InterDrone Podcast

This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Romeo Durscher, Senior Director of Public Safety Integration, at DJI, and Scott Parazynski, physician, astronaut, and tech CEO, recently inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame. A veteran of five Space Shuttle flights and seven spacewalks

Speakers:

Romeo Durscher

https://twitter.com/romeoch

https://www.dji.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/romeodurscher/

Scott Parazynski

https://twitter.com/AstroDocScott

https://www.linkedin.com/in/parazynski/

https://fluidity.tech/

CJ Smith

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

https://interdrone.com/

Mike Pehel

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

https://interdrone.com/

This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Ramon Roche, Program Manager at Dronecode, a nonprofit hosted under the Linux Foundation, dedicated to fostering open-source components and their communities. Ramon and his team also just finished hosting the PX4 Developer Summit; PX4 is an open-source flight control software for drones and other unmanned vehicles.

We spoke to Ramon about the PX4 Developer Summit, the importance of open source technologies in emerging industries like UAS, what’s next for Dronecode, where he sees the drone industry going, the new Skydio X2, and much more.

Links from the podcast:

8:10 – https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/13/21322832/skydio-x2-commercial-drone-enterprise-military-announce-100-million-funding

19:00 - https://dronedj.com/2020/07/17/flir-introduces-hadron-a-dual-vision-sensor-module-for-drones/

Speakers:

Ramon Roche

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramon-roche/

https://www.dronecode.org/

https://twitter.com/mrpollo

https://px4.io/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkrtSvera-xusjMtgMUe-HA

https://www.dronecode.org/highlights-from-the-2020-px4-developer-summit/

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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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/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriammcnabb/

Patrick Sherman

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/

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This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Michael Blades, Vice President - Aerospace, Defense & Security at Frost & Sullivan and Brian Garret-Glaser, reporter at Avionics International.

We spoke about Elbit Systems’ new StarLiner which can fly for 36 hours as high as 30,000 feet, Dubai taking the first steps in creating a commercial drone network as it set out plans for miniature helipads and an air traffic control system, NextGEN Concept of Operations v1.0 for Urban Air Mobility (UAM), and much more.

Links from the podcast:

1. Israel Unveils Airspace-Compliant Big Drone - https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/israel-unveils-airspace-compliant-big-drone/

2. Dubai paves way for drone package deliveries with 'miniature airports' network - https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.thenational.ae/uae/transport/dubai-paves-way-for-drone-package-deliveries-with-miniature-airports-network-1.1044027

3. NextGEN Concept of Operations v1.0 for Urban Air Mobility (UAM) - https://interdrone.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FAA-ConOps-UAM-V1.0-003.pdf

Speakers:

Michael Blades

https://twitter.com/mikesblades

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-blades-1a08a23b/

Brian Garret-Glaser

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bgarrettglaser/

https://twitter.com/bgarrettglaser/

https://www.aviationtoday.com/the-skyport/

https://www.aviationtoday.com/author/bgarrettglaseraccessintel-com/

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone podcast, we sat down with Anthony DeMolina, CEO and Founder of Tactical Drone Concepts.

We spoke about Echodyne’s new pocket-sized radar and the use cases this may have for both counter UAS and collision avoidance onboard, Mount Everest surveyors flying a drone at 28,300 feet, the New DJI drone rescue map, the courses he offers at Tactical Drone Concepts, the most common questions he get from drone pilots, his thoughts on the current state of regulation in the US, and much more.

Anthony DeMolina has over 30 years with the Los Angeles Police Department. His experience includes working as a patrol officer, training officer, automotive crimes detective, CRASH detective, patrol supervisor, advocate at Internal Affairs Division, and a watch commander at Air Support Division (ASD). In addition to Anthony’s law enforcement career, he retired from the military reserves after 30 years of service.

Links from the podcast:

Pocket-Sized Echodyne Radar May Be Breakthrough To Protect Us From Drones—And Drone Collisions - https://www.forbes.com/sites/sebastienroblin/2020/06/29/can-pocket-sized-radars-protect-us-from-drones-and-drone-collisions/#1c2528df2b3a

See a National Geographic team survey Everest with a drone at 28,300 feet - https://www.cnet.com/news/see-a-national-geographic-team-survey-everest-with-a-drone-at-28300-feet/

New DJI Drone Rescue Map Tracks Drone-Assisted Rescues Worldwide - https://www.suasnews.com/2020/06/new-dji-drone-rescue-map-tracks-drone-assisted-rescues-worldwide/

Speakers:

Anthony DeMolina

https://tactical-drone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-demolina-575a6420/

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone podcast, we sat down with Sally French, aka The Drone Girl from TheDroneGirl.com and Paul Wheeler, the Unmanned Aerial Systems Program Manager for the Utah Department of Transportation. We spoke about the latest DAC (Drone Advisory Committee) meeting, the DroneUp study which found drone delivery pilots preferred manual flight to autopilot, we discussed new capital investments into drones for renewable energy inspection, and much more. The episode concludes with an interview with Paul Wheeler, about how he has grown his drone fleet at UDOT to over three dozen aircraft.

Links from the podcast:

The FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee: Here’s What Happened - https://dronelife.com/2020/06/21/the-faas-drone-advisory-committee-heres-what-happened/

INVESTORS BET ON DRONES IN RENEWABLE ENERGY - http://thedronegirl.com/2020/06/22/renewable-energy-drones/

DELIVERY DRONE PILOTS PREFER MANUAL FLIGHTS TO AUTONOMOUS ONES. WHICH IS BETTER? - http://thedronegirl.com/2020/06/17/drone-pilots-prefer-manual/

Speakers:

Sally French

http://thedronegirl.com/

https://twitter.com/TheDroneGirl

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyfrench/

Paul Wheeler

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-wheeler-5866668/

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Chris Anderson, CEO of 3DR.

