Mike & Kevin Catch-Up: FCC Rules, Wichita Store & New Platinum Trailer | The DroneOn Show Episode 60

In this DroneOn Show owners catch-up, Mike and Kevin sit down after a busy spray season to talk shop. They recap how the service team handled repairs, improved parts availability compared to last year, and the need for more temporary help next season as thermal work ramps up. The conversation turns to the biggest issue in the industry right now—the proposed FCC rules and potential restrictions on foreign-made drones—and why they chose not to add more fear-based content. They also give an update on the Wichita storefront (praised by DJI as the best retail space they’ve seen in the US), the new climate-controlled Pilot Command Center trailer, and a class-action lawsuit involving the J100. Honest talk on the current market, American manufacturing timelines, and staying optimistic about the future of spray and thermal drones. Chapters (00:00:00) - Woodlands Drone Guys on the Down(00:03:08) - Do You Need a Helicopter to Remove a Tree?(00:04:57) - FCC Drone Rulemaking: What to Do About It(00:09:26) - DJI's New Way Ag Store in Wichita(00:15:33) - Drones, retail sales outlook(00:16:44) - New Way Ag: Five Things a Distributor Should Expect From Their(00:21:44) - Drones for Farming: How we suck(00:23:58) - Trump's Foreign Drone Ban(00:28:56) - What That Means For The American Worker(00:32:50) - Adam Levine on Men and the 2020 election(00:38:12) - UPS Driver on Customer Service(00:44:30) - Tunnel Drone Recovery Expert(00:47:34) - Buzzing Around on a Drone(00:48:02) - EA Vision Faces Class Action Lawsuit(00:48:40) - New Way Ag Platinum Trailer: $87,500(00:53:47) - Flying a drone on a farm(00:57:25) - Agra Drone Group on proposed class action lawsuit