Best Juan Castillo Podcasts (2025)

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S7/EP 7 Jeremy Proctor of Central Texas Aerials 40:05

2M ago40:05

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In this episode of the Drone to 1K Podcast, we sit down with Jeremy Proctor, owner of Central Texas Aerials. Jeremy shares his remarkable journey of turning a therapeutic hobby into a thriving drone business that generated nearly $70K in revenue during his first full year. After being laid off from his corporate tech job in July 2023, Jeremy transf…

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S7/EP 6 Michael Lilley of Wet Dog Drone Serivces 29:28

3M ago29:28

29:28

Join us for a conversation with Michael Lilley, founder of Wet Dog Drones, as he shares his journey from drone enthusiast to successful construction site documentation specialist. Michael reveals how he built a thriving drone business while working a full-time job in the construction industry. In this episode, Michael discusses: His unconventional …

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S7/EP 5 Cody Retlich of Midwest Aerial Productions 31:06

3M ago31:06

31:06

In this episode of the Drone to 1K Podcast, host David Young talks with Cody Retlich about: Acquiring a drone service business (MKE Drones) for minimal upfront cost Growing revenue by 30% through strategic business acquisition Tips for new drone entrepreneurs on client acquisition Building a successful drone service business from scratch Key Insigh…

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S7/EP 4 Jon Jeffress of Deep South Focus 34:11

3M ago34:11

34:11

In this episode, we dive into Jon Jeffress's incredible journey from weekend car show photographer to a successful real estate media production entrepreneur. Learn how he transformed his business, navigated the challenges of growth, and built a half-million-dollar company in Mobile, Alabama. 📸 What You'll Learn: How Jon pivoted from automotive to r…

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S7/EP 3 Brandon Beal of Elevation Aerial Application 49:13

4M ago49:13

49:13

Our guest for this episode is Brandon Beal of Elevation Aerial Application. 🚁 Highlights from this episode: Getting Started: Brandon came from a traditional aviation background working with helicopters before transitioning to drones in 2017. He moved to Virginia during COVID to pursue his dream of agricultural drone operations. The Business: Starti…

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S7/EP 2 Matt Nugent of Wing Walker Aerial Photography 43:13

4M ago43:13

43:13

In this episode, we sit down with Matt Nugent, founder of Wing Walker Aerial Photography in Seattle, who shares his journey from reluctant police drone operator to successful drone business owner. Matt reveals how he built a thriving side business generating $5,000+ monthly while maintaining his full-time career in law enforcement. Learn how Matt: …

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S7/EP 1 Chris Knipp of SkyMedia 423- From Church Pastor to $1,000 Drone Jobs 35:28

4M ago35:28

35:28

We're excited to announce that Season 7 Episode 1 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Chris Knipp of Sky Media 423. Highlights from this episode: Unexpected Beginning: Chris's drone journey started with a Mavic Mini purchase in late 2019 for his church's kids ministry during COVID, creating engaging online content by i…

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Leadership 43:56

6M ago43:56

43:56

In this episode of Hearing the System with Maik & Juan, we share our perspectives on the many facets of leadership. We discuss what leadership really means beyond holding authority and how it involves inspiring and guiding people toward a shared vision. We explore the qualities of a good leader, such as courage, empathy, and accountability, and tal…

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S6/EP 10 Juan Quinones of LuxyDrone 49:46

1y ago49:46

49:46

We're excited to announce that Season 6 Episode 10 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Juan Quinones of LuxyDrone. https://www.instagram.com/juan.c.quinonez/ Juan Quinones, founder of FPV Creator Pro and Luxy Drone, shared his journey, highlighting his transition from videography to FPV drone flying. 🚁 Highlights from …

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S6/EP 9 Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals 46:06

1y ago46:06

46:06

We're excited to announce that Season 6 Episode 9 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals. Guillermo, founder of Drone Sky Visuals, came back to the podcast to talk about how he's been doing since his last appearance on the podcast in 2019. 🚁 Highlights from this episode: Juggling Jobs…

