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Welcome to your weekly news update, New Year's edition! Let's take a look at everything that's happened this year including drones for good, the don't be that guy compilation, drone regulation, Pilot Institute updates and of course new drones, starting with the Autel EVO Max.... We also reported on some Drones For Good stories this year, starting with a teen who saved people in their car. And of course, the FAA was front and center on many of our updates this year, but also some states, like Tennessee banning non-NDAA drones. Let's not forget about everyone's favorite segment: Don't be that guy! Starting with the guy who flew over the Bengals game in 2022. There were also a few surprises with Airmap shutting down their LAANC service, Amazon having a lot of issues keeping employees on board, and Skydio quitting the consumer drone business. But on the bright side, we accomplished a lot at Pilot Institute. We partnered with Influential Drones, Unmanned Tactical Group, and Axon Air to help provide even more training to our customers. We received a BVLOS waiver and submitted many more. We joined hand with the Drone Advocacy Alliance to help push back on non-sensical anti-drone regulation. We partnered with Aloft to provide the Air Aware to recreational pilots in preparation of the expected retirement of the current B4UFLY app. Then we travelled the country to various tradeshows: the Texas Robotic Summit in Burnitt TX, Sun N Fun in Lakeland Florida, AUVSI in Denver, FliteFest in Ohio, EAA Air Venture in Oshkosh WI, Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas, two back to back events in Colorado with the Colorado Round Up and the Colorado AirShow, and AZ Drone Fest in Phoenix AZ. We published 14 new courses, including 8 new drones courses such as the Skydio 2 and X2, DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise, Air 3, Mini 4, Inspire 3, the Evo Max 4T, and the Part 107 Waiver course. We end the year having trained 88,000 remote Pilots to date, 295,000 students totaling 506,000 course enrollments, 7.3 million lectures completed throughout our courses (that's 1 lecture every 4 seconds), 30,000 free registration stickers, 37,000 members in our Facebook groups, 128,000 subs on the various social media channels, and 6,800 WINGS credits issued on the FAASafety website. Needless to say, none of this would have been possible without all of you. A big THANK YOU for your continuous support, my team and I certainly appreciate it. We aren't slowing down, we are already working on some very cool projects for 2024 and we hope to release the first one later this month! Happy New Year, fly safe, and see you next year!

Welcome to "Your Drone Questions Answered" with John Dickow from Drone Launch Academy. In this episode, we dive into the importance of Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) for drone pilots. David Young, founder of Drone Launch Academy, joins us to explain TFRs, why they're imposed, and how to stay informed.TFRs are airspace areas where all aircraft, including drones, are prohibited. Violating TFRs can lead to serious consequences, as shown by a recent incident. For instance, during a college football game, the FAA imposed a TFR around the stadium. A drone pilot ignored it, causing disruptions, arrests, and potential criminal charges.David explains that TFRs are issued via NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) by the FAA. Drone pilots can check the FAA's website or use apps like ALOFT or AirMap for TFR information. It's crucial to follow these rules and regulations. Recreational pilots should take the free TRUST certificate test, while those engaged in commercial work should obtain a Remote Pilot Certificate (Part 107).The main lesson: Never fly your drone in a TFR. Stay informed and fly responsibly. Submit your drone questions on YDQA.io for more insights and remember to subscribe for future episodes. See you in the skies!

Today I'm chatting to Darcy Wittenburg, owner, director and producer at the awesome Anthill Films. We hear how Darcy got into film making and how things have progressed from the Collective, through to Anthill Films being born. Hear how some of their incredible scenes were made and what it was like to be responsible for telling Stevie Smith's story. We also get some insight on their incredible new film, The Engine Inside, talk about the current state of mountain bike film making and plenty more. So, it's time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Darcy Wittenburg. You can watch this episode on YouTube here. You can find out more by heading to anthillfilms.com. You'll find more about their new film, The Engine Inside at engineinsidefilm.com. You can also follow them on Instagram @anthillfilms. Supporting Partners 7Mesh 7Mesh have recently launched their brand new Airmap range. Airmap uses a unique approach of different mapped layers that uses incoming air, to expel warm moist air out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it. This allows them to individually tune the products' performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garments. The entire range is free from PFAS and PFCs, also known as the forever chemicals . Head here to find out more about the Airmap range. Listeners can get 20% off the entire range by using the code '7meshxdowntime20' until the end of January 2024. Podcast Stuff Patreon I would love it if you were able to support the podcast via a regular Patreon donation. Donations start from as little as £3 per month. That's less than £1 per episode and less than the price of a take away coffee. Every little counts and these donations will really help me keep the podcast going and hopefully take it to the next level. To help out, head here. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I'll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I've been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at downtimepodcast.com/newsletter. Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 3 is now available here. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £25 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, EP2 or EP3 on their own too. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don't forget to follow it. Episodes will get delivered to your device as soon as it's available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/follow. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - Dave Mackison

Today I'm having a catch up with We Are One Composites' main man, Dustin Adams. We Are One are at the forefront of carbon fibre technology in the mountain bike world. We chat about their downhill bike project and some of the technology that's coming from that work. Hear Dustin's thoughts on how the bike industry dealt with the COVID bike boom. You'll also hear about some of We Are One's upcoming products and plenty more. So, it's time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Dustin Adams. You can watch this episode on YouTube here. You can find out more by heading to weareonecomposites.com or checking our their Instagram @weareonecomposites. Here are some links to the books mentioned in this conversation. Dare to Lead by Brené Brown here. Traction by Gino Wickman here. Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson here. Supporting Partners 7Mesh 7Mesh have recently launched their brand new Airmap range. Airmap uses a unique approach of different mapped layers that uses incoming air, to expel warm moist air out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it. This allows them to individually tune the products' performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garments. The entire range is free from PFAS and PFCs, also known as the forever chemicals . Head here to find out more about the Airmap range. Listeners can get 20% off the entire range by using the code '7meshxdowntime20' until the end of January 2024. Podcast Stuff Patreon I would love it if you were able to support the podcast via a regular Patreon donation. Donations start from as little as £3 per month. That's less than £1 per episode and less than the price of a take away coffee. Every little counts and these donations will really help me keep the podcast going and hopefully take it to the next level. To help out, head here. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I'll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I've been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at downtimepodcast.com/newsletter. Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 3 is now available here. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £25 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, EP2 or EP3 on their own too. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don't forget to follow it. Episodes will get delivered to your device as soon as it's available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/follow. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes

Today I'm joined by Ian Martin, one of the founders of cycle clothing company 7Mesh. Find out how Ian's passion for the outdoors led him to learn how to make garments and ultimately into working for Arc'teryx. We chat about how an old friendship eventually led to Ian, Calum and Tyler founding their own company with 7Mesh. Hear what goes into designing quality clothing for mountain biking, how 7Mesh approach design, the challenge of removing forever chemicals from your range and plenty more. I learned heaps in this chat with Ian and I hope you do too. So, it's time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Ian Martin. You can watch this episode on YouTube here. You can find all things 7Mesh over at 7mesh.com or on Instagram @7meshinc. Supporting Partners 7Mesh 7Mesh have recently launched their brand new Airmap range. Airmap uses a unique approach of different mapped layers that uses incoming air, to expel warm moist air out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it. This allows them to individually tune the products' performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garments. The entire range is free from PFAS and PFCs, also known as the forever chemicals . Head here to find out more about the Airmap range. Listeners can get 20% off the entire range by using the code '7meshxdowntime20' until the end of January 2024. Podcast Stuff Patreon I would love it if you were able to support the podcast via a regular Patreon donation. Donations start from as little as £3 per month. That's less than £1 per episode and less than the price of a take away coffee. Every little counts and these donations will really help me keep the podcast going and hopefully take it to the next level. To help out, head here. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I'll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I've been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at downtimepodcast.com/newsletter. Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 3 is now available here. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £25 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, EP2 or EP3 on their own too. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don't forget to follow it. Episodes will get delivered to your device as soon as it's available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/follow. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - 7Mesh

With race teams getting closed down and huge sales on at many brands, it's left many people wondering what's happening to the bike industry. Today I'm joined by the founder of PNW Components, Aaron Kerson and Sandy Plenty from the Trailhead and PNW UK to chat about what's going on. We discuss how the bike industry ended up in this situation, what it's going to take to get us out of it, if we are going to lose some brands along the way and plenty more. So, it's time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Aaron Kerson and Sandy Plenty. You can watch this episode on YouTube here. You can find PNW over at pnwcomponents.com or pnwcomponents.co.uk if you're based in the UK. They are @pnwcomponents on Instagram. You'll find the Trailhead at www.thetrailhead.co.uk and on Instagram @the_trailhead_bicycle_co. Supporting Partners 7Mesh 7Mesh have recently launched their brand new Airmap range. Airmap uses a unique approach of different mapped layers that uses incoming air, to expel warm moist air out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it. This allows them to individually tune the products' performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garments. The entire range is free from PFAS and PFCs, also known as the forever chemicals . Head here to find out more about the Airmap range. PNW Components You can check out PNW's entire range of awesome components by heading over to pnwcomponents.com. Podcast Stuff Patreon I would love it if you were able to support the podcast via a regular Patreon donation. Donations start from as little as £3 per month. That's less than £1 per episode and less than the price of a take away coffee. Every little counts and these donations will really help me keep the podcast going and hopefully take it to the next level. To help out, head here. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I'll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I've been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at downtimepodcast.com/newsletter. Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 3 is now available here. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £25 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, EP2 or EP3 on their own too. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don't forget to follow it. Episodes will get delivered to your device as soon as it's available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/follow. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - Sandy Plenty

