From Ground Rigs to Drones!
In Episode 9 of The DroneOn Show, Mike catches up with brothers Zach and Gabe Martindale at a drone convention to dive into their spray drone business in Corona, Michigan. From battling pollen with ground rigs to scaling up with T20P and P100 Pro drones, they share their grind—covering 20,000+ acres, mapping fields with Mavics, and tackling tar spot on corn. Hear their struggles (like a T40 crash!), growth tips, and goals to hit 67,000 acres. Perfect for young entrepreneurs eyeing ag drones!
Chapters
- (00:00:00) - Starting a Drone Business
- (00:00:32) - Meet the Drone Spray Business Guys
- (00:01:46) - How to Grow Organic Seeds and Chemical
- (00:03:14) - Farmers Start Spray Drones
- (00:07:06) - What made you decide to use the Mavic Pro over DJ
- (00:10:37) - Mavic 2.8: In season mapping
- (00:12:26) - How to grow a T-40
- (00:14:16) - Do You Need a Drone to Seeding?
- (00:15:31) - DJI Drone Flying From the Trailer
- (00:16:53) - Fly Your Own Drone Your First Season
- (00:20:48) - Are You Flooded For Drone Applicators?
- (00:24:28) - Helping People with their Problems
- (00:24:51) - Drone Applicator Interview
- (00:29:17) - Flying a drone in the field
- (00:30:43) - Bengals vs Lions
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