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S6/EP 8 Noah Ruiz of Soaring Eagle Technologies 40:55

1y ago40:55

40:55

Season 6 Episode 8 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is out! Our guest for this episode is Noah Ruiz of Soaring Eagle Technologies. Noah Ruiz, founder of Soaring Eagle Technologies, transitioned from capturing photos of houses to specializing in infrastructure inspection with drones. 🚁 Highlights from this episode: Inspiration and Early Ventures: Noah st…

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S6/EP 7 Zach Pieper of Quantum Land Design and Arrowview Services 37:09

1y ago37:09

37:09

Our guest for this episode is Zach Pieper of Quantum Land Design and Arrowview Services. Zach worked for Caterpillar in civil engineering and then ventured into entrepreneurship by establishing Quantum Land Design and Arrowview Services. These companies specialize in services for contractors and civil engineering, respectively. 🚁 Highlights from th…

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S6/EP 6 Matt Harvey of Edge Drone Services 28:35

1+ y ago28:35

28:35

Our guest for this episode is Matt Harvey of Edge Drone Services. https://edgedroneservices.com/ Here are the main highlights of this episode: Matt's journey into the drone industry began while he was still in college, sparked by a conversation at a construction company where he was employed. He and his friend formed a partnership and started their…

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S6/EP 5 Pedro Silva of Drone By Dro 43:39

1+ y ago43:39

43:39

Welcome back to the Drone to 1K podcast! In Season 6, Episode 5, host David Young catches up with Pedro Silva of Drones by Dro. Pedro shares his journey from part-time drone enthusiast to running a thriving drone business full time. Tune in for valuable insights on starting and growing a drone business, including Pedro's transition to full-time dro…

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S6/EP 4 Blake Skor of CT Aerial Photo 34:32

1+ y ago34:32

34:32

Welcome back to Season Six, Episode Four of the Drone to 1K Podcast! 🚁 In this episode, David Young sits down with Blake Skor of CT Aerial Photo, LLC. Blake, at just 18 years old, shares his inspiring journey into the world of drone photography and videography. One highlight of the conversation is how Blake fearlessly pursued opportunities, showcas…

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S6/EP 3 Jeff Hughes of Campfire Video Solutions 33:05

1+ y ago33:05

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Our guest for this week's episode is Jeff Hughes of Campfire Video Solutions. https://campfirevideos.com/ Jeff's journey started from a job where he made videos to promote a home inspection company.Then, during the pandemic, he tried out drones for real estate photos and videos and became a licensed drone pilot. Here's a quick look at what we talke…

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S6/EP 2 Cody Retlich of Midwest Aerial Productions and DroneAdair 37:42

1+ y ago37:42

37:42

Join us as we chat with Cody Retlich of Midwest Aerial Productions (MAP) and DroneAdair. In this episode of Drone To $1K, Cody shares his stories and experiences, giving us a peek into the exciting realm of aerial innovation. 🔍 What to Expect: College Spark: Cody's interest in drones took off during a college project on drones and agriculture, spar…

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S6/EP 1 Brian Koester of Southbay Drone Services 42:58

1+ y ago42:58

42:58

We're excited to announce that Season 6 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is officially here! Our first podcast guest of season 6 is Brian Koester of Southbay Drone Services. Brian's journey began with real estate photography, evolving into a broader range of drone services. Brian shares insights on: Transitioning from real estate to diverse drone servic…

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Meet the people where they are 31:09

2y ago31:09

31:09

What do we mean by saying "Meet the people where they are"? Why is it important? Examples of meeting & not meeting people where they are Free flow talkBy Maik Seyfert & Juan Castillo

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S5/EP 10 Thomas Wasinski of Aerial Agents 38:04

