Do FPV pilots fly in violation of BVLOS? Are there ways to fly BVLOS?

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On Today’s show we discuss how FPV pilots seem to fly BVLOS and if they violate FAA mandate in doing so? Our question for today is from Tom, who would like to how FPV pilots get away from flying BVLOS. Thank you for the question Tom, we discuss FAA mandate on BVLOS and how pilots can seem to be flying BVLOS but maintaining compliance to FAA mandates. We also discuss how we flew the Isotopes video and talk about how we went about shooting for the video to stay in compliance with BVLOS mandate. We also discuss how pilots can seek waivers/authorizations to fly beyond visual line of sight and the importance of having a VO for flights.

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Timestamps:

[01:03] Today’s show is brought to you by PROPS. Learn more about PROPS.
[02:06] Question for today’s show on how FPV pilots get away with BVLOS flights
[03:15] What does FAA mandate about LOS flights
[03:46] How did Drone U manage a flight while staying compliant
[04:35] Can pilot get authorisations/waivers for bvlos flights
[07:13] Can flights be monitored by RemoteID compliance?
[17:57] The importance of having a VO for flights

Do Drone U’s mapping classes cover acquiring GCPs? What are the best software that pilots can use and the advantages?

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Today’s show is regarding effective mapping and how pilots can scale their knowledge in planning and executing mapping missions. Our question for today is from Brandon, who would like to know if Drone U’s mapping classes cover GCP acquisition and what are some of the georefencing systems that pilots can use.

Thank you for the question Brandon. We start our show with a brief overview of Drone U’s mapping classes and the curriculum that we cover. We then address Brandon’s second part of today’s question on using Aeropoints and the advantages in using aeropoints. We also discuss upcoming additions to our in-person mapping classes and what we cover in our mapping classes including details of format, topics and the knowledge and benefits that can be acquired through the classes.

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Timestamps:

[01:40] Today’s question on training for acquiring GCPs in Drone U’s mapping classes and recommendations on mapping software
[04:20] Paul explains going over the acquiring details in Drone U’s mapping class
[05:08] Using aeropoints and the benefits associated therein
[06:14] New additions to Drone U’s mapping class content – Aeropoints and other details on acquisition and advantages
[12:10] What do we cover in the in-person mapping classes?

Do newer Mavic models hold an advantage over the Mavic 3? What are the new features of the different Mavic 3 models?

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Today’s show is regarding the newly launched models of Mavic 3, the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal, and what features they have to offer and if they are worth the cost. Our question for the show is from Tom, who would like to know the differences in these models and if it’s worth purchasing one and what missions can be flown using the Mavic models.

On today’s show we first discuss about the features of each of the models and how the models differ from the Mavic 3. We also discuss camera features of the Mavic and if the drones can be deployed for mapping missions. In addition, we also discuss if the new and additional features makes sense to pilots buying these drones and how the features can aid pilots in drone missions. Lastly, we also discuss about what the future hold for Mavic drones and if they will match the position of the Phantoms.

On a side discussion, tune in to listen Rob and Paul discuss about EV cars, different models and if the cars add value to the automobile market.

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Timestamps:

[02:08] Today’s question on the Mavic 3 and our thoughts on this new drone
[02:18] The differences between the Mavic 3 Enterprise and the Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal
[03:20] Does the Mavic 3 come with a mechanical shutter and can a Mavic 3 be used for mapping?
[05:30] Are the additional features on the M3 ET worth it?
[08:33] What does the future hold for the Mavic series of drones?
[12:44] Final word on what potential the Mavic models hold for pilots
[13:44] Rob and Paul continue the podcast with a discussion on Electric cars

How can drones effectively support and aid rescue missions during disaster relief? What other aspects should pilots know when getting into search and rescue missions?

Today’s episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U’s exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program’s needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on a host of domains including mapping, public safety and our exclusive Don’t Crash courses.

Today’s show is on disaster relief and how drones can aid disaster missions. As we see the devastating damage from Hurricanes in recent times, we wanted to talk about drone missions and technology that can greatly aid and improve relief efforts in impacted areas and how drone pilots can effectively use drone missions during relief efforts.

We first talk about the drone missions that are commonly used during relief efforts and why these missions are important to relief efforts. We discuss the common deliverables from these missions and how pilots can be prepared to deploy and complete successful missions in an efficient fashion. We also discuss other aspects of drone use in relief efforts specifically on live feeds and its implications.

In today’s show we also discuss the frequently debated topics of using Fixed wing UAV vs Multi rotor drones in carrying out relief efforts over large areas. We also touch upon another important aspects of drone flight – software and discuss the use of different software packages for rescue missions.

Lastly we talk about how companies operating in public safety can monetize their efforts better from state and federal agencies that includes funding for rescue missions.

Tune in today to learn comprehensively about flying and perfecting rescue missions for disaster relief.

