The Drone Trainer Podcast

John Brainerd is a drone pilot from the Philadelphia, PA area, who is working hard on his full time drone business. In this episode we follow up on our chat in episode 138, and get a two year update on the past 2 years of business. Where to find John: Website: 400 Foot Views LinkedIn Instagram YouTube Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn  

Eugene Matthews is a university professor who teaches public safety, public service, and commercial enterprise. He's integrated drone training into his programs, and also has a side hustle commercial drone business. It doesn't stop there though... he's also a published author, and military veteran that focused on law enforcement and investigations around the world. Where to find Eugene: Website: CW3 Drones Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Eugene's Books on Amazon Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Luis is a drone pilot in Connecticut who uses his engineering background to grow his drone business. With his focus on construction, we do a little role playing where I'm a site foreman, and Luis pitches his drone services to me. Where to find Luis: Website: Creative Drone Imaging Facebook Instagram LinkedIn Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn  

Internationally recognized artistic drone pilots, Athanasia & Nestoras are a couple based in Athens, Greece. Listen in as they discuss how their advertising background has helped them excel, how to enter a drone footage competition, their editing process, and more! Where to find Athanasia & Nestoras: Website: Inva + Sla Facebook Instagram YouTube Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn  

The topic of Neural Radiance Fields, aka NerF, is so hot right now! Especially when it comes to the discussion of how we can use this tech with our drones, and how it compares to the photogrammetry that we've been utilizing for years. So who better to bring on the show than Jonathan Stephens! In this episode, Jonathan discusses the difference between the tech, best practices, and a ton more. Prepare to have your mind blown! Where to find Jonathan: Linktree Twitter LinkedIn Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Jeremy Almond is a drone pilot based in Washington state. By day (and night!) he is a law enforcement officer, where he is also utilzing drones during his investigations. He's also side hustling a drone business, and has recently picked up a DJI M300 RTK with an L1. Where to find Jeremy: Website: Centerville 3D Facebook Instagram YouTube Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Jack Rhysider is the host of Darknet Diaries, and he joins us to discuss passion, business development, and even a little bit of his own drone experience. Where to find Jack: Website: Darknet Diaries Facebook Instagram Twitter Reddit Discord YouTube Mastodon Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Michael Tucker is a retired military combat veteran, who is also a member of The Drone Trainer Pro. Listen in as Michael discusses how he started his business, Drone of Arc, as well as detail on his archeology missions. Where to find Michael: Website: Drone of Arc Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Dan McDonald is a drone pilot based in Clearwater Florida, but originally from the UK. He's concentrating on real estate work right now, and is looking to branch out into video as well. Listen in as we discuss competition, bracketing, outsourcing, and more! Where to find Dan: Website: McDonald Media Facebook Instagram Twitter Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

I had a request from a listener to speak with Sean from Pensacola Vibes... here you go Jeff! Sean is the founder of Pensacola Vibes in west Floira, and we discuss his business which involves land cameras, air cameras, hand cameras, and more! Where to find Sean: Website: Pensacola Vibes Facebook Instagram YouTube Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

Glen Cairns is a Scottish photographer, videographer, and drone pilot. Listen in to hear about meeting Sir Alex Ferguson and presenting him with one of his drone photos! Where to find Glen: Website: Glen Cairns Video Productions Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube LinkedIn Join our community at TDT Pro! Join a support and strategy-focused community for commercial drone pilots who are ready to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth: Join now for free! Please support the show: BTC: bc1qr2nzt7aanyj2j3qrtty7y5gn6l86kdngjp6ejd ETH: 0xBca1860E88A8239F779E553210bD9D21042702D9 XMR: 87Jirm5GHkLEiuXFJVkdrfJo6e4RnAmH87H3PfmXDf3PbLGMJiWRWxy6fhAUbNw37j6RbA11b3BsnBCtxLY9ocNh5pd4Dmn

