jon's experience being a Drone U Elite pilot [32:40] One piece of advise for drone pilots from Dave and Jon
3/14/202338 minutes, 29 seconds
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EDL 001: Elevating Drone Life: Interview with Dave and Jon Schwalm and the mantra for success in drone industry

Welcome to Elevating Drone Life, the podcast for drone professionals !! We are super excited to announce the launch of Elevating Drone Life, our new podcast show hosted by PJ Kirkpatrick, Director of Operations, Drone U. Elevating Drone Life is a podcast for drone professionals by drone professionals. It is a podcast that takes you on a journey through the exciting and ever-evolving world of drone technology. Each week, we'll be speaking with professionals from all walks of the drone industry, Drone U Elite Instructors and members to learn about their experiences, insights, and tips for success. We'll explore the latest trends in drone technology, dive into real-world applications, and uncover the unique challenges and opportunities facing today's drone pilots. Our on first episode today, we interview father-son duo, Dave and Jon Schwalm, from North East Dronez and also Drone U Elite instructors. PJ and Dave and Jon discuss Dave and Jon's journey in the drone industry, their initial projects, learnings from spending a decade in the drone industry and the mantra for success. Dave and Jon also share golden nuggets, the best practices and their training methodology for flights and missions. Dave also talks about his passion for business and how he goes about getting unique and innovate projects ad their experience of being a Drone U Elite pilot. Tune in to this show as we explore the fascinating world of drone technology and discover the amazing insights from Dave and Jon career in the drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:01] Dave and Jon Schwalm introduction and profile [03:00] Jon speaks about his first drone used for professional missions [05:11] What were some of Dave and Jon's early projects? [08:30] What are some of the best practices that Dave and Jon have learnt over their long career in the drone industry [11:38] What are some of the training practices that help improve drone flights [18:07] Dave and Jon share some of the their processes for getting unique drone jobs [25:02] Learn about Dave and Jon's experience being a Drone U Elite pilot [32:40] One piece of advise for drone pilots from Dave and Jon
3/14/202338 minutes, 29 seconds
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ADU 01302: The American Drone discussion episode

What constitutes American drones? American authorized drones? American manufactured drones? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's podcast is all about the American drone discussion. What actually constitutes the American drones? Are they America authorized drones? Are they manufactured in America or parts from around the world assembled in America? We discuss everything about the future of the American drone in today's podcast. In today's drone industry American drone is federally authorized drone authorized to fly in the US airspace and this definition has allowed even assembled drones pass the critieria. But what does the future truly hold for American drones? are there companies that are going to break the market with their superior drones? We discuss about drones from manufacturers such as Brinc, Sony Airpeak, Anafi Ai, Skydio, Lucid, Teal, Freefly, Easy Aerial and how some of the drones from these companies hold the edge for market dominance in the future. Tune in to this podcast to learn more about American made drones and how technology is evolving in the drone industry and what you can expect in the future for drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:21] What really constitutes an American Drones? [07:00] What drone companies are coming out with new drones this year [09:11] Drones from FreeFly and their unique difference compared to other drones [11:38] What do drones from Lucid, FreeFly, Skydio have in common? [12:02] This drone manufacturer might have the edge to be a mass scale competitor to DJI and why [20:09] How the jobs in the drone industry can fuel American drone specifically
3/11/202335 minutes, 22 seconds
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ADU 01302: The American Drone discussion episode

What constitutes American drones? American authorized drones? American manufactured drones? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's podcast is all about the American drone discussion. What actually constitutes the American drones? Are they America authorized drones? Are they manufactured in America or parts from around the world assembled in America? We discuss everything about the future of the American drone in today's podcast. In today's drone industry American drone is federally authorized drone authorized to fly in the US airspace and this definition has allowed even assembled drones pass the critieria. But what does the future truly hold for American drones? are there companies that are going to break the market with their superior drones? We discuss about drones from manufacturers such as Brinc, Sony Airpeak, Anafi Ai, Skydio, Lucid, Teal, Freefly, Easy Aerial and how some of the drones from these companies hold the edge for market dominance in the future. Tune in to this podcast to learn more about American made drones and how technology is evolving in the drone industry and what you can expect in the future for drone industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:21] What really constitutes an American Drones? [07:00] What drone companies are coming out with new drones this year [09:11] Drones from FreeFly and their unique difference compared to other drones [11:38] What do drones from Lucid, FreeFly, Skydio have in common? [12:02] This drone manufacturer might have the edge to be a mass scale competitor to DJI and why [20:09] How the jobs in the drone industry can fuel American drone specifically
3/11/202335 minutes, 22 seconds
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Bonus: Drone U partners with Drone Soccer to launch Drone Soccer courses. What is it all about?

What is Drone Soccer? How can you get involved? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Our special show for today is on Drone Soccer and we are happy to announce our partnership with dronesoccer.us to launch Drone Soccer courses. We are joined today by Kyle from DroneSoccer.us to discuss more about this new and growing market in the drone industry? On today's show we discuss what is Drone Soccer and what is it related to and why more schools and entities are embracing drone soccer. We discuss in specifics about the surge and interest surrounding drone soccer, how the sport is regulated and how schools can participate in drone soccer. We touch upon whether  FAA regulations apply to the sport, how schools can get started with Drone Soccer and the infrastructure and investment required for the sport. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more this upcoming sport and next level of gamification in the aviation / UAS industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:00] Introduction to Kyle and Drone Soccer [03:15] What is Drone Soccer and what does it involve? [06:08] What are some of the challenges and learning opportunities for kids in Drone Soccer [08:03] Is Drone Soccer regulated by the FAA? are there FAA requirements to comply with flying at Drone Soccer? [09:11] Are there age limitation for participating in Drone Soccer? [09:57] How can schools participate in Drone Soccer? [12:35] What are compliance requirements for flying Drone Soccer? [13:52] What curriculum are covered by Drone Soccer and steps to get involved
3/8/202319 minutes, 7 seconds
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Bonus: Drone U partners with Drone Soccer to launch Drone Soccer courses. What is it all about?

What is Drone Soccer? How can you get involved? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Our special show for today is on Drone Soccer and we are happy to announce our partnership with dronesoccer.us to launch Drone Soccer courses. We are joined today by Kyle from DroneSoccer.us to discuss more about this new and growing market in the drone industry? On today's show we discuss what is Drone Soccer and what is it related to and why more schools and entities are embracing drone soccer. We discuss in specifics about the surge and interest surrounding drone soccer, how the sport is regulated and how schools can participate in drone soccer. We touch upon whether  FAA regulations apply to the sport, how schools can get started with Drone Soccer and the infrastructure and investment required for the sport. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more this upcoming sport and next level of gamification in the aviation / UAS industry. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:00] Introduction to Kyle and Drone Soccer [03:15] What is Drone Soccer and what does it involve? [06:08] What are some of the challenges and learning opportunities for kids in Drone Soccer [08:03] Is Drone Soccer regulated by the FAA? are there FAA requirements to comply with flying at Drone Soccer? [09:11] Are there age limitation for participating in Drone Soccer? [09:57] How can schools participate in Drone Soccer? [12:35] What are compliance requirements for flying Drone Soccer? [13:52] What curriculum are covered by Drone Soccer and steps to get involved
3/8/202319 minutes, 7 seconds
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ADU 01300: What are the best ways to name your drone business?

How to name your business when providing multiple drone services? Are there any specific methods to naming a business? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's question is from Liz who would like to know about the best ways she can name her business so she can seem relevant to her clients and also ensure she captures all of her services in her business name. Thank you for the question, Liz. Naming a business can get quite hard when we want to ensure a catchy but relevant name so that customers can easily remember the name and also get a good idea of the services we are selling. On today's short but detail packed show, Rob and Paul discuss two ways by which business owners can name their business. Paul uses a catchy and easy approach to naming a business while Rob goes for a more SEO and keyword based approach to naming your business including seeking feedback from present and past customers. Tune in to this podcast to learn about the relevance of naming your business and how your business name can potentially provide more business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:57] Today's question on renaming a drone business to represent the multiple drone services that a business offers [02:52] Things to consider when naming your business or services [05:40] Understanding keywords and SEO through your business name [06:33] Performing keywords research for various services offered and naming your business [08:30] Using past clients to explore avenues for finding your business
2/22/202310 minutes, 22 seconds
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ADU 01300: What are the best ways to name your drone business?

How to name your business when providing multiple drone services? Are there any specific methods to naming a business? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's question is from Liz who would like to know about the best ways she can name her business so she can seem relevant to her clients and also ensure she captures all of her services in her business name. Thank you for the question, Liz. Naming a business can get quite hard when we want to ensure a catchy but relevant name so that customers can easily remember the name and also get a good idea of the services we are selling. On today's short but detail packed show, Rob and Paul discuss two ways by which business owners can name their business. Paul uses a catchy and easy approach to naming a business while Rob goes for a more SEO and keyword based approach to naming your business including seeking feedback from present and past customers. Tune in to this podcast to learn about the relevance of naming your business and how your business name can potentially provide more business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:57] Today's question on renaming a drone business to represent the multiple drone services that a business offers [02:52] Things to consider when naming your business or services [05:40] Understanding keywords and SEO through your business name [06:33] Performing keywords research for various services offered and naming your business [08:30] Using past clients to explore avenues for finding your business
2/22/202310 minutes, 22 seconds
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ADU 01299: How to identify a professional drone pilot to hire and partner with?

The best ways to identify a professional drone pilot? How to avoid working with pilots who are not experts in the field? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's question is from Jennifer who would like to know about the ways in which she can identify a professional drone pilot to hire and work with. Jennifer would like to know how she can effectively filter out drone pilots that do not operate in a professional way and how she can hire a trained pilot. Thanks for the question Jennifer. A very valid ask considering the drone industry is seeing exponential growth and demand for drone pilot skyrockets. But how can customers effectively weed out the ones who present themselves as professionals vs the true professionals? We start off today show by providing Jennifer practical approach to hiring pilots. One effective way is to reach out to past students of Drone U who have successfully completed flight mastery classes and bootcamps to ensure the right pilot is hired. An alternative way we discuss in today's show is asking the right questions to drone pilots and validating their responses to standard expectations from pilots. We discuss primary flight movement questions, battery management questions, emergency maneuver questions and more. Tune in to this detail packed podcast if you want to learn more about how you can showcase your drone proficiency to ensure faster hiring from clients or how as a client you can identify the right drone pilot for your need. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:00] Today's question on identifying the right pilots to hire and partner with [05:00] Drone U resources for clients to work with pilots trained by Drone U [06:51] What is the primary question to ask a drone pilot to understand their proficiency in performing safe drone flights [10:15] The battery tests that proficient pilots should practice [10:55] Performing emergency landing using correct flight movement [12:44] Other questions to ask drone pilot to check their proficiency
2/15/202317 minutes, 17 seconds
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ADU 01299: How to identify a professional drone pilot to hire and partner with?

The best ways to identify a professional drone pilot? How to avoid working with pilots who are not experts in the field? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's question is from Jennifer who would like to know about the ways in which she can identify a professional drone pilot to hire and work with. Jennifer would like to know how she can effectively filter out drone pilots that do not operate in a professional way and how she can hire a trained pilot. Thanks for the question Jennifer. A very valid ask considering the drone industry is seeing exponential growth and demand for drone pilot skyrockets. But how can customers effectively weed out the ones who present themselves as professionals vs the true professionals? We start off today show by providing Jennifer practical approach to hiring pilots. One effective way is to reach out to past students of Drone U who have successfully completed flight mastery classes and bootcamps to ensure the right pilot is hired. An alternative way we discuss in today's show is asking the right questions to drone pilots and validating their responses to standard expectations from pilots. We discuss primary flight movement questions, battery management questions, emergency maneuver questions and more. Tune in to this detail packed podcast if you want to learn more about how you can showcase your drone proficiency to ensure faster hiring from clients or how as a client you can identify the right drone pilot for your need. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:00] Today's question on identifying the right pilots to hire and partner with [05:00] Drone U resources for clients to work with pilots trained by Drone U [06:51] What is the primary question to ask a drone pilot to understand their proficiency in performing safe drone flights [10:15] The battery tests that proficient pilots should practice [10:55] Performing emergency landing using correct flight movement [12:44] Other questions to ask drone pilot to check their proficiency
2/15/202317 minutes, 17 seconds
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ADU 01298: How important is the rule of Dew Point/Temperature within 5 degrees?

What are the precautions to flying in cold weather? How can pilot better interpret flying conditions Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is about understanding the Dew Point/Temperature range when performing flights in cold weather and the implications of flying when the 2 metrics are within a 5 degree range. Our question for today is from Grant who would like to how about conducting flights in the cold weather specifically when the temperature and dew point temperature are within a 5 degree range and what this means to performing a drone flight. Thank you for the question, Grant. We answer Grant's question by discussing the importance of dew point in weather and what this means to the weather conditions. We then delve into what could happen to your drone when you plan flights during such conditions. We also briefly touch upon the importance of self heating batteries, discuss the drones that have self heating batteries and why self heating batteries are becoming popular today. Grant is flying an Autel and we discuss problems that drones like Autel are most likely to face during cold weather flights. Lastly we touch upon the 3.6v rule for batteries and the importance of pilots understanding their drone battery health during flights to perform safe drone operations. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more about cold weather implications on your drone flight and learn ways to mitigate the risk of flying in cold weather. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:52] Today's question on winter flying, dew points and precautions for flights [04:51] Are splash drones and self heating batteries an option for winter flights especially for ice fishing? [05:50] When you shouldn't fly - Dew point vs Temperature range and flights during the cold [08:15] Understanding the temperature range and what it means for your flight [10:13] Are self heating batteries essential and which drones have them? [12:02] What other issues can drones like the Autel face during cold weather flights? [12:42] Practical steps for a pilot to mitigate drone battery heating issues [13:23] Why 3.6V rule is critical for understanding your drone battery health and for performing safe flights
2/14/202315 minutes, 37 seconds
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ADU 01298: How important is the rule of Dew Point/Temperature within 5 degrees?

What are the precautions to flying in cold weather? How can pilot better interpret flying conditions Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is about understanding the Dew Point/Temperature range when performing flights in cold weather and the implications of flying when the 2 metrics are within a 5 degree range. Our question for today is from Grant who would like to how about conducting flights in the cold weather specifically when the temperature and dew point temperature are within a 5 degree range and what this means to performing a drone flight. Thank you for the question, Grant. We answer Grant's question by discussing the importance of dew point in weather and what this means to the weather conditions. We then delve into what could happen to your drone when you plan flights during such conditions. We also briefly touch upon the importance of self heating batteries, discuss the drones that have self heating batteries and why self heating batteries are becoming popular today. Grant is flying an Autel and we discuss problems that drones like Autel are most likely to face during cold weather flights. Lastly we touch upon the 3.6v rule for batteries and the importance of pilots understanding their drone battery health during flights to perform safe drone operations. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to learn more about cold weather implications on your drone flight and learn ways to mitigate the risk of flying in cold weather. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:52] Today's question on winter flying, dew points and precautions for flights [04:51] Are splash drones and self heating batteries an option for winter flights especially for ice fishing? [05:50] When you shouldn't fly - Dew point vs Temperature range and flights during the cold [08:15] Understanding the temperature range and what it means for your flight [10:13] Are self heating batteries essential and which drones have them? [12:02] What other issues can drones like the Autel face during cold weather flights? [12:42] Practical steps for a pilot to mitigate drone battery heating issues [13:23] Why 3.6V rule is critical for understanding your drone battery health and for performing safe flights
2/14/202315 minutes, 37 seconds
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ADU 01297: Is Trimble Business Centre a good software for drone departments in Construction companies?

What is ideal software for drone departments in Construction Companies? are there any alternatives? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. On today's show we discuss Trimble Business Centre (TBC) software and if its a great tool for drone departments in construction companies. Our question for today is from Chris Verdugo who is taking over the drone department at the construction company he works for, and Chris would like to know if TBC that is being used by the drone department is the best choice for his companies and what alternatives he would need to look at. Congratulations on the new role, Chris. We are happy to look into TBC today and assess if TBC is the right tool for your department and also discuss our insights into using tools and managing data at construction companies. We start off today's reply by answering what TBC is used for in today's industry and go over its features and uses. When then briefly touch upon the many questions that need to be asked as one reviews and assesses their strategy to data management. We discuss how teams can wisely choose their equipment and software for optimal results keeping in mind the different requirements of a construction company. On today's show we also look at some alternatives to TBC and if the value they provide. Lastly we discuss if other solutions like Wingtra can completely replace the need for TBC and review some customer requirements in the construction industry from drone pilots. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to optimize and re-strategize your current data management operations. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [06:15] Today's question TBC software for construction companies [07:30] What is TBC used for? [08:48] Questions that one can ask as they strategize their data management [10:52] What are the competitors and alternatives to TBC [11:42] What are the difficulties of running a drone department? [13:50] Is TBC the right tool and are there alternatives to the workflow for TBC? [15:31] What are the customer requirements in today's construction industry [17:47] Can a Wingtra be a better alternative to using an extra geo referencing tool?
2/10/202320 minutes
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ADU 01297: Is Trimble Business Centre a good software for drone departments in Construction companies?

What is ideal software for drone departments in Construction Companies? are there any alternatives? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. On today's show we discuss Trimble Business Centre (TBC) software and if its a great tool for drone departments in construction companies. Our question for today is from Chris Verdugo who is taking over the drone department at the construction company he works for, and Chris would like to know if TBC that is being used by the drone department is the best choice for his companies and what alternatives he would need to look at. Congratulations on the new role, Chris. We are happy to look into TBC today and assess if TBC is the right tool for your department and also discuss our insights into using tools and managing data at construction companies. We start off today's reply by answering what TBC is used for in today's industry and go over its features and uses. When then briefly touch upon the many questions that need to be asked as one reviews and assesses their strategy to data management. We discuss how teams can wisely choose their equipment and software for optimal results keeping in mind the different requirements of a construction company. On today's show we also look at some alternatives to TBC and if the value they provide. Lastly we discuss if other solutions like Wingtra can completely replace the need for TBC and review some customer requirements in the construction industry from drone pilots. Tune In to this podcast if you are looking to optimize and re-strategize your current data management operations. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [06:15] Today's question TBC software for construction companies [07:30] What is TBC used for? [08:48] Questions that one can ask as they strategize their data management [10:52] What are the competitors and alternatives to TBC [11:42] What are the difficulties of running a drone department? [13:50] Is TBC the right tool and are there alternatives to the workflow for TBC? [15:31] What are the customer requirements in today's construction industry [17:47] Can a Wingtra be a better alternative to using an extra geo referencing tool?
2/10/202320 minutes
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ADU 01296: 3 challenges that drone pilots fail to consider when running a drone business – ADU with Paul and PJ

What key aspects to pilots fail to address when running a drone business? How can it impact the success of a drone business Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is a special one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, Drone U's Director of Operations, in discussing key aspects that drone pilots fail to consider when running a drone business and how ignoring these aspects can greatly determine the pace of success that drone pilots can achieve. We also discuss about PJ's upcoming drone podcast segment on AskDroneU where PJ will be discussing more about success in the aviation industry and talking to business leaders in an effort to share business success secrets. We talk about key aspects of running a successful business and how drone pilots often miss them, on today's show, such as understanding the multiple hats that pilots need to wear while running their drone business, understanding customer requirements and working under the assumption that there would be no risk during flight missions and how pilots can work on risk mitigation and to adapt based on flying environment and situations. We also talk about business automation, drone tech and much more. In a last segment on the show we talk about PJ's upcoming drone podcast segment on AskDroneU and how we intend to share key business success insights from industry leaders with our listeners. Tune In to this detail packed podcast if you are looking to run a successful drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:23] Three topics to discuss on today's show [2:48] Can SAR improve efficiency of locating missing individuals using add on hardware accessories? [7:27] 3 biggest issues and challenges that drone pilots fail to consider when starting a new business/flying a drone [13:25] Things about running a business that drone pilots do not consider while running a business [21:13] Knowing your customers' requirements and how drone pilots can be effective at delivering to customer requirements [27:03] Learn more about PJ's upcoming podcast series on AskDroneU
2/6/202330 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01296: 3 challenges that drone pilots fail to consider when running a drone business – ADU with Paul and PJ

What key aspects to pilots fail to address when running a drone business? How can it impact the success of a drone business Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Today's show is a special one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, Drone U's Director of Operations, in discussing key aspects that drone pilots fail to consider when running a drone business and how ignoring these aspects can greatly determine the pace of success that drone pilots can achieve. We also discuss about PJ's upcoming drone podcast segment on AskDroneU where PJ will be discussing more about success in the aviation industry and talking to business leaders in an effort to share business success secrets. We talk about key aspects of running a successful business and how drone pilots often miss them, on today's show, such as understanding the multiple hats that pilots need to wear while running their drone business, understanding customer requirements and working under the assumption that there would be no risk during flight missions and how pilots can work on risk mitigation and to adapt based on flying environment and situations. We also talk about business automation, drone tech and much more. In a last segment on the show we talk about PJ's upcoming drone podcast segment on AskDroneU and how we intend to share key business success insights from industry leaders with our listeners. Tune In to this detail packed podcast if you are looking to run a successful drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:23] Three topics to discuss on today's show [2:48] Can SAR improve efficiency of locating missing individuals using add on hardware accessories? [7:27] 3 biggest issues and challenges that drone pilots fail to consider when starting a new business/flying a drone [13:25] Things about running a business that drone pilots do not consider while running a business [21:13] Knowing your customers' requirements and how drone pilots can be effective at delivering to customer requirements [27:03] Learn more about PJ's upcoming podcast series on AskDroneU
2/6/202330 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01295: What drone alternatives do pilots have to replace the P4P?