This week I'm joined by YT Mob star, Jack Moir. We chat Moi Moi TV, joining the YT Mob, being able to run whatever components you like, the ups and downs of the 2023 season, the state of enduro and downhill racing and plenty more. So, it's time to sit back, hit play and listen to this episode with Jack Moir. You can find Jack on Instagram @jackmoir_ and watch Moi Moi TV here. Supporting Partners 7Mesh 7Mesh have recently launched their brand new Airmap range. Airmap uses a unique approach of different mapped layers that uses incoming air, to expel warm moist air out of the garment, while blocking air and water in places where you need it. This allows them to individually tune the products' performance to the specific requirements of each area of the garments. The entire range is free from PFAS and PFCs, also known as the forever chemicals . Head here to find out more about the Airmap range. YT Industries You can see the entire range of YT bikes by heading over to yt-industries.com. Podcast Stuff Patreon I would love it if you were able to support the podcast via a regular Patreon donation. Donations start from as little as £3 per month. That's less than £1 per episode and less than the price of a take away coffee. Every little counts and these donations will really help me keep the podcast going and hopefully take it to the next level. To help out, head here. Merch If you want to support the podcast, and represent, then my webstore is the place to head. All products are 100% organic, shipped without plastics, and made with a supply chain that's using renewable energy. So check it out now over at downtimepodcast.com/shop. Newsletter If you want a bit more Downtime in your life, then you can join my newsletter where I'll provide you with a bit of behind the scenes info on the podcast, interesting bits and pieces from around the mountain bike world, some mini-reviews of products that I've been using and like, partner offers and more. You can do that over at downtimepodcast.com/newsletter. Downtime EP Downtime EP issue 3 is now available here. EP takes inspiration from the guests and topics of the podcast. It expands on them, and takes them into a stunning print-only format. EP is the perfect companion for some quiet time away from the distractions of modern life. Beautiful to have and hold, and a timeless piece of mountain bike history. Just head over to downtimepodcast.com/ep to save yourself £5 off of the cover price with an annual subscription for just £25 plus postage or you can purchase EP1, EP2 or EP3 on their own too. Follow Us Give us a follow on Instagram @downtimepodcast or Facebook @downtimepodcast to keep up to date and chat in the comments. For everything video, including riding videos, bike checks and more, subscribe over at youtube.com/downtimemountainbikepodcast. Are you enjoying the podcast? If so, then don't forget to follow it. Episodes will get delivered to your device as soon as it's available and it's totally free. You'll find all the links you need at downtimepodcast.com/follow. You can find us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google and most of the podcast apps out there. Our back catalogue of amazing episodes is available at downtimepodcast.com/episodes Photo - YT Industries

Part 3 of our series on sacrifice zones takes a look at ProPublica's investigative reporting on sacrifice zones. ProPublica's analysis of five years of modeled EPA data identified more than 1,000 toxic hot spots across the country and found that an estimated 250,000 people living in them may be exposed to levels of excess cancer risk that the EPA deems unacceptable.This work has provided tremendous, data-driven analysis that gives support and evidence to the environmental injustices that residents of predominantly Black, Latino, and low-income communities throughout the United States have known for years. The apex of this work is an interactive map that allows you to put in their zip code and understand the cancer risks associated with industrial pollution in your area. Let's dive in!Read their reporting here:Article - Poison in the AirMap of Sacrifice Zones from PropublicaFull investigation of Sacrifice Zones by ProPublicaConnect with our Environmental Justice Lab community: Instagram: @envjusticelab Facebook: www.facebook.com/EnvironmentalJusticeLabEmail: theenvironmentaljusticelab@gmail.comBlog Forum: https://lesleysjoseph.wixsite.com/lesleyjoseph/blogDon't forget to subscribe and rate the podcast wherever you listen!

This week in drone news; Snapchat has released a drone, Skyward to end operations in June, Disney Paris celebrates with a drone show, an app to find your stolen drone, and finally an update on free stickers! Snapchat has released a drone! This drone, “Pixy” is a "free-flying sidekick” and is essentially a selfie drone. Pixy is autonomous, taking video as it flies which is then transferred to and saved within Snapchat's app. The drone is ducted and weighs only 101g. $249.99 - https://www.pixy.com/shop?utm_source=g_brandsearch&utm_medium=pixy_paid&utm_campaign=us_g_brandsearch_conversion_snapchatpixy&utm_term=snapchatpixy&utm_content=shop_page Skyward, a Verizon company, announced this week that they would end operations. Skyward provided LAANC airspace authorization, and fleet management. Refocus on ground robot management. connectivity services, and solution development. They will continue services through June 30, 2022. This is yet another LAANC provider that is having a difficult time monetizing in the drone space. AirMap shut down operations a few months ago and was purchased by Drone Up shortly after. If you need a replacement, be sure to look at either Aloft or UASidekick. To celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Disney Paris, the park launched a drone show! The show featured 150 color changing drones prior to the fireworks show The only previous drone show occurred in 2016 in Orlando. This goes to show that Drones may be the next big thing next to firework shows! https://www.avinteractive.com/news/drones/first-drone-show-launched-inside-disney-theme-park-03-05-2022/ The Australian Company DroneSec has launched a “Stolen Drone Registry” This database allows users to report drones stolen, including the make, model, serial number, and date/location of the loss. The system actively scans eBay, Facebook marketplace, and other locations for matches. Once a match has been found, the person who reported the theft is contacted. https://dronexl.co/2022/04/27/stolen-drones-info/ Pilot Institute is proud to announce we've shipped over 10,000 stickers We're not stopping! We're going to continue this to bring awareness to the only correct place to register your drones - the FAA's website! The cost is $5 on the FAA's site, and our stickers are free. Order yours at pilotinstitute.com/free

Drone Delivery Service Provider, DroneUp Acquires AirMap, Archer Aviation Applies for Air-Worthiness Certificate for its New eVTOL Aircraft ~ Tune in for the Latest Drone News Now! Our biggest story this week is about the drone delivery industry. In what could possibly be one of the biggest industry consolidations of 2021, Drone Delivery service provider, Drone Up has acquired AirMap. How will this development impact the drone delivery space as a whole? And particularly retail major, Walmart? Drone enthusiasts might recall Walmart's strategic investment in DroneUp sometime back. Next up, you will learn how Archer Aviation has applied for an FAA airworthiness certificate for its new eVTOL aircraft. In this segment of the show, we discuss at length the different features of this new aircraft. Don't miss this one. Fly Safe! 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 [01:33] Drone Delivery service provider, Drone Up acquires AirMap [02:38] About Drone Up, and why this is a significant development for the drone industry [06:26] Walmart's strategic advantage in the drone delivery space and how Drone Up can help them capture a larger share of the market pie [10:24] Archer files its eVTOL aircraft for the FAA airworthiness certificate. [12:28] Difference between crude and uncrude flights  

Drone Delivery Service Provider, DroneUp Acquires AirMap, Archer Aviation Applies for Air-Worthiness Certificate for its New eVTOL Aircraft ~ Tune in for the Latest Drone News Now! Our biggest story this week is about the drone delivery industry. In what could possibly be one of the biggest industry consolidations of 2021, Drone Delivery service provider, Drone Up has acquired AirMap. How will this development impact the drone delivery space as a whole? And particularly retail major, Walmart? Drone enthusiasts might recall Walmart's strategic investment in DroneUp sometime back. Next up, you will learn how Archer Aviation has applied for an FAA airworthiness certificate for its new eVTOL aircraft. In this segment of the show, we discuss at length the different features of this new aircraft. Don't miss this one. Fly Safe! 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 [01:33] Drone Delivery service provider, Drone Up acquires AirMap [02:38] About Drone Up, and why this is a significant development for the drone industry [06:26] Walmart's strategic advantage in the drone delivery space and how Drone Up can help them capture a larger share of the market pie [10:24] Archer files its eVTOL aircraft for the FAA airworthiness certificate. [12:28] Difference between crude and uncrude flights  

Join us in learning about the recent up-comings in the drone community. DroneUp, a DSP, has squired the former LAANC provider, Airmap. The Drone Racing League has been accredited by the FAA in a first-of-its-kind drone safety event accreditation. A pilot, and friend of Pilot Institute, Kenji Sugahara, has received a response from the FAA regarding is p.107 exemption for a +55lb drone. DroneUp is acquiring Airmap No disclosed price for the transaction or date. This is interesting to see a drone delivery platform purchase a software provider such as airmap. AirMap has been in the news over the years and more recently for losing their ability to issue LAANC requests and wanting to monetize on the airspace access. https://www.zdnet.com/article/mergers-pave-way-for-scaling-drone-delivery/ DRL is now an FAA-accredited drone event organizer. DRL will help to oversee UAS events to ensure safety. “We're honored the FAA has accredited DRL as the first UAS event organization, and we're excited to participate in the FAA's PSP program to ensure safety is the priority at all UAS events,” said DRL COO Ashley Ellefson. “We look forward to sharing our expertise in drone-event safety more widely with the industry and continuing to work with venue organizers to curate safe and spectacular drone racing experiences through the most unique and incredible spaces.” Kenji Sugahara has received the first 55lb+ exemption using only a part 107. This paves the way into part 107 operators potentially receiving waivers to operate aircraft that weigh more than 55lbs. Currently, part 107 operations are limited to aircraft less than 55lbs. Fears of more expensive GPS appear to not be an issue for transmitters and Standard RID. With this change however, comes the possibility that cellphone's GPS may not suffice for standard RID. An increase in cost however is unlikely, as WAAS GPS units are within $5 of other GPS units currently in use on unmanned aircraft.

A perching drone, connecting communities with drones, photography drones, vaccination deliveries, combat drones, law enforcement, Airmap acquires DroneUp, NOTAMs and drones.