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! This afternoon we fired up the recorder and caught up with our friend, Billy Kyle! You may remember Billy from episode 111 where we discussed the new (at that time) Skydio 2. Billy is a smart man who is really hustling with his drone business, as well as his online presense (that you NEED to check out!) Listen in as we discuss twitter, instagram, youtube, tiktok, commercial ops, editing, etc etc. Trust me, this episode is worth your time! Where to find Billy: Website: Billy Kyle YouTube TikTok Instagram Twitter

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! In the second episode of Drones and NFTs, we're going to hear from Roberto Alcaraz! Roberto is from Mexico, and is flying back and forth between California and the Baja California (you know what I mean). Listen in as we discuss his drone business, and about his adventure into the NFT world! Where to find Roberto: Website: Roberto Alcaraz Instagram Twitter

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Kara Murphy joins us to discuss how drones fit into the NFT space. You may recognize her from episode 19 (4 years ago!), where we discussed her drone business, and in this episode we take a deep dive into world of blockchain NFT assets. Where to find Kara: Instagram Twitter

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Originally hailing from Mexico, Luis Escobedo is a drone pilot now based in New Jersey. Listen in as he tells his story of moving to the United States, purchasing an existing drone business, consulting, training, solar farm and wind farm inspections, and more. Where to find Luis: Website: NJ Drone Academy Instagram Twitter

New theme music, short intro, and no outro... what do you think? If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Devin Clark is back to discuss his drone business growth, and his new income streams. Listen in to hear about how he's working with solar companies, as well as his new venture into multispectral agricultural work. Where to find Devin: Website: Digital Mapping Consultants Facebook Instagram

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Lawrence Dennis is the owner of Aerial Technology International, and has been flying since 2007. He's flown around the world, and gets into detail about what he's found in the industry over the past 15 years. Where to find Lawrence: Website: ATI ecalc

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Nayid Diaz is a drone pilot based in Houston, TX, and he's flying drones part time, but considering making the jump to full time. Listen in as Nayid tells us all about how he's making $1000 a week part time, flying for Bees360. Where to find Nayid: Email: Nayid_diaz@yahoo.com Mobile Phone: +1-832-641-6039 Bees360 - The Future of Property Inspections

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Chris Robertson is a drone pilot based in Colorado who is the Drone Center Director at the Colorado State University Drone Center. Prior to his current role with the university, he as a university police officer. In this episode, Chris shares his drone experience on both the public safety side of things, as well as the eudcational side of things. Where to find Chris: Website: CSU Drone Center Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Oli Dickinson is a drone pilot based in the UK, who has had a very fortunate journey in the commercial drone space. Listen in as he discusses how he's flying for IBM and has also garnered attention from CNN. It's really a great drone story that we can all take inspiration from. Where to find Oliver: Website: Different View Photography Facebook Instagram LinkedIn The IBM docuseries trailer The full IBM docuseries (registration required)

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! James Brindley is a commercial drone pilot based in Cornwall, England. In addition to flying under his own company, he's also a franchisee with The SkyCam. In this episode James discusses the startup costs as a franchisee, as well as the fee structure. He also discusses roof inspections, hotels, flying around animals, off roading in his VW Golf, and more! Where to find James: Website: Above The Coast Facebook Instagram The SkyCam Franchise Information

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Shari Williams is a drone pilot based in Philadelphia, who is flying her drone for roof inspections, events, education, and also currently skilling up in the area of tower inspections. In this episode, Chris mentioned a drone pilot that flew for the NHL, but couldn't remember her name during the recording. The good news is that we've located her after the fact, and you can check out the cool work that Nicole Abbett is doing right here. Where to find Shari: Website Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Aaron McKay is a drone pilot from Sydney Australia who has been flying since 2017. He's been a photographer for 20 years, and in this episode describes his journey from pro photographer to full time drone pilot. Aaron is flying a wide range of drones including the DJI Phantom, Mavic, Inspire, Air, and FPV drones, and really dives deep into his construcion progress process. The detail that Aaron provides is absolute gold, so this is an episode that you don't want to miss! Where to find Aaron: Website: Aus Aerial Media Facebook YouTube Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

