Ask Drone U

We've had a LOT of questions sent to us about and for DroneBase. So today we sit down with Nick Osgood from DroneBase and ask him all the questions you've been asking. Thanks for the time, Nick. Thanks for the questions, everyone. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

We love getting questions we've never been asked, like this one from Eric in Texas. We'll do our best to help you out on this one, Eric. Let us know what else we can do for you. Travel and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Another great Mavic question for today's show. Jeremy submitted this one. Stand by as we go through the settings for you all. Thanks, and fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Great question today from David. Happy to help you out. Keep the questions rolling, everyone. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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 - Today's question 2:46 - DJI GO 4 app 3:12 - Antenna position on your Controller 3:50 - Video signal on DJI Mavic Pro 4:10 - Pieces of Plastic on the Mavic Pro 4:42 - Gimbal parts details 6:07 - Setting your Mavic for flight 7:15 - Why you should not fly your Mavic with your phone 8:27 - IMU calibration 10:26 - Back lights on your Mavic 11:52 - Other settings on your Mavic 12:32 - Turning of Beginner mode 12:46 - Advanced settings 13:23 - Using Tripod mode 13:55 - Obstacle avoidance / other settings seen on display 14:51 - Reducing the gimbal speed on your Mavic 19:18 - Smart Return to Home 20:06 - Understanding orientation 20:51 - Telemetry on your Mavic 21:34 - Enabling manual focussing 22:17 - Enabling Live broadcast 22:40 - Catchy Map in the background setting 23:32 - Geo Systems 24:08 - Cache setting 24:48 - Flight logs 25:45 - Other settings and controls 26:54 - Using the controls and taking off 29:04 - When to use the Mavic and applications that the Mavic is good for.

Thanks to Stephen for a question today that we don't believe has ever been asked. Yet it's an important thing to know. So here we go. Thanks for sending it in. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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: 1:25 - Ted Talk on "Your Why" 1:37 - Good books for motivation 5:42 - Understanding Why are you doing what you are doing? 8:05 - Importance of loving what you do 10:24 - Today's question 11:47 - Paul responds to Today's question 14:09 - Ways to assess your market 15:41 - Importance of having high level of quality 17:20 - Importance of building and maintaining relationships

A question we've never been asked before today from JT. Good question, and happy to help. Thanks, everyone, for listening so faithfully. Fly safe! Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Another good pricing question today from Ryan in Maryland. This is one of the most important things to grasp when starting a drone business. So stay tuned. Thanks, Ryan. 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Thank you, Eric in Texas, for the question today. Glad to do all we can to help out. Keep 'em coming, folks. We love getting to answer your questions! 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Thanks to Manuel in North Carolina. He has submitted the question for today. Be sure 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Did you miss CES 2017 in Las Vegas? No worries. We go through a quick run down of everything we saw and touched while at the show that we thought was the most interesting and, potentially, impactful. Stay tuned and we'll go through it all with you on today's show. Get your questions answered: http://askdroneu.com/. Tell us what you think of the our show. We listen and tweak often. So please leave us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Grant in Missouri provides the question we're answering for today. Thanks for the submission, Grant. 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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 Timestamp: 1:30 - Livin' the Drone Life book 2:09 - Today's question 3:20 - Paul responds to today's question 4:33 - GPO announcements 5:18 - What the FAA said on additional documents requirements 6:10 - Why it is a good practice to keep logs 7:47 - Extract from advisory note released with 107 9:07 - Paul summarizes today's response 10:03 - Operating in the grey area of drone law

Thanks to PJ for the question today. We're happy to go through our thoughts on this, and what we do. 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Rich submitted the question for today. Happy to give you our opinion on this, Rich. Here's your answer. Have a great day, 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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

Eric in Virginia brings us the question for today's show. Thanks for submitting it, and 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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: 0:51 - DroneU podcast stats 2:47 - Today's question 4:17 - Comparison of Inspire 1 vs the P4Pro and why the Inspire 1 is better 7:34 - The good things with Phantom4Pro 8:26 - Summary of the comparison 8:54 - When is the P4Pro recommended compared to the Inspire 1?

Thanks to Houston for the questions today. We're going to tackle them both on the show today, so stay tuned. 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 us a 5 star review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. 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: 4:28 - Details on our book - Livin' the Drone Life 6:59 - Today's question 8:20 - Paul discusses how to get ATC permissions. 11:41 - Details on FAA order 14:10 - Law on how to get ATC authorizations 15:05 - Delays in getting out the FAA app and challenges 19:08 - ATC's perception