Autel Enterprise Launched, DJI Mavic 3 LEAKED, Anafi AI Early-Access Program This week, we have some exciting news for pilots flying enterprise drones. Autel has launched their all-new drone, the Autel Enterprise which comes equipped with a sophisticated enterprise system. Additionally, you will also learn about Autel's grand plans for the future in today's show. Our next story is about the wildly anticipated drone, the DJI Mavic 3. We share the latest industry rumors regarding specs, pricing, and release date in this segment. Will DJI equip the Mavic 3 with a mechanical shutter so that you can fly mapping missions? Other exciting possibilities include a wide format camera with 6x zoom and an onboard SSD recorder for faster frame rates. Other topics discussed on today's show include Airmap's now questionable status as a LAANC provider, Parrot's soft launch of the Anafi AI, and how chip shortage is causing supply chain disruptions within the drone industry. You do not want to miss this one. Tune in now! 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 [00:27] All about the exciting Autel Enterprise [02:32] DJI Mavic 3 LEAKED - Can we expect a 2021 release date? [06:48] Has Airmap lost its status as a LAANC authorization provider? [10:22] Updates on Anafi AI launch and early access programs from Parrot [12:25] Chip shortage disrupting supply chains within the drone industry

Autel Enterprise Launched, DJI Mavic 3 LEAKED, Anafi AI Early-Access Program This week, we have some exciting news for pilots flying enterprise drones. Autel has launched their all-new drone, the Autel Enterprise which comes equipped with a sophisticated enterprise system. Additionally, you will also learn about Autel's grand plans for the future in today's show. Our next story is about the wildly anticipated drone, the DJI Mavic 3. We share the latest industry rumors regarding specs, pricing, and release date in this segment. Will DJI equip the Mavic 3 with a mechanical shutter so that you can fly mapping missions? Other exciting possibilities include a wide format camera with 6x zoom and an onboard SSD recorder for faster frame rates. Other topics discussed on today's show include Airmap's now questionable status as a LAANC provider, Parrot's soft launch of the Anafi AI, and how chip shortage is causing supply chain disruptions within the drone industry. You do not want to miss this one. Tune in now! 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 All about the exciting Autel Enterprise DJI Mavic 3 LEAKED - Can we expect a 2021 release date? Has Airmap lost its status as a LAANC authorization provider? Updates on Anafi AI launch and early access programs from Parrot Chip shortage disrupting supply chains within the drone industry

Jared is a CISO turned CEO. While working as the CISO at Airmap Jared has come across a market need and he decided to embrace that and create a solution to solve the pain point around SDLC training. In his past, he worked at the MITRE Corporation, where he led efforts to ensure the security of communications technologies for multiple U.S. Air Force programs. Join us to learn more about his journey.

Ben Marcus is the Chairman of Airmap, a company that aims to deliver a four-dimensional version of Google and Ways maps for the sky that will be filled with drones by 2030. Unlike Google/Ways the platform will be an autonomous air control system that helps orchestrate in very safe ways how drones of various sizes and with very different purposes navigate the sky's above us. There is probably nobody better suited to ask about drones of the future and what we should hope for, expect and think about as consumers and leaders for the world of 2030.Ben's view is that drones will help solve urban over-crowding, bring services and products to rural areas in ways only big cities dwellers have experiences and also widen or perspectives on personal transportation. Drones in 2030 will be as common as seeing cars around you on the road.

This week we welcome Ulices Del Toro back to the podcast to talk about life after having a baby. We also talk about the Sony A1 and the Fujifilm GFX 100s a little (but not too much because neither of us have those cameras). The photographer of the viral Bernie Sanders photo was interviewed by Rolling Stone and had some thoughts to share about his photo and we also talk about Airmap suggesting that drone flights be monetized by the government. Beer Talk: Ulices - Features & Benefits by Stone Brewing Steve - Augustus Gloop's Secret Stash by Books & Brews Q&A: If you team up with another photographer to offer video, should you brand your video on your own or let your video just fall under their brand? If a wedding is rescheduled and then happens without the photographer, but the clients still want photos in their wedding attire, what do you charge them? If you don't want people giving speeches and doing vows to stare at their phones, then is gifting them notebooks or vow books a good idea? Links: Sony A1 specs on the Verge. Fujifilm GFX 100s specs on the Verge. Bernie Sander's viral image photographer's comments on the Independent. Airmap suggests monetizing drone flights on Petapixel. Find Ulices Online: DelToroPhoto.com, DelToroPhoto IG, DelToroMedia IG, Wedding Photo Podcast IG, Wedding Photo Podcast If you're looking for more info about COVID-19, be sure to head over to the CDC website. Want more? Get bonus content like outtakes from guest episodes and more weekly photography advice at patreon.com/WPH (that's where you'll find the Steve and Dustin Save the World weekly podcast). Join the hungover community: Wedding Hangover Facebook Group Connect with us: Facebook Page, Instagram, Twitter This podcast is edited by Bespoke Tone. Go to Bespoke Tone for all your photo, video, and audio editing needs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/weddingphotohangover/message

This week we talk about UAS news such as the AirMap tweet, New York regulations, and the FAA research grants.

DroneTalks CEO and Founder, Eszter Kovács talks to Ben Marcus, Chairman at AirMap. He shares his personal story on his passion for aviation and talks about how he became an industry leader, as well as sharing his views on the future of drones. He also gives his perspective on the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry and how drone operations are increasingly supporting the response to the crisis. As an investor and a businessman, he shines a light on innovation in modern times. Are you doing something amazing in the Drone ecosystem? Get involved! Go to www.dronetalks.online to find out more or contact us at info@dronetalks.online. Follow us on Twitter: @drone_talks, Instagram: @dronetalks.online, LinkedIn: DroneTalks.online or YouTube: DroneTalks

Skydio announces the new X2 series of drones, DOD releases $84.4 million in funds for small drone manufacturers, NTSB concludes drone crash investigation In today's news show, we have some exciting industry updates to share. DOD recently released $84.4 million in funds, $13.3 million of which will benefit small drone manufacturers. Airmap and Skydio are among the drone industry players who will receive a portion of these funds. This move is certainly a part of the US government's broader push towards creating an all-American, DJI alternative. Our next story is on similar lines. After the immensely successful, Skydio 2, the American drone manufacturer has decided to target the industrial market with its X2 series of drones. The X2E is an enterprise drone while the X2D is tailored for the defense sector. With GPS and LED's for night-time flying, 4K camera, and the ability to get a 360-degree aerial perspective, this drone seems quite promising. It remains to be seen how the Skydio X2 holds up against the DJI line-up. In yet more drone news, you will learn about NTSB's investigation on the latest drone crash, details about our ongoing Aerial Intelligence survey, Switzerland's UTM system, increased usage of drones in public safety, and much, much more… We hope you enjoy this show. Hone your drone skills by signing up for one of our webinars or online classes - and make the most of this downtime! - https://thedroneu.com/droneu-events/ Recently crashed your drone? Unable to find trained technicians who can repair your drone quickly and at a reasonable rate? Don't fret. The cool folks at Fortress UAV can help you get your drone back up in the air in as little as 7 days! Use Promo Code “DroneU” to get 25% off. Drone U Members get an extra 5% off on total repair costs. Check them out now! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Fill out this short survey and help us help you better - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UAVIndustrySurvey?fbclid=IwAR2DVtBWrmFHwK5BZ0IxyXGKAiqSO7nitWh-Z_SyVKIisMFGAapwpwp_tOA 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/droneuInstagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneuYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps [01:29 ]- NTSB confirms drone crash with news helicopter flying in Los Angeles [08:27] - Help us help you better; please take some time out to fill out this Aerial Intelligence Survey [08:56] - Does the FAA need to clearly define navigable airspace? [10:23] - Survey shows that 65% of drone pilots have been working full-time during the virus outbreak [10:57] - Recent incidents highlight the need to define navigable airspace [12:23] - DOD releases $84.4 million for small drone manufacturers and a space firm; Airmap and Skydio among those to benefit [14:01] - Parrot and Skydio among those who qualify for strict DOD requirements [15:35] - Why should drone pilots refrain from using Airmap? [17:10 ]- American drones to have enhanced flying capabilities and better security [20:00] - Skydio gets $100 million in funding [20:39] - Skydio targets the growing industrial market with two new drones, X2D and X2E [26:51] - Chula Vista police deparment gets approval to find BVLOS [30:27] - Switzerland working on a UTM system to get drones to "talk" to each other and enhance airspace safety [32:20] - $260,

Skydio announces the new X2 series of drones, DOD releases $84.4 million in funds for small drone manufacturers, NTSB concludes drone crash investigation In today’s news show, we have some exciting industry updates to share. DOD recently released $84.4 million in funds, $13.3 million of which will benefit small drone manufacturers. Airmap and Skydio are among the drone industry players who will receive a portion of these funds. This move is certainly a part of the US government’s broader push towards creating an all-American, DJI alternative. Our next story is on similar lines. After the immensely successful, Skydio 2, the American drone manufacturer has decided to target the industrial market with its X2 series of drones. The X2E is an enterprise drone while the X2D is tailored for the defense sector. With GPS and LED’s for night-time flying, 4K camera, and the ability to get a 360-degree aerial perspective, this drone seems quite promising. It remains to be seen how the Skydio X2 holds up against the DJI line-up. In yet more drone news, you will learn about NTSB’s investigation on the latest drone crash, details about our ongoing Aerial Intelligence survey, Switzerland’s UTM system, increased usage of drones in public safety, and much, much more… We hope you enjoy this show. Hone your drone skills by signing up for one of our webinars or online classes - and make the most of this downtime! - https://www.thedroneu.com/droneu-events/ Recently crashed your drone? Unable to find trained technicians who can repair your drone quickly and at a reasonable rate? Don’t fret. The cool folks at Fortress UAV can help you get your drone back up in the air in as little as 7 days! Use Promo Code “DroneU” to get 25% off. Drone U Members get an extra 5% off on total repair costs. Check them out now! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Fill out this short survey and help us help you better - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/UAVIndustrySurvey?fbclid=IwAR2DVtBWrmFHwK5BZ0IxyXGKAiqSO7nitWh-Z_SyVKIisMFGAapwpwp_tOA 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/droneuInstagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneuYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps - NTSB confirms drone crash with news helicopter flying in Los Angeles - Help us help you better; please take some time out to fill out this Aerial Intelligence Survey - Does the FAA need to clearly define navigable airspace? - Survey shows that 65% of drone pilots have been working full-time during the virus outbreak - Recent incidents highlight the need to define navigable airspace - DOD releases $84.4 million for small drone manufacturers and a space firm; Airmap and Skydio among those to benefit - Parrot and Skydio among those who qualify for strict DOD requirements - Why should drone pilots refrain from using Airmap? - American drones to have enhanced flying capabilities and better security - Skydio gets $100 million in funding - Skydio targets the growing industrial market with two new drones, X2D and X2E - Chula Vista police deparment gets approval to find BVLOS - Switzerland working on a UTM system to get drones to "talk" to each other and enhance airspace safety - $260,000 worth of drones donated to the Blue Mountain Community College by Digital Harvest

