Aug 17, 2020
What You Will Learn-
(1:20-4:30) How Ryan got involved in Aviation and why he decided to specialize in aerial thermography.
(4:50) The benefits of specialization and selecting a niche for your business
(7:00) Recommendations for getting into aerial thermography and the process and unique ways of conducting a cost benefit analysis to decide if it is the right niche for you
(12:00) How to leverage LinkedIn to effectively market your business, sell your drone services and network within in the UAS industry
(15:50) How obtaining a part 107.29 daylight waiver can open up opportunities for your UAS business to offer more aerial thermography services and the services you can offer once you obtain that waiver
(17:30) Tips when applying for the part 107.29 daylight waiver
(19:30) The importance of utilizing UAS risk assessment and safety checklists to minimize the 3 types of risk and hazards during drone operations
(20:37) What the IMSAFE acronym means as it relates pilot risk assessment in both manned and unmanned aviation
(22:35) Recommendations for pilots to start developing and where to find UAS risk assessments, pre/post flight checklists, and other standard operating procedures documents.
(24:50) How manned aviation experience can benefit you as an unmanned pilot
(27:50) Best drone software for flight planning, airspace, mapping, flight logs and other tools to keep your UAS operations safe & organized
(31:25) Ryan’s top 3 lessons learned from his experience in the industry
(37:00) Rapid Fire 3 Final Questions
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