2y ago38:04

38:04

Welcome to the final episode of Drone to $1K, Season 5! In today's episode, we have a special guest, Thomas Wasinski from Ariel Agents. Thomas shares his fascinating journey from starting drones as a side hustle to turning it into a full-time career. He has worked with renowned companies like HBO, the NFL, and even the Cleveland Browns. Thomas's st…

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Gender Bias 1:05:24

2y ago1:05:24

1:05:24

GOAL - Awareness of bias and that it's normal, why it happens, what to do. Guest: Pavithra Shenoy Context: we are talking about gender bias at work Why is this important to talk about gender bias? What is bias and how does it occur? Why does it happen? Different kinds of bias followed by examples Combating strategies Fun facts…

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S5/EP 9 Robert Nix of RE Drone SC 27:27

2y ago27:27

27:27

In this episode of Drone to 1K podcast, David interviews Robert Nix, a drone business owner of RE Drone SC. David and Robert discuss Robert's journey from a hobbyist drone pilot to a full-time drone business owner, offering tips and tricks for those starting from scratch. Robert is from South Carolina and took a drone launch course several years ag…

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Vulnerability & Vulnerabilities 1:06:33

2y ago1:06:33

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Intro Motivation & purpose Target audience Episode What does it mean to be vulnerable? Vulnerable Vulnerabilities Where is the boundary of being too vulnerable? When not be vulnerable ? What situations is good to be vulnerable and which not? What are the advantages and disadvantages of showing vulnerabilities? Leaders How can they encourage a team …

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How much does professional & personal development overlap? 42:40

2+ y ago42:40

42:40

What do we each understand by personal & professional development? From where does personal development start? Personal development Vs career Is it possible without any overlap? Does personal development need support? Coach, Guide, Mentor, Peers? Ground condition / corner stones for personal or professional development Work Life Balance Vs Work Lif…

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S5/EP 8 Curtis Kloc of Inspections Over Coffee 49:20

2+ y ago49:20

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This week’s guest is Curtis Kloc from Inspections Over Coffee. Inspections Over Coffee is an inspection company that uses drones to help inspect roofs. The company also sells franchises, and Curtis says that everyone that purchases a franchise also has to get licensed and learn how to use drones to inspect roofs. Curtis also works with real estate …

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S5/EP 7 Pedro Silva of Drone By Dro 51:15

2+ y ago51:15

51:15

Our guest this week is Pedro Silva from Drone by Dro. Since getting his Part 107 license, Pedro has worked on a variety of drone photography and videography jobs, including construction work, real estate listing photos and videos, and even a video for a hospital that recently did a huge renovation. (The video he created for the hospital actually wo…

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S5/EP 6 Chris Francescani of Sunset Beach Films 51:13

3y ago51:13

51:13

This week's guest is Chris Francescani from Sunset Beach Films. Chris was a journalist and reporter for 25 years. Now, he uses drones to create marketing and promotional videos for local businesses in Eastern Long Island. Chris has been able to find new clients by joining chambers of commerce and networking with business owners who could use social…

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S5/EP 5 Grant Puckrin of 19th UAS Precision 46:49

3y ago46:49

46:49

Our guest this week is Grant Puckrin from 19th UAS Precision. Grant's drone business started out doing real estate photography and videography. Now, Grant wants to expand into the agriculture industry. Growing up on a farm, Grant experienced firsthand the hard work and long hours that farmers put into their jobs. He wanted to find a way to use dron…

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S5/EP 4 Joey Howard of Cascade Stream Solutions 54:25

3y ago54:25

54:25

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S5/EP 3 Joe Morgan of Eyes Above Texas Imagery 51:19

3y ago51:19

51:19

Our guest this week is Joe Morgan from Eyes Above Texas Imagery. Joe's been a Part 107-licensed drone pilot since 2017. Since then, he's gained tons of experience in the drone industry. He's skilled in photography & videography, mapping & photogrammetry, and inspection work. Over the past several years, Joe's built a reputation as a safe and profes…

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S5/EP 2 Eric Hellinger of Vivid Flight Media 58:22