This week on the InterDrone Podcast, we spoke about The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) announcing $13.4 million in Title III investments as part of the CARES Act which was given to AirMap, ModalAI, Skydio, Graffiti Enterprises, and Obsidian Sensors, Canada proposing to allow low-risk BVLOS operations for large drones, a new campaign calling for a ban on the NYPD's use of drones, and much more. Links from the recording: - 3:17 – U.S. DoD Invests in Drone Companies through CARES Act - https://dronelife.com/2020/07/12/u-s-dod-invests-in-drone-companies-through-cares-act/ - 13:25 - Drone Collisions: Maybe Humans Are The Problem - https://www.avweb.com/insider/drone-collisions-maybe-humans-are-the-problem/ - 27:00 - Cargo Drones: Canada Proposes to Allow Low Risk BVLOS Operations for Large Drones - https://dronelife.com/2020/06/30/cargo-drones-canada-proposes-to-allow-low-risk-bvlos-operations-for-large-drones/ - 34:35 - New Campaign Calls for a Ban on the NYPD's Use of Drones - https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2020/07/12/new-campaign-calls-for-a-ban-on-the-nypd-s-use-of-drones Speakers: Miriam McNabb https://dronelife.com/ miriam@dronelife.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriammcnabb/ Patrick Sherman lucidity@roswellflighttestcrew.com http://www.roswellflighttestcrew.com/ Michael Pehel https://interdrone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/ CJ Smith https://interdrone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/ To subscribe to the InterDrone newsletter and get commercial drone content delivered to your inbox weekly, visit: https://interdrone.com/newsletter/

Our first story this week is about the forthcoming drone conferences in 2020 and 2021. Taking into account the current situation, DJI has decided to go virtual with Airworks 2020. And drone pilots will be glad to learn that they won't have to shell out hundreds of dollars to attend this conference. Now, you can attend this conference for just $35. It shall be interesting to see if other conferences like the FAA Symposium and CES shall follow suit by making these conferences more affordable in these trying times. Next, we discuss how some irresponsible drone pilots have taken to skies to film protests being held in cities across the US. While we strongly condemn the sad death of George Floyd, flouting drone laws and flying recklessly is both dangerous and downright foolish. Listeners will learn how a drone flying over a protest came unnervingly close to an LAPD helicopter. We also have some interesting news to share about the current state of the drone industry. As US-China tensions reach an all-time high, certain factions in the government are discouraging the use of DJI drones. But, can any industry incumbents really match DJI in terms of production capabilities and affordability? When the Skydio 2 came out, many in the industry (including us) were hopeful that Skydio would be able to fill DJI's rather large shoes. However, as per the latest industry reports, Skydio is finding it Other topics discussed in today's show include Airmap's California offices being burnt down, Zipline's drone delivery operations in North Carolina, new Parrot Anafi drone with dual camera in summer 2020, and much, much more… Hone your drone skills by signing up for one of our webinars or online classes - and make the most of this downtime! - https://thedroneu.com/droneu-events/ Recently crashed your drone? Unable to find trained technicians who can repair your drone quickly and at a reasonable rate? Don't fret. The cool folks at Fortress UAV can help you get your drone back up in the air in as little as 7 days! Use Promo Code “DroneU” to get 25% off. Drone U Members get an extra 5% off on total repair costs. Check them out now! 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/droneuInstagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneuYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu

Our first story this week is about the forthcoming drone conferences in 2020 and 2021. Taking into account the current situation, DJI has decided to go virtual with Airworks 2020. And drone pilots will be glad to learn that they won't have to shell out hundreds of dollars to attend this conference. Now, you can attend this conference for just $35. It shall be interesting to see if other conferences like the FAA Symposium and CES shall follow suit by making these conferences more affordable in these trying times. Next, we discuss how some irresponsible drone pilots have taken to skies to film protests being held in cities across the US. While we strongly condemn the sad death of George Floyd, flouting drone laws and flying recklessly is both dangerous and downright foolish. Listeners will learn how a drone flying over a protest came unnervingly close to an LAPD helicopter. We also have some interesting news to share about the current state of the drone industry. As US-China tensions reach an all-time high, certain factions in the government are discouraging the use of DJI drones. But, can any industry incumbents really match DJI in terms of production capabilities and affordability? When the Skydio 2 came out, many in the industry (including us) were hopeful that Skydio would be able to fill DJI's rather large shoes. However, as per the latest industry reports, Skydio is finding it Other topics discussed in today's show include Airmap's California offices being burnt down, Zipline's drone delivery operations in North Carolina, new Parrot Anafi drone with dual camera in summer 2020, and much, much more… Hone your drone skills by signing up for one of our webinars or online classes - and make the most of this downtime! - https://www.thedroneu.com/droneu-events/ Recently crashed your drone? Unable to find trained technicians who can repair your drone quickly and at a reasonable rate? Don’t fret. The cool folks at Fortress UAV can help you get your drone back up in the air in as little as 7 days! Use Promo Code “DroneU” to get 25% off. Drone U Members get an extra 5% off on total repair costs. Check them out now! 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/droneuInstagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneuYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu

A major test of last-mile drone delivery, direct-seeding rice with a drone, a drone-centric kiosk you can build yourself, and a webinar to learn the BVLOS regulatory landscape. UAV News Last Mile Drone Delivery: Testing the Limits of Commercial Operations DroneUp partnered with Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) and UPS on a project to quickly evaluate the concept of last-mile drone delivery. They wanted to see how unmanned aerial systems could assist with critical delivery during times of crisis. On the vacant campus of St. Paul’s College, in Lawrenceville, Virginia, a group of pilots flew over 200 flights under a scripted plan, operating under part 107 rules, with industry-standard drones. The flights simulated the delivery of 1.275-pound payloads of medical and other critical supplies in city-like conditions. Data was collected with respect to operational capacities, airspace deconfliction, operator safety, processes, policies, and training. Tom Walker, DroneUp’s CEO, said, “DroneUp’s drone delivery exercise was aimed at learning what is possible to do safely and effectively today while gathering data to overcome seemingly impossible obstacles in the near future.”  For more, see the 56-page report, DroneUp Resources Operation Last-Mile: Critical Drone Delivery Report. XAG Introduces Rice Seeding Drone XAG is a Chinese company focused on agricultural technology. In April 2020, they organized a rice direct-seeding demonstration where two workers spread 5kg of rice seeds through a muddy rice paddy. Following that, a XAG drone repeated the same task. The difference in planing time was significant. Raspberry Pi-based Kiosk Display Shares Weather, FAA Advisories for Drones A project from Sky Horse Tech uses a Raspberry Pi to power a custom drone-centric kiosk. The kiosk pulls in local weather data and FAA advisories through AirMap and MapBox. The data cycles every 30 seconds and is refreshed every 5 minutes. The kiosk uses a 32” display, a $35 Raspberry Pi 3 Model B or newer, some free software, and weather and FAA advisory APIs. Navigating the Regulatory Landscape Towards BVLOS Operations This free AUVSI webinar is scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 03:00 PM TO 04:00 PM (EDT). You’ll learn about the regulations affecting Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) drone flight and the factors involved in successfully navigating the regulatory environment to achieve a waiver.  Iris Automation director of airspace integration Trever Linn will explain what operators should expect before applying for a waiver, and the key components such as risk mitigation measures and CONOPS documentation necessary for approvals. Attendees will learn about current regulatory challenges, readily available solutions, and the path forward for BVLOS drone operations.

During our recent Dreamit Kickoff week, Bullpen Capital Founder and General Partner Paul Martino spoke with our Spring 2020 cohort about the state of the VC ecosystem in the current economic crisis. Martino founded Bullpen in 2010 with a focus on post-seed, pre-Series A startups, and he led the fund's investments in companies like FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap.  Throughout his career, he's witnessed a number of economic crises, and he explained the two types of crisis we might be facing over the coming months, as well as the ways that VC deal terms and investment activity might change as a result. Learn more: https://www.dreamit.com/ (https://www.dreamit.com/)

Industry Voices Its Protest Against Remote ID NPRM, Impact of Coronavirus on Drone Industry, Drone Pilot Arrested for Flying in "No-Drone Zone" before Superbowl, Drone Search and Rescue, DJI Matrice 300 & Autel Evo 2 Delayed, New Certification for Drone Delivery Providers We start this show by sharing some important updates about the Remote ID NPRM. While the entire drone community is coming together to voice their protest against this restrictive proposal, on the other hand, companies like Airmap are supporting this proposal. Should you be using Airmap when they are putting their weight behind this NPRM which could murder the commercial and hobby drone industry? In more Remote ID NPRM news, you will learn about the protest that FPV pilots have organized on February 29th at FAA HQ, Washington DC. As a responsible member of the drone community, we urge you to join them in this protest. You can also submit a well-thought-out comment by clicking here. The commenting deadline for the Remote ID NPRM is March 2, 2020. Our next story is about the Coronavirus outbreak. First, we reveal how the Chinese government is using drones to combat this deadly virus. Then we go to discuss the far-reaching impact of this virus on drone manufacturers. Will this virus outbreak delay the launch of eagerly-awaited products like DJI Matrice 300 and Autel Evo 2? Other topics discussed on this show are new certification for drone delivery providers, drone search and rescue, and implications of flying a drone in a "No-Drone Zone". For all this and much, much more, tune in to our latest show now. Fly Safe! Get your copy of “Livin’ the Drone Life” – http://amzn.to/2nalUDHGet your copy of our Part 107 Study Guide – https://amzn.to/2omQatT/Check out our upcoming Mapping Classes – https://thedroneu.clickfunnels.com/drone-u-mapping-classes-2019 Timestamps The drone industry raises a collective voice against the Remote ID NPRM as thousands post comments on the FAA's website Why is Airmap supporting FAA's Remote ID NPRM? FPV pilots raise a collective protest against the Remote ID NPRM FAA shares Drone U's Drone Advocacy Kit Are you a responsbile member of the drone community? Voice your protest against the Remote ID NPRM on February 29 at FAA HQ, Washington DC U.S. Transportation Secretary, Elaine Chao fails to grasp the nuances of the Remote ID NPRM FAA denies an extension to push back the commenting deadline for Remote ID NPRM How to responsibly comment on the Remote ID NPRM FCC fines telecommunication companies for location data violations Drone pilot arrested for flouting TFR and flying in "No-Drone Zone" just before the Superbowl FAA announces new certification standard for drone delivery providers 14-year old girl designs an app for drone search and rescue Drones being used to combat Coronavirus in China; DJI Matrice 300 possibly delayed Zero Zero Robotics and Autel Robotics delay product launches due to Coronavirus outbreak A hobby pilots uses his drone to find a fifteen-year old in a succesful search and rescue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cOGuQFjvEE&feature=youtu.be