John Lee is a drone pilot based in Arizona, who is a drone mapping professional. In this episode we go into the depths of mapping, and explore all of the acronyms and what they mean to you and your client. John preaches the following, and I think it makes sense for any kind of drone project... "Start with the deliverable in mind." PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find John: LinkedIn Twitter Office Phone: 1-928-350-6096

Parker Deuel is a commercial drone pilot and solutions engineer at Drone Deploy. He's bene flying for 6 years, and started off with the original DJI Phantom! We get into the nitty gritty of how to land recurring construction contracts, as well as what the best kind of deliverables are. In addition, we also discuss his role at Drone Deploy and tips and tricks for how to get the absolute best out of your mapping and modelling. PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Parker: LinkedIn

Gerrit Burke is a drone pilot from Hutsville Alabama, who has brought his photography and videography background to drones. Gerrit has been flying drones in real estate, construction, events, restauraunts, dealerships and more. He's a big fan of Adobe Lightroom on the photo side, and Davinci Resolve on the video side of things. He drops an amazing Resolve export tip as well that I'm sure you'll find extremely valuable. PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Gerrit: Website: Sparrow Digital Media Facebook Instagram Twitter

Scott Shtofman is a lawyer and drone pilot based in Tyler, Texas. He has flown roof inspections, contruction, mapping, post-disaster and more with his drones, and in this episode he gets into what has worked well and what has been less than ideal. There are so many valuable takeaways that will certainly help you improve your skills and ramp up your drone business. Scott loves the regulatory and policy side of drones as well, and brings his 10 year background in law to the drone world. PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Scott: Website: Quad Axis LLC. Facebook LinkedIn Twitter

John Brainerd is a drone pilot from the Philadelphia, PA area, who is working hard on his full time drone business. In this episode, we chat about pricing, how adding motion graphics to drone video can get you ahead of the competition, our mastermind group, and more! PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find John: Website: 400 Foot Views LinkedIn Instagram YouTube

Blyde Neser is an Australian drone pilot, who is shooting and creating beautiful prints of the Australian coast. In addition to her fine art drone prints, she's also producing eco friendly yoga mats! She currently pilots the DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Phantom 4 Pro. In addition to drones, she's also taking some of her shots from helicopters, and we get into the required camera settings to shoot from the air. We also chat about real estate work, and you can can check out Real Estate Drone Training right here :) PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Blyde: Website: Coastal Drones Facebook Instagram

Brandon Herring is flying drones with two hats. First he's a high school educator, and has developed a 3 year program for students at two schools in the Fort Smith, AK area. Second, he's also flying for public safety, with the local Sheriffs office. His high school drone program has been developed nicely, with specific tasks and learning objectives for each grade level. The students are also able to receive college credit while still in high school. What a head start! On the public safety side, Brandon is a reserve deputy who is on call to help with a variety of investigations. Brandon averages about 1 public safety flight per week while also balancing his high school educational program. PS, If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Brandon: Facebook Email

Don Wiley is a drone pilot from Florida, who has created a very successful niche drone business. Rather than focusing on massive construction progress jobs, he is working on individual residential home builds. In addition to residential construction progress, he's also creating YouTube videos that cover a specific topic (such as golf cart parades for the recent US Election featuring Donald Trump and Joe Biden). Through those videos and simply via the power of the YouTube algorithm, he adds several hundred dollars a month to his bottom line. Don is also a member of The Drone Trainer Pro. If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Where to find Don: Gold Wingnut Productions (Website) Twitter Facebook YouTube   Mentions in this episode: Going 4ward with DJI Go 4: The complete guide to configuring and using the DJI Go 4 flying app. (Don's Book!) CyberLink PowerDirector Availability of the DJI Phantom 4 Chinese New Year Edition.