Chris is the CEO of 3D Robotics, founder of the Linux Foundation Dronecode Project and founder of the DIY Drones and DIY Robocars communities. From 2001 through 2012 he 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 in various positions, ranging from Technology Editor to US Business Editor.

We discussed the Booz Allen Hamilton study which found no evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturers, VCs remining bullish on eVTOLs, with cargo and freight applications leading the way, type certification in the UAS industry, how Chris started DIY Drones, created the Solo and ultimately went head to head with DJI, and much more.

Links From the Podcast:

https://venturebeat.com/2020/06/12/researchers-train-drones-to-perform-flips-rolls-and-loops-with-ai/

https://evtol.com/features/vc-outlook-evtol-market/

https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/501740-no-evidence-of-unauthorized-data-transfers-by-top-chinese-drone

Speakers:

Chris Anderson

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisanderson6/

https://www.3dr.com/

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Dawn K. Zoldi, the Founder and CEO at P3 Tech Consulting, and Miriam McNabb, the Editor in Chief at DroneLife.com.

We discussed the completion of first drone deliveries to a vessel at the Port of Rotterdam, Skydio’s ‘Surveillance Drone’ receiving million in government contracts, DroneUp pilots and other test participants conducting tests and writing a 50 page report on their findings of last mile drone delivery on a vacant college campus, Irish scientists developing a UV drone to battle coronavirus spread, and much more.

• 4:00 - Drone completes first delivery to a vessel at the Port of Rotterdam

• 12:50 - Founded By Ex-Google Engineers, Meet The Drone Startup Scoring Millions In Government Surveillance Contracts

• 33:10 - Last Mile Drone Delivery: Testing the Limits of Commercial Operations

• 41:40 - Irish scientists develop UV drone to battle coronavirus spread

• 50:00 – Interview with Dawn Zoldi

Links From the Podcast:

• 4:00 - https://dronedj.com/2020/06/03/drone-completes-first-delivery-to-a-vessel-at-the-port-of-rotterdam/

• 12:50 - https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/06/03/funded-by-kevin-durant-and-founded-by-ex-googlers-this-drone-startup-is-scoring-millions-in-government-surveillance-contracts/#eebbedd4e9e7

• 33:10 - https://dronelife.com/2020/06/03/last-mile-drone-delivery-testing-the-limits-of-commercial-operations/

• 41:40 - https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0604/1145426-ultra-violet-drones-covid19-coronavirus/

Speakers:

Dawn Zoldi

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-zoldi-5bb8b181/

https://www.p3techconsulting.com/

Miriam McNabb

https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriammcnabb/

https://dronelife.com/

https://twitter.com/spaldingbarker

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone podcast we sat down with Dr. Tulinda Larsen.

Dr. Larsen is currently researching the commercial UAS and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) markets and is serving as UAM Editor for Airinsight, an advisor to Deseret UAS, a Utah nonprofit to promote economic development through research and testing of unmanned aerial systems and UAM aircraft, and she is a principal with the UAM aerospace investment banking firm, NEXA Capital Partners.

She is a private pilot and licensed Part 107 Remote Pilot in Command.

Additionally, she is an adjunct professor with Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. She volunteers with Women and Drones as Membership and Employment Board Advisor.

We spoke about:

1) DGCA has permitted at least 10 entities to pilot remote drone surveillance, delivery

2) People are flying drones over Darwen fire and stopping helicopter

3) How a missing child was found with help from drones

4) A growing number of construction firms in GCC use drones to get their operations back on track under the 'new normal'

More questions for Dr. Larsen:

1. Tell us more about the work you’re doing in Utah and how the state is becoming a leader in the UAS industry?

2. Talk more about recent Women and Drones initiative. What types of work does W&D do, and how do you help bring more women into the industry?

3. Are there any recent UAS technology developments that you've been looking forward to??

4. What do you think is holding the industry back?

Speakers:

Dr. Tulinda Larsen

http://www.tulindalarsen.com/

Leslie Wolf

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-wolf-90b3078a/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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This week on the InterDrone Podcast we sat down with Brandon Torres Declet, the Co-Founder and CEO of Measure, and Carmaine Means, Founder of Drone Girl Photography. We discussed Wing’s drone delivery services and their increased demand, India using drones to beat back locusts, the award winning Remo-M, Autel’s lawsuit against DJI, and more!

o 02:30 - Wing’s drone delivery services are booming worldwide

o 11:12 - India likely to use drones to beat back locusts

o 22:40 - Mapping Drones: The Remo-M is the Award Winning, Sophisticated Solution You’ve Never Heard Of (Yet)

o 32:30 - Autel’s Lawsuit Against DJI: DJI Attorneys Say Suit Unlikely to Affect U.S. Sales

Links From the Podcast:

• Wing’s drone delivery services are booming worldwide - https://dronedj.com/2020/05/25/wings-drone-delivery-services-are-booming-worldwide/

• India likely to use drones to beat back locusts - https://tech.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/technology/india-likely-to-use-drones-to-beat-back-locusts/75901945

• Mapping Drones: The Remo-M is the Award Winning, Sophisticated Solution You’ve Never Heard Of (Yet) - https://dronelife.com/2020/05/21/remo-m-mapping-drone/

• Autel’s Lawsuit Against DJI: DJI Attorneys Say Suit Unlikely to Affect U.S. Sales - https://dronelife.com/2020/05/25/autels-lawsuit-against-dji/

Speakers:

Brandon Torres Declet

https://www.measure.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonddeclet/

Carmaine Means

https://dronegirlphotography.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmaine-means-727a3b6/

https://twitter.com/billykyle

Michael Pehel

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelpehel/

CJ Smith

https://interdrone.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gcsmithv/

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