Synopsis
Are you looking to have a successful drone business? Join The Drone Trainer, Chris Anderson, as he interviews other successful drone pilots from around the world. In these weekly interviews, you'll hear about everything from marketing your drone business to flight tips, and a variety of ideas that you can use to help your drone business really take off! Yes, that pun was intended! Subscribe now :)
Episodes
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024. Gracy Lace talks about VR drone productions
02/05/2018 Duration: 30minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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023. Cord Christian talks about creating 3D models with his drone
24/04/2018 Duration: 49minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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.
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022. Newfoundland Drone Photographer Tom Cochrane
18/04/2018 Duration: 50minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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021. Drone Shark Surveillance with Jackie Dujmovic
13/04/2018 Duration: 24minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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020. Ty Audronis - Disaster relief efforts with drones!
04/04/2018 Duration: 36minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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019. Kara Murphy - Michigan and San Francisco Drone Pilot
29/03/2018 Duration: 33minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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.
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018. Jerry Fletcher - A drone pilot from Texas
27/03/2018 Duration: 38minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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017. Real Estate Drone Photography with Spencer McDonald
14/03/2018 Duration: 18minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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.
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016. Hollywood Blockbuster Drone Pilot Danielle de Leon
07/03/2018 Duration: 47minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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!
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015. Drone LiDAR with BoE Systems
27/02/2018 Duration: 36minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! 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
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014. John Weaver talks Drones, In Vitro, and Twin Babies!
21/02/2018 Duration: 34minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! I came across John on Facebook after reading a post about how he and his wife were able to save up enough money to pay for In Vitro, and grow their family. Yeah, drones are now directly responsible for some little twins that are going to be coming into the world later this year! Congrats John! Anyway back to what John is doing with drones! He's shooting a lot of real estate, as well as doing video hyper lapses of new construction projects, and even mapping and modelling! Listen in as John talks about how he's working on getting several recurrent clients to keep his income flow!
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013. Guilherme Goinhas flying the Flyability Elios in Portugal
14/02/2018 Duration: 37minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Guilherme Goinhas is one of the very few operators that I've spoken with that is conducting indoor industrial inspections with the Flyability Elios drone system. I remember seeing the Elios on a few videos online, however it's great to hear from someone that is actually using this unique drone for a commercial purpose. Show notes: https://thedronetrainer.com/podcast-013-guilherme-goinhas-portugal/
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012. Florida Drone Pilot Shawn Hileman
31/01/2018 Duration: 22minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Want a sneak peek into the coolest thing that Shawn Hileman mentioned on the show? Well, it's that he is also an Uber driver, and has managed to get some drone jobs by talking to his Uber customers!
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011. Bill The Drone Reviewer
25/01/2018 Duration: 40minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Bill takes us through his adventure of creating a YouTube show, where he reviews drones and speaks about the industry as a whole. The best part? Bill is buying these drones with his own money, not being paid by any of the specific drone manufacturers. One of the coolest things that I found out after talking to Bill, is that Autel paid for his Part 107! They apparently sent him a gift card after he purchased the drone to pay for the exam. Talk about a great way to entice your pilots into flying legally! Excellent work Autel!
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010. Shooting amazing aerials of downtown Philadelphia with Chris Dantonio
17/01/2018 Duration: 31minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! This week's episode features Chris Dantonio, a drone operator from Philadelphia. Chris has a wicked eye for photography, and has some excellent photos on his Instagram account. Listen in as Chris discusses how he markets his business via Instagram, as well as tips for who he tags and mentions in his posts to get the most reach possible. In addition to marketing via Instagram, Chris is also selling prints of his work through his website and in person photo shows!
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009. Yanga & Kai - The only commercial drone operation in Liberia!
10/01/2018 Duration: 36minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! You can tell by listening to this episode that Yanga and Kai are passionate about their drone business Drone Ltd. Liberia, and are getting involved in some very cool shots such as Monkey Island! After hearing my podcast interview with Tania Esteban of the BBC, Yanga and Kai reached out and offered to share their experiences with working in a country without any drone regulations. Want to hear what is like flying 7km away, at 1000' above the ground? This is the episode for you!
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008. Dan Edmonson - Founder and CEO of national drone service provider DroneGenuity
03/01/2018 Duration: 22minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! This week's episode features Dan Edmonson of DroneGenuity, who is providing drone services nation wide. Listen in as he discusses how he selects pilots, what he looks for in a good pilot, and other tips for the industry!
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007. John Francis - a commercial drone operator from Massachusetts
27/12/2017 Duration: 18minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Today’s episode features John Francis, a commercial drone operator from Massachusetts. Listen in as he discusses the lessons that he’s learned starting his drone business, and tips for getting your business going!
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006. Tania Esteban a commercial drone op working with the BBC!
20/12/2017 Duration: 30minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! Today's episode is a very cool one, as I speak with Tania Esteban with the BBC! Listen in as we discuss her wildlife work with the BBC, as well as her own personal drone projects and what her plans are going forward with her commercial drone business.
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005. Arizona Commercial Drone Pilot Ryan Murphy
13/12/2017 Duration: 24minIf you're looking to make the jump from sporadic revenue to scalable and consistent growth in your drone business, TDT Pro is for you! Check out The Drone Trainer Pro right here! In this episode, we're going to hear from Ryan Murphy, a commercial drone operator from Arizona, as he discusses the various marketing techniques he's both failed and succeeded with!