Is the Phantom4P irreplaceable? What other drone can pilots use for getting great deliverables? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Our question for today is from Bob who would like to know about what alternatives exist in the market for providing features similar to P4P and drones that deliver high quality imagery, video and offering mapping features. Bob is specifically looking for drones that have the high features and capabilities provided by the P4P which is no more in production or should he go for a refurbished drone? In our response to Bob's question, we first elaborate on DJI's strategy for their drones and how they are effectively working to spread the many features of P4P to a variety of drones to spread their product base. We discuss how specific drones are being produced and marketed for specific purposes as against using a one drone solution. We discuss if its possible for pilots to construct a mapping drone and discuss the many alternatives that pilots can use while also discussing their costs and affordability. We discuss the Mavic lineup, the Inspire line up and their camera and flight features to see if Bob can purchase a single drone to address all his needs. Tune In to this detail packed podcast if you are looking to purchase a drone and learn about the many features that drones offers to pilots today. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:48] Why is hard to replace the Phantom P4P? [03:17] Learn more about Drone U member coaching calls [04:26] Today's question on what drones that could replace the Phantom P4P [06:58] Is DJI using a similar strategy like Apple? [07:46] Is it easy to construct a mapping drone? [09:20] How can we achieve high quality image deliverables- images, videos and mapping from current drones? [14:14] Is M300 a better drone for hi quality images and videos [15:49] What options do other drones in the market provide for drone pilots?
2/2/202320 minutes, 54 seconds
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ADU 01295: What drone alternatives do pilots have to replace the P4P?

Is the Phantom4P irreplaceable? What other drone can pilots use for getting great deliverables? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content and our new offering to only Drone U members - the Drone U members only monthly coaching calls. Our question for today is from Bob who would like to know about what alternatives exist in the market for providing features similar to P4P and drones that deliver high quality imagery, video and offering mapping features. Bob is specifically looking for drones that have the high features and capabilities provided by the P4P which is no more in production or should he go for a refurbished drone? In our response to Bob's question, we first elaborate on DJI's strategy for their drones and how they are effectively working to spread the many features of P4P to a variety of drones to spread their product base. We discuss how specific drones are being produced and marketed for specific purposes as against using a one drone solution. We discuss if its possible for pilots to construct a mapping drone and discuss the many alternatives that pilots can use while also discussing their costs and affordability. We discuss the Mavic lineup, the Inspire line up and their camera and flight features to see if Bob can purchase a single drone to address all his needs. Tune In to this detail packed podcast if you are looking to purchase a drone and learn about the many features that drones offers to pilots today. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:48] Why is hard to replace the Phantom P4P? [03:17] Learn more about Drone U member coaching calls [04:26] Today's question on what drones that could replace the Phantom P4P [06:58] Is DJI using a similar strategy like Apple? [07:46] Is it easy to construct a mapping drone? [09:20] How can we achieve high quality image deliverables- images, videos and mapping from current drones? [14:14] Is M300 a better drone for hi quality images and videos [15:49] What options do other drones in the market provide for drone pilots?
2/2/202320 minutes, 54 seconds
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ADU 01294: How to navigate the surveying industry as a drone pilot?

What barriers can drone pilots facing while working in the surveying industry? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U podcasts. Streamed over multiple platforms and with 1000+ shows, we hope you've benefited from our content. Drop us a review and let us know your comments about our podcasts. Our question for today is from Bob who would like to know about navigating the surveying industry as a drone pilot and taking up drone jobs for surveyors. Bob is one of our active listeners of the podcasts and has sent in a well thought of, relevant and detailed question on the surveying industry. We thank you for your support and inputs, Bob and happy to respond to your question today from our experience working on surveying jobs. In our response to Bob's question, we first talk about our experience thus far in the surveying world and our interactions with surveying boards and legal departments in the US. Paul elaborates how surveying boards can present archaic laws that can hamper the development of the industry through introduction of drone technology. We then jump into discussing the future of surveying by drones and what the future lies ahead for this industry. We also discuss inefficiencies in the surveying by drone industry and how pilots can navigate these hurdles. We talk about accuracies, errors in deliverables and survey jobs that provide recurring revenue opportunities and make profit for a drone business. Tune In to this detail packed podcast and if you would like to learn more about the surveying by drone industry !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:23] Today's question on navigating the surveying industry as a drone pilot [06:37] Paul elaborates his experience with surveying industry bodies and archaic laws [14:07] What is the future for surveying by drones [16:19] Are surveying job efficient in their workflow? [19:33] The importance of accuracy in survey deliverables and what jobs make profit in surveying jobs. [27:33] Paul summarizes our thoughts on the surveying industry for drone pilots and projects taken up by drone pilots
1/26/202332 minutes, 54 seconds
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ADU 01294: How to navigate the surveying industry as a drone pilot?

What barriers can drone pilots facing while working in the surveying industry? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U podcasts. Streamed over multiple platforms and with 1000+ shows, we hope you've benefited from our content. Drop us a review and let us know your comments about our podcasts. Our question for today is from Bob who would like to know about navigating the surveying industry as a drone pilot and taking up drone jobs for surveyors. Bob is one of our active listeners of the podcasts and has sent in a well thought of, relevant and detailed question on the surveying industry. We thank you for your support and inputs, Bob and happy to respond to your question today from our experience working on surveying jobs. In our response to Bob's question, we first talk about our experience thus far in the surveying world and our interactions with surveying boards and legal departments in the US. Paul elaborates how surveying boards can present archaic laws that can hamper the development of the industry through introduction of drone technology. We then jump into discussing the future of surveying by drones and what the future lies ahead for this industry. We also discuss inefficiencies in the surveying by drone industry and how pilots can navigate these hurdles. We talk about accuracies, errors in deliverables and survey jobs that provide recurring revenue opportunities and make profit for a drone business. Tune In to this detail packed podcast and if you would like to learn more about the surveying by drone industry !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:23] Today's question on navigating the surveying industry as a drone pilot [06:37] Paul elaborates his experience with surveying industry bodies and archaic laws [14:07] What is the future for surveying by drones [16:19] Are surveying job efficient in their workflow? [19:33] The importance of accuracy in survey deliverables and what jobs make profit in surveying jobs. [27:33] Paul summarizes our thoughts on the surveying industry for drone pilots and projects taken up by drone pilots
1/26/202332 minutes, 54 seconds
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ADU 01293: What are some predictions and insights for the drone industry in 2023?

What are some predictions for the drone industry? What domains hold higher opportunities as 2023 unfolds? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content. Join us on today's show as we discuss our predictions and insights for 2023 and what we believe will drive the drone industry ahead this year. Our question for today is from Tom who would like to know our predictions for 2023 and what we believe will be some of the key areas to watch out for in 2023. In our response to Tom's question, we discuss what would be important developments for drone pilots to watch out for in 2023. We start off by talking about the importance of maintaining professionalism in the drone industry. A key aspect to most successful business owners has been their ability to maintain their professionalism while dealing with clients. We then discuss about the upcoming Infrastructure Bill, what it constitutes and how drones can play an important role in ensuring infrastructure becomes a key vertical to watch out for in 2023. We also discuss other predictions that are set to boom in 2023 including the agriculture industry, the inspection business and how drone pilot skillsets can set them up for success. We also cover how drone jobs can be in great demand in 2023 and requirement for drone pilots for applications such as Lucid Drones can be in high demand in 2023. Tune In to this details packed podcast !! Write to us at [email protected] to let us know how you would plan your 2023. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:18] Today's question on predictions and insights for the Drone Industry in 2023 [02:47] Predictions that we discuss on today's show - Infrastructure bill, Drone Job and opportunities, Macro view of economy impacting drone jobs and domestic drone industry [05:15] Professionalism in the drone industry [08:50] The traits of successful people in any professional industry and how these traits can help beat the competition [11:17] Paul's book recommendation to hacking emotions and emotional response [13:08] Business verticals set to boom in 2023 - Infrastructure [16:22] Business verticals set to boom in 2023 - Agriculture, Cleaning (https://lucid.propsflightschool.com/) [23:10] A discussion on Pix4D vs Optelos and mapping software
1/20/202327 minutes, 58 seconds
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ADU 01293: What are some predictions and insights for the drone industry in 2023?

What are some predictions for the drone industry? What domains hold higher opportunities as 2023 unfolds? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content. Join us on today's show as we discuss our predictions and insights for 2023 and what we believe will drive the drone industry ahead this year. Our question for today is from Tom who would like to know our predictions for 2023 and what we believe will be some of the key areas to watch out for in 2023. In our response to Tom's question, we discuss what would be important developments for drone pilots to watch out for in 2023. We start off by talking about the importance of maintaining professionalism in the drone industry. A key aspect to most successful business owners has been their ability to maintain their professionalism while dealing with clients. We then discuss about the upcoming Infrastructure Bill, what it constitutes and how drones can play an important role in ensuring infrastructure becomes a key vertical to watch out for in 2023. We also discuss other predictions that are set to boom in 2023 including the agriculture industry, the inspection business and how drone pilot skillsets can set them up for success. We also cover how drone jobs can be in great demand in 2023 and requirement for drone pilots for applications such as Lucid Drones can be in high demand in 2023. Tune In to this details packed podcast !! Write to us at [email protected] to let us know how you would plan your 2023. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:18] Today's question on predictions and insights for the Drone Industry in 2023 [02:47] Predictions that we discuss on today's show - Infrastructure bill, Drone Job and opportunities, Macro view of economy impacting drone jobs and domestic drone industry [05:15] Professionalism in the drone industry [08:50] The traits of successful people in any professional industry and how these traits can help beat the competition [11:17] Paul's book recommendation to hacking emotions and emotional response [13:08] Business verticals set to boom in 2023 - Infrastructure [16:22] Business verticals set to boom in 2023 - Agriculture, Cleaning (https://lucid.propsflightschool.com/) [23:10] A discussion on Pix4D vs Optelos and mapping software
1/20/202327 minutes, 58 seconds
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Bonus: Why drone data is so valuable for roofing contractors and inspections – Interview with John and Ryan from Division 7 Roofing

We are excited to bring this very special podcast for our viewers. On today's show we discuss why drone data is valuable for roofing contractors and inspections and to discuss this topic we invited John and Ryan from Division 7 Roofing, prominent roofing contractors and co-developers of Roofing Inspection course on our PROPS platform. On our show today we not only discuss the many aspects of the roof inspection business and how drone pilots and DSP can provide immense value for roofing contractors. However we do not just have a discussion but have John and Ryan show a demo of their projects and how value is added in the roo inspection business by drones! Join us as we discuss the ways DSP can provide maximum value to contractors, the use of Optelos software in roof inspections and how Optelos is the best suited software for DSPs. We also discuss some of the recurring revenues for drone pilots in the roof inspection industry and pay range for drone pilots involved in flying for roofing contractors. Additional topics that we discuss on today's podcast include discussions on the usage of thermal drones for inspections, features provided by Optelos and how drone imagery can assist with improving deliverable quality in roofing inspection projects. Watch Ryan as he provides a demo of roofing inspection projects and Optelos ! Tune in Today for this exciting and information packed podcast!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps: [01:03] Know our guests for today, the team from Division 7 [02:05] Learn about Division 7 specialized training for DSPs, roofing contractors and drone pilots [03:56] What are some verticals in the roofing industry that provide highest value [05:10] Where is highest value observed in the roofing project timeline for drone pilots [12:57] Ryan explains the use of Optelos software in roof inspection projects [15:45] What is recurring revenue model for roof inspection job for drone pilots [19:09] What is the pay range for drone pilots in roof inspection jobs [25:53] The discussion on relative accuracy vs absolute accuracy in flying roofing inspections [32:41] Do thermal drones provide value for roofing contractors? [40:32] Demo on Multi Ortho overlap [45:20] Charging for additional work in roofing projects and how drone imagery can assist with avoiding additional workload for pilots [46:18] Additional features provided by Optelos [48:16] Creating project portfolio and showcasing projects for roofing contractors [49:50] Demo on digitizer and showcasing project using Optelos
1/14/20231 hour, 1 minute, 30 seconds
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Bonus: Why drone data is so valuable for roofing contractors and inspections – Interview with John and Ryan from Division 7 Roofing

We are excited to bring this very special podcast for our viewers. On today's show we discuss why drone data is valuable for roofing contractors and inspections and to discuss this topic we invited John and Ryan from Division 7 Roofing, prominent roofing contractors and co-developers of Roofing Inspection course on our PROPS platform. On our show today we not only discuss the many aspects of the roof inspection business and how drone pilots and DSP can provide immense value for roofing contractors. However we do not just have a discussion but have John and Ryan show a demo of their projects and how value is added in the roo inspection business by drones! Join us as we discuss the ways DSP can provide maximum value to contractors, the use of Optelos software in roof inspections and how Optelos is the best suited software for DSPs. We also discuss some of the recurring revenues for drone pilots in the roof inspection industry and pay range for drone pilots involved in flying for roofing contractors. Additional topics that we discuss on today's podcast include discussions on the usage of thermal drones for inspections, features provided by Optelos and how drone imagery can assist with improving deliverable quality in roofing inspection projects. Watch Ryan as he provides a demo of roofing inspection projects and Optelos ! Tune in Today for this exciting and information packed podcast!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps: [01:03] Know our guests for today, the team from Division 7 [02:05] Learn about Division 7 specialized training for DSPs, roofing contractors and drone pilots [03:56] What are some verticals in the roofing industry that provide highest value [05:10] Where is highest value observed in the roofing project timeline for drone pilots [12:57] Ryan explains the use of Optelos software in roof inspection projects [15:45] What is recurring revenue model for roof inspection job for drone pilots [19:09] What is the pay range for drone pilots in roof inspection jobs [25:53] The discussion on relative accuracy vs absolute accuracy in flying roofing inspections [32:41] Do thermal drones provide value for roofing contractors? [40:32] Demo on Multi Ortho overlap [45:20] Charging for additional work in roofing projects and how drone imagery can assist with avoiding additional workload for pilots [46:18] Additional features provided by Optelos [48:16] Creating project portfolio and showcasing projects for roofing contractors [49:50] Demo on digitizer and showcasing project using Optelos
1/14/20231 hour, 1 minute, 30 seconds
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ADU 01292: What should we be doing to prepare for 2023?

How can we prepare for 2023? What specific actions should businesses and pilots take for 2023? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content. Today's show is a very special show as we wrap up 2022. Our question for today is from Tom, who would like to know what steps should business owners take for a successful 2023. Thank you for the question Tom. Planning for 2023 which is expected to see a huge recession is no easy task. We share our insights into what we believe will be the areas pilots and business can focus and work for a great year. While this is not the only way to plan for 2023, we share our insights into what constitutes a successful year and how businesses can plan effectively for the year ahead. We delve into critical areas of business as asked by Tom today - expenses, purchases, budgeting and business growth in a tough economic environment. We discuss the old adage "Cash is King" and how business with cash have often been strong at facing economic challenges. We then discuss about purchasing and strategies for businesses to follow for spending and prioritizing resources effectively. On today's show we also cover aspects for growing and nurturing your business and these include taking steps such as automation, analyzing expenses and understanding margins and prioritizing business efforts. Tune In to this details packed podcast !! Write to us at [email protected] to let us know how you would plan your 2023. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:48] Today's question is about planning your drone business and efforts for 2023 [05:04] Question from Tom Powers on navigating 2023 - expenses, purchases, budgeting and business growth in tough economic environment [06:46] Rob discusses the importance of capital and navigating tough times [09:50] Spending on purchases during a possible recession [11:16] How tough times have the potential to keep businesses busy and growing [14:38] Structuring things to achieve during lean times and how consistent efforts [21:40] Focusing on 20% of your work that brings in 80% of your revenue [24:11] Managing expenses, time management and setting priority for your business such as automation [25:47] Automating payments and reviewing your business expenses to prioritize margins and identifying opportunities [25:47] Automating payments and reviewing your business expenses to prioritize margins and identifying opportunities [27:20] Paul summarizes priorities for business owners in 2023
12/30/202231 minutes, 19 seconds
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ADU 01292: What should we be doing to prepare for 2023?

How can we prepare for 2023? What specific actions should businesses and pilots take for 2023? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses and Drone U membership. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all our online content. Today's show is a very special show as we wrap up 2022. Our question for today is from Tom, who would like to know what steps should business owners take for a successful 2023. Thank you for the question Tom. Planning for 2023 which is expected to see a huge recession is no easy task. We share our insights into what we believe will be the areas pilots and business can focus and work for a great year. While this is not the only way to plan for 2023, we share our insights into what constitutes a successful year and how businesses can plan effectively for the year ahead. We delve into critical areas of business as asked by Tom today - expenses, purchases, budgeting and business growth in a tough economic environment. We discuss the old adage "Cash is King" and how business with cash have often been strong at facing economic challenges. We then discuss about purchasing and strategies for businesses to follow for spending and prioritizing resources effectively. On today's show we also cover aspects for growing and nurturing your business and these include taking steps such as automation, analyzing expenses and understanding margins and prioritizing business efforts. Tune In to this details packed podcast !! Write to us at [email protected] to let us know how you would plan your 2023. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:48] Today's question is about planning your drone business and efforts for 2023 [05:04] Question from Tom Powers on navigating 2023 - expenses, purchases, budgeting and business growth in tough economic environment [06:46] Rob discusses the importance of capital and navigating tough times [09:50] Spending on purchases during a possible recession [11:16] How tough times have the potential to keep businesses busy and growing [14:38] Structuring things to achieve during lean times and how consistent efforts [21:40] Focusing on 20% of your work that brings in 80% of your revenue [24:11] Managing expenses, time management and setting priority for your business such as automation [25:47] Automating payments and reviewing your business expenses to prioritize margins and identifying opportunities [25:47] Automating payments and reviewing your business expenses to prioritize margins and identifying opportunities [27:20] Paul summarizes priorities for business owners in 2023
12/30/202231 minutes, 19 seconds
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ADU 01291: How can I perform low elevation mapping with my drone?

How can pilots perform low elevation mapping? How low can pilots fly to conduct mapping missions effectively? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Mapping courses. Drone U's comprehensive and advanced mapping courses covers range of topics, from mapping fundamentals to mapping technologies, deliverables, safe flying. Our mapping courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U mapping courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is a short quick one where we address the minimum height a drone can fly for conducting a mapping mission. Our question for today is from Marc, who is looking to map a cemetery and would like to fly very close to the ground for mapping the area. Thanks for the question, Marc. In this short podcast we address the minimum height for photogrammetric missions and how pilots can fly less than 10 feet and gather data. We also cover the steps for low height data acquisition. Tune in today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:40] Today's question on how low can a drone fly for a photogrammetry mission [02:48] Whats the minimum a drone can fly for a mapping mission [03:31] Our recommendation for acquisition of data at low heights
12/24/20228 minutes, 9 seconds
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ADU 01291: How can I perform low elevation mapping with my drone?

How can pilots perform low elevation mapping? How low can pilots fly to conduct mapping missions effectively? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Mapping courses. Drone U's comprehensive and advanced mapping courses covers range of topics, from mapping fundamentals to mapping technologies, deliverables, safe flying. Our mapping courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U mapping courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is a short quick one where we address the minimum height a drone can fly for conducting a mapping mission. Our question for today is from Marc, who is looking to map a cemetery and would like to fly very close to the ground for mapping the area. Thanks for the question, Marc. In this short podcast we address the minimum height for photogrammetric missions and how pilots can fly less than 10 feet and gather data. We also cover the steps for low height data acquisition. Tune in today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:40] Today's question on how low can a drone fly for a photogrammetry mission [02:48] Whats the minimum a drone can fly for a mapping mission [03:31] Our recommendation for acquisition of data at low heights
12/24/20228 minutes, 9 seconds
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ADU 01290: Can I map with the Mavic 3 Enterprise?

Is the Mavic 3 worth purchasing for conducting mapping missions? Are there better drones in the market for mapping? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On today's show we discuss if the Mavic 3 Enterprise is the drone of choice to be used for mapping missions. Our question for today is from Tom who would like to know if the Mavic 3 enterprise has all the relevant specs required for carrying out mapping missions. We answer Tom's question by specifying three reasons why we believe the Mavic 3 Enterprise is not suitable for mapping. We discuss specific issues with the drone especially the software compatibility issues and elaborate on 3 reasons for our viewers. We then discuss about the Parror Anafi AI drone and why we believe this is a better drone compared to the Mavic 3 Enterprise. Lastly we also discuss the best drones for mapping. Tune in today if you would like to know more about Mavic 3 Enterprise's limitations for mapping if you are looking to purchase this drone during the holiday season. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:13] Today's question if the Mavic 3 Enterprise can be utilized for drone mapping [03:25] Can the Mavic 3 Enterprise be considered a good drone for mapping? [04:21] Three reasons why we disagree that the Mavic 3 Enterprise is not suitable for drone mapping [05:32] Specific issues with Mavic 3 Enterprise including application non compatibility, remote controller issues, mission planning [07:12] Drones we consider are good for mapping [08:10] Why we consider the Anafi AI is better than Mavic 3 Enterprise [14:41] Paul summarizes the best drones for specific mapping purposes
12/22/202220 minutes, 57 seconds
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ADU 01290: Can I map with the Mavic 3 Enterprise?

