Ask Drone U

Thanks to Tom for submitting the question for today. We'll do all we can to help you out here. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:20 - Today's question 3:42 - Paul responds to today's question 5:41 - Circumventing the FAA portal and FAA's opinion on that 7:39 - Tips to obtaining permission to fly, quicker to normal process 8:12 - Alternative #1 - Working with FSDO 8:44 - Alternative #2 - Working with ATC 10:25 - Building relations/ having the right attitude with officials to explain your situation 12:48 - Building the App for the FAA (refer ADU 0445, 17:02 min in interview for details)

Today we have an exciting show as Kevin Morris from the FAA joins us for an interview. He is the FAASTeam Program Manager out of the Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office. We think you'll find this episode especially interesting. Stay tuned, thanks for joining us, thanks to Kevin for his time and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:09 - Is Kevin Morris an advocate for drone flying? 5:05 - CoA and CoW and info on waivers/exemptions authorizations 10:25 - Rule of thumbs from FAA 12:06 - Discussion on Authorization requests 90 days in advance 13:55 - Summary on lead time issues 14:25 - Further discussions on Lead time issues 17:02 - Proposal to getting instantaneous approvals using an App 19:25 - Getting blanket authorizations 21:45 - What does FAA feel about local ATC officials providing permissions 23:12 - Is it possible to circumvent online CoA process 28:48 - What to do if someone notices an illegal UAS operation 34:04 - What is the FAA's opinion on the logbooks/ maintenance logs as far 107 is concerned 38:09 - Flying on 333 vs 107 and FAA's view on flying them 45:05 - Tentative time to develop the FAA App

Thanks to Phil in Australia for the question today. Hope you enjoy your new drone, mate. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 0:35 - Upcoming DroneU class in Colorado 3:43 - Today's question 4:20 - Importance of knowing how to fly your drone 5:05 - Changing the parts of your drone

Great question today from Liz in Alabama. Congrats on passing your test, Liz. Thanks for sending your question in, and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:48 - Today's question 3:45 - Paul responds to today's question 4:05 - http://www.taitkenflight.com/ 5:13 - FAA logo permissions 6:41 - Putting your 107 certificate on your website 7:35 - Using keywords for pages/ photos - SEO 9:15 - Using 'FAA Certified' 10:49 - Selling yourself and being confident while selling yourself 12:50 - Paul summarizes today's response 14:11 - Knowing more about the industry of your choice 16:25 - droneulive.com - Upcoming 107 classes

Kevin from Iowa sent in the question today. Thanks for listening, everyone. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:38 - Today's question 4:02 - Paul answers today's question 4:23 - Learning editing skills based on program of choice 4:43 - Windows OS Options 5:00 - Mac OS Options 5:23 - Entry level platform for beginners 6:23 - Mac vs Windows and switching between them 7:56 - Mac for Media and Video Editing 8:41 - What video editing is all about 9:33 - Tips and Tricks for video editing (Things for beginner editors) 11:20 - Rob summarizes Paul's answer to Tips and Tricks 11:53 - Windows Media Player and understanding process of video editing

Joel provides us the question today. We went a little broader than what you asked, Joel. But we trust you'll find it helpful. Thanks for joining us today, everyone. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:47 - Upcoming 107 classes 3:41 - Today's question 6:10 - Paul's system 11:03 - Naming conventions followed by Paul 12:10 - Storage space, systems and money involved 13:22 - Using a Drobo storage 15:22 - Using Dropbox 17:16 - Safety and backup of your data 18:59 - Using cloud services and options available 20:07 - FTP servers 21:51 - Summary of Paul's response 22:14 - Music for your footage and editing involved 23:09 - Organizing videos vs photos

Thanks to Les in Georgia for the question today. Good luck to you, Les. Fly safe, everyone! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:53 - Today's question 4:08 - Who to contact when it comes to residential real estate 6:12 - Things to do when contacting 7:41 - Building relations with commercial real estate agents 10:02 - Things to do when sharing your footage for the first time 12:05 - Visiting Industry conferences, meetups etc 13:05 - Meeting contacts in high end, luxury domains and related considerations 15:18 - Importance of being persistent 17:22 - Working with large contractors 17:47 - One strategy to create leads

Thanks to Mike in California for the question today. Hope we can help you out, Mike. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 2:50 - Today's question 4:22 - Why Paul feels doing business in California is hard 7:32 - Rob's view on today's question 8:07 - Tips on doing business in California 8:48 - Issues in flying in North Carolina, Minnesota & California state 9:42 - Understanding doing business in California state and its advantages 12:15 - Summary of today's response 12:52 - details of DroneU competition

