Sally French (aka The Drone Girl) sits down with Ian to discuss important issues in the drone industry. From teaching how to use drones in schools, whale snot, drone industry …
#007 – Dissecting Drone Industry News with Ben Popper of The Verge
For The Verge, Ben Popper has reviewed every one of the most important drones of the past few years. Ian and Ben dissect the latest news from the drone industry …
#006 – FAA Part 107 Test Prep and Study Guide for Drone Pilots
Test prep and study guide for the FAA’s Part 107 knowledge test for commercial drone pilots. Ian reviews the entire 35 questions—and answers—that he was administered during the online test …
#005 – Making Drone Software with Nicholas Pilkington
Ian is joined by DroneDeploy’s CTO, Nicholas Pilkington, who guides listeners down the rabbit hole of aerial ones and zeroes; revealing secrets from the extremely important—yet unfortunately mysterious—realm of drone …
#004 – Solar Powered Drones & Esri GIS with Devon Humphrey
Ian chats with Devon Humphrey, CEO of Flightline Geographics out of Austin, at the 2016 Esri User Conference in San Diego to cover the announcement of the new AeroHawk solar powered …
#003 – How To Get a FAA ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card
Attention commercial drone pilots: learn from Ian how to get access to a little-known FAA program which essentially grants you a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that can be …
The Podcast for the Commercial Drone Industry Has Launched!
View Post#002 – Drone Venture Capital with Kevin Spain
Ian sits down with Kevin Spain of Emergence Capital where they chat about venture capital trends in the drone space, the future of the commercial drone industry, and tips on …
#001 – The First Episode
This is the first episode of the Commercial Drones Podcast. Learn about the host, Ian Smith, his experience with drones, helicopters, aviation, and the plans for the show moving forward. …