Is the Mavic 3 worth purchasing for conducting mapping missions? Are there better drones in the market for mapping? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On today's show we discuss if the Mavic 3 Enterprise is the drone of choice to be used for mapping missions. Our question for today is from Tom who would like to know if the Mavic 3 enterprise has all the relevant specs required for carrying out mapping missions. We answer Tom's question by specifying three reasons why we believe the Mavic 3 Enterprise is not suitable for mapping. We discuss specific issues with the drone especially the software compatibility issues and elaborate on 3 reasons for our viewers. We then discuss about the Parror Anafi AI drone and why we believe this is a better drone compared to the Mavic 3 Enterprise. Lastly we also discuss the best drones for mapping. Tune in today if you would like to know more about Mavic 3 Enterprise's limitations for mapping if you are looking to purchase this drone during the holiday season. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:13] Today's question if the Mavic 3 Enterprise can be utilized for drone mapping [03:25] Can the Mavic 3 Enterprise be considered a good drone for mapping? [04:21] Three reasons why we disagree that the Mavic 3 Enterprise is not suitable for drone mapping [05:32] Specific issues with Mavic 3 Enterprise including application non compatibility, remote controller issues, mission planning [07:12] Drones we consider are good for mapping [08:10] Why we consider the Anafi AI is better than Mavic 3 Enterprise [14:41] Paul summarizes the best drones for specific mapping purposes
12/22/202220 minutes, 57 seconds
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ADU 01289: How do I get mapping clients?

What are the nuances to get mapping clients? How to enhance quality of service and deliverables? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Mapping courses. Drone U's comprehensive and advanced mapping courses covers range of topics, from mapping fundamentals to mapping technologies, deliverables, safe flying. Our mapping courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U mapping courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is about understanding the nuances of getting into drone mapping and the efforts required to be a successful drone pilot in the mapping world. Our question for today is from Tim, who has strong exposure and a background in the real estate photography world and has carried out multiple real estate drone jobs but is looking to transition to drone mapping. Tim would like to know what it takes to be successful in drone mapping, the learnings involved and if drone mapping offers the return on investment. Thanks for the question, Tim. We start off today's show by talking about getting into drone mapping and what knowledge is required for pilots to get started into drone mapping. We discuss about how drone pilots can develop the right mindset to getting into drone mapping and how this helps in taking up drone mapping jobs. We then get into a step by step approach into getting started into drone mapping and Paul delves into technical aspects of drone mapping that are essential for success in mapping. Today's show is packed with relevant details to assist someone trying to get started into drone mapping but is not sure if the time and effort is worth it and how they need to go about the process of getting into the mapping world. Tune in today If you are keen to get started in mapping or need to understand all aspects of the mapping world !! Tune In to detail and data packed podcast to grab mapping opportunities in the Drone Industry today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:47] 5 New upcoming Drone U courses [01:36] Today's show is about mapping services and maintaining the fine balance in providing mapping services [02:31] Paul discusses about the nuances of mapping including barriers to entry, quality of services and learning involved [06:10] Today's question is on transitioning from real estate photography to mapping services [09:42] Applying a mindset change to getting into the drone mapping world [11:30] A step by step approach to getting into mapping services and understanding the nuances of drone mapping [17:46] Three things that pilots who want to get into mapping, need to keep in mind [20:44] How much and what all does Drone U's mapping courses cover for pilots getting into mapping?
12/20/202227 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01289: How do I get mapping clients?

What are the nuances to get mapping clients? How to enhance quality of service and deliverables? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Mapping courses. Drone U's comprehensive and advanced mapping courses covers range of topics, from mapping fundamentals to mapping technologies, deliverables, safe flying. Our mapping courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U mapping courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is about understanding the nuances of getting into drone mapping and the efforts required to be a successful drone pilot in the mapping world. Our question for today is from Tim, who has strong exposure and a background in the real estate photography world and has carried out multiple real estate drone jobs but is looking to transition to drone mapping. Tim would like to know what it takes to be successful in drone mapping, the learnings involved and if drone mapping offers the return on investment. Thanks for the question, Tim. We start off today's show by talking about getting into drone mapping and what knowledge is required for pilots to get started into drone mapping. We discuss about how drone pilots can develop the right mindset to getting into drone mapping and how this helps in taking up drone mapping jobs. We then get into a step by step approach into getting started into drone mapping and Paul delves into technical aspects of drone mapping that are essential for success in mapping. Today's show is packed with relevant details to assist someone trying to get started into drone mapping but is not sure if the time and effort is worth it and how they need to go about the process of getting into the mapping world. Tune in today If you are keen to get started in mapping or need to understand all aspects of the mapping world !! Tune In to detail and data packed podcast to grab mapping opportunities in the Drone Industry today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:47] 5 New upcoming Drone U courses [01:36] Today's show is about mapping services and maintaining the fine balance in providing mapping services [02:31] Paul discusses about the nuances of mapping including barriers to entry, quality of services and learning involved [06:10] Today's question is on transitioning from real estate photography to mapping services [09:42] Applying a mindset change to getting into the drone mapping world [11:30] A step by step approach to getting into mapping services and understanding the nuances of drone mapping [17:46] Three things that pilots who want to get into mapping, need to keep in mind [20:44] How much and what all does Drone U's mapping courses cover for pilots getting into mapping?
12/20/202227 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01287: Are there opportunities in the surveying world for DSP’s?

What opportunities exist for DSPs in Surveying? Is it viable to offer such services? What are the complexities involved? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's show is about providing services to surveyors. Our question for today is from Jamie, who would like to know if its worth providing drone services to surveyors or if it is better to provide services to sites directly. Thank you for the question Jamie. We address Jamie's question by talking about the complexities involved in providing services to surveyors and why we believe it is not worth to offer services to surveyors. We discuss challenges in accuracy, GCP usage and the barriers in translating drone processes to valuable work for surveyors. We also discuss issues such as working for a surveyor and what services can pilots with surveying experience provide. Tune in if you would like to know more about offering services to surveyors and the challenges therein !! Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:47] Today's question on providing services to a surveyor or flying for a site job [03:24] Why it is not worth providing services to surveyors and what are the issues in this business model [05:25] Additional insights on surveyor assistance by drone pilots including geo tool usage and accuracy [sop-timestamp time="10:00"] What can drone pilots with surveying experience provide services on
12/19/202218 minutes, 18 seconds
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ADU 01287: Are there opportunities in the surveying world for DSP’s?

What opportunities exist for DSPs in Surveying? Is it viable to offer such services? What are the complexities involved? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's show is about providing services to surveyors. Our question for today is from Jamie, who would like to know if its worth providing drone services to surveyors or if it is better to provide services to sites directly. Thank you for the question Jamie. We address Jamie's question by talking about the complexities involved in providing services to surveyors and why we believe it is not worth to offer services to surveyors. We discuss challenges in accuracy, GCP usage and the barriers in translating drone processes to valuable work for surveyors. We also discuss issues such as working for a surveyor and what services can pilots with surveying experience provide. Tune in if you would like to know more about offering services to surveyors and the challenges therein !! Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:47] Today's question on providing services to a surveyor or flying for a site job [03:24] Why it is not worth providing services to surveyors and what are the issues in this business model [05:25] Additional insights on surveyor assistance by drone pilots including geo tool usage and accuracy [sop-timestamp time="10:00"] What can drone pilots with surveying experience provide services on
12/19/202218 minutes, 18 seconds
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Bonus: Interview with Trent Casi, Drone U’s new sales director for PROPS program, on Wingtra, latest in the drone industry and more !!

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by Trent Casi, Drone U's new sales director for the PROPS platform. Trent has several years of sales experience couple along with deep understanding of how the drone industry operates and we are happy to have him on board. But today's episode is not just another corporate announcement episode, we discuss with Trent about his sales experience, things he has observed in the drone industry and tech evolution and also his insights on flights, Data, business growth and more!! Join us as we discuss about Trent's experience, his insights on the Wingtra drone and platform, the pace of tech evolution in the drone industry and what lies in the future. We also discuss in detail about new opportunities for drone pilots and how to perfect sales in the drone industry. In our last segment we also discuss how drone pilots can grow their business and cover many critical areas about running a successful scalable drone business. Tune in Today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps: [00:44] Trent's introduction and his role with Drone U and what we have learnt from working with Trent [01:24] Learn more about Trent, his background and rich experience in the drone industry [03:31] Paul and Trent discuss the pace of the technology changes in the drone industry such and new addition to the PROPS platform [03:54] Discussions on Wingtra and Wingtra HUB and what can be accomplished with data available. [09:55] Details on what Wingta drone can accomplish, pricing and technology [12:56] Is the Wingtra the best drone for agricultural applications? [17:28] Learn more about Trent's role and work with Drone U in the PROPS program [21:00] Discussion on new infrastructure bill and benefits to the drone industry [24:55] Trent shares his recommendations to grow your drone business [33:10] Do customers value genuine feedback during a sales pitch?
12/7/202240 minutes, 18 seconds
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Bonus: Interview with Trent Casi, Drone U’s new sales director for PROPS program, on Wingtra, latest in the drone industry and more !!

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by Trent Casi, Drone U's new sales director for the PROPS platform. Trent has several years of sales experience couple along with deep understanding of how the drone industry operates and we are happy to have him on board. But today's episode is not just another corporate announcement episode, we discuss with Trent about his sales experience, things he has observed in the drone industry and tech evolution and also his insights on flights, Data, business growth and more!! Join us as we discuss about Trent's experience, his insights on the Wingtra drone and platform, the pace of tech evolution in the drone industry and what lies in the future. We also discuss in detail about new opportunities for drone pilots and how to perfect sales in the drone industry. In our last segment we also discuss how drone pilots can grow their business and cover many critical areas about running a successful scalable drone business. Tune in Today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps: [00:44] Trent's introduction and his role with Drone U and what we have learnt from working with Trent [01:24] Learn more about Trent, his background and rich experience in the drone industry [03:31] Paul and Trent discuss the pace of the technology changes in the drone industry such and new addition to the PROPS platform [03:54] Discussions on Wingtra and Wingtra HUB and what can be accomplished with data available. [09:55] Details on what Wingta drone can accomplish, pricing and technology [12:56] Is the Wingtra the best drone for agricultural applications? [17:28] Learn more about Trent's role and work with Drone U in the PROPS program [21:00] Discussion on new infrastructure bill and benefits to the drone industry [24:55] Trent shares his recommendations to grow your drone business [33:10] Do customers value genuine feedback during a sales pitch?
12/7/202240 minutes, 18 seconds
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ADU 01286: What opportunities are out there for drone pilots?

Where can drone pilots seek job opportunities? Are there new avenues for drone pilots to pursue? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. On Today's show we discuss all about the opportunities available for drone pilots to seek employment for growing their drone business. Our question for today, from Andy, is about the opportunities that are available in today's market for drone pilots. Andy would like to know if there are specific avenues we recommend to drone pilots. Thank you for the question Andy, a very relevant question for drone pilots in the industry that can assist drone pilots to not only seek employment in the coming year but also explore new avenues for seeking additional earnings. We address Andy's question by first highlighting the Number 1 opportunity for drone pilots in the coming months and this specifically has to do with the passing of the new Infra bill in the US and how this means an increase in requirement to map public infrastructure. Next we talk about Dave and John's story from NY and how they scaled their business through drone employment sites and built a strong network and connections in the drone industry and how pilots can emulate a similar strategy to grow their business or seek employment. We then focus on the real estate market and how the real estate market continues to see a continuous demand in videography and photography. Paul then discusses some of the untapped markets available to drone pilots and how these are specific to cleaning of buildings, solar panel cleaning and how pilots can easily capture this vast untapped market. Last but not the least, we discuss about the cell tower inspection demand and how pilots can pursue this in-demand job in the coming months Tune In to detail and data packed podcast to grab those opportunities in the Drone Industry today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:50] Today's question is on opportunities for Drone Pilots [04:04] The number 1 opportunity for drone pilots in upcoming months [07:38] Hear about how Dave and John from NY identified opportunities to scale their business [09:27] Has the real estate market become saturated and how drone pilots can grab opportunities with videography and real estate photography [12:08] Utilizing specific data to upsell services to future prospects [13:10] What other untapped markets are available for Drone Pilots? [20:10] Performing cell tower inspections and getting hired for performing cell tower inspects
12/6/202225 minutes, 17 seconds
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ADU 01286: What opportunities are out there for drone pilots?

Where can drone pilots seek job opportunities? Are there new avenues for drone pilots to pursue? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. On Today's show we discuss all about the opportunities available for drone pilots to seek employment for growing their drone business. Our question for today, from Andy, is about the opportunities that are available in today's market for drone pilots. Andy would like to know if there are specific avenues we recommend to drone pilots. Thank you for the question Andy, a very relevant question for drone pilots in the industry that can assist drone pilots to not only seek employment in the coming year but also explore new avenues for seeking additional earnings. We address Andy's question by first highlighting the Number 1 opportunity for drone pilots in the coming months and this specifically has to do with the passing of the new Infra bill in the US and how this means an increase in requirement to map public infrastructure. Next we talk about Dave and John's story from NY and how they scaled their business through drone employment sites and built a strong network and connections in the drone industry and how pilots can emulate a similar strategy to grow their business or seek employment. We then focus on the real estate market and how the real estate market continues to see a continuous demand in videography and photography. Paul then discusses some of the untapped markets available to drone pilots and how these are specific to cleaning of buildings, solar panel cleaning and how pilots can easily capture this vast untapped market. Last but not the least, we discuss about the cell tower inspection demand and how pilots can pursue this in-demand job in the coming months Tune In to detail and data packed podcast to grab those opportunities in the Drone Industry today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:50] Today's question is on opportunities for Drone Pilots [04:04] The number 1 opportunity for drone pilots in upcoming months [07:38] Hear about how Dave and John from NY identified opportunities to scale their business [09:27] Has the real estate market become saturated and how drone pilots can grab opportunities with videography and real estate photography [12:08] Utilizing specific data to upsell services to future prospects [13:10] What other untapped markets are available for Drone Pilots? [20:10] Performing cell tower inspections and getting hired for performing cell tower inspects
12/6/202225 minutes, 17 seconds
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ADU 01285: Why does DJI not allow 3rd party apps on the RC Pro?

Is DJI moving to limit third party apps on their devices? Whats the road ahead for third party application and how this impacts drone purchase decisions? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. On Today's show we discuss if DJI has made a deliberate move to limit third party integrations on the RC Pro? Our question for today is from Steve who would like to know why DJI is avoiding integration with third party apps, how pilots can utilize third party apps such as Drone Deploy while utilizing DJI's products. Thanks for the question Steve !! We start off our response by informing our viewers as to what DJI has to mention in its recent announcements on integrations and how DJI plan to bring any future integrations through its SDK. We also address drones that would work with applications such as Drone Deploy and how such integrations can help pilots make informed decisions while purchasing a drone and things that pilots need to be aware of, during drone purchases. In today's episode we also do a quick review of the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the M30T discussing the features, pricing and use cases. Tune in today if you'd like to make informed purchase of a drone during this Holiday season!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:58] Overview of today's show on Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Enterprise, applications and mapping capabilities [03:21] Today's question on why DJI does not allow third party apps on their drones [04:48] What does DJI have to mention about SDK and future business decisions that we can expect from DJI [05:58] Drones that Drone Deploy would work and is compatible with [09:35] This drone is the most closest to replace the Phantom 4 v2 [10:00] Mavic 3 Enterprise and M30T drone comparisons
12/4/20220
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ADU 01285: Why does DJI not allow 3rd party apps on the RC Pro?

Is DJI moving to limit third party apps on their devices? Whats the road ahead for third party application and how this impacts drone purchase decisions? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. On Today's show we discuss if DJI has made a deliberate move to limit third party integrations on the RC Pro? Our question for today is from Steve who would like to know why DJI is avoiding integration with third party apps, how pilots can utilize third party apps such as Drone Deploy while utilizing DJI's products. Thanks for the question Steve !! We start off our response by informing our viewers as to what DJI has to mention in its recent announcements on integrations and how DJI plan to bring any future integrations through its SDK. We also address drones that would work with applications such as Drone Deploy and how such integrations can help pilots make informed decisions while purchasing a drone and things that pilots need to be aware of, during drone purchases. In today's episode we also do a quick review of the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the M30T discussing the features, pricing and use cases. Tune in today if you'd like to make informed purchase of a drone during this Holiday season!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:58] Overview of today's show on Mavic 3 and Mavic 3 Enterprise, applications and mapping capabilities [03:21] Today's question on why DJI does not allow third party apps on their drones [04:48] What does DJI have to mention about SDK and future business decisions that we can expect from DJI [05:58] Drones that Drone Deploy would work and is compatible with [09:35] This drone is the most closest to replace the Phantom 4 v2 [10:00] Mavic 3 Enterprise and M30T drone comparisons
12/4/20220
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Bonus: AskDroneU Special Thanksgiving Episode

Join us today for a special Thanksgiving Episode where we talk about things we are greatful for and also discuss upcoming Black Friday deals and things you can focus on purchase at deal prices. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Black Friday Sale. We are offering a huge discount on our membership including the limited time 'lifetime' membership giving a savings of around $2000. In this episode Rob and Paul talk about the many things they are grateful for and how these have had a positive impact in their personal and professional life. We would like to thank our customers, leadership, team and the business community for the many wonderful memories they have provided over the many years. We also talk about Black Friday deals and how this is possibly the best time to purchase those drones and drone accessories that can add a significant edge to your business. Visit Drone U Black Friday deals for all the best drone deals. Drone U wishes its listeners a Happy Thanksgiving !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [01:58] The things Paul is grateful for [03:35] Rob shares his experience from running multiple business and why Rob enjoys his work at Drone U [04:48] Paul and Rob talk about the business community in Colorado [06:25] Rob and Paul express their thanks to all our customers, leaders, instructors and team who work at Drone U [09:03] How to make the best of Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals this years
11/24/202211 minutes, 40 seconds
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Bonus: AskDroneU Special Thanksgiving Episode

Join us today for a special Thanksgiving Episode where we talk about things we are greatful for and also discuss upcoming Black Friday deals and things you can focus on purchase at deal prices. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U Black Friday Sale. We are offering a huge discount on our membership including the limited time 'lifetime' membership giving a savings of around $2000. In this episode Rob and Paul talk about the many things they are grateful for and how these have had a positive impact in their personal and professional life. We would like to thank our customers, leadership, team and the business community for the many wonderful memories they have provided over the many years. We also talk about Black Friday deals and how this is possibly the best time to purchase those drones and drone accessories that can add a significant edge to your business. Visit Drone U Black Friday deals for all the best drone deals. Drone U wishes its listeners a Happy Thanksgiving !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [01:58] The things Paul is grateful for [03:35] Rob shares his experience from running multiple business and why Rob enjoys his work at Drone U [04:48] Paul and Rob talk about the business community in Colorado [06:25] Rob and Paul express their thanks to all our customers, leaders, instructors and team who work at Drone U [09:03] How to make the best of Black Friday, Cyber Monday deals this years
11/24/202211 minutes, 40 seconds
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ADU 01284: Is Phantom 4 v2 still the go-to drone for all things concerning mapping?

Should pilots opt for the Phantom 4 v2 drone for mapping projects or does the Mavic provide a robust offering for mapping? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On Today's show we discuss if the Phantom 4 V2 drone is still the go-to drone for mapping projects or do pilots have the option of using the Mavic line of drones for conducting mapping projects? Our question for today is from first time caller, Brenden, who would like to know if the Phantom 4 V2 is a viable drone that pilots can use for mapping projects. Thanks for asking, Brenden !! We start off our response by mentioning the features of the Phantom 4 and why we consider still to be the best drone for conducting mapping missions. We also look into features offered by the Mavic and areas that DJI can explore to further enhance the use of the Mavic in mapping projects. We also discuss all about the mapping drones available in the market today and how companies like DJI are positioning their drones for the industry. We also talk about upcoming courses covering newer mapping drones that Drone U intends to launch in the coming year. If you would like to know more about mapping visit our Mapping Software page that provides all the details about mapping and mapping software. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:50] Today's show is all about next generation of mapping drones [04:460] Listen to today's question [05:42] This DJI model is most equipped to perform mapping missions [06:07] Mavic 3 Enterprise and its mapping capability [08:40] Upcoming new courses at Drone U for new drones [10:55] Other developments in the mapping industry [12:00] Industry leader thoughts on new trends in the mapping world [12:52] Learn more about mapping [13:25] The state of today's mapping industry and what next with models/software
11/23/202217 minutes, 42 seconds
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ADU 01284: Is Phantom 4 v2 still the go-to drone for all things concerning mapping?