Ben Marcus is the Co-Founder and Chairman of Airmap, a company that develops the digital infrastructure, standards, and services for drones to fly safely at scale. Basically they create the digital highways that allow for drones to fly. He grew up near an airport and was always fascinated with aviation.    He became a pilot, a flight instructor and eventually a flight test engineer who certified planes. And it was while he was learning to fly that he began his journey to come up with the idea for AirMap.    Ben says, “When I was a flight instructor flying over Los Angeles, I used to fly every day, and have a student next to me, look down at the freeways, and they're jammed packed with people. These cars are just stopped, and I felt so bad for all these miserable people stuck in traffic and I'm the only one up here in the sky. And I was like, "Why is there not more people in the sky with me?" And so, I've dedicated my life and my career to helping extend the benefits of flight to more and more people in their daily lives.”   So what do drones have to do with the future of work? The fact is drones are already being used in a lot of industries to help with cost savings, employee safety, and training. Ben gave an example of how the telecommunications industry is using drones to help with the process of inspecting their antennas. This process is usually dangerous for human workers as well as time consuming, but now the drones are easily and safely able to take video of the equipment that employees can then review to ensure everything is working properly.     In the future we will also see drones used in more science fiction-like ways. Ben believes that drones will have a huge impact on the world of talent because we will be able to fly to work. This will change how organizations think about where to put their headquarters and how individual employees think about where to live.    “If you can fly to work, you can avoid all of that lost productivity, all of that expense, and you can basically live where you want. If you can fly at 100 miles an hour instead of being stuck in traffic at 20 miles an hour, you could live five times further away and have the same commute time. So I actually think that this is gonna lead to a de-urbanization trend and I think it will counter a lot of the negative consequences that have come from urbanization. I think we can have a lot more green space, we need far fewer parking lots and fewer roads. We can have a much more environmentally sustainable way of life going forward. So that's a really exciting future.”   Ben’s advice to business leaders is if you haven’t started working with drones yet and implementing them in ways across your organization, you should start now, because your competitors are most likely already working with drones.    “Many of these large enterprises that have been experimenting with drones are now moving from an experimentation phase into a scaling phase where they maybe have had a drone initiative in their innovation department and they're now moving that across the enterprise and figuring out how they can really make this a part of their workflow, how the data that's collected from drones can be integrated into their ERP systems, how do you really make this a part of the fabric of how our company operates? That's happening now in a lot of businesses across lots of industries all around the world. So, it's not too late, but you should get started right now.” What you will learn: How Ben got involved with drones and AirMap What do drones have to do with work, jobs, careers and the business world The impact drones will have on the world of talent Some cool examples of how drones could affect our daily lives How to ensure drone safety What listeners need to know or think about when it comes to drones

The Abbot explains how a unique machine-learning algorithm based on the functionality of the human brain, developed in a Swiss research institute, solved a problem in minutes that had baffled human astronomers for centuries, to emphasize that Follower's minds will play a crucial, valued role in AI in the future. He also speaks on the joint project by Raytheon and AirMap to integrate AI-driven UAVs (drones) into national air traffic control systems and how this technology will speed the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles in the aerospace sector primarily due to reasons of increased scale of economy(automation). Finally, the Abbot reaches out to one of Gene Roddenberry's volunteer organisations with words of support for the Roddenberry-vision and his many deeds, ala space exploration.

On today's episode of Gritty Founder, Kreig Kent talks with David Hose about his journey as an entrepreneur. David shares valuable advice on setting goals, finding a great team, and knowing your customers. David Hose is CEO of AirMap, the world’s leading airspace management platform for drones. He’s a seasoned technology leader and has founded seven businesses over the course of his career. Some Questions Kreig asks David: - How did you persevere when you would build an idea and not see traction? (18:35) - Why do you think so many startups fail? (24:45) - If you were starting a company from scratch, what would you make sure you have in order before starting? (26:55) - What is one skill founders should focus on developing? (36:21) In This Episode, You Will Learn: - About David’s background and how he became an entrepreneur (4:25) - The story of how David built Signalsoft (7:54) - How setting goals will help you persevere (18:51) - Why a great team is more important than a great idea (27:20) - Timing plays a huge role (30:40) - The first order of business is to stay in business (32:41) - The importance of knowing your customer (36:36) - Why David thinks most business success stories are largely because of luck (41:08) Connect with David Hose: Twitter AirMap Also Mentioned on This Show... David’s favorite quote: “Never mistake activity for achievement.” —John Wooden David’s book recommendation: The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz

AirMap is a California-based startup that has raised $43.6M to help companies coordinate and scale drone operations in ever-changing airspace conditions. David Hose is AirMap's current CEO. Ian and David discuss: AirMap's history and current offerings LAANC, BVLOS, Remote ID, UTM DJI replacing AirMap with PrecisionHawk's airspace product AirMap's stance on Federal vs. municipal/local regulation and much more

Website - https://k8s.af/Henning Jacobs Head of Dev Productivity Zalando- https://twitter.com/try_except_ Nordstrom - 101 to crash your cluster Target Cascading Failures Moonlight Skyscanner Zalando Monzo public Post Mortem Episode TranscriptionWelcome back to The Byte. In this episode, we're going to be learning about Kubernetes failure stories, and I'm not talking about Kubernetes as a product failing, but more actually clusters failing in production and lessons learned, so postmortems.A gentleman by the name of Henning Jacobs, Head of Development Productivity at Zalando, and his Twitter is @tryexcept, which is pretty cool, his mission was actually to learn from other companies and how other people actually dealt with issues and documented these issues and what was their next steps in finding the way forward, and I guess his motivation was from KubeCon 2017 and Nordstrom, giant retailer in the US, talked about 101 ways to crash a cluster, which is quite interesting, and he took it upon himself to start making a public repo and GitHub to list all the failures that he could find and start listing them out and publicly telling people what happened and how to resolve these issues.Companies, such as Zalando is one of them, Skyscanner, Target, Nordstrom, Toyota, Monzo, AirMap, there's a list of about 20, 25 stories, very, very good. The stories that I took a look at just for me, Target was one of the big ones. Target's an American retailer, and they talk about how their cascading failure from logging side cars caused so many elections in Consul, it actually took Consul offline, so the logging was actually congesting the mesh traffic so much that Consul couldn't even register a new note. This is a major deal. This is a production system, major, major retailer, and it just goes offline. It has a cascading effect because as more services kept trying to elect, it just kept going further and further down the rabbit hole of chaos, and the fix was actually to enable encryption on the Consul, which then threw out all the bad messages. It's a really cool story.Daniel Woods, the gentleman in charge of architecture at Target, detailing exactly what happened, their steps to remedy it, and what their plan is in the future to get away from these types of problems.The other story is Moonlight, and moonlight is like moonlighting for jobs. It's like a job portal, quite interesting. This was actually another failure story where the scheduler was assigning multiple pods with high CPU on the same node, and then this node actually went into kernel panic, and it crashed the node, and the scheduler then took these same pods again and tried to reschedule them on another node, and just crashed the next node, and you can see it just kept cascading and getting worse and worse as more and more nodes went offline. It became so much an issue that it just huge issue at this production level. What fixed it was setting some anti-infinity rules and then the nodes started repairing themselves. Again, a great postmortem on this, as well.Skyscanner, I don't know if you know Skyscanner or not. It's one of these apps where you can track airplanes and see what's going on, quite a cool app. Well, this one was a new flag was available in the templating. They implemented it, and it just took, rescheduled all their pods. This is quite major. One flag change basically took down their production environment, pretty bad. They didn't catch it at testing. They did all their research on it to see what was actually this flag was doing, and it slipped through the cracks. They fixed it. They actually opened up a GitHub issue pull request, and they fixed it, they documented it, and they detailed it out.As I was looking through these issues and I was researching everything, GitHub actually went offline. I don't know if it's a coincidence or not, but quite interesting.Nonetheless, we can learn a lot from these postmortems. I'm a big fan of postmortems. It comes from the SRU world, Site Reliability Engineering from Google, and how we learn from these, and it's from others. When people share their stories, we understand. Hey, when this happens, this what we should look for and resolve these issues.Zalando, actually Henning Jacobs is from Zalando. He actually wrote his failure stories, which was pretty recent, where core DNS went offline, and a single application actually starts querying DNS, and every DNS lookup resulted in 10 queries, so you can see it cascaded overnight. It just kept on going further and further down the rabbit hole, once again because it just exponentially starts taking DNS services offline. One application was basically doing a denial service to their entire cluster. Their fix was basically better monitoring and more isolation of the services.I highly recommend you take a look at this Kubernetes failure stories even if you don't use Kubernetes. It's great how they write these postmortems, how they document everything and keep everything public. Some companies even actually make a GitHub issue and publish the issue and how it's actually running. That's quite interesting, as well.Give some feedback. Look at it, and learn from others' failures and how we can better work as a community, learning from our failures and communicate to the rest of the community how to do better.That's all for this episode. We'll see you next time.

