Double Shot Drones

In this episode, Davy and Mike sit down with Carl Larson from Defense Tech for Ukraine. Carl shares his incredible journey from serving in the U.S. Army to working under a Ukrainian immigrant boss—an experience that inspired him to take a leave of absence and join the Ukrainian Army. Leveraging his tech expertise, Carl has been actively working to advance drone technology, playing a crucial role in Ukraine’s defense against the Russian Army. Tune in for an insightful conversation about innovation, service, and the evolving role of drones in modern warfare.https://defensetechforukraine.org#defensetechforukraine #aerialphotography #podcast #dronetalk #dronecast #dronevideo #dronephotography #droneview #droneshots #tampabay #fortmyers #constructiondocumentation #constructionprogression #realestate #dronelife #dronecommunity #eastcoastdrones #newjerseydrones We’re Davy Curran from Aero Vision Media and Mike Berthold from Flight Photography—just two regular drone entrepreneurs sharing our weekly adventures in the drone industry. Whether it's real estate shoots, construction progress updates, or inspections, we’re out there capturing it all. Join us as we chat about the challenges, wins, and everything in between. Grab your favorite drink, and let’s talk about what it’s really like working in the drone world.

In this episode Davy and Mike talk about the Storm Debris removal of a RV and Boat Storage facility in Palmetto, Fl. After the Hurricane Milton Mike contacted all of his clients to see if he could help support them in anyway with drone photos for insurance purposes. Mike Carter Construction they need help with documenting the debris removal of torn up temporarily build shelters that got whisked up and torn apart and thrown over expensive RV's and Boats.#dronedocumentation #hurricanehelene #dronehysteria #aerovisionmedia #flightphotography #hurricanehelene #hurricanemilton # hurricane Ian #femadrones #fema #femadroneteam #borderdrones #drones #dronevideo #dronephotography #newdroneverticles #droneentrepenuers #constructionprogressions #droneexpos #constructionphotos #constructiondocumentation #prestormdocumentation #dronemapping #homeinspections #droneinspections #roofinspections #realestatephotography #360virtualtours #360panoramas #tinyword #dronework #droneopportunity #dronepodcast #djidrones #skydiodrones #parrotdrones

Davy and Mike prep for back to back Hurricanes Helene and Milton. Mike asked the Universe to bring him more drone work and " The UNIVERSE DELIVERED". We talk about using BARK, UpSonder, Droners.io, and Zeitview for Drone Photography leads. #eastcoastdrones #dronehysteria #aerovisionmedia #flightphotography #hurricanehelene #hurricanemilton # hurricaneian #femadrones #fema #femadroneteam #borderdrones #drones #dronevideo #dronephotography #newdroneverticles #droneentrepenuers #constructionprogressions #droneexpos #constructionphotos #constructiondocumentation #prestormdocumentation #dronemapping #homeinspections #droneinspections #roofinspections #realestatephotography #360virtualtours #360panoramas #tinyword #dronework #droneopportunity #dronepodcast #djidrones #skydiodrones #parrotdrones #originaldobo

We figured out what's going on with drones near New Jersey. This week we talk about the drone hysteria on the east coast and whether its bunk or real. #eastcoastdrones #dronehysteria #aerovisionmedia #flightphotography #hurricanehelene #hurricanemilton # hurricaneIan #femadrones #fema #femadroneteam #borderdrones #drones #dronevideo #dronephotography #newdroneverticles #droneentrepenuers #constructionprogressions #droneexpos #constructionphotos #constructiondocumentation #prestormdocumentation #dronemapping #homeinspections #droneinspections #roofinspections #realestatephotography #360virtualtours #360panoramas #tinyword #dronework #droneopportunity #dronepodcast #djidrones #skydiodrones #parrotdrones

Davy explains his Drone Flyers and marketing material he hands out to get interest in his services. Mike talks about Upsonder who contacted him to do a job in Largo, FL. Davy talks about Photomatic as a viable bracketing software.

Davy and Mike discuss AI and how to use it as a drone entrepreneur. There are opportunities everywhere just tell people what you do. Is Tik Tok going anywhere?