Grant Guillot, a drone lawyer practicing with Adams and Reese LLP in Louisiana, joins us this week for some legal Q&A. Here is the list of questions that we initially went through, and then there are a couple of bonus questions near the end from live attendees: Intellectual Property Related Questions   When working with clients how important is it to have a contract that assigns a license for imagery versus assigning rights, and can you share some examples of typical licensing language for drone services contracts? - Steve Diddle Is it possible / typical to have a contract or license that gives a client certain rights for a specified period of time or purpose and then have the rights revert back to the photographer / videographer / creator of the images/content? - Mark Allen If working without a contract, can it be expected that both parties have full rights to freely use the captured materials? - Chris Anderson When flying and capturing videos and pictures of a field, construction site, farming area or area in the woods, ie not taking videos of structures like buildings, are you able to use the footage without getting permission from the owner of the property? - Peter Matt   Non IP Related Questions   So, I pay for legal shield program which is pre-paid legal services. Is there such a program for drone work? One reason for having it was to hopefully protect me if I were to need an attorney for anything in life but the drone issues is an uncertain area for protection. - Ken Elrich I mainly fly in urban or suburban environments. There are always non-subject people and properties in my shots. I haven't used waivers or permission requests so far. A. Privacy: Do I always need to blur faces, license plates, addresses? Are there situations where I absolutely do need to? What are reasonable precautions to take to avoid violations of privacy? - John Brainerd B. Rights/Waivers: If I'm shooting in public, do I ever owe someone the right to request I delete footage that they are included in, or of footage that includes imagery of a corporate entity's property, etc.? - John Brainerd I'm interested in hearing some feedback on cases you've worked on that may seem obvious to some, but have caught drone pilots off guard with associated legal ramifications. In general terms, if you thought it was OK to do… you'd better think again and here's why. - Bob W Is there access to the “tribunal” to argue a drone fine and it’s applicability to the situation under which it was given. Perhaps the situation was an accident and the operator was trying to correct it at the moment (say a brief link drop that briefly put the drone over people) operator fixed it and landed but then issued a ticket. - Nick Seemel If using random music on my personal videos “was/is” ok would I then have to do something to my old posts if my YouTube channel gained some audience and could be argued to now be somehow commercial. Same question for flying without a Part 107 in the past, but now monetizing my channel. - Nick Seemel I am a Colombian citizen with living in France with the equivalent of a green card. I want to pass the 107 test and I would love to have the opportunity to fly in America, I mean, commercially. The question goes like this: Can I get my 107 licence as a Colombian citizen? If yes, am I able to fly commercially in the US? What are my options? - Antonio Gonima How do you see the laws changing in the future? Will we be able to fly drones indefinitely? Will there be further restrictions once Amazon starts using their drone service, or others? - Steve Martin Do you have a recommendation for minimum aviation liability insurance? - Ryan Beston How far do you think remote ID will go? I don’t have a problem with police officials the FAA knowing who I am and where I am at. I am however concerned about other people knowing. Also, how do you think they will address the issue of drones that do not have the capability of transmitting ID information. - Henry French   Where to find Grant: LinkedIn Twitter MarketScale: Drones in America Email: grant.guillot@arlaw.com   Shoutout to: Vic Moss DroneUp 51 Drones   And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Fanie Kooij is a drone pilot from Botswana, who brings an extensive agricultural background to drones. He recently acquired a DJI Agras T16 aerial application (spraying) drone, and has been utilizing it in agriculture. Listen in as he describes how he plans his missions, chemical considerations, water transport, solar charging, and more! In addition to agricultural work, Fanie is also utilizing the spraying drone to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. I won't go into too many details here, as he can describe the process far better than I can. We too look forward to working with aerial application drones (sprayer or spraying drones) as they become more prevalent and can cover massive areas of farmland. Where to find Fanie: Facebook WhatsApp: +267 72 520 814 And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Joe is a two time Emmy award-winning Producer and Founder of Orionvega, Pittsburgh video production company. He has produced highly-visible projects for a variety of clients including Dove, Calvin Klein, Olympic Paints, and AOL. Networks that have featured Joe’s work include ChannelNews Asia, PBS, SPIKE, HGTV, DISCOVERY, and Comedy Central. Over the years, Joe has hired drone pilots to work with him on his video productions. In this episode he discusses what he was looking for when hiring a drone pilot, and also the greater knowledge that he has now since obtaining his FAA Part 107 license. The plugin that Joe mentions is Neat Video Plugin. Where to find Joe: Orionvega (video production website) Eyes From The Skies (drone website) Twitter Instagram Facebook Vimeo And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Sally French has been a drone journalist and commercial drone pilot for 7 years, and shares her industry insight and more in this week's chat! We cover off how drones got into journalism, what works and what doesn't work, as well as her non journalism related commercial drone flight! Where to find Sally: The Drone Girl (website) Twitter Instagram Facebook YouTube And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Michael Hill is a drone pilot from Dallas, TX, who is working in a wide range of industries with his drone. He's working in search and rescue, wind turbine and cell tower inspections, NASCAR, education, training, consultancy and more. Listen in as we dig into SAR missions, including planning and search techniques, as well as infrared technology utilizing the FLIR XT camera on his DJI M210. Where to find Michael: Cumulus Technologies (website) Twitter LinkedIn Instagram Facebook And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Steve Diddle has been flying drones for 10 years now, and was one of the early drone ambassadors for the Parrot Bebop. Over the years he has been contributing stock footage to companies such as Getty Images, Shutterstock, and more. In this episode, Steve shares with us what works and what doesn't in the stock footage game. You're going to hear everything from how much you get paid, and what formats work the best. In addition to stock, we also discuss camera settings to help capture the best photos and videos that you can. Everything from exposure and composition, to rule of thirds and panoramas. Speaking of Panoramas, here is a preview of the one that I discussed during this episode: Where to find Steve: YouTube Instagram Drone Outlook (Website) Looking for drone insurance? Check out Skywatch! And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

