Welcome to Rotor Ramble, where hosts Danny and Kevin dive deep into the world of drones and their impact on technology, society, and the latest gossip in the drone community. In this episode, they revisit a contentious drone bill in Iowa, explore new drone acquisitions like the Avata 2, and share insights from their experiences with drone live streaming at a bike race and capturing the recent eclipse with drones.

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0:00 - Introduction and Catching Up
1:10 - New Drone Acquisition: Avata 2 Unboxing and Review
3:20 - Avata 2 Flight Experience and Controller Preferences
7:40 - Exploring Avata 2's Capabilities and Limitations
12:00 - Live Streaming with Drones: Hogback Gravel Bike Race Case Study
33:13 - Iowa Drone Bill Discussion
39:00 - DJI and Licensing: Anzu Robotics and Cogito Tech
50:25 - Eclipse Photography and Videography with Drones
1:00:10 - Final Thoughts and Ghostbusters Drone Mention

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Links we mentioned in this episode:

Kevin's Avata 2 Unboxing (April 19, 2024)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=AQw1FtT34yA

Mads Tech: DJI Avata 2 Major Issues (May 5, 2024)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=-CWnT4U8TzY

Buy, sell or trade used photo and video gear
https://mpb.com

HOGBACK GRVL - Bike Race Livestreams
https://youtube.com/@vertigophoto/streams

Iowa House File 572
An Act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over certain property, and providing penalties.
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF572

Anzu Robotics (Raptor & Raptor T)
https://anzurobotics.com

Cogito Tech (SPECTA Air & SPECTA Mini)
https://www.cogito-techs.com

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Kevin Barber
Danny Engesser

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