In today's show, we share how you can ACCURATELY check airspace. Can you rely on apps like Skyvector and Kittyhawk for checking airspace? Our caller, Dave from Michigan, is confused, and we don't blame him. He is attempting to figure out if he can fly his drone near the South Haven Airport in Michigan. Dave referred to multiple drone apps like Kittyhawk, Airmap, and even UAV Forecast - and each app depicted airspace differently. What should Dave do now? To answer Dave's question, we first discuss if drone apps are reliable sources for checking airspace. Are some drone apps more reliable than others? We reveal why it is essential to refer to the original source of information. You will also learn the importance of learning HOW to read airspace. At Drone U, we have CFI Ted Wilson teaching the nuances of airspace in his own unique and extremely useful way. Join us on Friday, May 24th in Reston, VA and take the next big leap in your piloting skills with our Flight Mastery class. Register now! 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. Looking for simple, fast, and transparent coverage that gives you peace of mind? Our friends at Skywatch are offering affordable on-demand drone insurance that rewards YOU for flying safely. Check them out NOW! Both hourly and monthly options available. 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 Get your copy of “Livin’ the Drone Life” – http://amzn.to/2nalUDH Get your copy of our Part 107 Study Guide – https://amzn.to/2omQatT//amzn.to/2omQatT Check out our upcoming Mapping Classes – https://www.thedroneu.com/droneu-events Timestamps Register for our Flight Mastery class in Reston, VA. Limited seats are available! Today's question is about determining where you can fly your drone Can you rely on drone apps for checking airspace? How can Drone U help you understand and read airspace? Our awesome Comprehensive Mapping course is up on the site. Check it now! Can Part 107 pilots fly near the South Haven Airport in Michigan? What about hobby pilots? Recommended drone apps for checking airspace Which website should you refer to for checking the weather? Paul sums up today's show

El Doc Brown no estaba mal, la tecnología ya existe, sólo que no se tuvo en cuenta el marco normativo. 1. Accidente Ethiopian Airlines B737 MAX 8. 2. Aerolíneas suspenden el uso del modelo BOEING 737 MAX. 3. La NBAA anuncia las áereas de enfoque de seguridad operacional en el 2019. 4. La NTSB renueva el llamamiento para que la FAA ordene el monitoreo del FDM, SMS para la parte 135. 5. La Casa Blanca está buscando $ 17.1 mil millones para la FAA en el año fiscal 2020. 6. AirMap, la plataforma de gestión del espacio aéreo global para drones. 7. Japan Airlines está trabajando con Accenture en un nuevo servicio que aplica inteligencia artificial. 8. Rolls-royce realiza exitosas pruebas de propulsión aero-hibrida. Descarga el Newsletter de la semana en nuestra página de internet oleanadvisors.wixsite.com/olean/newsletter Síguenos en nuestras redes sociales, estamos como @oleanadvisors en Facebook, Twitter, e Instagram. www.facebook.com/oleanadvisors twitter.com/OLEANADVISORS www.instagram.com/oleanadvisors/

Greg McNeal JD/PhD, is a tenured Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine University and co-founder of AirMap, the world's leading airspace management platform for drones. Greg holds a Masters in Public Administration from American University, a JD from Case Western, and a PHD in Public Administration from Penn State University. He is a published author, having written 28 scholarly papers, 10 law review articles, a book on the Trial of Saddam Hussein, and is an active contributor at Forbes on the topics of public policy, transportation, and the future mobility. In this episode, Greg discusses his humble beginnings and his encounters with countless people throughout his life that told him his goals were unachievable. And every time, Greg proved them wrong. Greg’s life story is a tale of ambition, passion, and grit. Follow Greg on Twitter @GregoryMcNeal or at his personal website https://gsmcneal.com/ Or check out Airmap at airmap.com

Be focused! An stimulating conversation with Ben Marcus, Co-Founder & Chairman of Airmap which is the world’s leading airspace services platform for unmanned aircraft. AirMap has raised over $44 million dollars with backings from venerable firms such as General Catalyst, Microsoft, Sony, Airbus, Qualcomm. From humble beginnings as a flight instructor, flight engineer, co-founding the world’s largest light business jet sales company to now contributing heavily in the conversation of drone technology throughout the United States & the world, Ben’s journey has been spectacular! An exciting episode that talks about the future of drones in our society, the positive, the negative, being driven by passion, leading an industry, and the skills that have been the backbone of his success. An episode about our exciting future and advice from Ben about skills that young people can develop today to build that future.

In an industry as fast-paced as the commercial drone space, it's rare to see someone as ahead of the curve as Greg McNeal of AirMap. His background in law made him uniquely suited to push ahead of the pack while early drone startups were still focusing on taking pretty pictures. Greg has been a key player in the development of UAS and UTMs working with regulators across the globe. He and AirMap continue to raise the bar and set standards for what drones can and should be. In this episode you'll find out why Greg is so optimistic about the future of drones and just how practical that outlook can be.

  Bio Karina Cabrera Bell (@KarinaCBell) is the President of the Reach Mama Network and Host of the Reach Mama Podcast. Reach Mama’s mission is to increase the number of moms of color in leadership positions by 1) highlighting successful moms of color and having them share their strategies and tips, and 2) creating tools and support systems for moms of color that want to advance professionally. A mom of two, Karina has 15 years experience in government and political campaigns. Karina has worked at all levels of government and has seen firsthand the benefits of having women in leadership positions. Most recently, she worked in the Obama White House and the U.S. Department of Energy.  She honed her policy chops in the U.S. Senate as Policy Advisor for New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. Karina has also worked on numerous campaigns including two presidential campaigns (Obama 08' and Kerry 04'). Karina is passionate about women's empowerment. She earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Mount Saint Mary and her Masters in Urban Policy from the New School. Resources Reach Mama Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act Support the FAMILY Ac Off the Sidelines: Speak Up, Be Fearless, and Change Your World by Kirsten Gillibrand (Ballantine Books, 2014). News Roundup U.S./China appear to be backing away from trade war The U.S. and China appear to be backing away from a telecom trade war. The U.S. had issued strict sanctions against China-based telecommunications manufacturers including Huawei and ZTE due in part to fears that China was using the devices for spying purposes, and in part due to the countries’ respective efforts to dominate in the buildout of 5G. But according to Chinese officials, the sanctions would ruin ZTE, so it urged the Trump administration to reconsider. Trump tweeted Monday that he has now asked the Commerce Department to look into easing up on some of those sanctions in order to protect jobs that would be affected by the ZTE sanctions. And China has restarted its review of Qualcomm’s proposal to acquire China-based NXP Semiconductors. The Hill reports that lawmakers like Marco Rubion aren’t happy because of espionage and security concerns. Steven Yang reports in Bloomberg and Brent Griffiths reports in Politico. Senate forces a vote on net neutrality Thirty-three Senators, under the leadership of Ed Markey, have submitted what’s known as a discharge petition, under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), restore net neutrality over the Federal Communications Commission’s vote to repeal the 2015 rules. The net neutrality rules are set to expire on June 11th. The full Senate will vote on the resolution on Wednesday, and it seems likely to pass, since one Republican—Susan Collins from Maine—has agreed to support the petition, and an ailing Senator McCain is unlikely to cast a vote. But the petition would still need to clear the House, where Republicans are in the majority by a margin of 236-193. And president Trump would also need to sign it. Jon Brodkin reports in Ars Technica. AT&T retained Trump lawyer Michael Cohen Brian Fung and Rosalind Helderman reported last week that AT&T retained Michael Cohen’s firm, Essential Consultants, the same entity he allegedly used to pay Stormy Daniels $130,000 to keep quiet about her alleged affair with Donald Trump. According the Washington Post, AT&T’s company records show AT&T retained Essential Consultants for some $600,000 to help them with their $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner.  AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson said retaining Cohen was a “big mistake”. Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal and Ron Wyden wrote to AT&T on Monday demanding answers. Facebook shuffles is leadership Recode reports that Facebook is re-shuffling its leadership. WhatsApp and Messenger now have new leaders. The company will now have three divisions, each with a separate leader. Those divisions include Family of apps, Blockchain, and Central product services. But it looks like no executives are leaving the company, which is surprising to some given the Cambridge Analytica debacle. Kurt Wagner has the report at Recode. Senate Intelligence Committee releases interim election security report Karoun Demirjian at the Washington Post reports that a new Senate Intelligence Committee report concludes that the Department of Homeland Security did an “inadequate job” at countering Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election. A House Intelligence Committee final report released in April made a similar conclusion, saying that U.S. Intelligence Committees failed to follow best practices. Black, Hispanic lawmakers blast Amazon directors for opposing diversity Members of Amazon’s board are advocating against a shareholder proposal to increase board diversity. Shareholders are advocating for a rule called the “Rooney Rule” which would require initial lists of board candidates to fill new board seats to include women and people of color. However, Amazon’s current Board Members are advising against the proposal, and many of Amazon’s employees are outraged, according to Recode. FAA ignores Amazon in drone pilot program Amazon is not included in a pilot program called the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program being run by the US Department of Transportation and Federal Aviation Administration. Over the next three years the program will test out drone delivery service, with the goal of eventually rolling out drone delivery service throughout the country. Amazon is notably absent from the list of companies that will be participating, although Google parent Alphabet is included, as well as smaller startups including AirMap and Flirtey. Mike Murphy reports in Quartz. FCC issues a $120 million robocall fine The FCC has announced a $120 million fine to a Florida man -- Adrian Abramovich—for allegedly making some 100 million robocalls in three months. While the FCC has issued this fine, it still has not introduced new robocall regulations. Ali Breland has the report in the Hill.

