Can A Drone Design A Better Pool?

Perhaps not just yet, but according to today's guest, they definitely speed up the process and save a lot of time and money.  Jim Wolfe is a pool designer from Chesterfield, Missouri. His company, Azpoolz, is a premium pool and spa design concept studio. He designs hundreds of pools every year. In 2017, Jim began using a drone to streamline the process of creating 3D models of his pool designs. By contracting with on-line drone pilot platforms, like drones.io and upsonder.com, Jim was able to extend in drone design services nationwide. In this episode of he drone radio show, Jim talks about how he uses a drone to streamline his design services and how he was able to leverage drone services company’s to expand his business throughout the country.

For that question, we turn to Michael Read, founder of SkyBase.aero, a full, end-to-end drone services company in Christchurch, New Zealand. Michael holds a Bachelor of Science, an Airline Transport Pilot’s Licence, is an associate member of the New Zeland Institute of Mangement and is an Upper Freeman in the Honorable Company of Air Pilots. He has extensive experience in aviation, start-up business expertise, testing and evaluation, a  nd experience with Full Flight simulators. Michael will be speaking at the 2017 Commercial UAV Show in London on “What the skies will look like in 2050?” In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Mike will give us some insights into the future and what we might expect to see in the next 35 years.

What do you need to know before you fly your Recreational Drone?

To answer this question we look to an organization with a long-history with remote controlled aircraft.  Chad Budreau is the Director of Public Affairs and Government Affairs for the Academy of Model Aeronautics. The AMA is the world's largest community-based organization of 200,000 UAS enthusiasts organized for the purpose of promotion, development, education, advancement, and safeguarding of modeling activities. In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Chad talks about the AMA and its mission, what it means to fly responsibly and how the organization has responded to the growth of the consumer drone industry. 

Today we have a quick show featuring Garrett Seddon of the Center of Excellence in Colarado. The Center of Excellence is the state’s premier fire organization. It recently launched a program to evaluate the use of drones in the firefighting efforts.

Garrett joined the Center of Excellence in October 2016. He has a Bachelor of Science in Aviation Management and an Associate of Applied Science in Aviation Flight from Southern Illinois University. He also is a certificated flight instructor with over 10 years of experience in the aviation industry.  In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Garrett talks about the Center of Excellence and how it’s evaluating and integrating drones in the mission of fighting wildfires.

Are you up to date with the proposed FAA rulemaking and potential legislation on drones?

Don’t worry, because today’s guest is going to give us the details.  Diana Marina Cooper is the Senior Vice President of Policy & Strategy at PrecisionHawk, a commercial drone and data services company. Prior to joining PrecisionHawk, Diana developed and led the UAS and Robotics Practice Group at the law firm of LaBarge Weinstein.  Diana is the President of the Small UAV Coalition, an organization that represents leading technology companies engaged in UAS. She serves on the Advisory Board of the Energy Drone Coalition, the Advocacy Committee of AUVSI, and the Board of Unmanned Systems Canada. Diana is also a member of the FAA Drone Advisory Subcommittee.  Diana has testified before Senate Commerce and has briefed the House UAS Caucus on drone policy and regulations. She is one of the most knowledgeable people when it comes to UAS policy.  On this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Diana talks about Precision Hawk and their efforts to advance Beyond Visual Line of Flight, the Small UAV Coalition, the Remote ID ARC and she’ll give us an update on the status of proposed federal UAS Rulemaking.

That’s the question that we explore in today’s show.  Chris Anderson is the CEO of 3D Robotics, founder and chairman of the Linux Foundation's Dronecode Project, and founder of the DIY Drones and DIY Robocars communities. From 2001 through 2012, Chris was the Editor in Chief of Wired Magazine. Before Wired he was with The Economist for seven years in London, Hong Kong and New York. He has led 3DR from a start-up, to drone manufacturer and now to drone services company. In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Chris talks about drones can be used in the Architectural, Engineering and Construction industry and how 3DR is positioning itself to serve this critical industry. He’ll also share some thoughts and perspectives on the drone industry itself.

Can drones provide value to State and Local Transportation Departments?

That’s the question that we explore in today’s show.  Paul Wheeler is part of the Technology Advancement Team at the Utah Dept. of Transportation. There he has served in many roles, including the Lead UAS Coordinator, survey technology advisor, lead of the 3D visualization group, Cadd support specialist, and construction surveyor. He is an instrument rated private pilot and has helped multiple flight schools develop interactive training for their programs and is working to fully implement the UAS program within the Utah Department of Transportation. In this edition of the Drone Radio Show, Paul talks about the efforts and results of using drones to support the mission of a public transportation agency.

Want to build a successful drone based business?

Ken Hanes is an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of UAS Professional Pilots, a member driven platform that helps professional drone pilots promote and grow their business, while providing information to clients looking to hire those pilots. Ken is a private pilot and ran his own successful drone based business before creating UAS Professional.  In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Ken talks about UAS Professional Pilots and shares some of the things drone operators need to know to build a successful drone based business.

Guy Cherni is an entrepreneur and the Chief Marketing Officer for Atlas Dynamics, a Latvian based technology company and leading provider of fully autonomous drone-based solutions for professional users. With its propriety technology, the company creates top tier drone based solutions that are accessible and seamless to use, address common problems and simplify everyday tasks. In August, the company announced it had raised $8 million to introduce its drone solutions into the North American market. In this episode of the Drone Radio Show, Guy talks about Atlas Dynamics and its new Atlas Pro Drone. He’ll also talk about the North American market for drones compared to other world regions and he’ll share with us why the company’s focus on delivering autonomous end-to-end customer solutions is the primary driving force behind the company’s success.

Is there value in delivering complete and to an aerial solutions?

Well today's guest certainly thinks so. George Matthew is the chairman of the board and C.E.O. of Kespry, the leading aerial intelligence platform for delivering a complete end-to-end app driven experience to the industrial market. George focuses on leading the company's mission to transform how people and businesses capture good value from work site intelligence. George has more than 20  years experience developing high growth technology startups. He holds a Bachelor of Science in neurobiology from Cornell University and a master's in Business Administration from Duke University. On this episode of the Drone Radio Show, George talks about Kespry’s products and services, and he discuss how its full service approach to delivering work site intelligence is leading the way.