15 - Community Zoom June 14 2023 - Operating Drones from Boats

15 - Community Zoom June 14 2023 - Operating Drones from Boats

This is an audio recording from our most recent Community Zoom call, where we discuss drone operations from a moving platform, more specifically, boats. We talk about the importance of resetting your lost link, BVLOS consideration, maximum flight distance, and more! If you'd like to join these calls live, find out more at https://coastaldrone.co/community/ [https://coastaldrone.co/community/]

Episode 14 - Weekly Zoom - Matt Matthews from Blackhawk Aeronautical Inc.

This week, in a videocast from our weekly zoom held on Coastal Drone Pro Monthly, we interview Mat Matthews from Blackhawk Aeronautical Inc. of Edmonton, about how he was hired and successfully executed live drone footage covering the Edmonton Police Services funeral for fallen officers Cst. Travis Jordan and Cst. Brett Ryan on March 27, 2023.

Episode 13 - Accidents & Emergencies

We're back! In this episode, Finn and I talk about some emergency scenarios, lessons learned, and the importance of a Safety Management System.

Episode 12 - TC Advanced Exam Questions, Operations over People

This episode comes from the editing room floor, we shot this, edited it, and then forgot to publish it! In this episode, Ian & Finn discuss the Advanced Pilot online exam, register a parachute for operations-over-people, and chat about current events.

Episode 11 - Jan 6, 2022 - CES Highlights, A new Pro Drone Contender, and Flight Reviews Indoors?

January 6, 2022 - Weekly News, Highlights from CES 2022, Top Questions, and upcoming content preview. WEEKLY NEWS LINKS * Large Order of Agricultural drones:  https://www.wionews.com/india-news/this-indian-firm-to-deliver-8000-agro-mapping-and-inspection-drones-to-uae-malaysia-and-panama-441667 [https://www.wionews.com/india-news/this-indian-firm-to-deliver-8000-agro-mapping-and-inspection-drones-to-uae-malaysia-and-panama-441667] * Drones for Safety. Another sight of the times in the drone industry. Drone Defence in the UK, Drones with thermal and RGB cameras and a spotlight. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10362349/Plan-DRONES-spotlight-thermal-camera-protect-women-walking-night.html [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10362349/Plan-DRONES-spotlight-thermal-camera-protect-women-walking-night.html] * Firefighting drones: Time to get on the scene and initial assessment https://www.commercialdroneprofessional.com/drones-the-future-of-fighting-wildfires/ [https://www.commercialdroneprofessional.com/drones-the-future-of-fighting-wildfires/] * Drone Racing League to crown its champion tonight in Las Vegas.  https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jan/05/drone-racing-league-to-crown-its-champion-tonight/ [https://lasvegassun.com/news/2022/jan/05/drone-racing-league-to-crown-its-champion-tonight/] * Everdrone’s Emergency Medical Aerial Delivery (EMADE) launched a defibrillator drone. https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/5/22868777/everdrone-drone-defibrillator-health-tech-sweden [https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/5/22868777/everdrone-drone-defibrillator-health-tech-sweden] * Air Seed Technologies (an Australian Company) released a drone that can plant 40,000 trees per day per drone. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/these-seed-drones-can-plant-40-000-trees-a-day/fa6b38a1-c466-4715-96ee-9d03d0372f7f [https://www.sbs.com.au/news/these-seed-drones-can-plant-40-000-trees-a-day/fa6b38a1-c466-4715-96ee-9d03d0372f7f] CES 2022 HIGHLIGHTS * Hydrogen Fueled 5G Drones - https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/17600/hydrogen-fuel-cell-drones-gain-traction-at-ces-2022 [https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/17600/hydrogen-fuel-cell-drones-gain-traction-at-ces-2022] * Skydio 2+ Launched  - https://www.skydio.com/skydio-2-plus [https://www.skydio.com/skydio-2-plus] * Air Neo Selfie Drone - https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees/2022/Honorees/A/AIR-NEO.aspx [https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees/2022/Honorees/A/AIR-NEO.aspx] * Autel Nano starting to show up in stores - https://www.autelrobotics.com/productdetail/24.html [https://www.autelrobotics.com/productdetail/24.html] * XDynamics Evolve 2 - Another pro drone option? - https://store.xdynamics.com/product/evolve2/ [https://store.xdynamics.com/product/evolve2/] * Sony AirPeak discussion - https://square.sony.com/ces2022/airpeak/ [https://square.sony.com/ces2022/airpeak/] THIS WEEK'S TOP QUESTIONS * Basic and then Advanced? * Flight Reviews Indoors UPCOMING WQA Episode Preview Discussion on Recency!