Davy and Mike interview John Duncan from Tejas Imagery Services in Texas. John tells us how he got started in the drone photography and video industry. Much like us he kind of stumbled into this drone imagery thing. #DronePhotography #DronePilots #AerialPhotography #Drones #DroneCommunity #AerialView #DroneShots #DroneLife #RealEstatePhotography #SkyEyeNetwork #DroneBusiness #DroneServices #FPV #CommercialDrones #AIInCreativity #AIDesign #GraphicDesign #ArtificialIntelligence #DALL_E #ChatGPT #PhotoshopAI #Podcast #DronePodcast #DoubleShotDrones #AviationTalks #TechPodcast #Inspiration #Entrepreneurship #SmallBusiness #ContentCreation #TechInnovation #FutureOfWork

This episode Davy and Mike discuss home inspections, puppies make a debut, Mike lands Mike Carter Construction after doing a home inspection of the owner. Mike finishes his Defender Ruck drone video for Veterans Suicide awareness.

Mike gets a dog bite while shooting a roof inspection and has to go to urgent care. Skywatch or PPA depends on your business. Margaritaville Fort Myers is in the middle of a barren landscape due to hurrican Ian. Port Drone work in Tampa Bay and beyond. #aerovisionmedia #flightphotography #hurricanehelene #hurricanemilton # hurricaneIan #femadrones #femadroneteam #borderdrones #drones #dronevideo #dronephotography #newdroneverticles #droneentrepenuers #constructionprogressions #droneexpos #constructionphotos #constructiondocumentation #prestormdocumentation #dronemapping #homeinspections #droneinspections #roofinspections #realestatephotography #360virtualtours #360panoramas #tinyword #dronework #droneopportunity #dronepodcast #djidrones #skydiodrones #parrotdrones

Mike does 2 pre-storm documentation jobs on Clearwater Beach before hurricane season. We discuss the part 107 test. Top things a new drone pilot business can do to get business. #drones #dronepodcast #hurricanes #clearwaterbeachflorida #faapart107 #dronevideo #dronephotography #realestate #constructionprogression #inspections #doubleshotdronespodcast #ai #virtualassistant

Locals think snow birds are arrogant. Mike finishes his Bavarros Restaurant Drone shoot on Clearwater Beach. Davy wants to make money while he sleeps and is going to figure out how to do that with AI. We discuss using a virtual assistant to help with mundane tasks in the drone business. Are AI drones going to be a bad actors?

Davy talks about Sanibel Island and Hurricane Ian's destruction of Fort Myers, FL. We get the voice of Chatgpt on the podcast and speak to her for ten minutes asking her questions about drone photography. We find out that Ken Dono from the OriginalDobo Youtube channel agrees to come on the podcast. #dronepodcast #drone #dronevideo #dronephotography #dronebusiness #chatgpt #fortmyers #sanabelisland #hurricane #hurricaneian

Davy goes on a Tic Tok rant. Call your city manager to get on their Emergency Teams. Park and Rec are a viable way to get drone work if you can talk to the Rec manager. Mike talks about his Funeral Drone job for a prominent black historical figure in Tampa Bay.

Davy is building his real estate drone empire and Mike has a chance drone encounter with a couple that hire and pay him on the spot to do a grand opening drone video for a Clearwater Beach Restaurant. Davy discusses doing a 360 drone restaurant tour through the chamber of commerce.

Davy and Mike welcome fellow Sky Eye Network member Greg Bernstein from Worldwide Drone Solutions. We chat about 360 matterport tours and and the DJI Air2S and Mavic 3 capabilities and methods of getting clients when you're new to the drone business. IG: https://www.worldwidedronesolutions⁠ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@worldwidedronesolutions FB: https://www.facebook.com/WorldwideDroneSolutions Website: https://www.worldwidedronesolutions

This video is an engaging and insightful look into the world of drone photography, particularly for aspiring drone pilots. Adam Novak offers a relatable and inspiring journey from graphic design to a successful drone business. His practical advice on using AI tools, monetizing stock footage, and building a brand is valuable for anyone in creative fields. The hosts, Davey and Mike, keep the conversation dynamic and full of humor. If you're interested in drones, photography, or leveraging AI for business, this video is both informative and entertaining. Check out Adams website at: www.droneelevations.com #DronePhotography #DronePilots #AerialPhotography #Drones #DroneCommunity #AerialView #DroneShots #DroneLife

Mike and Davy discuss their week of drone jobs including Mike's recent boat rental drone jobs that led to a record month of March and the first drone home documentation job in Sarasota, Fl.