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Timestamps:

[03:08] What drone missions can aid in rescue and relief efforts during natural disasters?
[06:43] Three common deliverables in drone missions aiding relief efforts
[11:18] Is it common to use drone live feed during rescue missions?
[12:23] Do fixed wing UAV have an advantage over multi rotor drones?
[16:10] What software packages are the most capable for drone missions ?
[20:23] How can public safety companies or contractors monetize their efforts from stage and federal agencies including funding.
[21:35] Learn about the PROPS public safety courses and programs

Today’s show is an exclusive one as we are joined by John Wakie, host of our new podcast under the PROPS platform, the new PROPS public safety podcasts. John has been working a few years with Drone U on developing our public safety programs and public safety courses under the PROPS platform and will now host the all new public safety podcasts. We talk to John about his illustrious career as a firefighter spanning over 2 decades and his experience with robotics and drones in the public safety domain. We go over key aspects of John’s career, how he got into firefighting and how and why John curated the public safety programs under PROPS. John shares his experience of common roadblocks faced by public safety team, how public safety team can focus their attention on priorities during rescue missions with drones and the impact of drones in the public safety domain. John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety teams that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives and have improved their quality of service with technology and data. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from John. Listen to our new podcasts and ask a question to John. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF

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[00:40] What is the PROPS program?

[01:35] How did John get into fire fighting?

[02:38] Learn about fire-fighting courses and tools being released under the PROPS program

[03:55] What’s unique with public safety programs curated by John and released via the PROPS program?

[09:00] Barriers that most public safety teams face in their operations as they start operations with drones and things to avoid while getting started

[11:33] New public safety podcast – What will be covered in the new public safety podcasts under PROPS?

[16:10] How are different public safety operations dynamic and diverse and how to ensure focus on missions?

[17:30] John talks about lives saved by drones and how public safety team that utilize drones are better equipped to save lives

[22:03] How drones are improving the quality of public safety operations

[25:19] John talks about his aspiration for public safety program impact

[28:30] How could drones have helped public safety teams during events such as the September 11 attacks

Is it worth the investment when agencies offer to provide SEO services? Is SEO something that a business owner can accomplish by themselves?

Today’s episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U’s exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program’s needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on host of domains including mapping, publics safety and exclusive Dont Crash courses.

Today’s question is from Justin, who is frequently being approached by SEO agencies on services being offered to perform SEO activities for him at charges as high as $200 per month (or must we say low compared to the quotes offered to Drone U). Justin would like to know if its worth the investment or should Justin look around to build his own SEO?

Thanks for the question Justin. A very relevant and important question for business owners whether to enable efforts in-house or take support from agencies? Should a business owner choose either path, how would they determine the success of the efforts to substantiate the investment or the time it takes to put in the efforts.

We address the question by first answering what SEO means for business owners and the benefits of SEO for business. We look at the various platforms that is available for business owners to channel their advertising and ways by which effective SEO could be made possible. Next we delve into specifics of how owners can invest their time in SEO efforts and how they can replicate what the agencies usually offer to business. We also talk about how owners can measure success and precautions to keep in mind while working on SEO. Lastly we also discuss if its worth the time for the effort and how drone business owners can lose focus on their core passion and business and ways by which owners can build a strong SEO team.

Tune in today to learn more about how drone business owners can successfully manage their SEO efforts while continuing to stay on track of their passion.

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Timestamps:

[01:20] Today’s show is about SEO efforts and investment for your business
[02:24] Learn more about our PROPS program
[04:03] Today’s question is from Justin about how to best utilize SEO for growing business as part of advertising campaign
[06:30] What platforms should business utilize for advertising
[08:14] What is SEO and should you pay for services from agencies?
[10:33] How can business owners plan their efforts for optimizing for SEO efforts?
[12:30] How can one replicate the effort that agencies offer? What things should be considered when planning your efforts?
[17:35] What precautions should one take if they partner with freelancers or other agencies?
[21:03] Should a drone business owner deploy efforts on SEO and how to determine your passion and delegating the work to other professionals
[23:27] What new developments can we expect in the Drone industry and at Drone U in the coming months

When providing deliverables to clients, how long should the deliverables be stored for? What are the costs involved with storing content?

In today’s episode we discuss a topic that most pilot seems to discount for in their service offering and that’s about storing deliverables for clients? Most pilots today provide their final deliverables to their clients via cloud storage to allow a client to download them. Today’s hi-res deliverables could run into GBs of data and this means valuable cloud storage space. So how long should pilots save them for a client who may be busy and forget to download the deliverable?

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Today’s question is from John, who wants to know how long he can keep the deliverables for his client in his cloud storage and if there is an ideal timeline to allow clients to download deliverables. Should John also specify this in his contracts?

Thank you for the wonderful question John. This is one that we havent addressed in our podcasts and a very relevant one for pilots as costs of cloud storage continue to remain high. We address John’s question, with Paul sharing his experience of working with a client who would forget or download deliverables and how Paul had to address frequent requests from the client post the deliverable delete from storage.