Ben Marcus is the Founder & CEO @ Airmap, the startups that provides everything one needs to unlock and scale drone operations in the ever-changing world of airspace. They have raised over $40m in funding from industry heavyweights Sony, Rakuten, Qualcomm, Airbus Ventures and then also many friends of the show including Semil Shah, Lux Capital, Microsoft Ventures, General Catalyst, BullPen Capital and David Waxman at TenOneTen, just to name a few. Prior to AirMap, Ben co-founded and was CEO of the world’s largest light business jet sales company, Jetaviva and before that started his career as a flight instructor and later became a flight test engineer. Fun fact, Ben is also an FAA-certified Airline Transport Pilot and Flight Instructor with over 4,500 hours of flight experience. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Ben made his way into the world of startups and drones from being a pilot and flight test engineer? 2.) What does Ben think is a strong investment strategy when investing in the drones? What 4 categories present nascent opportunities to Ben? What elements of the tech stack should potential investors further drill down on with potential investments? 3.) Question from Hemant Taneja: How does Ben assess the presence and desires of Amazon and Google with their pre-existing mission to win the airspace? Question from Semil Shah: Does this lead to a world of consolidation and startup M&A by incumbents? 4.) What does Ben believe are the core catalysts that will take drones to 100s of millions of people? How does Ben assess the similarties and differences in serving enterprise vs consumer drone markets? Does Ben agree with Jonathan Downey in his expression that enterprises like "boring" offerings? 5.) How does Ben evaluate the hardware vs software paradigm in the drone market? Does Ben see the commoditisation of drone hardware in the coming years? How does Ben evaluate the likes of DJI with their prominence? Does the weaponisation of drones cause significant alarm for Ben? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Ben’s Fave Book: The Wealth of Nations Ben’s Fave Blog: Social Capital Newsletter As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Ben on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. NatureBox Unlimited snack plans offer all you can eat snacks for one fixed price per employee. Naturebox use simple ingredients you can trust to create bold flavors you can’t find anywhere else. All NatureBox snacks are free from artificial junk and variety is endless with options from sweet or savory to vegan or gluten-free. Simply choose the plan that fits your team’s unique snacking habits and select any of NatureBox's time-saving add-on’s. And beyond Unlimited snacks, you’ll receive perks such as free kitchen setup, no contracts, a dedicated account manager and more. Simply click here to and use the offer code VC20 to get 20% of your first Naturebox month.  Leesa is the Warby Parker or TOMS shoes of the mattress industry. Leesa have done away with the terrible mattress showroom buying experience by creating a luxury premium foam mattress that is ordered completely online and ships for free to your doorstep. The 10-inch mattress comes in all sizes and is engineered with 3 unique foam layers for a universal, adaptive feel, including 2 inches of memory foam and 2 inches of a really cool latex foam called Avena, design to keep you cool. All Leesa mattresses are 100% US or UK made and for every 10 mattresses they sell, they donate one to a shelter. Go to Leesa.com to start the New Year with better nights sleep!  

Airways and AirMap partner on a three-month trial of a UAV traffic management (UTM) platform, NTSB final report on drone collision with a helicopter, Singapore tests drone strikes on test dummies, and recreational drone registration is signed into law.

David Waxman is the Founding Partner @ TenOneTen Ventures, one of the leading new venture firms in the rising tide of LA tech. Their portfolio companies have enjoyed exits from the likes of Facebook, Google, Amazon Cisco, AirBnB and including companies like eCommerce pioneer and unicorn, Wish and the world’s leading airspace services platform, AirMap. As for David, prior to TenOneTen, David enjoyed an incredible career in operations starting with the founding of his first company, Firefly in 1995, an early pioneer in personalization and privacy technology which he sold to Microsoft in 1998. David then co-founded PeoplePC, a company dedicated to simplifying the process of joining the online world. The company went public in 2001 and was acquired by EarthLink in 2002. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How David made his way from selling a company to Microsoft and taking the next public to being one of the leading new managers in LA's tech scene? 2.) Why does David believe that market sizing is a futile effort, or as he calls it "Tamfoolery"? What is the right way that founders should present the market to investors, both in discussion and visually? Why is it impossible for investors to foresee market magnitude? 3.) Why does David strongly dislike convertible notes? Why does he believe that they are worse for not only investor but founders too? In what rare cases do they make sense? Why are they completely ridiculous in multi-million $ deals? 4.) Why does David believe that pro-rata rights have become such a mess? How can founders honour the agreements with their early investors and satiate the ownership appetite of A funds? How would David navigate this if he were a founder today? 5.) Why does David believe the biggest asymettry in VC is the DD that founders engage with, in comparison to that of VC on Founder DD? How should founders structure this DD on investors? What is the right framework? What is the crucial question to ask? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: David’s Fave Book: The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm David's Fave Blog: Strictly VC, Nuzzel David’s Most Recent Investment: Velocity As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and David on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Available in carry-on and check-in sizes, Raden is the case for better, smarter travel. By pairing the lightest and most durable materials with technology, travelers can charge their devices on the go, weigh, and track their cases. Visit Raden.com to use code 20VC at checkout. After purchase, you will receive $25 credit to Uber this Holiday season. If a UK listener, head over to Selfridges.com and/or Selfridges on Oxford St. and farfetch.com to shop Raden today. The Simba Hybrid. The most advanced mattress in the world. With a unique combination of two thousand five hundred conical pocket springs and responsive memory foam, it offers the perfect support for two people. A mattress that responds to you and your partner’s sleeping patterns. Delivered free, with a one hundred night sleep trial, free returns and a ten year guarantee. Start your free trial at simbasleep.com

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On this weeks installment of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a mysterious half-naked 'tribesman' was seen running down a dirt track in Indonesia by a group of bikers. The small man was spotted near Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Some viewers guessed the man could be a member of the mythical Mante tribe, who are said to be forest dwellers. Then, Lon Stricker over at Phantoms & Monsters recently reported on a very unusual sighting a woman had in Cabell County in West Virginia. According to the witness, this winged creature resembled a giant 4 foot tall Wasp with glowing orange eyes! Then, one of Japan’s biggest tech companies, Rakuten, announced it was forming a joint venture with the American startup AirMap. The goal is to develop a robust traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing large numbers of drones to operate autonomously in the same airspace. After the break Kyle brings up one of Australia's most famous Alien Abduction cases "The Mysterious Disappearance of Frederick Valentich". On the evening of October 21, 1978, a 20-year-old Australian pilot flew a familiar route from Melbourne airport to King Island. From all reports, it wasn’t a difficult one. But for the young Frederick Valentich, whatever happened while flying over the Bass Strait proved fatal. He never came home, and his body was never recovered. Was it an Alien Abduction or simply pilot error? This and much, much more on this weeks episode of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Is this a member of Indonesia's lost pygmy tribe? Flying Cryptid Encounter - Cabell County, WV Japan takes a big step toward widespread drone delivery service Frederick Valentich  The Gralien Report Middle Theory Micah Hanks Bomb City Moive Sponsors: GAIA Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Prophet All I've Ever Known Aimin At Your Head

On this weeks installment of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a mysterious half-naked 'tribesman' was seen running down a dirt track in Indonesia by a group of bikers. The small man was spotted near Banda Aceh, on the northern tip of the island of Sumatra. Some viewers guessed the man could be a member of the mythical Mante tribe, who are said to be forest dwellers. Then, Lon Stricker over at Phantoms & Monsters recently reported on a very unusual sighting a woman had in Cabell County in West Virginia. According to the witness, this winged creature resembled a giant 4 foot tall Wasp with glowing orange eyes! Then, one of Japan’s biggest tech companies, Rakuten, announced it was forming a joint venture with the American startup AirMap. The goal is to develop a robust traffic management system for unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing large numbers of drones to operate autonomously in the same airspace. After the break Kyle brings up one of Australia's most famous Alien Abduction cases "The Mysterious Disappearance of Frederick Valentich". On the evening of October 21, 1978, a 20-year-old Australian pilot flew a familiar route from Melbourne airport to King Island. From all reports, it wasn’t a difficult one. But for the young Frederick Valentich, whatever happened while flying over the Bass Strait proved fatal. He never came home, and his body was never recovered. Was it an Alien Abduction or simply pilot error? This and much, much more on this weeks episode of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Is this a member of Indonesia's lost pygmy tribe? Flying Cryptid Encounter - Cabell County, WV Japan takes a big step toward widespread drone delivery service Frederick Valentich  The Gralien Report Middle Theory Micah Hanks Bomb City Moive Sponsors: GAIA Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin Prophet All I've Ever Known Aimin At Your Head

Paul Martino is a Co-Founder and General Partner @ Bullpen Capital, the fund that finds overlooked companies by understanding biases in venture capital. Paul has led several of Bullpen’s key investments including FanDuel, Namely, Ipsy, SpotHero, Classy, and Airmap. Prior to forming Bullpen, he was an active angel investor and personally invested in the first rounds of Zynga, TubeMogul, and uDemy. Before becoming an investor, Paul was the founder of four companies including Ahpah Software (a computer security firm acquired by InterTrust); Tribe (one of the world’s first social networks), and Aggregate Knowledge (a big data advertising attribution company acquired in 2014 by Nuestar).  In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Paul made his way into early stage investing from founding and exiting 4 companies? What was the data that made Paul excited for venture? 2.) First has Paul witnessed the Series A Crunch? What does the crunch mean for founders? How should they navigate it and approach burn rates? How does this affect the fundraising time horizon? How does this affect how much startups should raise? 3.) How does the crunch affect valuation? How does this affect investor expectations of startups pitching them? How does Paul respond to Mike Maples' statement, 'bridge rounds are often because startups have simply not hit the metrics for Series A'? 4.) What would Paul most like to see change in the venture ecosystem? Why does Paul not believe there are enough innovative funds? Why is it so hard for innovative funds to raise from traditional LPs? 5.) What would Paul most like to see change in the LP ecosystem? What was the affect of Accel's Facebook fund on the LP community? Why is that such a problem? Items Mentioned In Today’s Episode:  Paul’s Fave Blog: Matt Ocko Paul’s Fave Book: The New Thought Police Paul's Most Recent Investment: Cleanify As always you can follow The Twenty Minute VC, Harry and Paul on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. The Twenty Minute VC is proudly sponsored by Luma, Luma is the world’s first ever Surround WiFi system that brings speed, security and control to the home network. And Unlike traditional routers, Luma comes in a pack of two or three sleek devices to place in different rooms in your home. Luma then creates a mesh network that work together to create an outrageously-fast, ultra-secure Surround WiFi network.  Lastly, Luma’s app lets you easily see and control which devices, users and content are on your network. To buy your Luma, simply dead to getluma.com or amazon.com. So many problems start with your head: stress, depression, anxiety, fear of the future. What if there was some kind of exercise you could do, that would help you get your head in shape. That’s where the Headspace app comes in. Headspace is meditation made simple. The Headspace app provides guided meditations you can use whenever you want, wherever you want, on your phone, computer or tablet. They have sessions focused on everything from dealing with stress and depression, to helping you eat more mindfully. So download the Headspace app and start your journey towards a happier, healthier life. Learn more at headspace.com/20vc. That’s headspace.com/20vc.