Should pilots opt for the Phantom 4 v2 drone for mapping projects or does the Mavic provide a robust offering for mapping? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On Today's show we discuss if the Phantom 4 V2 drone is still the go-to drone for mapping projects or do pilots have the option of using the Mavic line of drones for conducting mapping projects? Our question for today is from first time caller, Brenden, who would like to know if the Phantom 4 V2 is a viable drone that pilots can use for mapping projects. Thanks for asking, Brenden !! We start off our response by mentioning the features of the Phantom 4 and why we consider still to be the best drone for conducting mapping missions. We also look into features offered by the Mavic and areas that DJI can explore to further enhance the use of the Mavic in mapping projects. We also discuss all about the mapping drones available in the market today and how companies like DJI are positioning their drones for the industry. We also talk about upcoming courses covering newer mapping drones that Drone U intends to launch in the coming year. If you would like to know more about mapping visit our Mapping Software page that provides all the details about mapping and mapping software. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:50] Today's show is all about next generation of mapping drones [04:460] Listen to today's question [05:42] This DJI model is most equipped to perform mapping missions [06:07] Mavic 3 Enterprise and its mapping capability [08:40] Upcoming new courses at Drone U for new drones [10:55] Other developments in the mapping industry [12:00] Industry leader thoughts on new trends in the mapping world [12:52] Learn more about mapping [13:25] The state of today's mapping industry and what next with models/software
11/23/202217 minutes, 42 seconds
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ADU 01283: How do FPV pilots get away with flying BVLOS?

Do FPV pilots fly in violation of BVLOS? Are there ways to fly BVLOS? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On Today's show we discuss how FPV pilots seem to fly BVLOS and if they violate FAA mandate in doing so? Our question for today is from Tom, who would like to how FPV pilots get away from flying BVLOS. Thank you for the question Tom, we discuss FAA mandate on BVLOS and how pilots can seem to be flying BVLOS but maintaining compliance to FAA mandates. We also discuss how we flew the Isotopes video and talk about how we went about shooting for the video to stay in compliance with BVLOS mandate. We also discuss how pilots can seek waivers/authorizations to fly beyond visual line of sight and the importance of having a VO for flights. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:03] Today's show is brought to you by PROPS. Learn more about PROPS. [02:06] Question for today's show on how FPV pilots get away with BVLOS flights [03:15] What does FAA mandate about LOS flights [03:46] How did Drone U manage a flight while staying compliant [04:35] Can pilot get authorisations/waivers for bvlos flights [07:13] Can flights be monitored by RemoteID compliance? [17:57] The importance of having a VO for flights
11/14/202220 minutes, 7 seconds
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ADU 01283: How do FPV pilots get away with flying BVLOS?

Do FPV pilots fly in violation of BVLOS? Are there ways to fly BVLOS? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. On Today's show we discuss how FPV pilots seem to fly BVLOS and if they violate FAA mandate in doing so? Our question for today is from Tom, who would like to how FPV pilots get away from flying BVLOS. Thank you for the question Tom, we discuss FAA mandate on BVLOS and how pilots can seem to be flying BVLOS but maintaining compliance to FAA mandates. We also discuss how we flew the Isotopes video and talk about how we went about shooting for the video to stay in compliance with BVLOS mandate. We also discuss how pilots can seek waivers/authorizations to fly beyond visual line of sight and the importance of having a VO for flights. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:03] Today's show is brought to you by PROPS. Learn more about PROPS. [02:06] Question for today's show on how FPV pilots get away with BVLOS flights [03:15] What does FAA mandate about LOS flights [03:46] How did Drone U manage a flight while staying compliant [04:35] Can pilot get authorisations/waivers for bvlos flights [07:13] Can flights be monitored by RemoteID compliance? [17:57] The importance of having a VO for flights
11/14/202220 minutes, 7 seconds
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ADU 01282: Best georeferencing system for your money and how to get started?

Do Drone U's mapping classes cover acquiring GCPs? What are the best software that pilots can use and the advantages? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is regarding effective mapping and how pilots can scale their knowledge in planning and executing mapping missions. Our question for today is from Brandon, who would like to know if Drone U's mapping classes cover GCP acquisition and what are some of the georefencing systems that pilots can use. Thank you for the question Brandon. We start our show with a brief overview of Drone U's mapping classes and the curriculum that we cover. We then address Brandon's second part of today's question on using Aeropoints and the advantages in using aeropoints. We also discuss upcoming additions to our in-person mapping classes and what we cover in our mapping classes including details of format, topics and the knowledge and benefits that can be acquired through the classes. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:40] Today's question on training for acquiring GCPs in Drone U's mapping classes and recommendations on mapping software [04:20] Paul explains going over the acquiring details in Drone U's mapping class [05:08] Using aeropoints and the benefits associated therein [06:14] New additions to Drone U's mapping class content - Aeropoints and other details on acquisition and advantages [12:10] What do we cover in the in-person mapping classes?
10/22/202216 minutes, 8 seconds
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ADU 01282: Best georeferencing system for your money and how to get started?

Do Drone U's mapping classes cover acquiring GCPs? What are the best software that pilots can use and the advantages? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is regarding effective mapping and how pilots can scale their knowledge in planning and executing mapping missions. Our question for today is from Brandon, who would like to know if Drone U's mapping classes cover GCP acquisition and what are some of the georefencing systems that pilots can use. Thank you for the question Brandon. We start our show with a brief overview of Drone U's mapping classes and the curriculum that we cover. We then address Brandon's second part of today's question on using Aeropoints and the advantages in using aeropoints. We also discuss upcoming additions to our in-person mapping classes and what we cover in our mapping classes including details of format, topics and the knowledge and benefits that can be acquired through the classes. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:40] Today's question on training for acquiring GCPs in Drone U's mapping classes and recommendations on mapping software [04:20] Paul explains going over the acquiring details in Drone U's mapping class [05:08] Using aeropoints and the benefits associated therein [06:14] New additions to Drone U's mapping class content - Aeropoints and other details on acquisition and advantages [12:10] What do we cover in the in-person mapping classes?
10/22/202216 minutes, 8 seconds
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ADU 01281: What are the features in the new Mavic models?

Do newer Mavic models hold an advantage over the Mavic 3? What are the new features of the different Mavic 3 models? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is regarding the newly launched models of Mavic 3, the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal, and what features they have to offer and if they are worth the cost. Our question for the show is from Tom, who would like to know the differences in these models and if it's worth purchasing one and what missions can be flown using the Mavic models. On today's show we first discuss about the features of each of the models and how the models differ from the Mavic 3. We also discuss camera features of the Mavic and if the drones can be deployed for mapping missions. In addition, we also discuss if the new and additional features makes sense to pilots buying these drones and how the features can aid pilots in drone missions. Lastly, we also discuss about what the future hold for Mavic drones and if they will match the position of the Phantoms. On a side discussion, tune in to listen Rob and Paul discuss about EV cars, different models and if the cars add value to the automobile market. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:08] Today's question on the Mavic 3 and our thoughts on this new drone [02:18] The differences between the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal [03:20] Does the Mavic 3 come with a mechanical shutter and can a Mavic 3 be used for mapping? [05:30] Are the additional features on the M3 ET worth it? [08:33] What does the future hold for the Mavic series of drones? [12:44] Final word on what potential the Mavic models hold for pilots [13:44] Rob and Paul continue the podcast with a discussion on Electric cars
10/18/202221 minutes, 22 seconds
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ADU 01281: What are the features in the new Mavic models?

Do newer Mavic models hold an advantage over the Mavic 3? What are the new features of the different Mavic 3 models? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. With over 41 courses covering range of topics, from business growth, safe flying to wedding videography, Drone U courses have been tailored to give you the best value for your membership. Know more about Drone U courses and how our membership can give you access to all courses. Today's show is regarding the newly launched models of Mavic 3, the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal, and what features they have to offer and if they are worth the cost. Our question for the show is from Tom, who would like to know the differences in these models and if it's worth purchasing one and what missions can be flown using the Mavic models. On today's show we first discuss about the features of each of the models and how the models differ from the Mavic 3. We also discuss camera features of the Mavic and if the drones can be deployed for mapping missions. In addition, we also discuss if the new and additional features makes sense to pilots buying these drones and how the features can aid pilots in drone missions. Lastly, we also discuss about what the future hold for Mavic drones and if they will match the position of the Phantoms. On a side discussion, tune in to listen Rob and Paul discuss about EV cars, different models and if the cars add value to the automobile market. Tune in today!! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:08] Today's question on the Mavic 3 and our thoughts on this new drone [02:18] The differences between the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal [03:20] Does the Mavic 3 come with a mechanical shutter and can a Mavic 3 be used for mapping? [05:30] Are the additional features on the M3 ET worth it? [08:33] What does the future hold for the Mavic series of drones? [12:44] Final word on what potential the Mavic models hold for pilots [13:44] Rob and Paul continue the podcast with a discussion on Electric cars
10/18/202221 minutes, 22 seconds
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ADU 01280: How can drones aid and improve disaster relief missions?

How can drones effectively support and aid rescue missions during disaster relief? What other aspects should pilots know when getting into search and rescue missions? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's show is on disaster relief and how drones can aid disaster missions. As we see the devastating damage from Hurricanes in recent times, we wanted to talk about drone missions and technology that can greatly aid and improve relief efforts in impacted areas and how drone pilots can effectively use drone missions during relief efforts. We first talk about the drone missions that are commonly used during relief efforts and why these missions are important to relief efforts. We discuss the common deliverables from these missions and how pilots can be prepared to deploy and complete successful missions in an efficient fashion. We also discuss other aspects of drone use in relief efforts specifically on live feeds and its implications. In today's show we also discuss the frequently debated topics of using Fixed wing UAV vs Multi rotor drones in carrying out relief efforts over large areas. We also touch upon another important aspects of drone flight - software and discuss the use of different software packages for rescue missions. Lastly we talk about how companies operating in public safety can monetize their efforts better from state and federal agencies that includes funding for rescue missions. Tune in today to learn comprehensively about flying and perfecting rescue missions for disaster relief. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:08] What drone missions can aid in rescue and relief efforts during natural disasters? [06:43] Three common deliverables in drone missions aiding relief efforts [11:18] Is it common to use drone live feed during rescue missions? [12:23] Do fixed wing UAV have an advantage over multi rotor drones? [16:10] What software packages are the most capable for drone missions ? [20:23] How can public safety companies or contractors monetize their efforts from stage and federal agencies including funding. [21:35] Learn about the PROPS public safety courses and programs
10/14/202223 minutes, 43 seconds
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ADU 01280: How can drones aid and improve disaster relief missions?

How can drones effectively support and aid rescue missions during disaster relief? What other aspects should pilots know when getting into search and rescue missions? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don't Crash courses. Today's show is on disaster relief and how drones can aid disaster missions. As we see the devastating damage from Hurricanes in recent times, we wanted to talk about drone missions and technology that can greatly aid and improve relief efforts in impacted areas and how drone pilots can effectively use drone missions during relief efforts. We first talk about the drone missions that are commonly used during relief efforts and why these missions are important to relief efforts. We discuss the common deliverables from these missions and how pilots can be prepared to deploy and complete successful missions in an efficient fashion. We also discuss other aspects of drone use in relief efforts specifically on live feeds and its implications. In today's show we also discuss the frequently debated topics of using Fixed wing UAV vs Multi rotor drones in carrying out relief efforts over large areas. We also touch upon another important aspects of drone flight - software and discuss the use of different software packages for rescue missions. Lastly we talk about how companies operating in public safety can monetize their efforts better from state and federal agencies that includes funding for rescue missions. Tune in today to learn comprehensively about flying and perfecting rescue missions for disaster relief. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [03:08] What drone missions can aid in rescue and relief efforts during natural disasters? [06:43] Three common deliverables in drone missions aiding relief efforts [11:18] Is it common to use drone live feed during rescue missions? [12:23] Do fixed wing UAV have an advantage over multi rotor drones? [16:10] What software packages are the most capable for drone missions ? [20:23] How can public safety companies or contractors monetize their efforts from stage and federal agencies including funding. [21:35] Learn about the PROPS public safety courses and programs
10/14/202223 minutes, 43 seconds
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Bonus: AskDroneU announcement: New PROPS public safety podcast launch – Interview with John Wakie, host of our new public safety podcast.

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by John Wakie, host of our new podcast under the PROPS platform, the new PROPS public safety podcasts. John has been working a few years with Drone U on developing our public safety programs and public safety courses under the PROPS platform and will now host the all new public safety podcasts. We talk to John about his illustrious career as a firefighter spanning over 2 decades and his experience with robotics and drones in the public safety domain. We go over key aspects of John's career, how he got into firefighting and how and why John curated the public safety programs under PROPS. John shares his experience of common roadblocks faced by public safety team, how public safety team can focus their attention on priorities during rescue missions with drones and the impact of drones in the public safety domain. John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety teams that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives and have improved their quality of service with technology and data. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from John. Listen to our new podcasts and ask a question to John. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [00:40] What is the PROPS program? [01:35] How did John get into fire fighting? [02:38] Learn about fire-fighting courses and tools being released under the PROPS program [03:55] What's unique with public safety programs curated by John and released via the PROPS program? [09:00] Barriers that most public safety teams face in their operations as they start operations with drones and things to avoid while getting started [11:33] New public safety podcast - What will be covered in the new public safety podcasts under PROPS? [16:10] How are different public safety operations dynamic and diverse and how to ensure focus on missions? [17:30] John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety team that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives [22:03] How drones are improving the quality of public safety operations [25:19] John talks about his aspiration for public safety program impact [28:30] How could drones have helped public safety teams during events such as the September 11 attacks
10/6/202238 minutes, 15 seconds
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Bonus: AskDroneU announcement: New PROPS public safety podcast launch – Interview with John Wakie, host of our new public safety podcast.

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by John Wakie, host of our new podcast under the PROPS platform, the new PROPS public safety podcasts. John has been working a few years with Drone U on developing our public safety programs and public safety courses under the PROPS platform and will now host the all new public safety podcasts. We talk to John about his illustrious career as a firefighter spanning over 2 decades and his experience with robotics and drones in the public safety domain. We go over key aspects of John's career, how he got into firefighting and how and why John curated the public safety programs under PROPS. John shares his experience of common roadblocks faced by public safety team, how public safety team can focus their attention on priorities during rescue missions with drones and the impact of drones in the public safety domain. John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety teams that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives and have improved their quality of service with technology and data. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from John. Listen to our new podcasts and ask a question to John. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [00:40] What is the PROPS program? [01:35] How did John get into fire fighting? [02:38] Learn about fire-fighting courses and tools being released under the PROPS program [03:55] What's unique with public safety programs curated by John and released via the PROPS program? [09:00] Barriers that most public safety teams face in their operations as they start operations with drones and things to avoid while getting started [11:33] New public safety podcast - What will be covered in the new public safety podcasts under PROPS? [16:10] How are different public safety operations dynamic and diverse and how to ensure focus on missions? [17:30] John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety team that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives [22:03] How drones are improving the quality of public safety operations [25:19] John talks about his aspiration for public safety program impact [28:30] How could drones have helped public safety teams during events such as the September 11 attacks
10/6/202238 minutes, 15 seconds
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ADU 01277: Do I NEED to pay someone $200/mo (or MORE) to have good SEO?

Is it worth the investment when agencies offer to provide SEO services? Is SEO something that a business owner can accomplish by themselves? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on host of domains including mapping, publics safety and exclusive Dont Crash courses. Today's question is from Justin, who is frequently being approached by SEO agencies on services being offered to perform SEO activities for him at charges as high as $200 per month (or must we say low compared to the quotes offered to Drone U). Justin would like to know if its worth the investment or should Justin look around to build his own SEO? Thanks for the question Justin. A very relevant and important question for business owners whether to enable efforts in-house or take support from agencies? Should a business owner choose either path, how would they determine the success of the efforts to substantiate the investment or the time it takes to put in the efforts. We address the question by first answering what SEO means for business owners and the benefits of SEO for business. We look at the various platforms that is available for business owners to channel their advertising and ways by which effective SEO could be made possible. Next we delve into specifics of how owners can invest their time in SEO efforts and how they can replicate what the agencies usually offer to business. We also talk about how owners can measure success and precautions to keep in mind while working on SEO. Lastly we also discuss if its worth the time for the effort and how drone business owners can lose focus on their core passion and business and ways by which owners can build a strong SEO team. Tune in today to learn more about how drone business owners can successfully manage their SEO efforts while continuing to stay on track of their passion. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:20] Today's show is about SEO efforts and investment for your business [02:24] Learn more about our PROPS program [04:03] Today's question is from Justin about how to best utilize SEO for growing business as part of advertising campaign [06:30] What platforms should business utilize for advertising [08:14] What is SEO and should you pay for services from agencies? [10:33] How can business owners plan their efforts for optimizing for SEO efforts? [12:30] How can one replicate the effort that agencies offer? What things should be considered when planning your efforts? [17:35] What precautions should one take if they partner with freelancers or other agencies? [21:03] Should a drone business owner deploy efforts on SEO and how to determine your passion and delegating the work to other professionals
9/29/202225 minutes, 57 seconds
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ADU 01277: Do I NEED to pay someone $200/mo (or MORE) to have good SEO?

Is it worth the investment when agencies offer to provide SEO services? Is SEO something that a business owner can accomplish by themselves? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on host of domains including mapping, publics safety and exclusive Dont Crash courses. Today's question is from Justin, who is frequently being approached by SEO agencies on services being offered to perform SEO activities for him at charges as high as $200 per month (or must we say low compared to the quotes offered to Drone U). Justin would like to know if its worth the investment or should Justin look around to build his own SEO? Thanks for the question Justin. A very relevant and important question for business owners whether to enable efforts in-house or take support from agencies? Should a business owner choose either path, how would they determine the success of the efforts to substantiate the investment or the time it takes to put in the efforts. We address the question by first answering what SEO means for business owners and the benefits of SEO for business. We look at the various platforms that is available for business owners to channel their advertising and ways by which effective SEO could be made possible. Next we delve into specifics of how owners can invest their time in SEO efforts and how they can replicate what the agencies usually offer to business. We also talk about how owners can measure success and precautions to keep in mind while working on SEO. Lastly we also discuss if its worth the time for the effort and how drone business owners can lose focus on their core passion and business and ways by which owners can build a strong SEO team. Tune in today to learn more about how drone business owners can successfully manage their SEO efforts while continuing to stay on track of their passion. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:20] Today's show is about SEO efforts and investment for your business [02:24] Learn more about our PROPS program [04:03] Today's question is from Justin about how to best utilize SEO for growing business as part of advertising campaign [06:30] What platforms should business utilize for advertising [08:14] What is SEO and should you pay for services from agencies? [10:33] How can business owners plan their efforts for optimizing for SEO efforts? [12:30] How can one replicate the effort that agencies offer? What things should be considered when planning your efforts? [17:35] What precautions should one take if they partner with freelancers or other agencies? [21:03] Should a drone business owner deploy efforts on SEO and how to determine your passion and delegating the work to other professionals
9/29/202225 minutes, 57 seconds
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ADU 01278: Is it reasonable to tell clients that deliverables will be stored only for a short period of time?

When providing deliverables to clients, how long should the deliverables be stored for? What are the costs involved with storing content? In today's episode we discuss a topic that most pilot seems to discount for in their service offering and that's about storing deliverables for clients? Most pilots today provide their final deliverables to their clients via cloud storage to allow a client to download them. Today's hi-res deliverables could run into GBs of data and this means valuable cloud storage space. So how long should pilots save them for a client who may be busy and forget to download the deliverable? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses.   Learn More about our Membership Price Increase... and how you can avail the old rate by signing up before October 1. Not only will you save on membership costs, month on month, but also stand to get access to 2 bonus courses - Kara's course and Paul's sales course, both valued together at $1197. Click here to avail this offer before time runs out. Today's question is from John, who wants to know how long he can keep the deliverables for his client in his cloud storage and if there is an ideal timeline to allow clients to download deliverables. Should John also specify this in his contracts? Thank you for the wonderful question John. This is one that we havent addressed in our podcasts and a very relevant one for pilots as costs of cloud storage continue to remain high. We address John's question, with Paul sharing his experience of working with a client who would forget or download deliverables and how Paul had to address frequent requests from the client post the deliverable delete from storage. Next we discuss how long pilots should keep client deliverable on them and what constitutes a fair time for deliverable storage along with discussing if pilots should be mentioning storage clauses in contracts and looking at the possibility to charge clients for storage. We also discuss how pilots can structure their conversation on the storage topic and how pilots can be better prepared to elaborate on deliverable storage and their expenses involved. Tune in today to learn more about effective storage of deliverables and how you can improve your client experience on receiving final deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:45] Today's show is brought to you by Drone U Don't Crash Course and new classes by Drone U [04:16] 2 classes that are being offered for free for members signing up before October 1 - Kara's class and Paul's sales class [6:18] Today's question on how long should clients have access to final project deliverables. [7:15] Paul shares his experience working with storing data [9:43] Should pilots mention a time period to allow clients to download data? [11:18] Will pilots put off their clients by stating the system for da...
9/28/202215 minutes, 39 seconds
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ADU 01278: Is it reasonable to tell clients that deliverables will be stored only for a short period of time?