3y ago58:22

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Eric Hellinger from Vivid Flight Media is our guest for this week's episode. Eric only started flying drones about a year and a half ago, and he's already running a successful drone business that specializes in providing FPV videos. If you're not familiar with FPV, it stands for first person view. Eric has created FPV videos for a variety of busine…

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S5/EP 1 Dusty Jolley of Jolley Works LLC 53:25

3y ago53:25

53:25

Season 5 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is here! This week, Dusty Jolley joins us as our first podcast guest of season 5. Since getting his Part 107 license back in 2020, Dusty has been able to quit his job in insurance (which he was miserable at) so he can pursue 2 of his hobbies: flying drones and welding. Over the past couple of years, Dusty's been…

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S4/EP 10 Danny Elassad of Mole Media and Hoverscape 47:53

3+ y ago47:53

47:53

Danny Elassad from Mole Media and Hoverscape joins us this week to talk about his full-time drone job AND his drone side hustle! Danny is the chief remote pilot at Hoverscape, where he uses drones to create “digital twins” (extremely accurate, high resolution 3D models) of large structures, like telecom towers and warehouses. With Mole Media (his o…

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S4/EP 9 Thom Monterville of NexGen Drones 54:47

3+ y ago54:47

54:47

This week, our guest is Thom Monterville from NexGen Drones, LLC. Currently, Thom’s business is focused on agriculture and mapping drone services. In this episode, Thom talks about how he started his business, how he landed his first paid job (which happened to be with one of the largest cattle and agriculture companies in Oklahoma!), and his goals…

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S4/EP 8 Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial 47:04

3+ y ago47:04

47:04

Patrick Whalen of Backstage Aerial joins us this week to talk about how he grew his business from $0 to 6 figures in less than a year. When Patrick’s job was affected by the pandemic, he decided to invest in a drone and get his Part 107 license. In no time, he was landing jobs with household name clients like Amazon, Netflix, Hyundai, and Justin Bi…

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S4/EP 7 Guillermo Wenzel of Drone Sky Visuals 52:25

4y ago52:25

52:25

This week, Guillermo Wenzel joins us to talk about how he’s built and scaled his drone business, Drone Sky Visuals. Since starting his business in 2019, Guillermo has gotten experience working in the real estate, construction, inspection, and event industries. During this episode, he talks about how he’s used word-of-mouth advertising, Google Ads, …

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S4/EP 6 Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions 54:59

4y ago54:59

54:59

This week on the Drone to $1K Podcast, you’ll get to hear from Derek Cameron of 3805 Productions. Derek does photography and videography, as well as 3D mapping and modeling. Derek first started his business just before the country shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a result, he’s had to overcome many obstacles to build his business. Sinc…

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S4/EP 5 Jeff Carrillo of Tarillo Vue 50:58

4y ago50:58

50:58

Our guest on this week’s episode is Jeff Carrillo from Tarillo Vue. Over the past few years, Jeff has used drones to do creative work and inspection work for clients in many industries. One of the services he specializes in is drone thermography. During the episode, Jeff talks about how he got started with his business, how he learned how to do the…

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S4/EP 4 Merrill McKee of Northern Perspectives 53:48

4y ago53:48

53:48

Merrill McKee from Northern Perspectives joins us on this week’s episode of the Drone to $1K Podcast. Merrill went from listening to the Drone to $1K Podcast and hoping to someday achieve what our guests have accomplished, to now being a D$1K Podcast guest himself – which means that he now owns and operates his own successful drone business! During…

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S4/EP 3 James Grace of JMG Aerial Imagery 42:20

4y ago42:20

42:20

Our guest this week is James Grace of JMG Aerial Imagery. James provides aerial photography and videography services for clients in the construction and real estate industries. Before starting his own drone business in early 2019, James worked in post-production at Warner Brothers and Sony Pictures. While there, he learned the editing process, and …

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S4/EP 2 Kevin Olson of Maryland Drone Guy 41:51