Next we discuss how long pilots should keep client deliverable on them and what constitutes a fair time for deliverable storage along with discussing if pilots should be mentioning storage clauses in contracts and looking at the possibility to charge clients for storage. We also discuss how pilots can structure their conversation on the storage topic and how pilots can be better prepared to elaborate on deliverable storage and their expenses involved.

Tune in today to learn more about effective storage of deliverables and how you can improve your client experience on receiving final deliverables.

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Timestamps:

[02:45] Today’s show is brought to you by Drone U Don’t Crash Course and new classes by Drone U
[04:16] 2 classes that are being offered for free for members signing up before October 1 – Kara’s class and Paul’s sales class
[6:18] Today’s question on how long should clients have access to final project deliverables.
[7:15] Paul shares his experience working with storing data
[9:43] Should pilots mention a time period to allow clients to download data?
[11:18] Will pilots put off their clients by stating the system for data storage?
[12:08] Offering clients a price for storing data and creating backups
[15:05] How people can prepare for tough questions from clients

Is it advisable to use LiDAR on an I2? What are the challenges and is it viable?

In today’s short episode we discuss if an LiDAR/RTK can be added on to an Inspire 2 and if there are benefits to doing so?

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Today’s question is from Steve, who would like to know if it’s feasible to add LiDAR to an I2 to generate mapping deliverables.

Thanks for the question Steve. In this short episode we quickly answer the question if LiDAR / RTK can be added on to an I2 for generating Mapping deliverables and if it is a viable option for pilots. We address first, the potential value addition to the drone deliverable that a unit can add to the I2 and if such a value addition is truly required for mapping deliverables. We then discuss potential challenges that pilots can face by such an addition and the most notable issue of additional weight on the drone and its implications. Alternatively, we discuss options for drone pilots to explore to ensure similar accuracy in deliverables but without compromising flight times.

Tune in today to learn more about the viability of adding such an add-on to your I2 and understand the benefits and trade-offs involved.

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Timestamps:

[2:39] Today’s question – Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2
[3:50] Does adding a unit add value to the Inspire 2?
[5:21] LIDAR capabilities and can the Inspire 2 utilize one? What implications does adding units cause to the I2?
[8:08] Adding GCPs and improving accuracy for a 3D model

Does age play a role to achieve success in drone business? Is there an inherent bias involved?

In today’s episode we discuss if age plays a role to seek business in the drone industry? Are older people considered to be mature operators in the industry?

Today’s episode is brought to you by LUCID drones. Today’s cleaning and maintenance industry are seeing a spurt in use of drone technology. The Lucid C1 cleaning drone was engineered with safety and efficiency in mind. Designed to clean exterior surfaces without the need for putting workers in dangerous situations. Our PROPS program has a special course on the use and application of LUCID drones. Tune in to our special podcast on LUCID.

Today’s question is from Shea, who would like to know if age plays a role in achieving success in the drone industry.

Thanks for the question Shea. In today’s episode we address if age plays a role in a client’s decision to choose a drone service provider. We answer common questions on the common perceptions in the industry, discussing about what most people feel about young pilot’s ability to handle challenging projects. We also discuss about how young pilots can address any bias and develop and grow the business.

Tune in today to learn more about the state of the industry and how one can prepare for tough questions from clients.

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Timestamps:

[01:15] Today’s show is brought to you by LUCID drones
[03:20] Today’s question – Does age play a role in a client’s decision to choose a drone provider?
[4:41] The perception on younger people being competent with technology
[5:15] One con when working with younger people
[6:15] How people feel about younger generation and their abilities
[9:40] How can young people develop and grow their business
[11:58] Two things that people can channel their actions towards, to progress towards business success
[15:05] How people can prepare for tough questions from clients

Today’s show is an exclusive one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, our new Director of Operations. PJ is not new to those who have been members with Drone U or have taken some of his in-person classes. PJ comes with years of experience in the drone industry, having trained individual and enterprise clients over a range of domains. In our show today PJ shares his experiences, his beliefs and what excites him about his new role at Drone U and PROPS programs. Paul, Rob and PJ also discuss specifics of the drone training industry and share their views on delivering Drone U courses, in-person training, best drones to fly and what makes an effective trainer and why training is important for success in the drone industry.

Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from PJ. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF

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Timestamps

[01:40] Learn about our Director of Operations, PJ Kirkpatrick

[05:15] PJ’s interesting drone experiences in the industry

[9:33] PJ talks about his experience about being a Drone U trainer and PROPS training

[14:06] What drives PJ and what makes a successful trainer?

[16:47] PJ weighs in on where the industry is heading and what importance training holds in an in-person or virtual environment

[21:40] PJ talks about the verticals and business domains that he will be focusing on as part of his role at Drone U

[26:42] PJs favourite drones

[31:30] PJs favourite dessert