When providing deliverables to clients, how long should the deliverables be stored for? What are the costs involved with storing content? In today's episode we discuss a topic that most pilot seems to discount for in their service offering and that's about storing deliverables for clients? Most pilots today provide their final deliverables to their clients via cloud storage to allow a client to download them. Today's hi-res deliverables could run into GBs of data and this means valuable cloud storage space. So how long should pilots save them for a client who may be busy and forget to download the deliverable? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses.   Learn More about our Membership Price Increase... and how you can avail the old rate by signing up before October 1. Not only will you save on membership costs, month on month, but also stand to get access to 2 bonus courses - Kara's course and Paul's sales course, both valued together at $1197. Click here to avail this offer before time runs out. Today's question is from John, who wants to know how long he can keep the deliverables for his client in his cloud storage and if there is an ideal timeline to allow clients to download deliverables. Should John also specify this in his contracts? Thank you for the wonderful question John. This is one that we havent addressed in our podcasts and a very relevant one for pilots as costs of cloud storage continue to remain high. We address John's question, with Paul sharing his experience of working with a client who would forget or download deliverables and how Paul had to address frequent requests from the client post the deliverable delete from storage. Next we discuss how long pilots should keep client deliverable on them and what constitutes a fair time for deliverable storage along with discussing if pilots should be mentioning storage clauses in contracts and looking at the possibility to charge clients for storage. We also discuss how pilots can structure their conversation on the storage topic and how pilots can be better prepared to elaborate on deliverable storage and their expenses involved. Tune in today to learn more about effective storage of deliverables and how you can improve your client experience on receiving final deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:45] Today's show is brought to you by Drone U Don't Crash Course and new classes by Drone U [04:16] 2 classes that are being offered for free for members signing up before October 1 - Kara's class and Paul's sales class [6:18] Today's question on how long should clients have access to final project deliverables. [7:15] Paul shares his experience working with storing data [9:43] Should pilots mention a time period to allow clients to download data? [11:18] Will pilots put off their clients by stating the system for da...
9/28/202215 minutes, 39 seconds
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ADU 01275: Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2?

Is it advisable to use LiDAR on an I2? What are the challenges and is it viable? In today's short episode we discuss if an LiDAR/RTK can be added on to an Inspire 2 and if there are benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Steve, who would like to know if it's feasible to add LiDAR to an I2 to generate mapping deliverables. Thanks for the question Steve. In this short episode we quickly answer the question if LiDAR / RTK can be added on to an I2 for generating Mapping deliverables and if it is a viable option for pilots. We address first, the potential value addition to the drone deliverable that a unit can add to the I2 and if such a value addition is truly required for mapping deliverables. We then discuss potential challenges that pilots can face by such an addition and the most notable issue of additional weight on the drone and its implications. Alternatively, we discuss options for drone pilots to explore to ensure similar accuracy in deliverables but without compromising flight times. Tune in today to learn more about the viability of adding such an add-on to your I2 and understand the benefits and trade-offs involved. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:39] Today's question - Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2 [3:50] Does adding a unit add value to the Inspire 2? [5:21] LIDAR capabilities and can the Inspire 2 utilize one? What implications does adding units cause to the I2? [8:08] Adding GCPs and improving accuracy for a 3D model
9/28/202212 minutes, 23 seconds
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ADU 01275: Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2?

Is it advisable to use LiDAR on an I2? What are the challenges and is it viable? In today's short episode we discuss if an LiDAR/RTK can be added on to an Inspire 2 and if there are benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Steve, who would like to know if it's feasible to add LiDAR to an I2 to generate mapping deliverables. Thanks for the question Steve. In this short episode we quickly answer the question if LiDAR / RTK can be added on to an I2 for generating Mapping deliverables and if it is a viable option for pilots. We address first, the potential value addition to the drone deliverable that a unit can add to the I2 and if such a value addition is truly required for mapping deliverables. We then discuss potential challenges that pilots can face by such an addition and the most notable issue of additional weight on the drone and its implications. Alternatively, we discuss options for drone pilots to explore to ensure similar accuracy in deliverables but without compromising flight times. Tune in today to learn more about the viability of adding such an add-on to your I2 and understand the benefits and trade-offs involved. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:39] Today's question - Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2 [3:50] Does adding a unit add value to the Inspire 2? [5:21] LIDAR capabilities and can the Inspire 2 utilize one? What implications does adding units cause to the I2? [8:08] Adding GCPs and improving accuracy for a 3D model
9/28/202212 minutes, 23 seconds
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ADU 01276: Do you think my young age will hurt me while seeking drone projects?

Does age play a role to achieve success in drone business? Is there an inherent bias involved? In today's episode we discuss if age plays a role to seek business in the drone industry? Are older people considered to be mature operators in the industry? Today's episode is brought to you by LUCID drones. Today's cleaning and maintenance industry are seeing a spurt in use of drone technology. The Lucid C1 cleaning drone was engineered with safety and efficiency in mind. Designed to clean exterior surfaces without the need for putting workers in dangerous situations. Our PROPS program has a special course on the use and application of LUCID drones. Tune in to our special podcast on LUCID. Today's question is from Shea, who would like to know if age plays a role in achieving success in the drone industry. Thanks for the question Shea. In today's episode we address if age plays a role in a client's decision to choose a drone service provider. We answer common questions on the common perceptions in the industry, discussing about what most people feel about young pilot's ability to handle challenging projects. We also discuss about how young pilots can address any bias and develop and grow the business. Tune in today to learn more about the state of the industry and how one can prepare for tough questions from clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:15] Today's show is brought to you by LUCID drones [03:20] Today's question - Does age play a role in a client's decision to choose a drone provider? [4:41] The perception on younger people being competent with technology [5:15] One con when working with younger people [6:15] How people feel about younger generation and their abilities [9:40] How can young people develop and grow their business [11:58] Two things that people can channel their actions towards, to progress towards business success [15:05] How people can prepare for tough questions from clients
9/27/202225 minutes, 38 seconds
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ADU 01276: Do you think my young age will hurt me while seeking drone projects?

Does age play a role to achieve success in drone business? Is there an inherent bias involved? In today's episode we discuss if age plays a role to seek business in the drone industry? Are older people considered to be mature operators in the industry? Today's episode is brought to you by LUCID drones. Today's cleaning and maintenance industry are seeing a spurt in use of drone technology. The Lucid C1 cleaning drone was engineered with safety and efficiency in mind. Designed to clean exterior surfaces without the need for putting workers in dangerous situations. Our PROPS program has a special course on the use and application of LUCID drones. Tune in to our special podcast on LUCID. Today's question is from Shea, who would like to know if age plays a role in achieving success in the drone industry. Thanks for the question Shea. In today's episode we address if age plays a role in a client's decision to choose a drone service provider. We answer common questions on the common perceptions in the industry, discussing about what most people feel about young pilot's ability to handle challenging projects. We also discuss about how young pilots can address any bias and develop and grow the business. Tune in today to learn more about the state of the industry and how one can prepare for tough questions from clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:15] Today's show is brought to you by LUCID drones [03:20] Today's question - Does age play a role in a client's decision to choose a drone provider? [4:41] The perception on younger people being competent with technology [5:15] One con when working with younger people [6:15] How people feel about younger generation and their abilities [9:40] How can young people develop and grow their business [11:58] Two things that people can channel their actions towards, to progress towards business success [15:05] How people can prepare for tough questions from clients
9/27/202225 minutes, 38 seconds
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BONUS: Interview with PJ Kirkpatrick, Drone U’s Director of Operations and his take on the drone industry and drone training

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, our new Director of Operations. PJ is not new to those who have been members with Drone U or have taken some of his in-person classes. PJ comes with years of experience in the drone industry, having trained individual and enterprise clients over a range of domains. In our show today PJ shares his experiences, his beliefs and what excites him about his new role at Drone U and PROPS programs. Paul, Rob and PJ also discuss specifics of the drone training industry and share their views on delivering Drone U courses, in-person training, best drones to fly and what makes an effective trainer and why training is important for success in the drone industry. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from PJ. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [01:40] Learn about our Director of Operations, PJ Kirkpatrick [05:15] PJ's interesting drone experiences in the industry [9:33] PJ talks about his experience about being a Drone U trainer and PROPS training [14:06] What drives PJ and what makes a successful trainer? [16:47] PJ weighs in on where the industry is heading and what importance training holds in an in-person or virtual environment [21:40] PJ talks about the verticals and business domains that he will be focusing on as part of his role at Drone U [26:42] PJs favourite drones [31:30] PJs favourite dessert
9/23/202234 minutes, 34 seconds
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BONUS: Interview with PJ Kirkpatrick, Drone U’s Director of Operations and his take on the drone industry and drone training

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, our new Director of Operations. PJ is not new to those who have been members with Drone U or have taken some of his in-person classes. PJ comes with years of experience in the drone industry, having trained individual and enterprise clients over a range of domains. In our show today PJ shares his experiences, his beliefs and what excites him about his new role at Drone U and PROPS programs. Paul, Rob and PJ also discuss specifics of the drone training industry and share their views on delivering Drone U courses, in-person training, best drones to fly and what makes an effective trainer and why training is important for success in the drone industry. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from PJ. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [01:40] Learn about our Director of Operations, PJ Kirkpatrick [05:15] PJ's interesting drone experiences in the industry [9:33] PJ talks about his experience about being a Drone U trainer and PROPS training [14:06] What drives PJ and what makes a successful trainer? [16:47] PJ weighs in on where the industry is heading and what importance training holds in an in-person or virtual environment [21:40] PJ talks about the verticals and business domains that he will be focusing on as part of his role at Drone U [26:42] PJs favourite drones [31:30] PJs favourite dessert
9/23/202234 minutes, 34 seconds
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ADU 01274: What is the best path to get started in my drone business?

With so many compelling priorities, what is the best way to get started in the drone business? In today's episode we discuss the optimal way for drone pilots to get started with their drone business. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Andrew, who would like to know the best way for pilots to get started in the drone business and what are some of the factors that need to be kept in mind when starting one. Thanks for the question Andrew. Starting a business in today's inflationary environment is challenging as such and demands a thorough and disciplined approach for the business owner. Drone businesses are no different and require sufficient rigor and passion. In today's episode we talk about possible low hanging fruits in the drone industry, ways to improve skills and the value of networking to grow one's business. We also discuss in detail about 2 key aspects of growing a drone business - Quality and consistency and how these effectively help in business growth. Lastly, we round up the current drone market and talk about the latest in the industry that business owners and pilots need to keep in mind while pursuing a career in the drone industry. Tune in today to learn more about how you can get started in the drone business and build a successful drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [05:20] Today's question - What is the best path to get started in my drone business? [06:41] Some low hanging fruits in a drone business [9:48] Developing skills and networking to help grow a business [13:08] Software and mechanisms to master [13:49] How to understand the nuances of different drone jobs and identify recurring jobs [16:25] Why quality and consistency can greatly help your drone business ? [17:48] Why advertising is a good bet to beat the current inflationary environment ? [18:50] DJI's new drone [24:08] Will other pilots use RemoteID? What are its implications?
9/15/202233 minutes, 2 seconds
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ADU 01274: What is the best path to get started in my drone business?

With so many compelling priorities, what is the best way to get started in the drone business? In today's episode we discuss the optimal way for drone pilots to get started with their drone business. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Andrew, who would like to know the best way for pilots to get started in the drone business and what are some of the factors that need to be kept in mind when starting one. Thanks for the question Andrew. Starting a business in today's inflationary environment is challenging as such and demands a thorough and disciplined approach for the business owner. Drone businesses are no different and require sufficient rigor and passion. In today's episode we talk about possible low hanging fruits in the drone industry, ways to improve skills and the value of networking to grow one's business. We also discuss in detail about 2 key aspects of growing a drone business - Quality and consistency and how these effectively help in business growth. Lastly, we round up the current drone market and talk about the latest in the industry that business owners and pilots need to keep in mind while pursuing a career in the drone industry. Tune in today to learn more about how you can get started in the drone business and build a successful drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [05:20] Today's question - What is the best path to get started in my drone business? [06:41] Some low hanging fruits in a drone business [9:48] Developing skills and networking to help grow a business [13:08] Software and mechanisms to master [13:49] How to understand the nuances of different drone jobs and identify recurring jobs [16:25] Why quality and consistency can greatly help your drone business ? [17:48] Why advertising is a good bet to beat the current inflationary environment ? [18:50] DJI's new drone [24:08] Will other pilots use RemoteID? What are its implications?
9/15/202233 minutes, 2 seconds
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ADU 01273: Can I use my drone feed for referencing GCP instead of a base station?

Are base stations an absolute necessary? Can pilots use their drones to reference ground points for mapping missions? In today's episode we discuss the use of base stations and if pilots can make do without one as they work on mapping deliverables. Are there any benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Scott, who would like to know if its possible for pilots to use their drone feed for referencing points from the ground for mapping deliverables and if a base station is not required. Thanks for the question Scott. Today's episode is a short one where we address the use and advantages of using formal gear for GCP as against referencing the ground from video feed/footage. We discuss some common errors that can occur from the use of drone feed for generating reference points and speak about the difference in absolute and relative accuracy. We also discuss alternatives that pilots can use in the absence of base stations and state the trade-offs from the use of these alternatives. Tune in today to learn more about improving your accuracy in mapping deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:17] Today's question on mapping and if there are advantages to using the GCP from a drone [4:45] Paul elaborates on areas where the measurements can be erroneous during mapping [7:00] An example to demonstrate the difference in absolute and relative accuracy [8:44] Can missions be completed without a base station? Are they an absolute necessity in mapping? What other alternatives would work?
9/12/202211 minutes, 45 seconds
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ADU 01273: Can I use my drone feed for referencing GCP instead of a base station?

Are base stations an absolute necessary? Can pilots use their drones to reference ground points for mapping missions? In today's episode we discuss the use of base stations and if pilots can make do without one as they work on mapping deliverables. Are there any benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Scott, who would like to know if its possible for pilots to use their drone feed for referencing points from the ground for mapping deliverables and if a base station is not required. Thanks for the question Scott. Today's episode is a short one where we address the use and advantages of using formal gear for GCP as against referencing the ground from video feed/footage. We discuss some common errors that can occur from the use of drone feed for generating reference points and speak about the difference in absolute and relative accuracy. We also discuss alternatives that pilots can use in the absence of base stations and state the trade-offs from the use of these alternatives. Tune in today to learn more about improving your accuracy in mapping deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:17] Today's question on mapping and if there are advantages to using the GCP from a drone [4:45] Paul elaborates on areas where the measurements can be erroneous during mapping [7:00] An example to demonstrate the difference in absolute and relative accuracy [8:44] Can missions be completed without a base station? Are they an absolute necessity in mapping? What other alternatives would work?
9/12/202211 minutes, 45 seconds
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BONUS: Interview with Andrew Ashur, founder of Lucid Drone Technology and the story of Lucid Drone Tech and emerging trends in the cleaning and maintenance industry

Today's show is a special one as we are joined by Lucid Drone Technologies founder, Andrew Ashur. Andrew shares the Lucid Drone story informing us of the journey, its mission and the road ahead for the company. Paul and Bobby discuss specifics of business and the industry as a whole, talking about what are Lucid drone, how they came into existence and how the drones are revolutionizing the cleaning and maintenance industry. Andrew also shares his story on the start up story and how Lucid Drones are gearing up for new applications. Andrew also talks about business growth and scaling business discussing about networking and customer focus and how Ycombinator provided the support to the company over its initial years. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from Andrew Ashur. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [O:55] Today's guest, Andrew Ashur from Lucid Technologies [1:13] What are LUCID drones and What do they do? [2:05] How Lucid drones are empowering cleaning and maintenance industry [3:33] How Lucid drones got started [5:20] Lucid drone build and drone systems [6:09] Andrew shares his experience of starting Lucid drones [7:17] What are the other applications for Lucid Drones and what next for Lucid drones? [11:04] How can Lucid drone evolve in the coming years? [16:00] Andrew shares his thoughts on Ycombinator, entrepreneurship and startups and the LUCID journey so far [22:00] How Lucid works with its team on building products and scaling technology [33:30] Andrew shares his thoughts on scaling a business, networking and keeping a strong customer focus
9/6/202239 minutes, 23 seconds
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BONUS: Interview with Andrew Ashur, founder of Lucid Drone Technology and the story of Lucid Drone Tech and emerging trends in the cleaning and maintenance industry

Today's show is a special one as we are joined by Lucid Drone Technologies founder, Andrew Ashur. Andrew shares the Lucid Drone story informing us of the journey, its mission and the road ahead for the company. Paul and Bobby discuss specifics of business and the industry as a whole, talking about what are Lucid drone, how they came into existence and how the drones are revolutionizing the cleaning and maintenance industry. Andrew also shares his story on the start up story and how Lucid Drones are gearing up for new applications. Andrew also talks about business growth and scaling business discussing about networking and customer focus and how Ycombinator provided the support to the company over its initial years. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from Andrew Ashur. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [O:55] Today's guest, Andrew Ashur from Lucid Technologies [1:13] What are LUCID drones and What do they do? [2:05] How Lucid drones are empowering cleaning and maintenance industry [3:33] How Lucid drones got started [5:20] Lucid drone build and drone systems [6:09] Andrew shares his experience of starting Lucid drones [7:17] What are the other applications for Lucid Drones and what next for Lucid drones? [11:04] How can Lucid drone evolve in the coming years? [16:00] Andrew shares his thoughts on Ycombinator, entrepreneurship and startups and the LUCID journey so far [22:00] How Lucid works with its team on building products and scaling technology [33:30] Andrew shares his thoughts on scaling a business, networking and keeping a strong customer focus
9/6/202239 minutes, 23 seconds
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ADU 01271: Is it a good idea to fly over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors?

Can drone pilots fly over roofs in order to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors? What are the regulatory challenges? In today's episode we discuss about a unique strategy of scouting for opportunities for roofing contractors by conducting flights over roofs and identifying roofing opportunities. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Sam, who is proposing a unique proposal to fly over roofs with the objective for identifying business opportunities for roofing contractors and would like to know our insight into this proposal and understand regulatory challenges. Thanks for the question Sam. In this episode we start off by discussing the ways by which drone pilots can build strong connections with the roofing contractors and how buildings such connections can help in growing a drone business. We also discuss specifics of privacy and regulations where we look into ways by which Drone pilots can present relevant data and information without being too intrusive. We also discuss ways by which drone pilots can present data to ensure roofing companies are greatly interested in growing their business. Tune in today to understand how you can make the best of this unique proposal. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:47] Today's question on flying over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors [7:14] Connecting with roofing companies and contractors to build initial client contact [9:47] How to present data to a potential client without being intrusive [17:01] Drone U's roof inspection class on going over presenting data and deliverables [17:37] Presenting imagery and tools to help with delivery of images and reports
9/1/202223 minutes
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ADU 01271: Is it a good idea to fly over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors?

Can drone pilots fly over roofs in order to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors? What are the regulatory challenges? In today's episode we discuss about a unique strategy of scouting for opportunities for roofing contractors by conducting flights over roofs and identifying roofing opportunities. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Sam, who is proposing a unique proposal to fly over roofs with the objective for identifying business opportunities for roofing contractors and would like to know our insight into this proposal and understand regulatory challenges. Thanks for the question Sam. In this episode we start off by discussing the ways by which drone pilots can build strong connections with the roofing contractors and how buildings such connections can help in growing a drone business. We also discuss specifics of privacy and regulations where we look into ways by which Drone pilots can present relevant data and information without being too intrusive. We also discuss ways by which drone pilots can present data to ensure roofing companies are greatly interested in growing their business. Tune in today to understand how you can make the best of this unique proposal. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:47] Today's question on flying over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors [7:14] Connecting with roofing companies and contractors to build initial client contact [9:47] How to present data to a potential client without being intrusive [17:01] Drone U's roof inspection class on going over presenting data and deliverables [17:37] Presenting imagery and tools to help with delivery of images and reports
9/1/202223 minutes
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ADU 01270: Can I fly in a NOAA Protected area?

Can pilots fly in NOAA protected areas? Does NOAA have the ability to regulate airspace? In today's episode we discuss about NOAA protected areas and the rules and regulations in airspace around protected areas. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Keith, who has come across a NOAA protected area, and would like to know if he can fly his drone and what would be the challenges in flying in a NOAA protected area. Thanks for the question Keith. In this short episode we discuss if the NOAA has the regulatory authority to control airspace and if the FAA recognizes NOAA rules. We also discuss ways by which pilots can seek approval for conducting flights in NOAA protected areas. Lastly, we discuss some implications of flying in an NOAA area and how pilots can remain aware of rules and regulations when flying in NOAA areas. Tune in today to get all the details about flying in NOAA protected areas. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:55] Know more about the PROPS program [2:18] Can pilots fly in a NOAA protected area? [4:14] Does the FAA recognize the NOAA rule and how can the rules be interpreted ? [5:34] Strategies to get permissions to fly in NOAA areas and is the airspace being regulated [8:05] What risks are involved in flying in a NOAA area ?
8/18/202211 minutes, 7 seconds
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ADU 01270: Can I fly in a NOAA Protected area?

Can pilots fly in NOAA protected areas? Does NOAA have the ability to regulate airspace? In today's episode we discuss about NOAA protected areas and the rules and regulations in airspace around protected areas. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Keith, who has come across a NOAA protected area, and would like to know if he can fly his drone and what would be the challenges in flying in a NOAA protected area. Thanks for the question Keith. In this short episode we discuss if the NOAA has the regulatory authority to control airspace and if the FAA recognizes NOAA rules. We also discuss ways by which pilots can seek approval for conducting flights in NOAA protected areas. Lastly, we discuss some implications of flying in an NOAA area and how pilots can remain aware of rules and regulations when flying in NOAA areas. Tune in today to get all the details about flying in NOAA protected areas. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:55] Know more about the PROPS program [2:18] Can pilots fly in a NOAA protected area? [4:14] Does the FAA recognize the NOAA rule and how can the rules be interpreted ? [5:34] Strategies to get permissions to fly in NOAA areas and is the airspace being regulated [8:05] What risks are involved in flying in a NOAA area ?
8/18/202211 minutes, 7 seconds
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ADU 01269: How do i sell my services and make the best use of the drones I have?