The FAA tests a drone detection system at JFK and releases registration data, drone-on-drone refueling demonstrated, a drone that can perch on walls, a new UAS risk management course, and a review of a guide to drones. Rotorcraft perching, recovery, and takeoff News FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK The FAA conducted tests of the effectiveness of an FBI UAS detection system at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York. Five different rotorcraft and fixed wing UAS participated in about 40 separate tests. Also involved in the tests were the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice, Queens District Attorney's Office, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Griffiss International Airport test site in Rome, NY, provided expertise in planning the individual tests as well as the flight commander for the tests and two of the UAS used. FAA Releases Drone Registration Location Data In response to a number of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, the FAA released a spreadsheet showing the number of UAS registrations by country, state/province/region, city, and postal code. Almost 40,000 entries for “Hobbyist” registrations, and nearly 5,000 “Non-Hobbyist” registrations. Names and addresses of registrants are not part of this database, and will only be made available by registration number. Heatmap of hobbyist UAS registrations Heatmap of non-hobbyist UAS registrations We'd like to thank Airmap.com for providing the heat maps. Find the AirMap for Drones app in the iTunes store and use it to access low-altitude airspace advisories, create flights, file digital notices, manage aircraft, and more. Now drones can go on and on: Unmanned aircraft refuel autonomously in MID-AIR, meaning they can carry out longer missions Chinese researchers have developed a method of autonomous aerial refueling where the “tanker” uses cameras to determine the position of the “receiver.” The tanker then flies to the receiving drone and refuels it through a boom. Microspines Make It Easy for Drones to Perch on Walls and Ceilings Quadrotors have limited flight duration, so the ability to “perch” or land for extended periods of time would be beneficial, particularly for applications where the operator wants to collect data over time. Stanford's Biomimetics and Dexterous Manipulation Laboratory has been working on perching technology that would allow a small drone to land on a wall using an opposing gripping system. Video of the Week The Flying Scotsman crossing the Forth Bridge 15.5.16 Filmed by drone! Peter Keith captured the Flying Scotsman crossing the Forth Bridge after a 10-year restoration project. Shot using a DJI Inspire 1 X5r Drone. http://youtu.be/B58o1FA1OQM?list=PLU8l06oFoAozzVKUunvG41RAQ9ccj9EYv Mentioned Online Global Unmanned Aircraft Systems Risk Management Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University announces a new 8-week on-line course which discusses risk management as it relates to UAS, and also covers international efforts at addressing that risk. Taught by Dr. Sarah Nillson, our guest on Episode 111. The Smithsonian's National Air & Space Museum Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display Join David and Max June 18, 2016, at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia for a day of full immersion in both manned and unmanned aviation. Book Review The Complete Guide to Drones: whatever your budget David reviews this 144 page paperback by Adam Juniper and finds it to be a valuable resource. Author Juniper is a long-time R/C and drone flier, has produced many YouTube videos, and he has worked as a professional video producer.    

Nathan, Mike, and Mahler talk about bees, dead fish, wildfires, Aleppo, soup, self-immolation, a sacred river, farting, the TTIP, MOTH, AirMap, Lee Harvey Oswald, Duncan Hunter, Bathroom Bills, medical errors, fracking, KFC, and more.

The Drone Manufacturers Alliance is formed, a Digital Notice and Awareness System for airports starts, the Micro UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee report is published, a satellite navigation system competition begins, and a new facial-recognition drone is available. News Drone coalition splits as DJI, GoPro faction quits The Small UAV Coalition was formed to advocate “for law and policy changes to permit the operation of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) beyond the line-of-sight, with varying degrees of autonomy, for commercial, consumer, recreational and philanthropic purposes.” Now DJI, GoPro, 3DR, and Parrot have left the Coalition to form The Drone Manufacturers Alliance to focus on small drone and consumer issues. The Alliance hasn't yet developed official policy statements, but they do say they the Alliance “... will serve as the voice for drone manufacturers and our customers across civilian, governmental, recreational, commercial, nonprofit and public safety applications. We will advocate for policies that promote innovation and safety, and create a practical and responsible regulatory framework.” Furthermore, “The Drone Manufacturers Alliance believes a carefully balanced regulatory framework requires input from all stakeholders and must recognize the value and necessity of continued technological innovation. By highlighting innovation and emphasizing education, we intend to work with policymakers to ensure drones continue to be safely integrated into the national airspace.” AirMap and AAAE Launch UAS Notice System AirMap and the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) have released the Digital Notice and Awareness System (D-NAS), designed to allow airport operators to be aware of drone flights in the area. D-NAS lets UAS operators transmit encrypted digital flight notices through a mobile device app to the airport's operations center. The “flight plan” shows up on an airport computer with the planned location of the flight, radius, height, and duration. The AP has learned a government-sponsored panel is backing standards that could allow commercial drones The Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (the “ARC”) has delivered its report on proposed rules for flying over populated areas. The stated objective of the ARC was “to consider recommendations for a performance-based standard that would allow for micro UAS to be operated over people who are not directly participating in the operation of the UAS or under a covered structure,” which would ultimately contribute to an enforceable rule imposed by the FAA. The Committee report Micro Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC):  ARC Recommendations Final Report, [PDF] proposes to divide small UAS into four categories: Under Category 1, a small UAS may operate over people if the weight (including accessories/payload, e.g., cameras) is 250 grams or less. The ARC believes that the level of risk of injury posed by this category of UAS is so low that no performance standards and no operational restrictions beyond those imposed by the proposed part 107 are necessary. Under Categories 2, 3, and 4, a small UAS may operate over people if it does not exceed the impact energy threshold specified for each category, as certified by the manufacturer using industry consensus test methods, and if its operator complies with operational restrictions specified for each category. Because the level of risk increases between Categories 2, 3, and 4, the performance-based standards and operational restrictions are scaled-up in each category to mitigate the increased risks. Category 2 applies to the larger multirotor UAS that are common for recreational and commercial drones. The UAS may operate over people if the manufacturer certifies to the FAA that the UAS does not, in the most probable failure modes, exceed the typical or likely impact energy threshold, and if it complies with industry consensus perfor...

DJI and 3D Robotics bring real-time airspace restrictions to UAV software, a UAV flagship store is planned to open, ArcadiaSky opens a marketplace for commercial UAV operators, FAA gives a UAV registration warning, and another municipality regulates drone flights. News DJI Introduces New GeoFencing System For Its Drones DJI plans to introduce a dynamic geofencing system that continuously provides updated airspace information to the operator. Data comes from Geospatial Environment Online (GEO). Drone operators will see temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) in real time, including forest fires, major stadium events, VIP travel, and restrictions around prisons, power plants, and other restricted areas such as national parks. However, operators with verified DJI accounts could temporarily unlock or self-authorize flights in some of those locations, but not in sensitive national-security locations. This to accommodate the authorized applications and provide accountability if the flight is later under investigation. DJI intends to start this in December, first in North America and Europe via a DJI Go app update, and also a drone firmware update. GEO is powered by geospatial data from Santa Monica, California-based AirMap, which calls itself “the leading provider of airspace information and services for drones. AirMap's real-time services are available to manufacturers through an API and through an SDK for application developers.” Just as we were recording this episode, a video was posted from Drone World Expo titled DJI Technology Policy Announcement by Brendan Schulman, VP of Policy & Legal Affairs. 3DR Collaborates with AirMap to Integrate Flight Safety Zone Software into the Solo App 3D Robotics will also integrate AirMap's safety information into its Solo smart drone app. CEO and co-founder Chris Anderson says, “...we want to make flying as safe as it is easy. Supplementing the Solo app with AirMap's robust and reliable real-time airspace information allows us to increase education with a seamless and enjoyable drone experience.” From the 3DR press release: “If Solo users open their Solo app in a restricted area, they'll see a warning. Users can then tap the warning to bring up a map that displays any airspace information in the area. This airspace information includes real-time Temporary Flight Restrictions that may be established in the areas around wildfires, major sporting events and other sensitive places. The Solo app will contain basic airspace information: federal guidelines (e.g., five miles from an airport); national parks; airbases, etc.” The World's Biggest Commercial Drone Maker is Opening a Flagship Store In December, DJI plans to open an 8,600 square foot flagship store in Shenzhen, China. A DJI spokesman said, “We want more people to see and touch our products.” Start-up ArcadiaSky creates marketplace for commercial UAV hire Australian company ArcadiaSky wants to make it easier to find licenced commercial UAV operators. After two months, they have 180 drone operators in 74 locations in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. They've received over 1,300 requests for quotes. ArcadiaSky describes a free, three-step process: Define your requirements on a request for quote Choose your pilot based on your requirements You are put in contact with the drone operator FAA: Think Twice about "Drone Registration" Firms The FAA has issued a statement saying UAV owners should wait for the registration process to be announced before they work with any company that offers to help you with registration. At least one company is offering this kind of service. The FAA wants “a streamlined unmanned aircraft registration process that will be simple and easy to complete… The Task Force ...is working on recommendations for a system that is similar to registering any newly purchased product with its manufacturer…” Chicago City Council Approves Ban On Drones