The Drone Trainer Podcast

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024. Gracy Lace talks about VR drone productions May 02, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Gracy Lace is based in Los Angeles, but is currently traveling all over the USA capturing drone footage for a wide range of productions. Currently, she's up in Alaska capturing some drone footage for a wicked virtual realty production featuring bears during the salmon run.

Gracy is currently flying the DJI Inspire 2, with her fleet also including the Mavic Air and Phantom 4. Listen in to see why she's flying the X5 camera system instead of the X7. She's also looking to get into drone search and rescue with LA County!

023. Cord Christian talks about creating 3D models with his drone Apr 24, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Cord Christian is based on north Texas, and has been flying for just over 2 years now. Cord has been creating demos and sample work, and is now trying to figure out how to drum up drone business. Cord was inspired by listening to previous podcast episodes featuring Danielle de Leon and Jerry Fletcher, and wanted to get on the show to discuss how things are going with his drone business.

022. Newfoundland Drone Photographer Tom Cochrane Apr 18, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Tom Cochrane is based in Newfoundland, Canada, and is creating some amazing photos with his drone. Tom's background was in ground based photography and videography, but once he picked up his first drone he was hooked.

Tom started off with the Phantom 4, but since switching to the Mavic Pro, he's been able to take the drone everywhere. As Tom says, if you like to explore new areas, and want a drone that you can take with you almost everywhere, the Mavic Pro is the drone for you!

021. Drone Shark Surveillance with Jackie Dujmovic Apr 13, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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We've all seen beautiful drone photos of the beach and ocean, however Jackie Dujmovic and her company Hover UAV is taking it to the next level by conducting shark surveillance! When you check out Hover UAV's website, the first thing that you'll see and what immediately caught my eye, is shark footage captured by drone! How's that for an attention getter!

020. Ty Audronis - Disaster relief efforts with drones! Apr 04, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Ty Audronis is an established drone pilot, that has worked with Discovery Channel, and even worked on the Hurricane Harvey relief effort in Texas. Listen in as he describes how they were there to help during the disaster relief, and the steps that he and his team took to ensure that they didn't stress the already scarce resources in the disaster area. I can't stress enough how important this part of it is, as it may be tempting to race into an area to get some footage, but you need to think about the damage that you could be doing.

Are you going to have enough food? Will you be taking food away from those that need it? How about fuel? How about water? Sometimes it's best to stay away unless you can truly make a difference and not just capture some fancy footage. Listen in to hear exactly how Ty and his crew accomplished this!

019. Kara Murphy - Michigan and San Francisco Drone Pilot Mar 29, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Kara Murphy was one of the lucky few to be able to fly sky high in the dead centre of San Francisco, and has captured some dynamite photos of the cityscape. My personal favourite after checking out her site is this photo of the Salesforce Tower while it was under construction.

018. Jerry Fletcher - A drone pilot from Texas Mar 27, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Jerry Fletcher mentions that he's doing a lot of real estate work with his drone, and is looking to get into more construction work. Listen in as we discuss how he's proceeding with his drone inspections, and some ideas to help get his business flying even higher! Ps, Jerry has been working with Allstate for his insurance inspections!

017. Real Estate Drone Photography with Spencer McDonald Mar 14, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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Spencer McDonald is an established real estate photographer from Washington, who has recently added a drone to his photography arsenal. Listen in as Spencer discusses how drones have helped him get some property shots that he wouldn't have been able to capture with standard photography.

016. Hollywood Blockbuster Drone Pilot Danielle de Leon Mar 07, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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As soon as I saw that Danielle had shot the drone work for The Revenant, I knew that I had to get her on what show. How many people can say that they've flown their drones on a blockbuster featuring Leonardo DiCaprio? Not many! Anyway, I don't want to wreck the movie for anyone that hasn't seen it yet, but be sure to check it out and watch for Danielle's drone shots!

015. Drone LiDAR with BoE Systems Feb 27, 2018

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If you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you!

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I was referred to Jason and Blake from BoE systems by Ryan Murphy, who some of you may remember from podcast episode 5. Ryan has recently started working with BoE Systems and their drone LiDAR solution, and recommended getting them on the show to help spread their good word.

Jason and Blake have developed an affordable drone LiDAR system, where subcontractors can lease their equipment rather than forking over the full price for a very expensive drone LiDAR system. I'll save the costs associated for the podcast episode itself, but I'm sure after you listen that the wheels will be spinning about your own business opportunities!

This is definitely one of the most technical episodes that I've had so far, as we get into the differences between drone LiDAR and photogrammetry, overlap, and how to capture power lines with your imagery. Want to learn what a .las file is? This show is for you!

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