What are the best ways a pilot can sell their services? How can a pilot make best use of the drones they have? In today's episode we discuss some best strategies for drone pilots to sell their services and how they can make best use of the drones they possess. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Justin, who wants to know what best practices can he use to sell his services. Justin explains his current process and wants to know robust ways for making sales. He also wants to know how best to make use of his current fleet of drones to improve his business offerings. Thank you Justin for the question, We have strongly believed in a few key set of parameters that have largely helped drone pilots in effectively selling their services to prospective clients and today we discuss in detail about them. Specifically, we discuss if Justin is using samples of his service offerings to clients and how best to provide to clients to stand out of the large group of drone pilots. We discuss some of the best talking points that pilots must bring out in their pitch that greatly helps attract clients and gets pilots the business. Lastly we also discuss about having robust systems and understanding the macro view of business to have effective networking in the industry which has largely shown to be a great way of getting more business. Tune in today to get all the secret sauce and ingredients for success for a drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:00] Today's question from Justin on how to sell services to prospective clients and if older drones are still beneficial in getting drone business [5:48] Providing samples of your work to help sell your services [7:35] Bringing out the right talking points about helping a prospective client while selling services [9:04] Having a robust follow through mechanism [12:40] Understanding the macro view of business and suggestions on improving your network in the industry
8/16/202222 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01269: How do i sell my services and make the best use of the drones I have?

What are the best ways a pilot can sell their services? How can a pilot make best use of the drones they have? In today's episode we discuss some best strategies for drone pilots to sell their services and how they can make best use of the drones they possess. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Justin, who wants to know what best practices can he use to sell his services. Justin explains his current process and wants to know robust ways for making sales. He also wants to know how best to make use of his current fleet of drones to improve his business offerings. Thank you Justin for the question, We have strongly believed in a few key set of parameters that have largely helped drone pilots in effectively selling their services to prospective clients and today we discuss in detail about them. Specifically, we discuss if Justin is using samples of his service offerings to clients and how best to provide to clients to stand out of the large group of drone pilots. We discuss some of the best talking points that pilots must bring out in their pitch that greatly helps attract clients and gets pilots the business. Lastly we also discuss about having robust systems and understanding the macro view of business to have effective networking in the industry which has largely shown to be a great way of getting more business. Tune in today to get all the secret sauce and ingredients for success for a drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:00] Today's question from Justin on how to sell services to prospective clients and if older drones are still beneficial in getting drone business [5:48] Providing samples of your work to help sell your services [7:35] Bringing out the right talking points about helping a prospective client while selling services [9:04] Having a robust follow through mechanism [12:40] Understanding the macro view of business and suggestions on improving your network in the industry
8/16/202222 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01267: Should you start with cloud processing as opposed to desktop solutions during mapping ?

As a mapper should you opt for cloud solutions which seem easier to work with as against desktop solutions? Are there inherent benefits to desktop tools? In today's episode we review and discuss the common solutions available in drone mapping and if pilots should opt for cloud solutions as against desktop solutions. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question from Jamie is whether he should be using cloud solutions for mapping processing as against desktop solutions, as cloud solutions allow for faster post processing of mapping deliverables. We delve into details of mapping post processing and explain the difference in delivering mapping solutions to private clients as against publishing for the general public. We explain the difference in deliverables while providing final solutions to clients with mapping solutions and the general public that focus more on visualization. We speak in detail about the benefits of using desktop solutions for drone mappers as these tools assist the pilot in understanding the calculations behind mapping processing and how these can teach the pilot to be better prepared for handing client questions and improve overall deliverable quality in future flights. A short discussion is also included on how to handle conversations with clients with a background in understanding mapping deliverables as against clients new to the mapping world. Tune in today to get all the details on ensuring you are confident of understanding excellent mapping deliverables and on the use of desktop vs cloud solutions. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [5:22] Is it hard to be a mapper? Learn how Drone U delivers content for becoming a great mapper by understanding the context, variables and systems. [19:09] Today's question from Jamie on whether to work with cloud mapping solutions as against desktop tools which require additional resources [20:45] Delivering for clients vs delivering for the public [23:25] How desktop applications help pilots understand the process of mapping [25:14] Do geo-referencing and mapping models influence choice of selection of mapping solutions? [30:40] Understanding tools available with clients for choosing mapping solutions [35:46] Learning methodology, deliverables and how you can assess the quality of education
8/15/202238 minutes, 16 seconds
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ADU 01267: Should you start with cloud processing as opposed to desktop solutions during mapping ?

As a mapper should you opt for cloud solutions which seem easier to work with as against desktop solutions? Are there inherent benefits to desktop tools? In today's episode we review and discuss the common solutions available in drone mapping and if pilots should opt for cloud solutions as against desktop solutions. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question from Jamie is whether he should be using cloud solutions for mapping processing as against desktop solutions, as cloud solutions allow for faster post processing of mapping deliverables. We delve into details of mapping post processing and explain the difference in delivering mapping solutions to private clients as against publishing for the general public. We explain the difference in deliverables while providing final solutions to clients with mapping solutions and the general public that focus more on visualization. We speak in detail about the benefits of using desktop solutions for drone mappers as these tools assist the pilot in understanding the calculations behind mapping processing and how these can teach the pilot to be better prepared for handing client questions and improve overall deliverable quality in future flights. A short discussion is also included on how to handle conversations with clients with a background in understanding mapping deliverables as against clients new to the mapping world. Tune in today to get all the details on ensuring you are confident of understanding excellent mapping deliverables and on the use of desktop vs cloud solutions. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [5:22] Is it hard to be a mapper? Learn how Drone U delivers content for becoming a great mapper by understanding the context, variables and systems. [19:09] Today's question from Jamie on whether to work with cloud mapping solutions as against desktop tools which require additional resources [20:45] Delivering for clients vs delivering for the public [23:25] How desktop applications help pilots understand the process of mapping [25:14] Do geo-referencing and mapping models influence choice of selection of mapping solutions? [30:40] Understanding tools available with clients for choosing mapping solutions [35:46] Learning methodology, deliverables and how you can assess the quality of education
8/15/202238 minutes, 16 seconds
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ADU 01268: RaceDayQuad vs FAA, ruling out as judge uphelds Remote ID – what next?

Judge uphelds remote id in RaceDayQuad vs FAA ruling. What implications does this have for pilots and the industry? In today's episode we talk about the outcome of the RaceDayQuad vs FAA on Remote ID as judge upheld remote id. We go over the implications of the ruling and what this means to pilots and the industry at large. RaceDayQuads sued the FAA in April early 2021 and filed the arguments on August 4, 2021. After subsequent replies and arguments, The Department of Justice (DOJ) and RaceDayQuads argued in court in front of a judge and a ruling was made by the judge based on the arguments. To know more about history of the case and relevant details listen to our earlier podcast on the topic. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. In today's episode we discuss all the implications of the ruling and how it can potentially impact the pilot and the industry and how we can proceed further in light of the ruling mandating the continued remote id policy. We discuss about compliance and security, the availability of pilot information publicly and if its easy for the average citizen to gather pilot data from drones flying in the area. Tune in today to get all the updates from the ruling and to understand its implications. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:42] Learn all about Drone U's updated mapping class [1:30] Latest update from RaceDayQuad vs FAA case on remote id [3:14] Updates and excerpts from case ruling as remote id continues on [4:51] how does compliance relate to manufacturers and pilots alike [6:52] Implications of pilots information available to the general public [9:55] Is it easy for the average citizen to get pilot information from a drone flying in the area [12:15] Can privacy and safety/security coexist together? [14:45] Does the FAA have the required resource to enforce remote id
8/3/202221 minutes, 23 seconds
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ADU 01268: RaceDayQuad vs FAA, ruling out as judge uphelds Remote ID – what next?

Judge uphelds remote id in RaceDayQuad vs FAA ruling. What implications does this have for pilots and the industry? In today's episode we talk about the outcome of the RaceDayQuad vs FAA on Remote ID as judge upheld remote id. We go over the implications of the ruling and what this means to pilots and the industry at large. RaceDayQuads sued the FAA in April early 2021 and filed the arguments on August 4, 2021. After subsequent replies and arguments, The Department of Justice (DOJ) and RaceDayQuads argued in court in front of a judge and a ruling was made by the judge based on the arguments. To know more about history of the case and relevant details listen to our earlier podcast on the topic. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. In today's episode we discuss all the implications of the ruling and how it can potentially impact the pilot and the industry and how we can proceed further in light of the ruling mandating the continued remote id policy. We discuss about compliance and security, the availability of pilot information publicly and if its easy for the average citizen to gather pilot data from drones flying in the area. Tune in today to get all the updates from the ruling and to understand its implications. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:42] Learn all about Drone U's updated mapping class [1:30] Latest update from RaceDayQuad vs FAA case on remote id [3:14] Updates and excerpts from case ruling as remote id continues on [4:51] how does compliance relate to manufacturers and pilots alike [6:52] Implications of pilots information available to the general public [9:55] Is it easy for the average citizen to get pilot information from a drone flying in the area [12:15] Can privacy and safety/security coexist together? [14:45] Does the FAA have the required resource to enforce remote id
8/3/202221 minutes, 23 seconds
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ADU 01266: How can I fly in clear airspace when DJI has it designated as a red zone?

What options do pilots have if they intend to fly in clear airspace near a designated DJI red zone? Today's question is from John, who is working on a project to conduct flight missions around a prison that is no longer functional yet is classified as a red zone by DJI. John would like to know if Pilots have options to fly in such clear airspace and what they would need to know prior to flying. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. We start off today's show by discussing 3 options that pilots have to effectively fly over red zone while also discussing the approximate times it would take to seek permission. Our option 1 is to apply to FAA to void a red zone and the steps required to seek clearance while flying over such areas. Drone U members have exclusive access to our step-by-step instruction video on applying to the FAA to void a red zone. Option 2 is to apply for a QEP (Qualified Entities Program). The Qualified Entities Program (QEP) allows Government and Public Safety entities to have their DJI drone's altitude and geo-fencing limitations unlocked and as a certified Part 107 pilot you could seek clearance under the program for conducting flights in red zones. Option 3 is to visit drone-hacks website and navigate through the process of negating geofencing abilities on your drone. Drone-hacks can assist pilots with differing firmware to ensure removal of geofencing abilities. We also discuss an additional option of using drones other than DJI that do not possess geofencing abilities and would allow flights irrespective of DJI's red zone. In summary we discuss the quick and easy steps available for pilots along with the timeline for each option that pilots can pursue to seek permission / unlock the DJI red zone. That's it for this quick podcast episode. Tune in for more great shows to come. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:26] Learn all about Drone U's mapping classes with new content and additional exercises at a new location [2:18] Today's question from John on flying over no-fly zone [4:30] Flying with authorised permissions in a redone [5:01] Applying to void a red-zone [6:45] As a part 107 and apply QEP [7:39] visit drone-hacks website and navigate ability to negate no fly zones [9:45] additional option - flying drones without geofencing issues
8/2/202213 minutes, 34 seconds
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ADU 01266: How can I fly in clear airspace when DJI has it designated as a red zone?

What options do pilots have if they intend to fly in clear airspace near a designated DJI red zone? Today's question is from John, who is working on a project to conduct flight missions around a prison that is no longer functional yet is classified as a red zone by DJI. John would like to know if Pilots have options to fly in such clear airspace and what they would need to know prior to flying. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. We start off today's show by discussing 3 options that pilots have to effectively fly over red zone while also discussing the approximate times it would take to seek permission. Our option 1 is to apply to FAA to void a red zone and the steps required to seek clearance while flying over such areas. Drone U members have exclusive access to our step-by-step instruction video on applying to the FAA to void a red zone. Option 2 is to apply for a QEP (Qualified Entities Program). The Qualified Entities Program (QEP) allows Government and Public Safety entities to have their DJI drone's altitude and geo-fencing limitations unlocked and as a certified Part 107 pilot you could seek clearance under the program for conducting flights in red zones. Option 3 is to visit drone-hacks website and navigate through the process of negating geofencing abilities on your drone. Drone-hacks can assist pilots with differing firmware to ensure removal of geofencing abilities. We also discuss an additional option of using drones other than DJI that do not possess geofencing abilities and would allow flights irrespective of DJI's red zone. In summary we discuss the quick and easy steps available for pilots along with the timeline for each option that pilots can pursue to seek permission / unlock the DJI red zone. That's it for this quick podcast episode. Tune in for more great shows to come. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:26] Learn all about Drone U's mapping classes with new content and additional exercises at a new location [2:18] Today's question from John on flying over no-fly zone [4:30] Flying with authorised permissions in a redone [5:01] Applying to void a red-zone [6:45] As a part 107 and apply QEP [7:39] visit drone-hacks website and navigate ability to negate no fly zones [9:45] additional option - flying drones without geofencing issues
8/2/202213 minutes, 34 seconds
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ADU 01265: What is the go-to drone since we can’t find the Phantom anymore?

As the Phantom drones near their end of life, what drones are good alternatives for all round performance? We're back to recording podcasts after a hiatus and in this episode we address a long standing question in drone pilots' mind on what drone would replace the Phantom drones, that have captured every domain of the drone industry through it's value for money and performance. Today's question is from Gary, who would like to know what drone is the go-to choice for pilots now that the Phantoms are being phased out and second hand drones are expensive. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. We start off today's show with why the Phantoms have become renowned for their performance and versatility and the features which make them very suitable for carrying out flights and missions in different domains such as mapping, inspection and overall videography while also discussing its ability to support 3rd party applications. We then discuss why the Mavic 3 is not a good replacement (at least as of today) and what limitations the Mavic 3 has, in comparison to the Phantom. Our suggestion for the go-to drone to replace the Phantom is the Inspire 2 and we delve into the details on why the Inspire 2 is best bang for the buck. We discuss its features and camera options using which pilots can add value to their deliverables. In our last section we go over our recent move to Colorado and appreciate the welcoming nature of the people that live here. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:55] Everything you need to know about Drone U's New Mapping Content and upcoming classes [3:22] Today's question on the go-to drone to replace Phantoms? [6:22] Is the Mavic 3 a good replacement? [7:15] What are the cost effective solution (new drone) for mapping? [8:38] What made Phantom a great drone for all round performance? [10:18] Is the Inspire 2 best value for its price? [14:00] Best camera for Inspire 2 [21:28] Why we weren't able to record any new podcasts in recent weeks
7/29/202227 minutes, 20 seconds
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ADU 01265: What is the go-to drone since we can’t find the Phantom anymore?

As the Phantom drones near their end of life, what drones are good alternatives for all round performance? We're back to recording podcasts after a hiatus and in this episode we address a long standing question in drone pilots' mind on what drone would replace the Phantom drones, that have captured every domain of the drone industry through it's value for money and performance. Today's question is from Gary, who would like to know what drone is the go-to choice for pilots now that the Phantoms are being phased out and second hand drones are expensive. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. We start off today's show with why the Phantoms have become renowned for their performance and versatility and the features which make them very suitable for carrying out flights and missions in different domains such as mapping, inspection and overall videography while also discussing its ability to support 3rd party applications. We then discuss why the Mavic 3 is not a good replacement (at least as of today) and what limitations the Mavic 3 has, in comparison to the Phantom. Our suggestion for the go-to drone to replace the Phantom is the Inspire 2 and we delve into the details on why the Inspire 2 is best bang for the buck. We discuss its features and camera options using which pilots can add value to their deliverables. In our last section we go over our recent move to Colorado and appreciate the welcoming nature of the people that live here. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:55] Everything you need to know about Drone U's New Mapping Content and upcoming classes [3:22] Today's question on the go-to drone to replace Phantoms? [6:22] Is the Mavic 3 a good replacement? [7:15] What are the cost effective solution (new drone) for mapping? [8:38] What made Phantom a great drone for all round performance? [10:18] Is the Inspire 2 best value for its price? [14:00] Best camera for Inspire 2 [21:28] Why we weren't able to record any new podcasts in recent weeks
7/29/202227 minutes, 20 seconds
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ADU 01264: What’s the deal with hand catching drones?

Should you perform hand catching of drones? Are there practical benefits to it? Or does hand catching just amount to inviting unwarranted injuries? Hand catching a drone - You've possibly seen pilots doing this or seen a social media post of a horrific injury while performing the act but is hand catching really required? Should pilots follow them or is it an unsafe practice that should be avoided? Today, we answer everything we know about hand catching a drone and we would like to thank Tom who's question today is all about hand catching and if there are any benefits to performing them? Today's question is brought to you by the PROPS program, a program specifically designed, and caters to the needs of groups of pilots. It is ideally meant for team of pilots, and organizations that want multiple pilots to progress through their learning curve together. Props allows teams to monitor progress, manage and document learning and ensure a larger audience are progressing together. We start off today's show discussing why hand catching is a practical and effective process for drone pilots to follow and what process should pilots follow for performing hand catching. We discuss how hand catching can be very effective in certain flying conditions and environments and how drone pilots can perform hand catching. We then discuss details of principles that are involved with hand catching. Commonly called the 90 degree rule, we discuss the relevance of rotating a drone by 90 degree and expected outcome of such practices. Next we discuss if hand catching is pertinent to all drones and if all drones behave similarly to hand catching process and how newer drones have different firmware that can cause a different reaction to hand catching practice. Lastly we discuss about safety incidents arising from hand catching and how pilots can steer clear off them by following simple safety precautions. Towards the end of the podcast, we new courses and classes coming up for Drone U members and the new learning that pilots can obtain from these courses. Today's show is an exciting one relevant to a very practice approach to handling your drone. Tune In !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:10] Today's show is on hand-catching drones - The practical reason to do it [3:05] Today's question is brought to you by PROPS [5:24] Question on hand-catching and is it a good ideas to hand-catch drones? is it a good process? and what process should one follow? [6:51] What is the 90 degree rule? and why should you know it? [7:38] How to perform hand-catching of a drone? and is it model dependent? [9:11] The drones that do not qualify for hand-catching and why these dont qualify? [13:18] The safety precaustions that pilots should follow to avoid injuries. [15:15] New classes and courses for Drone U members.
6/25/202216 minutes, 52 seconds
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ADU 01264: What’s the deal with hand catching drones?

Should you perform hand catching of drones? Are there practical benefits to it? Or does hand catching just amount to inviting unwarranted injuries? Hand catching a drone - You've possibly seen pilots doing this or seen a social media post of a horrific injury while performing the act but is hand catching really required? Should pilots follow them or is it an unsafe practice that should be avoided? Today, we answer everything we know about hand catching a drone and we would like to thank Tom who's question today is all about hand catching and if there are any benefits to performing them? Today's question is brought to you by the PROPS program, a program specifically designed, and caters to the needs of groups of pilots. It is ideally meant for team of pilots, and organizations that want multiple pilots to progress through their learning curve together. Props allows teams to monitor progress, manage and document learning and ensure a larger audience are progressing together. We start off today's show discussing why hand catching is a practical and effective process for drone pilots to follow and what process should pilots follow for performing hand catching. We discuss how hand catching can be very effective in certain flying conditions and environments and how drone pilots can perform hand catching. We then discuss details of principles that are involved with hand catching. Commonly called the 90 degree rule, we discuss the relevance of rotating a drone by 90 degree and expected outcome of such practices. Next we discuss if hand catching is pertinent to all drones and if all drones behave similarly to hand catching process and how newer drones have different firmware that can cause a different reaction to hand catching practice. Lastly we discuss about safety incidents arising from hand catching and how pilots can steer clear off them by following simple safety precautions. Towards the end of the podcast, we new courses and classes coming up for Drone U members and the new learning that pilots can obtain from these courses. Today's show is an exciting one relevant to a very practice approach to handling your drone. Tune In !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:10] Today's show is on hand-catching drones - The practical reason to do it [3:05] Today's question is brought to you by PROPS [5:24] Question on hand-catching and is it a good ideas to hand-catch drones? is it a good process? and what process should one follow? [6:51] What is the 90 degree rule? and why should you know it? [7:38] How to perform hand-catching of a drone? and is it model dependent? [9:11] The drones that do not qualify for hand-catching and why these dont qualify? [13:18] The safety precaustions that pilots should follow to avoid injuries. [15:15] New classes and courses for Drone U members.
6/25/202216 minutes, 52 seconds
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ADU 01263: How to handle situations where I am told I am flying illegally?

When approached by a government official claiming that I am flying illegally how do I explain myself? What precautions should I be taking to address such scenarios? Today's podcasts is flight regulations and airspace approvals. Our question for today is from Frank who was questioned by a government employee who claimed Frank was flying illegally around a lake and dam. Frank had used all FAA's tools and ensured he was well within the law but Frank would like to know how pilots can address such scenarios and what are the best practices for Pilots to follow to stay within legal requirements of drone flights. We answer Frank's question by first addressing the ambiguity of whether drone regulations can be enforced by local governing bodies and what current Drone laws state. A strong emphasis in our response is on the recent status of drone regulations across the US and how laws are being enforced. We discuss the role of local agencies and responsibilities that Drone pilots should be aware of to steer clear of drone law enforcement. We then discuss if it's a good idea for pilots to fly around lakes and dams, discussing the laws that surround VLOS and its relevance to drone flights and how pilots need to embrace VLOS requirements for conducting safe flights. We also discuss the specifics of what constitutes critical infrastructure in the US and how agencies can work together to define and regulate laws around critical infrastructure. Learn more of how Drone U's Part 107 course is helping drone pilots follow drone regulations and how you can prepare for the Part 107 exam by taking up Drone U's Part 107 course and training. Tune in today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:57] Current status of regulatory action from departments [1:51] Launch of PROPS public safety program and details of the programs [4:14] Today's question on regulatory notices on flying over lakes and Dams [5:55] Do local agencies have authority to regulate beyond FAA notices (show? Lake ) ? [8:10] Is it a good idea to fly over Dams? [9:55] What classifies as critical infrastructure and how can agencies team up to identify critical infrastructure?
6/25/202216 minutes, 13 seconds
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ADU 01263: How to handle situations where I am told I am flying illegally?