Today we want to talk through a fairly new insurance offering called Verifly (https://verifly.com/). It's certainly an interesting concept, so join us today, check them out and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 0:57 - What is Verifly and how does it work? 1:51 - Price point based on what is being flown 2:31 - What other factors affect the pricing? 3:15 - How does the app work in restricted airspace 5:05 - How big are exclusion zones? 6:18 - How does verbal approval for flying in airspace work when using Verifly 7:38 - Is Verifly a medium between flyers and insurance companies? 9:35 - Getting additional certificates of insured 11:18 - Explanation on Quarter mile restrictions 12:48 - Do any of the policies cover any medical coverage? 13:38 - When do the new options get available and how to get more info on Verifly 15:02 - Other points about Verifly

Today we discuss one of the biggest no-nos with a drone...flying over people. Know exactly how the FAA defines this, and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 2:46 - Today's question 4:12 - Paul responds to Today's question 6:42 - Current regulations 8:34 - Flying over people as per FAA 16:35 - Rule of thumb considering how factors are ambiguous 18:11 - Fine for flying over people 18:58 - Summary of today's response

Another tempting thing for pilots to do is fly at night. Again, it's not allowed, unless you have a COA or COW to do so. Today we welcome Tom Kilpatrick to the show to talk about how you can go about getting this clearance. Here's a link to the video they discuss in this episode: https://vimeo.com/184992238?ref=em-share. Thanks for joining us, and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). The night time coa and cow can be found on the DroneU Community page on Facebook. Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 0:30 - Tom Kilpatrick's introduction 1:23 - Work on the CoA 1:50 - Was the CoA applied for 333 or 107? 2:31 - Height restriction on Tom's CoA 2:50 - When did Tom apply for the CoA 3:44 - Specific things that Tom viewed in CoA application 4:48 - What things does Tom do differently operation-wise for night operations 5:15 - What lighting do you use while flying at night 7:18 - Lighting system that Tom uses for night operations 7:57 - What specs for lighting for the drone? 9:02 - Using lume cubes for anti collision lights 11:17 - Other points Tom would like to share with our listeners 13:58 - Closing points from Tom and tips to fly at night

With events like the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (the largest hot air balloon gathering in the world) going on right now, it's tempting for many to put the drone in the air to get some awesome shots. However, it's very illegal and you can get into big trouble. Yet we see dopes doing this all the time. So we decided to dedicate today's show on this topic. Stay tuned, and for goodness sake fly safe (and know the regulations)! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 1:28 - The Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta 3:25 - 3 Reasons why one shouldn't fly during the Balloon Fiesta 5:50 - Safety issues 6:25 - Things to take from events like Balloon Fiesta 7:02 - When does automatic TFR apply 7:47 - Technical question related to TFR 11:14 - Upcoming 107 classes

Tim in Illinois brings us the question today, and it's about carrying on you Inspire 1 batteries. Thanks for joining us today. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 3:06 - Today’s question 4:11 - Paul explains the difference between TB 47 and 48 5:47 - What the FAA has to say about batteries 6:53 - Differentiating between the batteries at the checks 9:17 - Is it a legitimate problem carrying the batteries? 13:17 - Summary of response. 13:56 - How production companies work around with transporting equipment

Another great business question today from Nathan in Washington state. We recently talked about what to get if you have $10K to start a drone business. Now we narrow that down to $2,500. Hope we can help you and everyone else out, Nathan. Good luck, and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 0:46 - Today’s question 3:57 - Paul’s response to today’s question 5:45 - Getting a set up that lets you bring ‘IN’ to your business 7:46 - Setting aside money for your Insurance 8:35 - Paul’s response to equipments - Sony A6300 9:57 - Shooting in 4K 11:08 - Paul’s kit for shooting wedding 13:48 - Possible system with $2500 budget 15:58 - Workflow suggestion from Paul 17:45 - Annual membership contest

Great question today that we are tackling based on a message we got through our Facebook page. Hope we can help by encouraging those of you who may be struggling through this competitive market. Winston Churchill once said, "Success is not final. Failure is not fatal. It's the courage to continue that counts." Be courageous! Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave a review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Download the Periscope app and watch our "pre-show" about 5 minutes before the live podcast (@THEdroneU). Watch Ask Drone U live by visiting our Facebook page (link below). Follow us: Site - http://thedroneu.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram - https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: 3:48 - Why is it tough to work with Realtors and in Real Estate 6:38 - Alternate routes to making money through your drone footage 8:08 - Being ready to face challenges and rejection 8:28 - The most important quality that one should have to succeed. 12:39 - Understanding the cost/ maintenance quadrant 13:05 - Summary of keys to success