You probably know Ken Dono as OriginaldoBo, right? Ken joins us on this week's episode to discuss drones in real estate, and his successful YouTube channel. The real estate discussion doesn't just stop with drones, as Ken also gives us insight into how he shoots interiors and exteriors with his ground based cameras. Yep, we get into aperture, ISO and shutter speed, shooting wide, and more! You can find Ken on YouTube, Twitter, & Instagram. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Benjamin Ritt is a drone pilot from Texas, who has been utilizing a variety of drone technology to survey beaches and coastlines. During our chat, Benjamin offered up a dataset for us to download and try our hand at coastal mapping. If you’d like to download that dataset for free, simply drop your name and email below, and we’ll send it to you ASAP! https://thedronetrainer.com/map/ We’ve been drone mapping for a long time now, however since we are landlocked we don’t often have the opportunity to map shorelines or really anything to do with water. That’s where Benjamin Ritt comes in! As we chat with Ben, he reveals his workflow, and how he overcomes the obstacle of mapping a moving body such as water. When everything sits still it’s far easier than when it’s moving, is reflective, sometimes lets you see through it depending on the angle, etc. Some of the drones that Benjamin has used for this include the DJI Phantom 4 Pro, Phantom 4 Pro RTK, as well as the Wingtra VTOL fixed wing drone. Listen in as he describes the benefits of each when it comes to mapping. Mapping anywhere from 1 to 10 miles of coastal beach is no easy task, and in this episode, Ben describes exactly how he does it. You’ll learn everything from planning and flight, to post processing technique. FYI, he is processing his maps with Agisoft Metashape and Pix4D, while capturing data with GSPro. You can find Benjamin on his website, Unmanned Coastal Solutions. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of The Drone Trainer Pro! If you're interested in joining us, simply sign up right here and we'll be in touch!