When approached by a government official claiming that I am flying illegally how do I explain myself? What precautions should I be taking to address such scenarios? Today's podcasts is flight regulations and airspace approvals. Our question for today is from Frank who was questioned by a government employee who claimed Frank was flying illegally around a lake and dam. Frank had used all FAA's tools and ensured he was well within the law but Frank would like to know how pilots can address such scenarios and what are the best practices for Pilots to follow to stay within legal requirements of drone flights. We answer Frank's question by first addressing the ambiguity of whether drone regulations can be enforced by local governing bodies and what current Drone laws state. A strong emphasis in our response is on the recent status of drone regulations across the US and how laws are being enforced. We discuss the role of local agencies and responsibilities that Drone pilots should be aware of to steer clear of drone law enforcement. We then discuss if it's a good idea for pilots to fly around lakes and dams, discussing the laws that surround VLOS and its relevance to drone flights and how pilots need to embrace VLOS requirements for conducting safe flights. We also discuss the specifics of what constitutes critical infrastructure in the US and how agencies can work together to define and regulate laws around critical infrastructure. Learn more of how Drone U's Part 107 course is helping drone pilots follow drone regulations and how you can prepare for the Part 107 exam by taking up Drone U's Part 107 course and training. Tune in today !! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:57] Current status of regulatory action from departments [1:51] Launch of PROPS public safety program and details of the programs [4:14] Today's question on regulatory notices on flying over lakes and Dams [5:55] Do local agencies have authority to regulate beyond FAA notices (show? Lake ) ? [8:10] Is it a good idea to fly over Dams? [9:55] What classifies as critical infrastructure and how can agencies team up to identify critical infrastructure?
6/25/202216 minutes, 13 seconds
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ADU 01262: What are the highlights from Drone U Experience Training?

Can you share key learnings from Drone U Experience Training? Today's podcasts is all about the recently concluded Drone U's Experience training and we share all the highlights, learnings and our experience from the training. We start off by sharing top insights from the training focusing first on the location, the team and the environment and discussing how the natural set up of the location helped students hone their skills in flight control. We also discuss key highlights from student experience on the training and how Scott, one of our students at the training, was able to constantly improve his learning navigating through all the challenges day in and out and how constant presence of instructors assisted him in clearing and clarifying his questions. Next we discuss important topics that came up during the Experience training including DJI's product line up and how newer drones are actually doing less to improve flight performance but priced much higher than their predecessors while delivering lower value for pilots. We also discuss students sharing their experience of clearing the Part 107 course through study of Drone U's Part 107 course and training. Towards the end of the podcast, we share students feedback, future plans for more Experience trainings, other in-person Drone U training events and also share some of the videos shot by our students during the experience training event. Check out our Youtube Channel for video footage. Tune in to learn more about the highlights of the Drone U experience event and how you can join one in the future. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:00] Paul and Rob share their experience from the recently concluded Experience Training [7:07] Flight challenges that students overcame as part of the training [8:31] Drone U Experience Training student, Scott, and his experience [11:00] How do latest DJI drones influence pilot's learning curve [13:40] Is part 107 slowing down or speeding up and how Drone U's courses are helping students aces the Part 107 [15:15] Other key learning sessions for students at the Experience Training [17:56] Student Videos from the experience Training [18:30] Drone U's next Experience Training event [20:20] Other Drone U training events
6/10/202222 minutes, 9 seconds
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ADU 01262: What are the highlights from Drone U Experience Training?

Can you share key learnings from Drone U Experience Training? Today's podcasts is all about the recently concluded Drone U's Experience training and we share all the highlights, learnings and our experience from the training. We start off by sharing top insights from the training focusing first on the location, the team and the environment and discussing how the natural set up of the location helped students hone their skills in flight control. We also discuss key highlights from student experience on the training and how Scott, one of our students at the training, was able to constantly improve his learning navigating through all the challenges day in and out and how constant presence of instructors assisted him in clearing and clarifying his questions. Next we discuss important topics that came up during the Experience training including DJI's product line up and how newer drones are actually doing less to improve flight performance but priced much higher than their predecessors while delivering lower value for pilots. We also discuss students sharing their experience of clearing the Part 107 course through study of Drone U's Part 107 course and training. Towards the end of the podcast, we share students feedback, future plans for more Experience trainings, other in-person Drone U training events and also share some of the videos shot by our students during the experience training event. Check out our Youtube Channel for video footage. Tune in to learn more about the highlights of the Drone U experience event and how you can join one in the future. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:00] Paul and Rob share their experience from the recently concluded Experience Training [7:07] Flight challenges that students overcame as part of the training [8:31] Drone U Experience Training student, Scott, and his experience [11:00] How do latest DJI drones influence pilot's learning curve [13:40] Is part 107 slowing down or speeding up and how Drone U's courses are helping students aces the Part 107 [15:15] Other key learning sessions for students at the Experience Training [17:56] Student Videos from the experience Training [18:30] Drone U's next Experience Training event [20:20] Other Drone U training events
6/10/202222 minutes, 9 seconds
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ADU 01261: What’s the deal with NFTs?

What are NFTs? Are they worth exploring to a drone pilot? Today's question is from Tom who is looking to learn all about the latest sensation in the crypto world, Non Fungible Tokens or commonly known as NFTs. Tom would like to know about them and how one can get started with creating and selling NFTs We start today's episode by jumping straight into what NFTs are all about and what it means to drone pilots and other users alike. We discuss common pitfalls of the technology while also going over marketplaces to create and sell NFTs along with discussion on the inherent value of NFTs and if they mean anything to the end user. We also discuss new market offerings from marketplaces and companies such as Coinbase and talk about future of NFTs. Tune in to learn more about NFTs and what value they hold for you. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:05] Today's question on NFT and if pilots should go down this path [1:43] What are NFTs? [2:18] One of the biggest issues with NFTs [4:46] Coinbase's new offering on NFT on their platform [7:45] Do NFTs inherently possess value for the buyer?
5/21/202213 minutes, 34 seconds
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ADU 01261: What’s the deal with NFTs?

What are NFTs? Are they worth exploring to a drone pilot? Today's question is from Tom who is looking to learn all about the latest sensation in the crypto world, Non Fungible Tokens or commonly known as NFTs. Tom would like to know about them and how one can get started with creating and selling NFTs We start today's episode by jumping straight into what NFTs are all about and what it means to drone pilots and other users alike. We discuss common pitfalls of the technology while also going over marketplaces to create and sell NFTs along with discussion on the inherent value of NFTs and if they mean anything to the end user. We also discuss new market offerings from marketplaces and companies such as Coinbase and talk about future of NFTs. Tune in to learn more about NFTs and what value they hold for you. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:05] Today's question on NFT and if pilots should go down this path [1:43] What are NFTs? [2:18] One of the biggest issues with NFTs [4:46] Coinbase's new offering on NFT on their platform [7:45] Do NFTs inherently possess value for the buyer?
5/21/202213 minutes, 34 seconds
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ADU 01260: How can pilots decide on using a particular software?

With multiple software packages available in the drone industry, how do pilots decide on using one? Today's question is from Felipe on how pilots can choose a particular software, considering there are many options available for a single application in the drone industry. Pilots today are spoilt for choices on using drone software for a particular application leading to complex purchasing decisions and the follow up learning curve with these softwares for related business deliveries. We address this very important question for pilots today, going over the many softwares that are available and how you can choose one over the other. We start off today's episode introducing Drone U's mindmap for navigating the drone industry landscape giving pilots a clear career path to pursue as they progress through their development. The mindmap has been shared on the Drone U community and we are sharing the map for our podcast viewers. We then briefly discuss how the combination of flight skills, software and having a consistent drive enables pilots to be successful in the drone industry. Thereafter we delve into a comprehensive analysis of the mindmap, showing and describing the software, their application and use in the industry. In our last segment we touch upon the best practices when conducting a drone business and how entrepreneurs can achieve success through simple but critical business decisions such as delegation and customer-centric business solutions. This podcast is by far our most comprehensive analysis of the drone industry, the skills you require to hone, the softwares required and you do not want to miss this one ! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:00] Drone U's mind map on skills+software+industry to navigate the drone business space [4:00] Today's question on ways to navigate the many softwares available in the drone market for drone applications [6:45] How flight skills integrate into a pilot's ability to produce quality deliverables [12:00] Mapper and DroneDeploy software for mapping and opensource OpenDroneMap [13:20] Why Drone U teaches mapping using Mapper and a brief synopsis of each software [26:35] Where are thermal maps being used in the drone industry? [32:43] Parameters that drive software purchase decisions [35:22] The importance of delegation and its ability to power growth [38:00] Recommendations for pilots to dive deep in a certain vertical
5/19/202248 minutes, 55 seconds
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ADU 01260: How can pilots decide on using a particular software?

With multiple software packages available in the drone industry, how do pilots decide on using one? Today's question is from Felipe on how pilots can choose a particular software, considering there are many options available for a single application in the drone industry. Pilots today are spoilt for choices on using drone software for a particular application leading to complex purchasing decisions and the follow up learning curve with these softwares for related business deliveries. We address this very important question for pilots today, going over the many softwares that are available and how you can choose one over the other. We start off today's episode introducing Drone U's mindmap for navigating the drone industry landscape giving pilots a clear career path to pursue as they progress through their development. The mindmap has been shared on the Drone U community and we are sharing the map for our podcast viewers. We then briefly discuss how the combination of flight skills, software and having a consistent drive enables pilots to be successful in the drone industry. Thereafter we delve into a comprehensive analysis of the mindmap, showing and describing the software, their application and use in the industry. In our last segment we touch upon the best practices when conducting a drone business and how entrepreneurs can achieve success through simple but critical business decisions such as delegation and customer-centric business solutions. This podcast is by far our most comprehensive analysis of the drone industry, the skills you require to hone, the softwares required and you do not want to miss this one ! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:00] Drone U's mind map on skills+software+industry to navigate the drone business space [4:00] Today's question on ways to navigate the many softwares available in the drone market for drone applications [6:45] How flight skills integrate into a pilot's ability to produce quality deliverables [12:00] Mapper and DroneDeploy software for mapping and opensource OpenDroneMap [13:20] Why Drone U teaches mapping using Mapper and a brief synopsis of each software [26:35] Where are thermal maps being used in the drone industry? [32:43] Parameters that drive software purchase decisions [35:22] The importance of delegation and its ability to power growth [38:00] Recommendations for pilots to dive deep in a certain vertical
5/19/202248 minutes, 55 seconds
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ADU 01259: What do we know about the soon to be launched Inspire 3?

What do we know of the Inspire 3 launch? What spec and features can we expect? Today's question is from Marshall who has 2 questions for us - He would like to know what we know about the Inspire 3 and why we are moving our HQ to Colorado. We start of today's episode by answering Marshall's question on our move, from New Mexico to Colorado, and highlight our rationale to do so. We discuss what we intend to have and how these will help future drone pilots taking Drone U courses. We also highlight how the drone industry is poised for growth and how we wanted to be at the centre of it. Tune in to hear more details on our move, the search for a suitable home and all that Drone U has planned for the future. We then delve into Inspire 3 launch rumours and how these have peaked in recent times with DJI launching a slew of drones in the recent past and the need for pushing new features and technology advancement in the market. We talk of expected features such as specifications, camera features, new technology and also cover the set of new accessories to hit the drone market along with the Inspire 3. We also discuss possible price points and how DJI's product portfolio provide options for drone pilots and if there are any opportunities for American manufacturers to fill any gaps left by DJI. Tune in to learn more about our move and DJI's market strategy. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [12:19] - Today's question on Inspire 3 and what we know about it [13:00] - Is Drone U moving to Colorado? [14:00] - Drone U's move to Colorado - Why the move, What can you expect from our move and future plans at the new location [22:55] - Latest news on Inspire 3 launch - specs and camera options, resolutions, features [25:55] - Inspire 3 accessories [30:41] - can American manufacturers fill the gaps that DJI has left wide open
5/17/202238 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01259: What do we know about the soon to be launched Inspire 3?

What do we know of the Inspire 3 launch? What spec and features can we expect? Today's question is from Marshall who has 2 questions for us - He would like to know what we know about the Inspire 3 and why we are moving our HQ to Colorado. We start of today's episode by answering Marshall's question on our move, from New Mexico to Colorado, and highlight our rationale to do so. We discuss what we intend to have and how these will help future drone pilots taking Drone U courses. We also highlight how the drone industry is poised for growth and how we wanted to be at the centre of it. Tune in to hear more details on our move, the search for a suitable home and all that Drone U has planned for the future. We then delve into Inspire 3 launch rumours and how these have peaked in recent times with DJI launching a slew of drones in the recent past and the need for pushing new features and technology advancement in the market. We talk of expected features such as specifications, camera features, new technology and also cover the set of new accessories to hit the drone market along with the Inspire 3. We also discuss possible price points and how DJI's product portfolio provide options for drone pilots and if there are any opportunities for American manufacturers to fill any gaps left by DJI. Tune in to learn more about our move and DJI's market strategy. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [12:19] - Today's question on Inspire 3 and what we know about it [13:00] - Is Drone U moving to Colorado? [14:00] - Drone U's move to Colorado - Why the move, What can you expect from our move and future plans at the new location [22:55] - Latest news on Inspire 3 launch - specs and camera options, resolutions, features [25:55] - Inspire 3 accessories [30:41] - can American manufacturers fill the gaps that DJI has left wide open
5/17/202238 minutes, 4 seconds
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ADU 01258: How should pilots react to Washington state’s law requiring registration of drones?

Washington State announces legislation on certified pilots having to register their drone with the state? Is it legal? How should pilots react? Today's question is from Laska, about Washinton State's new legislation requiring certified part 107 drone pilots to register drones with the state. She would like to know how to deal with this legislation and what pilots should make of it. Today's podcast directly addresses the frequent state vs federal legislation situation that pilots have faced ever so often. Is Washington state's legislation on drone registration relevant for drone pilots considering all of drone regulation is covered federally through the FAA? We address common questions around this topic - should pilots expect other states to follow Washington state in this new legislation? Should state attempt to generate revenue from such legislation ? possible reaction from drone advocacy groups, and how we as drone pilots can stay up-to-date on drone laws using Drone U's drone advocacy kit. Stay updated on drone laws. Being a well informed drone pilot can help you address challenging legalities that you may come across during drone flights. Tune in to learn more. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:57] - Today's question on Washington state's legislation on certified pilots having to register their drone with the state [4:30] - Is this a trend that pilots can expect from other states? [5:12] - How do states attempt to generate revenue from drone registration and what the federal laws state? [12:18] - How do different drone advocacy react to Washington state's action
5/15/202217 minutes, 38 seconds
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ADU 01258: How should pilots react to Washington state’s law requiring registration of drones?

Washington State announces legislation on certified pilots having to register their drone with the state? Is it legal? How should pilots react? Today's question is from Laska, about Washinton State's new legislation requiring certified part 107 drone pilots to register drones with the state. She would like to know how to deal with this legislation and what pilots should make of it. Today's podcast directly addresses the frequent state vs federal legislation situation that pilots have faced ever so often. Is Washington state's legislation on drone registration relevant for drone pilots considering all of drone regulation is covered federally through the FAA? We address common questions around this topic - should pilots expect other states to follow Washington state in this new legislation? Should state attempt to generate revenue from such legislation ? possible reaction from drone advocacy groups, and how we as drone pilots can stay up-to-date on drone laws using Drone U's drone advocacy kit. Stay updated on drone laws. Being a well informed drone pilot can help you address challenging legalities that you may come across during drone flights. Tune in to learn more. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:57] - Today's question on Washington state's legislation on certified pilots having to register their drone with the state [4:30] - Is this a trend that pilots can expect from other states? [5:12] - How do states attempt to generate revenue from drone registration and what the federal laws state? [12:18] - How do different drone advocacy react to Washington state's action
5/15/202217 minutes, 38 seconds
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ADU 01257: Where can I find Inspire 1 batteries?

Where can I find Inspire 1 batteries and how can I assess their performance? Today's question is from Jonathan, who has recently purchased a used Inspire 1 along with accessories and batteries but is finding the batteries being unable to hold their charge during flights and would like to know where one can find Inspire 1 batteries and how one can assess them. We first answer Jonathan's question if the Inspire 1 batteries he possesses have any life left in them. We then talk where he can find Inspire 1 batteries and if 9 marketplaces like Amazon and Ebay are worth utilizing for purchasing an Inspire 1 battery. We delve into 2 important aspects of drone batteries that pilots need to know about and share the hack of rental services that allow pilots to rent batteries prior to purchasing them thereby allowing pilots to validate and check a battery before spending $$ on them. Watch this short and quick podcast covering important aspects of drone batteries that will help you avoid the anxiety of purchasing batteries for legacy drones like the Inspire 1. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:20] - Today's question on the Inspire 1 battery issues [2:23] - Assessing a battery's performance based on voltage reading [2:53] - Inspire 1 batteries on Amazon/Ebay - are they of value? [3:25] - 2 things to know about used batteries [4:17] - Renting batteries before purchasing pre-owned batteries
5/13/20226 minutes, 36 seconds
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ADU 01257: Where can I find Inspire 1 batteries?

Where can I find Inspire 1 batteries and how can I assess their performance? Today's question is from Jonathan, who has recently purchased a used Inspire 1 along with accessories and batteries but is finding the batteries being unable to hold their charge during flights and would like to know where one can find Inspire 1 batteries and how one can assess them. We first answer Jonathan's question if the Inspire 1 batteries he possesses have any life left in them. We then talk where he can find Inspire 1 batteries and if 9 marketplaces like Amazon and Ebay are worth utilizing for purchasing an Inspire 1 battery. We delve into 2 important aspects of drone batteries that pilots need to know about and share the hack of rental services that allow pilots to rent batteries prior to purchasing them thereby allowing pilots to validate and check a battery before spending $$ on them. Watch this short and quick podcast covering important aspects of drone batteries that will help you avoid the anxiety of purchasing batteries for legacy drones like the Inspire 1. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:20] - Today's question on the Inspire 1 battery issues [2:23] - Assessing a battery's performance based on voltage reading [2:53] - Inspire 1 batteries on Amazon/Ebay - are they of value? [3:25] - 2 things to know about used batteries [4:17] - Renting batteries before purchasing pre-owned batteries
5/13/20226 minutes, 36 seconds
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ADU 01256: How did we put the Isotopes’ Cinewhoop shoot together?

What are the best practices to put together Isotopes' Cinewhoop shots? How can pilots plan such shots? Today's question is from Tom, who wants to know how pilots can put together Cinewhoop shots and what goes into planning and execution of such shots. We are fortunate to have performed a Cinewhoop production video for a local baseball club Isoptoes and happy to answer Tom's question today straight from our hands-on experience of performing a shoot. We start our response by highlighting GoPro's latest camera with superior stabilization than its predecessor models and how it has been designed for Cinewhoop videos. We then delve directly into Tom's question by first talking about what cinewhoop entails and the legalities around such shots. We discuss how pilots need to plan flight plans and equipment for a perfect shot and this is critical in the overall success for a production shot. We then delve into specifics of how Paul landed a Cinewhoop project for Isoptopes, a local baseball club, and how he went about planning and executing the production. We discuss important aspects of shooting such videos including parameters like flying through people, legalities and regulations and working with FAA, planning takes and flying practice and discussing aspects for a successful flight. We also discuss how Drone U through its experience of working directly with manufacturers are planning on rolling out training videos for effective training of pilots. Stay tuned for our upcoming class on Cinewhoop and access the LUCID Props platform for using Lucid Drones. Stay tuned till the very end of the podcast for the final production of the Cinewhoop video or watch it on Instagram and this is an episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:56] - GoPro launch of new camera for Cinewhoop FPV drone [7:59] - Today's question on cinewhoop and legalities on performing such shots [9:28] - Planning and Practicing your shot and equipment [14:33] - Drone U's work with LUCID technologies [16:40] - Cinewhoop videos - planning paths, shots and execution [26:08] - Flying and taking shots besides people [30:13] - Important factors for conducting a smooth and successful flight [37:49] - Upcoming Drone U class on Cinewhoop videos [38:49] - FAA regulations for conducting shoots [43:39] - Cinewhoop video footage
5/12/202245 minutes, 59 seconds
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ADU 01256: How did we put the Isotopes’ Cinewhoop shoot together?

