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04/01/2017

3 new patrons for in the last week! Thanks for supporting the show & excited to have you in the private CDFM Slack group 🎉

These people just became Commercial Drones FM's patrons: Leon Aylesworth, Rich Flynn, Monte Poersch

01/23/2017

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11/23/2016

It can be difficult to buy a new drone when the technology is advancing so
rapidly. DJI just made two huge product announcements within 6 weeks...

09/21/2016

Publicly traded GoPro have officially revealed the hotly anticipated Karma drone. Incidentally, this first effort into the industry directly competes with the largely dominant DJI, a private company, who happen to have a similar drone of their own which will be announced next week. I a**lyzed GoPro's new drone for commercial purposes to see how this battle will shape up. Which of these companies will reign supreme in the battle for drone supremacy—who is David and who is Goliath?

Publicly traded GoPro have officially revealed the hotly anticipated Karma drone. Incidentally, this first effort into the industry directly competes with the largely dominant DJI, a private company, who happen to have a similar drone of their own which will be announced the following week. Ian a**l...

09/16/2016

In this episode of Commercial Drones FM, my mind gets blown by my guest, Dan Held—the co-founder of mobile drone app, Hover. It gets really interesting after igniting an exciting discussion on how a future, autonomous, bitcoin-based drone delivery fleet and service network could actually work. Thanks for joining us, Dan!

There's a favorable exchange rate when transitioning from bitcoin to drones, according to Dan Held, the co-founder of Hover—a mobile app for drone pilots that enhances situational awareness. Ian speaks with Dan about why he chose to make a drone app, the latest drone news, and gets his mind blown af...

09/07/2016

I really like making maps with drones. The latest podcast episode gives a broad overview on how to get started with drone mapping and how it can be a game changer for your business.

Drone mapping can be a game changer for your business. Learn about why you should be making maps with drones and how to do it successfully. What kind of drone and software do I need? What does it cost? How do I make 3D models? Is it hard? These questions (and more) are answered in this initial episo...

08/31/2016

What a pleasure to have my past boss, Benjamin Benharrosh co-founder of French fixed-wing drone OEM Delair-Tech, join me on the podcast. Benjamin and I chat about the evolution of the company, how their drones are being used in various industries, and their expansion into the U.S. just as Part 107 has been released.

Co-founder Benjamin Benharrosh, lets us in on the evolution of Delair-Tech—the first company in the world to achieve BVLOS certification for their fixed-wing drones. Since starting in 2011, the French company has been involved with railroad and utility companies, SATCOM and 4G LTE radio links, and m...

08/24/2016

Drones are becoming popular among farmers for a**lyzing crop health. Cassidy Rankine, PhD and co-founder of Skymatics, proposes another scenario: using drones for crop insurance. Cassidy and I discuss this innovative method and even offer a way for you to become one of Skymatics' drone pilots in the latest episode of Commercial Drones FM.

Drones are becoming popular among farmers for a**lyzing crop health. Cassidy Rankine, PhD and co-founder of Skymatics, proposes another scenario: using drones for crop insurance. Ian and Cassidy discuss this innovative method and even offer a way for you to become one of Skymatics' drone pilots.

08/19/2016

10 episodes! I got to chat with Andrew Dennison, COO of LIFT Technologies, as he recounted his journey into the drone industry. We covered topics from real-world construction and insurance case studies, the drone deliverables that enterprise clients expect, NOT flying drones during wildfires, and building out a national drone operator network. Listen to the podcast here:

Andrew Dennison, COO of LIFT Technologies, recounts his journey into the drone industry. Ian and Andrew cover topics from real-world construction and insurance case studies, the drone deliverables that enterprise clients expect, not flying drones during wildfires, and building out a national drone o...

08/11/2016

I had the pleasure to sit down and record some great tales from the drone industry with Lucas Van Oostrum, co-founder of Delft Aerial Robotics and Aerialtronics. The Flying Dutchman passed down plenty of learnings—from starting a drone manufacturing company in 2011, to the future of complete drone automation. Stay for awhile, and listen.

Lucas Van Oostrum is co-founder of Delft Aerial Robotics as well as Aerialtronics. The Flying Dutchman joins Ian and tells entrepreneurial tales of starting up a high-end drone manufacturing company in Holland in 2011 and how we'll eventually move towards full drone automation in the near future.