Davy and Mike discuss the week and Mikes talks about his 2 boating drone videos projects. Mike gets the notice that there's a beached Sperm Whale on Venice Beach, Fl. Mike's drive over there from Clearwater and gets some epic drone video of the unfortunate creature. Then Mike submits video footage to FOX news.

Davy and Mike welcome guest Matt Brooks from Realty Experts Inc to discuss how he uses drones to help sell more homes. Quite interesting to hear a realtors take on why drones are essential to selling homes and property quicker and for more money. IG: http://instagram.com/mattbrooksrealtor [email protected]

Davy and Mike discuss the week of airbnb and 50th birthday party shoot with a drone on Placida Island. Mike travels down to meet Davy in Fort Myers and Davy shows the devastation of Hurricane Ian

Davy and Mike talk about the evolving world of AI and Drones. What it looks like now using Chatgpt for ideas and quicker workflow and using Dall-e for AI graphic content among the many graphic AI generators. Is AI going to take over or are we just paranoid? We think it can greatly enhance your business workflow and creativity.

Davy and Mike welcome fellow Sky Eye Network member Karla Jean Booth. Karla from Colorado talks about her unique photography business which entails Drones, 360's, Homemade Water Gardens, Moose photos, and Snow Flake Photography. Karla Jean- "YOU CAN DEFINITELY THINK YOU HAVE A LEAK IN YOUR WATERFALL AND YOU DON'T... YOU JUST HAVE A MOOSE" lol Karla's Links: www.go2droneservices.com www.realsnowflakephotography www.watergardenservices.com

This week Davy and Mike invite guest Trisha Finley of Florida Hue Photography to chat about how she got into the drone business and currently where she's at in this growing field. More discussion about Insta 360 Sphere and why you should be using this effective device to catpture amazing content with your DJI Air2s drone Check out Trisha's socials below: Instagram: flhuephoto Face Book: FL Hue Photo YouTube: Florida Hue Photography / Trisha Finley

Davy and Mike discuss and learn the proper way to Tik Tok and Instagram for drone businesses in a SOAR zoom meeting with Mark Stone. Does that make us affiliated with the Sharks on Shark Tank? We discuss the Ken Fleming of Recon Dive Recovery Ep 12 & 13, Mike wants to tag Taylor Swift in this podcast. Insta 360 Sphere for DJI Air 2 and Air 2S and why you should get one to up your drone content game. #taylorswift #swifties #traviskelsey - lol worth a shot

Davy and Mike talk about the year we had as drone photographers/ Videographers and wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah

Davy and Mike talk more about the Sunshine State Drone Expo and the guests that stopped by our booth that want to be on podcast. We give away swag like shirts, coffee mugs and stickers on this podcast. Mike talks about an epic and dangerous 18 miles of Drone documentation for Duke Energy Powerlines with Fast Aerial near the Suwannee River in north Florida. The 3 days to produce the inspection was complete with gators, billions of biting insects and oh the occasional venomous snake

Davy and Mike talk about the successful Sunshine State Drone Expo, We chat about the interesting guests that stopped by our booth wanting to be podcast guests including Ken Fleming who became a guest on Ep #12 and #13. Ken was such a jaw dropping interview we had to put in front of other planned guest for the podcast. One podcast with Ken was not enough. Ken Flemings website: ReconDiveRecovery.com

Davy and Mike talk about getting ready for the Sunshine State Drone Expo in St. Petersburg, Fl. Mike get's asked to teach drones at the GATI or Great American Teach-In and is the hit of the day according to the technology teacher and principal of the school. He is even more popular then Duke Energy and their cherry picker.