What are the best practices to put together Isotopes' Cinewhoop shots? How can pilots plan such shots? Today's question is from Tom, who wants to know how pilots can put together Cinewhoop shots and what goes into planning and execution of such shots. We are fortunate to have performed a Cinewhoop production video for a local baseball club Isoptoes and happy to answer Tom's question today straight from our hands-on experience of performing a shoot. We start our response by highlighting GoPro's latest camera with superior stabilization than its predecessor models and how it has been designed for Cinewhoop videos. We then delve directly into Tom's question by first talking about what cinewhoop entails and the legalities around such shots. We discuss how pilots need to plan flight plans and equipment for a perfect shot and this is critical in the overall success for a production shot. We then delve into specifics of how Paul landed a Cinewhoop project for Isoptopes, a local baseball club, and how he went about planning and executing the production. We discuss important aspects of shooting such videos including parameters like flying through people, legalities and regulations and working with FAA, planning takes and flying practice and discussing aspects for a successful flight. We also discuss how Drone U through its experience of working directly with manufacturers are planning on rolling out training videos for effective training of pilots. Stay tuned for our upcoming class on Cinewhoop and access the LUCID Props platform for using Lucid Drones. Stay tuned till the very end of the podcast for the final production of the Cinewhoop video or watch it on Instagram and this is an episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [0:56] - GoPro launch of new camera for Cinewhoop FPV drone [7:59] - Today's question on cinewhoop and legalities on performing such shots [9:28] - Planning and Practicing your shot and equipment [14:33] - Drone U's work with LUCID technologies [16:40] - Cinewhoop videos - planning paths, shots and execution [26:08] - Flying and taking shots besides people [30:13] - Important factors for conducting a smooth and successful flight [37:49] - Upcoming Drone U class on Cinewhoop videos [38:49] - FAA regulations for conducting shoots [43:39] - Cinewhoop video footage
5/12/202245 minutes, 59 seconds
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BONUS: Drone Life News 025 – Approved Drone Manufacturer list updates, Latest tech in Drone World and F1 racing in the sky?

New Updates to drone manufacturer list, Iris automation new ground base system, BlackSwift technologies ground water density measurement system, will we have F1 races in the sky? In our latest episode of the Drone Life News show, we cover all the latest news in the drone industry and bring you the hottest updates from regulations to new drone tech to air mobility. In our first news segment of the drone life news, we discuss all the latest news in the approved manufacturer list starting with Florida's approved manufacturer list and the confusion the list has caused along with discussing the results of an agency survey on manufacturers they use and the problems that the agencies would face with the new list. In our next segment we discuss all about Iris Automation announcement of its ground-based detect and avoid (DAA) surveillance solution, Casia G, that will be made commercially available. We discuss how the Casia G utilizing the same AI and computer vision technology as other Iris Automation’s onboard solutions, will offer full optical 360° degree field of view to detect, alert and enable operators to avoid both co-operative and non-cooperative aircraft for safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight. In our next segment, we discuss Lexie Janson, social media personality and FPV drone pilot, will take part in the first first-person view (FPV) drone races, and will train to race flying cars – first as unmanned vehicles, and later as a pilot aboard the aircraft itself. Janson recently joined Australia-based Airspeeder EXA Series, the world’s first racing league for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles, otherwise known as flying cars. In our last segment we discuss about Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies who initiated the commercial launch of an un-crewed aircraft system (UAS) equipped with a novel soil moisture sensor that will change the game for water management in agriculture and emergency response and what these applications mean to the drone world. Catch up on all the latest drone news and developments and stay updated on all the latest news. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Enjoy! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [1:02] - Latest news on approved drone manufacturer list for drone programs [6:40] - Iris automation's new ground base sense and avoid system [10:58] - F1 racing in the sky? FPV pilot Lexi Jenson recruited for air speeder races [14:05] - Blackswift technologies and solutions to m easuring water density from the ground
4/29/202218 minutes, 46 seconds
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BONUS: Drone Life News 025 – Approved Drone Manufacturer list updates, Latest tech in Drone World and F1 racing in the sky?

New Updates to drone manufacturer list, Iris automation new ground base system, BlackSwift technologies ground water density measurement system, will we have F1 races in the sky? In our latest episode of the Drone Life News show, we cover all the latest news in the drone industry and bring you the hottest updates from regulations to new drone tech to air mobility. In our first news segment of the drone life news, we discuss all the latest news in the approved manufacturer list starting with Florida's approved manufacturer list and the confusion the list has caused along with discussing the results of an agency survey on manufacturers they use and the problems that the agencies would face with the new list. In our next segment we discuss all about Iris Automation announcement of its ground-based detect and avoid (DAA) surveillance solution, Casia G, that will be made commercially available. We discuss how the Casia G utilizing the same AI and computer vision technology as other Iris Automation’s onboard solutions, will offer full optical 360° degree field of view to detect, alert and enable operators to avoid both co-operative and non-cooperative aircraft for safe beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight. In our next segment, we discuss Lexie Janson, social media personality and FPV drone pilot, will take part in the first first-person view (FPV) drone races, and will train to race flying cars – first as unmanned vehicles, and later as a pilot aboard the aircraft itself. Janson recently joined Australia-based Airspeeder EXA Series, the world’s first racing league for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicles, otherwise known as flying cars. In our last segment we discuss about Colorado-based Black Swift Technologies who initiated the commercial launch of an un-crewed aircraft system (UAS) equipped with a novel soil moisture sensor that will change the game for water management in agriculture and emergency response and what these applications mean to the drone world. Catch up on all the latest drone news and developments and stay updated on all the latest news. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Enjoy! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [1:02] - Latest news on approved drone manufacturer list for drone programs [6:40] - Iris automation's new ground base sense and avoid system [10:58] - F1 racing in the sky? FPV pilot Lexi Jenson recruited for air speeder races [14:05] - Blackswift technologies and solutions to m easuring water density from the ground
4/29/202218 minutes, 46 seconds
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BONUS: Drone Life News 024 – Drone delivery news, Amsterdam Drone Week conference updates, New Acting FAA administrator

Updates from Amsterdam Drone Week conference, Texas regulations struck down, Wing and Flighttrack trials In our latest episode of the Drone Life News show, we cover all the latest news in the drone industry and bring you the hottest updates from regulations to drone deliveries to commercial drone application news. In our first news segment of the drone life news, we discuss all the latest news and takeaways from the Drone Week conference in Amsterdam. Miriam just returned from the conference and has all the first hand information for our viewers including European drone regulation updates, Urban Air mobility and Europe's take on all the drone developments. In our next segment we go over Texas drone regulations being struck down by federal courts and its implications. A federal judge had recently struck down a Texas drone law, one of the most restrictive in the country, for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and the press. We discuss the specifics of the case and the applications that were allowed by Texas's now struck down law and how it was unconstitutional. In our next segment, we discuss Billy Nolen's recruitment as acting administrator of the FAA and his background and possible ruling/considerations that the drone world can expect under his leadership. Will Billy, with years of experience in aviation safety have different views on the regulations compared to his predecessor, Steve Dickson, who brought years of commercial aviation experience? In our last segment we bring all the latest updates from the drone delivery world - Wing's latest trials and Flighttracks commercial tests and what these means to the drone delivery business and drone world as a whole. Catch up on all the latest drone news and developments and stay updated on all the latest news. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Enjoy! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [00:39] - Key takeaways from Amsterdam drone week conference [02:24] - Drone regulations in the state of Texas struck down [08:30] - New acting FAA administrator, Billy Nolan, and commercial drone applications [13:46] - All the updates and latest news in drone delivery - Wing Trials, Flighttracks commercial trials
4/27/202218 minutes, 29 seconds
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BONUS: Drone Life News 024 – Drone delivery news, Amsterdam Drone Week conference updates, New Acting FAA administrator

Updates from Amsterdam Drone Week conference, Texas regulations struck down, Wing and Flighttrack trials In our latest episode of the Drone Life News show, we cover all the latest news in the drone industry and bring you the hottest updates from regulations to drone deliveries to commercial drone application news. In our first news segment of the drone life news, we discuss all the latest news and takeaways from the Drone Week conference in Amsterdam. Miriam just returned from the conference and has all the first hand information for our viewers including European drone regulation updates, Urban Air mobility and Europe's take on all the drone developments. In our next segment we go over Texas drone regulations being struck down by federal courts and its implications. A federal judge had recently struck down a Texas drone law, one of the most restrictive in the country, for violating the First Amendment’s protections of freedom of speech and the press. We discuss the specifics of the case and the applications that were allowed by Texas's now struck down law and how it was unconstitutional. In our next segment, we discuss Billy Nolen's recruitment as acting administrator of the FAA and his background and possible ruling/considerations that the drone world can expect under his leadership. Will Billy, with years of experience in aviation safety have different views on the regulations compared to his predecessor, Steve Dickson, who brought years of commercial aviation experience? In our last segment we bring all the latest updates from the drone delivery world - Wing's latest trials and Flighttracks commercial tests and what these means to the drone delivery business and drone world as a whole. Catch up on all the latest drone news and developments and stay updated on all the latest news. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Enjoy! Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [00:39] - Key takeaways from Amsterdam drone week conference [02:24] - Drone regulations in the state of Texas struck down [08:30] - New acting FAA administrator, Billy Nolan, and commercial drone applications [13:46] - All the updates and latest news in drone delivery - Wing Trials, Flighttracks commercial trials
4/27/202218 minutes, 29 seconds
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ADU 01255: Is DroneDeploy the best option for mapping?

What are the best practices when using DroneDeploy during mapping missions? Are there any preferred workflows to using DroneDeploy? Today's question is from Justin, who wants to know if DroneDeploy is the software of choice for use in mapping missions and what are some of the best practices around the use of DroneDeploy. We begin today's episode by listing the best resources for pilots undertaking mapping missions and going over the best workflows for an efficient and effective mapping mission. We then discuss how customer requirements can be a game changer to mapping projects deliveries and why pilots need to often consider this aspect when planning flight missions. We study DroneDeploy and its benefits and compare it with another leading mapping software solution, the Optelos, and delve into which software is better for today's mapping demands. A true assessment of a software is not complete by reviewing its application in mapping projects and we precisely trim down the comparisons between commercial and residential applications of mapping missions and how software plays a critical role in such projects. In our last segment we focus on how Pix4D is better suited for 2D applications and summarize the workflow for pilots to follow when pursuing a mapping mission. Whether you are a seasoned veteran in the mapping world or looking to get started into drone mapping, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:17] Learn more about Drone U's PROPS roof inspection training [3:05] Today's question on DroneDeploy for mapping and what are the best practices and workflow for using DroneDeploy mapping [5:24] Best resources for workflow process for mapping and measurements [5:36] Best processing software for mapping projects and how client requirements play an important role in choosing a software [7:21] DroneDeploy vs Optelos and which software is better [9:02] How does a commercial mapping project differ from a residential mapping project from a software aspect [9:36] Using Pix4D react for 2D mapping [11:36] Workflow requirements for drone pilots conducting mapping projects
4/21/202215 minutes, 46 seconds
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ADU 01255: Is DroneDeploy the best option for mapping?

What are the best practices when using DroneDeploy during mapping missions? Are there any preferred workflows to using DroneDeploy? Today's question is from Justin, who wants to know if DroneDeploy is the software of choice for use in mapping missions and what are some of the best practices around the use of DroneDeploy. We begin today's episode by listing the best resources for pilots undertaking mapping missions and going over the best workflows for an efficient and effective mapping mission. We then discuss how customer requirements can be a game changer to mapping projects deliveries and why pilots need to often consider this aspect when planning flight missions. We study DroneDeploy and its benefits and compare it with another leading mapping software solution, the Optelos, and delve into which software is better for today's mapping demands. A true assessment of a software is not complete by reviewing its application in mapping projects and we precisely trim down the comparisons between commercial and residential applications of mapping missions and how software plays a critical role in such projects. In our last segment we focus on how Pix4D is better suited for 2D applications and summarize the workflow for pilots to follow when pursuing a mapping mission. Whether you are a seasoned veteran in the mapping world or looking to get started into drone mapping, this is an episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:17] Learn more about Drone U's PROPS roof inspection training [3:05] Today's question on DroneDeploy for mapping and what are the best practices and workflow for using DroneDeploy mapping [5:24] Best resources for workflow process for mapping and measurements [5:36] Best processing software for mapping projects and how client requirements play an important role in choosing a software [7:21] DroneDeploy vs Optelos and which software is better [9:02] How does a commercial mapping project differ from a residential mapping project from a software aspect [9:36] Using Pix4D react for 2D mapping [11:36] Workflow requirements for drone pilots conducting mapping projects
4/21/202215 minutes, 46 seconds
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ADU 01254: Which drone should be used for measuring height & width of houses?

Are there any preferred drones for measuring the height and width of buildings? What factors should pilots keep in mind when purchasing a drone? Today's question is from Jannik, who is performing photogrammetry missions and for his requirements needs to measure the height and width of buildings, however he would like to know what drone is best suited for his requirement, a drone that can effortlessly provide accurate measurements We begin our response to Jannik by going over the many requirements of performing a mapping mission and how pilots need to consider them for ensuring quality deliverables. We then delve into accuracy of mapping missions and what factors influence accuracy and how pilots need to keep them in mind while purchasing a drone. We also delve into the technical aspects of performing linear and vertical measurements using a drone and how pilots can effectively use their drone to perform such measurements. Lastly we discuss about the most important driving factor of mapping missions - the client's requirements, and how knowing this can help navigate through legal requirements while performing measuring missions. Whether you looking out to purchasing a drone or have one that you want to extract the best from, you do not want to miss this episode. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [04:10] What drone is suitable for measuring height and length of residential property for photogrammetry purposes [5:53] Factors to consider when starting off on performing mapping [6:57] Parameters that impact accuracy and how pilots need to balance these parameters when purchasing a drone [9:51] performing linear and vertical measurements using a drone [13:03] Understanding client's requirements to navigate through legal requirements of performing measurements [14:01] Summarising our response based on the requirements posed in today's question
4/14/20220
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ADU 01254: Which drone should be used for measuring height & width of houses?

Are there any preferred drones for measuring the height and width of buildings? What factors should pilots keep in mind when purchasing a drone? Today's question is from Jannik, who is performing photogrammetry missions and for his requirements needs to measure the height and width of buildings, however he would like to know what drone is best suited for his requirement, a drone that can effortlessly provide accurate measurements We begin our response to Jannik by going over the many requirements of performing a mapping mission and how pilots need to consider them for ensuring quality deliverables. We then delve into accuracy of mapping missions and what factors influence accuracy and how pilots need to keep them in mind while purchasing a drone. We also delve into the technical aspects of performing linear and vertical measurements using a drone and how pilots can effectively use their drone to perform such measurements. Lastly we discuss about the most important driving factor of mapping missions - the client's requirements, and how knowing this can help navigate through legal requirements while performing measuring missions. Whether you looking out to purchasing a drone or have one that you want to extract the best from, you do not want to miss this episode. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [04:10] What drone is suitable for measuring height and length of residential property for photogrammetry purposes [5:53] Factors to consider when starting off on performing mapping [6:57] Parameters that impact accuracy and how pilots need to balance these parameters when purchasing a drone [9:51] performing linear and vertical measurements using a drone [13:03] Understanding client's requirements to navigate through legal requirements of performing measurements [14:01] Summarising our response based on the requirements posed in today's question
4/14/20220
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ADU 01253: What are the pre-flight checks required for a drone thats not been flown for a long time?

Can pilots fly drones that have not been flown in a while? What pre-flight checks should they conduct to ensure safe operations? Today's question is from Adam, who would like to know what pre-flight checks are required for his drone that's been on the shelf for a while. Our show today is different from usual shows where we answer questions from pilots who possibly use their drone quite actively. However today, we focus on the drones that haven't been flown in a while and the critical things that pilot need to keep in mind when using them. We start off with a discussion about the most critical part of the drone that might have been impacted from long disuse and that's the batteries. We elaborate on battery checks that pilots must undertake to check worthiness. We then begin discussions on 2 aspects of a drone - the hardware and the software side of operations and pre-flight checks. We discuss firmware checks, how some of the older drones have unique differences in terms of their firmware and how the recent developments in the drone world can impact such firmware updates. We delve into critical components of the drone such as motors, props, and mechanical motions of the drone. From a software perspective, we discuss about software updates to apps, controller options and other third party applications that have had their fair share of developments. Lastly we summarize all the pre-flight checks that a drone pilot would need to conduct for drones that haven't been flown in a while and present workflows for pilots to follow. Whether you have a drone that has not been in use for a while or if you are planning to 'store' your drone or if you intend to understand how developments in the drone world can impact your drone and operations, this is one episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [03:15]Today's question from Adam on pre-flight checks for drones that haven't been flown for a while [04:57] Checking batteries of drones that haven't been used in a while [06:10]Other checks that's very relevant to your drone [06:33] What workflows to follow for firmware updates [08:12] Updating applications and performing compass calibrations [10:46] Spinning motors and checking motor movement and cleaning the drone [12:50] Summarising all pre-flight checklists before flight
4/13/20220
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ADU 01253: What are the pre-flight checks required for a drone thats not been flown for a long time?

Can pilots fly drones that have not been flown in a while? What pre-flight checks should they conduct to ensure safe operations? Today's question is from Adam, who would like to know what pre-flight checks are required for his drone that's been on the shelf for a while. Our show today is different from usual shows where we answer questions from pilots who possibly use their drone quite actively. However today, we focus on the drones that haven't been flown in a while and the critical things that pilot need to keep in mind when using them. We start off with a discussion about the most critical part of the drone that might have been impacted from long disuse and that's the batteries. We elaborate on battery checks that pilots must undertake to check worthiness. We then begin discussions on 2 aspects of a drone - the hardware and the software side of operations and pre-flight checks. We discuss firmware checks, how some of the older drones have unique differences in terms of their firmware and how the recent developments in the drone world can impact such firmware updates. We delve into critical components of the drone such as motors, props, and mechanical motions of the drone. From a software perspective, we discuss about software updates to apps, controller options and other third party applications that have had their fair share of developments. Lastly we summarize all the pre-flight checks that a drone pilot would need to conduct for drones that haven't been flown in a while and present workflows for pilots to follow. Whether you have a drone that has not been in use for a while or if you are planning to 'store' your drone or if you intend to understand how developments in the drone world can impact your drone and operations, this is one episode you don't want to miss. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [03:15]Today's question from Adam on pre-flight checks for drones that haven't been flown for a while [04:57] Checking batteries of drones that haven't been used in a while [06:10]Other checks that's very relevant to your drone [06:33] What workflows to follow for firmware updates [08:12] Updating applications and performing compass calibrations [10:46] Spinning motors and checking motor movement and cleaning the drone [12:50] Summarising all pre-flight checklists before flight
4/13/20220
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ADU 01252: Who are Drone U’s in-person classes geared towards?

How can pilots make the best of Drone U's in-person classes? What should pilots be aware of prior to joining a class? Today's question is from Ike, who would like to know about Drone U's in-person classes and what it takes to make the best of these classes and the intended audience for the classes. A fair question, considering these are the most common questions we receive about our classes. We discuss the expectations in-person class attendees have and how they can make the best use of our classes. We believe having a strong understanding of the expectations helps us provide value for their time and investment in our classes. We then discuss if Drone U's mapping classes are meant for beginners and things for pilots to practice prior to attending the mapping classes. We then provide a breakdown of courses that pilots can go through which are readily available through membership and flight practice exercises to master prior to attending the mapping classes. Lastly, we discuss and share the experience of pilots who have gone through our in-person classes and how they were able to build their knowledge and expertise and network by participating in our classes. You don't want to miss this show to know all about our in-person classes how they can help you take your deliverables to the next level ! Drone U has specific in-person classes and courses to take your skills to the next level. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [01:40] Today's question from Ike - Who are Drone U's in-person classes designed for? [03:08] Drone U's expectation from student pre class [03:45] Course participant expectations and how these help one be successful [05:07] Are Drone U's mapping classes meant for beginners? [05:44] Things to do before attending Drone U mapping class [06:15] Course practice for learning to fly [07:30] Paul shares class participant experience and student experience [11:40] Other requirements for Mapping classes
4/3/20220
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ADU 01252: Who are Drone U’s in-person classes geared towards?

How can pilots make the best of Drone U's in-person classes? What should pilots be aware of prior to joining a class? Today's question is from Ike, who would like to know about Drone U's in-person classes and what it takes to make the best of these classes and the intended audience for the classes. A fair question, considering these are the most common questions we receive about our classes. We discuss the expectations in-person class attendees have and how they can make the best use of our classes. We believe having a strong understanding of the expectations helps us provide value for their time and investment in our classes. We then discuss if Drone U's mapping classes are meant for beginners and things for pilots to practice prior to attending the mapping classes. We then provide a breakdown of courses that pilots can go through which are readily available through membership and flight practice exercises to master prior to attending the mapping classes. Lastly, we discuss and share the experience of pilots who have gone through our in-person classes and how they were able to build their knowledge and expertise and network by participating in our classes. You don't want to miss this show to know all about our in-person classes how they can help you take your deliverables to the next level ! Drone U has specific in-person classes and courses to take your skills to the next level. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [01:40] Today's question from Ike - Who are Drone U's in-person classes designed for? [03:08] Drone U's expectation from student pre class [03:45] Course participant expectations and how these help one be successful [05:07] Are Drone U's mapping classes meant for beginners? [05:44] Things to do before attending Drone U mapping class [06:15] Course practice for learning to fly [07:30] Paul shares class participant experience and student experience [11:40] Other requirements for Mapping classes