Over The Top Dronecast: Recent Episodes
Over The Top Content
A podcast for drone hobbyists, enthusiasts and professionals focusing on the South-African and International drone market.
I Interview businesses and individuals that leverage game-changing drone technology to solve industry challenges.
My guests will include entrepreneurs, creators, data scientists, pilots, instructors, certified training institutions and more. We cover drone reviews, buying guides, how to become a certified RPAS pilot, what to look for in ATO's and ROC's, start your drone business and the latest drone news and game-changing technologies.
This week I talk to Daniel Blomerus who is a Drone Insurance Specialist at Unicorn Insurance Brokers who specialise in commercial and recreational drone insurance.
While insurance is usually a boring topic we have some interesting and informative stories/topics up our sleeves to keep you awake the entire episode. What happened when a first-time drone pilot took his drone for its maiden flight on the top of Menlyn Malls roof?
Topics we cover in this episode:
- Recreational Drone Rules & Regulation
- Commercial Drone Rules & regulation
- Drone Claim Assessment
- Using Flight logs and data in crash investigations
- Can you get international cover?
- Third-party Liability insurance and why it's important.
- ANGRY BIRDS (Bird Strike) myth or not?
- Do all insurers cover Drones?
Want to get the best quote on Drones and other Goods? Tell Unicorn Insurance Brokers that we sent you to use REF code OTT2020
Resources:
Unicron Insurance Brokers
SA Civil Aviation Authority
UAV COACH
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This week I talk to Daniel Dromerus who is a Drone Insurance Specialist at Unicorn Drone Insurance who specialise in commercial and recreational drone insurance.
While insurance is usually a boring topic we have some interesting and informative stories/topics up our sleeves to keep you awake the entire episode. What happened when a first-time drone pilot took his drone for its maiden flight on the top of Menlyn Malls roof?
- Recreational Drone Rules & Regulation
- Commercial Drone Rules & regulation
- Drone Claim Assessment
- Using Flight logs and data in crash investigations
- Can you get international cover?
- Third-party Liability insurance and why it's important.
- ANGRY BIRDS (Bird Strike) myth or not?
- Do all insurers cover Drones?
Want to get the best quote on Drones and other Goods? Tell Unicorn Insurance Brokers that we sent you to use ref OTT2020
Resources:
Unicron Insurance Brokers
SA Civil Aviation Authority
UAV COACH
Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/overthetopdronecast/message
In today's episode, I talk to Rick Bosman who head's up the Marketing & Logistics division at Cranfield Aviation. Rick gives us a high-level overview of the Drone Certification process and the steps involved.
Topics in this episode:
- What to look for in a drone training institution
- The Certification process
- The steps involved to become a certified drone pilot
- High-level level overview of the theory and practical examinations among other topics
- Drone Delivery
- South-African Blood Service Collecting and Delivering Blood
- Game Management in Safari with Wild Earth TV
- Drones and Security
Show resources:
- Cranfield Aviation
- SA Blood Service unveils its new delivery drone
- Wild Earth TV
- ATO's in South-Africa
- RPAS Operators in South-Africa
- Drone Council of South Africa
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Rick Bosman from Canfield Aviation Drops some wisdom bombs in this snippet about what to look for in a Drone Training Institution
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In this episode, we talk about getting certified and how to start your own drone business, Rick Bosman tells us more about Cranfield Aviation's pilots shaking up the market in interesting ways! The full episode will be released on Friday aka tomorrow.
- Drone Delivery
- South-African Blood Service Collecting and Delivering Blood
- Game Management in Safari with Wild Earth TV
- Drones and Security
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A snippet from EP3 where Rick Talks about innovation in the drone industry
- Drone Batteries
- Passenger and Cargo Drones
- Drones in Fire Fighting
- Medical Supply delivery
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In today's episode, I talk to Rick Bosman who head's up the Marketing & Logistics division at Cranfield Aviation. Rick gives us a high-level overview of Cranfield Aviation and what they are about.
Topics in this episode:
- Drones and Firefighting
- What is a ROC, ATO and RPL?
- How to start your drone business the right and legal way
- How drones augment current skills making us more efficient
- Concept The Drone Platform "Uber" of the future
- Why is the drone industry an exciting and innovative space that people should consider
- Jobs and skills in demand in the drone industry
- Agricultural drones dispensing sanitizer
- Manned Drones
- Botswana Police Drones and Africa UAV Legislation
Show resources:
- www.cranfield.co.za
- https://www.parrot.com/en/drones/anafi-usa
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In today's episode, I talk to Candice Stephanou who head's up the Sales Marketing and Events division at RPAS Training Academy. Candice gives us advice on
- What to look for when choosing a training institution
- The steps involved to become a certified drone pilot
- Skillsets that transfer well over to the drone industry
- High-level level overview of the theory and practical examinations among other topics.
Resources
Over The Top Content YouTube Channel
RPAS Training Academy
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In today's episode, I talk to Candice Stephanou who head's up the Sales Marketing and Events division at RPAS Training Academy. Candice gives us a high-level overview of RPAS Training Academy which is part of the UDH Group.
Topics in this episode:
- Commercial drones and the Matrice RTK 300
- What is a ROC, ATO and RPL?
- How to start your drone business the right and legal way
- How drones augment current skills making humans more efficient
- Local and international game-changers in the drone industry
- Why is the drone industry an exciting and innovative space that people should consider
- Jobs and skills in demand in the drone industry
- Drone legislation and RED TAPE
- How drones are making high-risk jobs safer
- Drones and Explosions!
Show resources:
http://www.rpastrainingacademy.com/
https://udhgroup.co.za/
https://dronecon.co.za/
http://www.caa.co.za/
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Who is this Podcast for? People interested in aviation and the drone industry whether you are new or a hardened veteran this show is for you. I take a minute to explain what to expect from the podcast I will be covering the South-African drone industry, talk to businesses, creators, pilots, instructors, FPV racers etc. I will also document my journey to become a certified drone pilot and talk to all the certified institutions that offer training to ask them what it takes to become certified, the steps involved, timelines and any wisdom that they are willing to impart. I will also give advice on how to create a viable and legal drone business by talking to successful drone businesses. I look forward to your feedback feel free to ask questions and give recommendations on topics and hosts. Until Episode 1 Keep Flying the good Flight!
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