Davy and Mike welcome guest Gill Boyd of Aerial Photo Video Production to chat about his YouTube background and how he got into the drone photography business. Tours.jamesGillBoyd.com https://www.tiktok.com/@gillboydaerials https://www.instagram.com/gillboydaerials

Davy and Mike welcome back guest Ken Fleming of Recon Dive Recovery for a second podcast to talk about more cases of drones and diving being instrumental in helping solve cold case files in small Florida ponds and lakes. www.recondiverecovery.com GoFundMe link is https://www.gofundme.com/f/ReconDiveRecovery Socials are: @ReconDiveRecovery (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube)

Davy and Mike are joined by guest Ken Fleming who is a recon diving expert who solves cold case files using his diving expertise and drone technology. Ken is currently working on a TV docuSeries. You don't want to miss this 1st part of a 2 part podcast. www.recondiverecovery.com https://www.gofundme.com/f/ReconDiveRecovery Socials: @ReconDiveRecovery(Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

Davy and Mike chat about their home inspections with the drones, Mike gets approved to do a zero grid airspace job in St. Petersburg next to the historic Albert Whitted Airport, 360 drone photography, gearing up for Sunshine State Drone Expo with Double Shot Drones Swag give aways like Shirts, Stickers and Coffee Mugs.

Davy and Mike chat about the week, Mike's T and A Docks Video, The Bling app explained as a great way to give all your info to a prospective client, Davy loosed his mind over lost photos, Cayo Costa you should go there.

Davy and Mike chat with Mark Vasquez of Altitude Aerial Media an up and coming Drone Entrepreneur in Winter Haven, Florida. Davy does a freeze frame, Mike attends Drone Launch Academy in Lakeland, Florida, It's imperative to Make a Talent Reel if you're an up and coming drone photographer. We're in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The 1st one is The Steam Engine, the 2nd is Phones or Communication, the 3rd is The Internet, and the 4th is The digitization of the World or AI. Check out Marks links below: altitudeaerialmedia.online IG: altitudeaerialmedia

Davy and Mike talk their week and about Sunshine State Drone Expo, creating 360 photos from GPS coordinates, Droners.io, and the World Busiest Garbage Man. skysourceaerial.com livinglandsandwaters.org

Davy and Mike discuss their week and Florida as ground zero for insurance underwriting and claims and how drone video can help home owners. We have 10 extra minutes what should we talk about? DON'T EVER LIGHT A SHOT!!!

Davy and Mike are joined by Dave Kessner our first guest a fellow Sky Eye Network drone photographer from Utah. We discuss Dave's horrible intro to drones and his lucrative career path currently. At 4:44 you'll want to do just the opposite of what Dave did. lol To check out Dave's amazing engravings go to: duckbandweddingring.com engraverdave.com

The sky turns black and Davy has misadventures on the way to a job. There's opportunity everywhere. Mike's truck signage gets noticed again and his delivery creates a strong potential client. MANIFESTATION... IT'S REAL AND WE HAVE PROOF.

Davy works on a pool builder time lapse and gets pulled over on the highway. Mike talks about his successful Wetdog T-Shirt Kickstarter campaign and his pro bono video for a Veterans group Defender Ruck 22 March promoting veteran suicide awareness.

Follow Davy and Mike as we discuss recent clients in the roof inspection, dock building and construction industries as well as time lapse video.

This is our first podcast and we have no idea what we’re doing. lol. We're just two professional drone pilot entrepreneurs Davy Curran and Mike Berthold in different parts of Florida chatting about our week of flying drones for real estate, construction progression, inspections, and the events industry. Lighting and sound is horrible but we get better. 40 minutes long. We promise to do better next week.

Davy and Mike talking about their week of taking aerial photos and video for construction clients and how you should not be afraid to work with the competition. Plus Davy meets Mike's neighbor Ben Wilmar the premier Photoshop guru for Adobe.

This is a trailer introducing hosts Davy Curran and Mike Berthold