Sydney Lisignoli is an Oregon based drone pilot, who working on growing her commercial drone business. She obtained her Part 107 in 2019, and is currently flying the DJI Mavic Pro. She's been keeping busy flying for automobile dealerships, real estate, agriculture, mapping, construction progress, and more. Shes editing in Adobe Premiere Pro, and mentioned that Peter McKinnon's video editing tutorials have been a great help. You can find Sydney on her website, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Melissa Schiele is a marine ecologist from London, UK, who is flying in Belize, Maldives and British Indian Ocean Territories. She is flying beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) for mapping, animal detection, and illegal activity detection. Awesome, right?! You can find Melissa on Twitter @explorer_mel And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Justine Hollingshead is the NC State University Chief of Staff, Vice Chancellor, and drone pilot. She is an AUVSI TOP Level 2 certified pilot, and we dig into what that means and what it's worth. We also discuss FAA Part 107 licensing and how that may fit with what AUVSI is currently doing. At NC State, Justine and her team have been provided a grant from the National Science Foundation, and are working on 5G research with drones. She's also worked on projects involving assisting local police, missing person searches, and more. You can find Justine on Twitter, email at jrhollin@ncsu.edu or call her direct at 919-434-4167. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Corey is a drone pilot based in Indiana. He's a full time teacher, but is side hustling with his drone in construction, real estate, orchards, and more. To check out the photo printing video he mentioned click here. He also describes a great sales tactic involving gifts that I think you'll really enjoy and can likely employ in your drone business! You can find Corey on his website, Facebook, instagram, and YouTube. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Bram De Ryck is a drone pilot based in Leuven, Belgium. He is flying indoors creating some amazingly smooth video with his custom FPV drones, Insta360 camera, and GoPro Hero 7. Once back in the studio, he edits with DaVinci Resolve and ReelSteady to smooth everything out. It really is amazing work, and if you're not familiar with this style of drone flight and video production, you're going to be in for a surprise! You can see his amazing work on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Tyler is a professional drone pilot that studied at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Since graduating, he has worked on major projects such as the PG&E Fire Prevention in California, utilizing drones everywhere from the Mavic Pro to the M210 with X5S camera system. His work experience with drones extends beyond fire prevention, as he also has experience with insurance claims, real estate, construction, and more. You can find Tyler on LinkedIn. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Vashaun Henderson and his company, Rekon Solutions, are conducing drone LiDAR photogrammetry, mapping, inspections, and more in the Vernon, BC area. His drone fleet consists of the DJI M600, DJI M210 RTK with X4S / Z30 / XT2 camera systems, as well as the Mavic 2 Pro. He's been flying since 2015, and went full time in 2018. You can find Vashaun on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and his website. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions! 

Working as a full time content creator for a home builder, Stephanie Alexis discusses how drones have helped compliment her work from an aerial angle. Listen in as we discuss how a helicopter flight back in 2015 helped fuel her passion for aerial photography, the transition from FCPX to Premiere Pro, and drone work on a music video in Miami Florida. You can find Stephanie on Instagram corporately and personally, as well as her website. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions! 

Danny Elassad is a drone pilot based in Sydney, Australia. He is conducting roof and telecom tower mapping and modelling, and discusses how he gets detail down to the millimetre! In this episode, we're going to discuss differences in photogrammetry software, how to fly your mapping and modelling missions, and more! Danny can be found on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Mastermind program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions! 

Bringing a 39 year agricultural background, Dan Swafford is a project associate at Virginia Tech. Dan is currently conducting flock management, including research with sheep health and how they react to drones. Dan can be contacted via email at jswaffor@vt.edu And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Impact program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions! 

Fiona Lake is an Australian drone pilot, that brings 30 years of agriculture, and helicopter based aerial photography. She's now working in drones, with a focus on tourism and agriculture. You can find Fiona on her website as well as Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Impact program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!

Hitomi Uematsu is the co-founder of Sky Magic, a drone swarm and autonomous technology company based in Singapore. Hitomi and her team have flown and put on shows all around the world, and have recently set a Guinness World Record! You can find Hitomi on her website at Skymagic.show as well as Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook. And yes, this drone podcast is an offshoot of my Drone Impact program. If you're interested in joining my weekly online drone mastermind meetings, sign up right here and I'll send you the joining instructions!