Great question today from Christopher, a drone entrepreneur working in Connecticut.  He wants to know how he can utilize spotters and visual observers in a manner most efficient to running his drone business.  In this podcast, we talk about training, paying and working with visual observers when working as a professional drone pilot.  We don't think we've had this one before, so we're excited to help you out. Fly safe!

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Today's question about the benefits of using a spotter or visual observer

Paul gives a real life example showing the importance of a spotter for drone pilots

How much should you pay your visual observer (VO) or spotter

Is it a good idea for a spotter to carry binoculars

Tips and Tricks for drone pilots to train a spotter or visual observer

 

Thank you, Chris in Georgia, for the question today. Fly safe!

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Today's question revolves around unions; do you need to be a union member in order to work on a film set?

Paul shares his experience about working on a film set

How should you go about getting work on film set?

Does a drone operator need to be a union member to work on a film set?

What is the ideal insurance liability limit that you should have in order to work on a film set?

Paul talks about the rampant problem of nepotism in the film industry

Is it advisable to call up the production office directly in order to get work?

Danno is Louisiana submitted this question today. This isn't something we often do here where we answer a question about Drone U. We very much work to keep questions centric to helping you all. But we'll talk about trainings we do because we'd love the opportunity to help you get better at whatever it is you need help with. Thanks for the question, Danno. Thanks for listening, folks. Fly safe!

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Today’s question on coaching offered by DroneU

Paul answers today’s questions

Drone U coaching plan for drone pilots

What Drone U training is all about

What are the important things people learn at DroneU in-person coaching

Drone trainings that are covered in Drone U training

How can you register for a Drone U in-person training

Today we're going to talk about the proposed bill by Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of CA, which would give drone law authority to each individual state. We'll just tell you up front that we hate this bill. But tune in to find out why as we go through it. Thanks for joining us and fly safe!

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Paul provides details regarding the proposed drone law bill by Senator Feinstein

Reach out to people and your senator for the new proposed drone law bill

Four things that the proposed bill by Senator Feinstein is trying to do

The intent of Senator Feinstein's drone law bill

Difficulties in enforcing Senator Feinstein's proposed law bill

Appreciate Todd from California sending us the question that we're answering today. Glad to give you our thoughts on this, Todd. Hope it's helpful. Let us know how we can help all you out there. Submit your questions. Fly safe!

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Today’s question on using policies and procedures in your drone business and how it helps

Implications of using policies and procedures in your business

How policies and procedures could possibly help in insurance deals

Having paperwork ready to protect pilots

Putting together pieces of procedures and process as part of operations system

Why it isn’t a great idea to spend great deal of time and effort on an operations manual

Christopher from Connecticut submitted the question today. Thanks for sending it in! Hope you all have a great Memorial Day. Thanks for joining us today. Fly safe!

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Today’s question on buying a secondary drone to the Phantom 4 Pro drone

Is the Phantom 4 Pro a must to buy if you are a drone pilot?

Getting a Matrice 100 drone as a supplementary drone for Phantom 4 Pro

Can you use the FLIR Duo lenses for your business?

Application of the FLIR Duo lenses

What are the drone options for doing thermal inspections

The importance of doing thermal roof implications and why it affects people

Carrying out Wetland assessments using a drone

Which drone should one buy for carrying out wetland assessments

Summarizing today’s response

Using a fixed wing for assessments and the models available

Thanks to Nick for the question today. Hope this is helpful to you and all our listeners. Fly safe, everyone!

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Today's question

Likely problems while doing power line inspections

Best drones for power-line inspections

Thing to bear in mind while flying a drone for power-line inspections

Why are power-line inspections a complex issue?

Power-line inspections and thermal imaging

Understanding contractual arrangements for power-line inspections

Thank you, Roger in Ohio, for submitting a good question that everyone needs to know about.  We'll give you all the details.  Appreciate you staying with us.  Fly safe!

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Today's question

What are COA's and COW's, and how do you apply for one?

Paul answers today's question

When do you need a COA or a COW?

Thanks to Erik in California.  Stay tuned for your answer.  Fly safe!

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Today's question

What you need to know about Part 47 and Part 48 drone registration

Registering for hobby and commercial drone flight

The difference between Part 47 and Part 48 registration

Today we break from answering a question to having the pleasure of interviewing John Taylor about the courts recently throwing out the FAA's Part 48 drone registration requirements for hobbyist pilots. Stay tuned and join us; we think you'll find it quite interesting. Thanks for listening in, and we appreciate your time with us again, John.

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Will commercial drone pilots still need registration now that Part 48 has been thrown out of court?

John Taylor answers Paul question regarding commercial drone registration

Do hobbyists still need to follow CBO guidelines after the Part 48 ruling?

Future effects of the Part 48 ruling on the drone industry

Does registration help in increasing the safety of hobbyist drone operators or flyers?

Safely flying drones in the national airspace system

Do you think that the FAA will appeal the Part 48 decision?