4y ago41:51

41:51

This week, Kevin Olson of Maryland Drone Guy joins us to talk about his aerial photography and videographer business, which he’s successfully grown over the past year. Kevin first started flying drones at the beginning of the COVID pandemic and got his Part 107 license last July. Since then, Kevin has had the opportunity to work with many local bus…

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S4/EP 1 Jen Allen of Wildwood Media 42:17

4y ago42:17

42:17

DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 4 / EPISODE 1 WITH JEN ALLEN Season 4 of the Drone to $1K Podcast is officially here! In this week’s episode, Jen Allen of Wildwood Media tells us all about how she’s used drones to capture aerial photos and videos for her real estate and wedding clients. Jen has been doing wedding photography and videography with her hu…

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S3/EP 10 Caleb Randall of Randall Productions 50:48

4y ago50:48

50:48

DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 10 WITH CALEB RANDALL On this week’s episode, Caleb Randall of Randall Productions joins us to talk about how he’s used drones to grow his business to making 6 figures a year. Caleb started out doing wedding videography, but eventually shifted to creating marketing and branding films for businesses. He’s work…

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S3/EP 9 Jorge Casamiquela of JFC prooductions 46:58

4y ago46:58

46:58

DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 9 WITH JORGE CASAMIQUELA This week, Jorge Casamiquela, our student support manager here at Drone Launch, joins us to talk about how he has successfully built his drone business, all while working part-time for Drone Launch Academy. In this episode, Jorge tells us all about how he landed his first clients, the…

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S3/EP 8 Rut Patel of Voyager Industries 58:44

4y ago58:44

58:44

DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 8 WITH RUT PATEL In this week’s episode, Rut Patel of Voyager Industries tells listeners how he grew his engineering business to the point where it’s making hundreds of thousands of dollars per year. A few years ago, Rut quit both of his jobs to pursue his passion for drones and engineering full-time. Now, he…

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S3/EP 7 Philip Hurst from Philip Hurst Media 49:42

4y ago49:42

49:42

DRONE TO $1K PODCAST SEASON 3 / EPISODE 7 WITH PHILIP HURST Philip Hurst is the owner of Philip Hurst Media. Introduction Philip got his first drone about a year ago. He was working for an architectural company and had the idea of using a drone for roof inspections. He ended up using his drone to take videos of ongoing construction projects, as wel…

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S3/EP 6 Jonathan Stettler from Steady Focus Media 47:59

4+ y ago47:59

47:59

Jonathan Stettler is the owner of Steady Focus Media, a business that specializes in providing photography and videography services for businesses and real estate. Introduction Jonathan has always been into drones. The first time he saw a drone, his friend was flying one of the original DJI Mavic Pros. Jonathan thought it was cool, but he didn’t ac…

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S3/EP 5: Alex Castillo from LA Aerial Image 50:03

4+ y ago50:03

50:03

Alex is the owner of LA Aerial Image. Introduction Alex was the first guest when the podcast came out about a year and a half ago. Alex was an original RC plane flyer. Then when he was older, he was able to afford this stuff. One day at the airfield, he saw some guy with a quad copter and knew he needed to have one. Then he decided that he didn't j…

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S3/EP 4: Spencer Boyd from Aerodrone Solutions 42:16

4+ y ago42:16

42:16

Spencer is the owner of Aerodrone Solutions. Introduction: Spencer started Aerodrone early in COVID. He’d been in military, then went to college, found drones and did military contracting in Middle East. Because that work was touch-and-go, when he returned from Afghanistan in April and in May, he decided to start his own company. David: What I want…

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S3/EP 3: Chris Dantonio from Chris Dantonio Drone Photography 51:18

4+ y ago51:18

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Chris is the owner of Chris Dantonio Drone Photography Introduction: Chris says he got in a “little late” and “by accident”, because he started about four years ago at 43 years old. His parents bought him a little toy drone that had a small camera. He flew it for a week, broke it and knew he needed something better. He then bought a $100 drone and …

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