Ask Drone U

Our question today comes from Brian in our own "Breaking Bad" back yard of Albuquerque. Can you imagine what Walter White would have done if he had a drone? Anyways, Brian says that he just bought an Inspire 1 (congrats), now what? This is an example of one of those questions you never think of until after the fact because you're just excited to get your drone. So we can imagine most people can relate to Brian. Therefore, let's get right to it and see what on earth Brian should do now. You'll also have to excuse Paul for his "surfer dude from England" accent he does (don't know what to tell you about that). Did you know you can easily get your drone related questions answered in our show? Just go to http://AskDroneU.com and submit your question. It's simple to do, so go check it out now.

Our question today comes from John, who is considering stepping up into his first "big" rig for commercial use. He is asking us what's the difference between the S1000 and S1000 Premium? We love these type questions, and we love to see you, John, stepping up into these bigger drones. Thanks for submitting your question. Speaking of that, did you know you can easily get your drone related questions answered in our show? Just go to http://AskDroneU.com and submit your question. It's simple to do, so go check it out now.

Our question today comes from several people, actually, who Paul met at International Drone Day. They were wondering what exactly does it mean right now to get a "certification", and can you actually get certified right now? This is a great question right now because we see places throwing out the "certification" word too often and loosely. We've even been guilty of that as well, and this is a great opportunity for us to clear it up. So stay tuned and welcome to the show. Did you know you can easily get your drone related questions answered in our show? Just go to http://AskDroneU.com and submit your question. It's simple to do, so go check it out now.

Our question today comes from Rob in Texas, who is asking us how do I make money with my drone. Rob is like many of you who are passionate about flying your drone, and would even be interested in making money with it. But you're either not sure where to start, or if you're even "allowed" to do it. So we'll tackle this great question today as Paul, who gets paid all the time to fly his drone, goes through all the details that you and Rob need to know to turn your passion into profit. Did you know you can easily get your drone related questions answered in our show? Just go to http://AskDroneU.com and submit your question. It's simple to do, so go check it out now.

Our question today comes from Ed in New Mexico, who is a videographer and cinematographer. He is new to drones, looking to get going in it with his business, and is asking what is the best drone to get? What kind of range will he get with a drone and his video camera? We answer Ed's questions on this episode of Ask Drone U, so let's get started. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today is our first ever question from a female pilot. Her name is Tammy, and she is from NoCal (sorry, Paul, it's NoCal, not NorCal). She is asking us why her battery lasts longer in lower elevations vs. higher ones? Paul goes into great detail as to not only why, but the how behind it all. So stay tuned and enjoy the show. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today is a great one as we've been asked if someone who wants to move up to a bigger drone, like an S900, can operate it with just one person? Does a rig like that require more than one person to really get the most out of the drone and camera? If you're considering moving up into a larger drone like this then you'll want to be sure and stay tuned. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today comes from Andrew in Arizona. He is a friend of Paul and would like to know how he can make the overall life of his batteries last longer. He said he currently gets about 40 or so cycles out of a battery. Paul gets around 100 out of his. So how does he do it? Stay tuned and he'll go through all the tricks and tips to get more life out of your batteries. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Today we once again have one of our current members joining us live, and actually in studio for our show today. His name is Andre, and this show is even more unique because we take our question today from Kyle in Florida, answer it from an expert pilot perspective, and then have Andre answer it from his perspective of a fairly new drone pilot. Kyle's question is what is the hardest shoot you've had to do with your drone? Stay tuned and learn all kinds of things from two pilots with different skill sets, but both with a passion for flying. We'll even go through the lessons learned from having to get such a difficult shot, and what we'd do different next time. BTW, here is a link to the video Paul talks about in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysl23jRXFqM Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Today we're actually taking a question from one of our members live during the show. His name is Enrico, he lives in California and would like to know where he can buy an RTF drone with a built-in FPV set-up? This is a great question that you and many others may be wondering. So stay tuned as we talk it through with Enrico live. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our interesting question today comes from Joseph in Texas. He is asking if he can shoot a drone out of the sky if it's over his property? With all the debate about airspace and who "owns" the airspace above a house, this is probably a question more people are thinking about than would care to verbalize. But we're not afraid to tackle it, and we very much appreciate the submission, Joseph. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today actually comes from a meeting we had today with the office of a local Congressional Delegate. They asked us what are the bad things in the recent proposed regulations by the FAA? What things in there will have a negative affect on the drone industry? As the proposed regs came out, so many people were focused on the positive aspects (including us) that we all forgot to address some of the concerns. So let's get right down to it in this episode of Ask DroneU. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today comes from Cody. He is a videographer and would like to know how he could get a Plex 4K camera on a drone? This is a very interesting question. The detail a camera like this will pick up is insane, and it's about 13 times heavier than a GoPro. So you'd really have to create a custom set up for this. We go into how to do this on our show today. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Our question today comes from Robert in Slovakia, who wants to know how prop guards affect the flying of a drone, and if he should use them? We go through all the details about prop guards on this show, and why we typically do not recommend them. Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.

Yes, today we are breaking "rank" and mixing things up a bit. Instead of just one question today we are answering...wait for it...five different questions! So let's get started. Question #1: What are some basic video settings for my Phantom Vision+? Question #2: Can you please recommend a good GPS unit? Question #3: What is your favorite flight controller? Question #4: Can I fly the Phantom 2 without wi-fi? Question #5: Do you do catch landings, and how do you do it safely? Get you drone related questions answered in our show by asking at http://AskDroneU.com. It takes seconds, not minutes to do. Check it out.