{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Drone As The Future","title":"Drones in the Wild West w/ Drone Diva Desi | Episode 12","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/20583049\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2272,"description":"Mark Masterton speaks with Desiree Ekstein, also known as Drone Diva Desi, about how she got into drones, how her background in events and logistics shaped her safety-first approach, and how she now uses drones for teaching, history preservation, and off-grid desert work. Desi also shares what it was like becoming one of the early women to earn a Part 107 certificate and why she sees drones as a serious career path, not toys.In this episode, Desi explains how her work spans flying, teaching, public speaking, writing, and mentoring, with a strong focus on opening doors for women and young people. They also dig into her Arizona desert adventures, her book Desert Escape, Off Road, Off Grid, and In the Air, and her hopes for the future of drone use in medical delivery and beyond.\n\nLinks:\nhttps://onthegovideo.biz/\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@DroneDivaDesi\nhttps://a.co/d/05NuGm05\nChapters\n00:00 Episode preview\n01:06 Partner message\n01:17 Meet Drone Diva Desi\n01:50 How Desiree found drones\n03:20 Early commercial drone flying and safety\n06:43 Being a woman in the drone industry\n08:05 Entrepreneurship, events, and risk management\n09:52 Life on the road and Desert Escape\n13:37 Drones as serious career tools\n15:17 Girls Take Flight and STEM education\n18:05 Sharing knowledge through teaching and writing\n20:55 Discovering and mapping desert history\n22:29 Digital preservation with Gaussian splats\n26:30 The future of drone technology\n27:49 Advice for aspiring women in aviation\n30:12 Women and Drones Hall of Fame\n32:59 What’s next for Drone Diva Desi\n36:12 Closing remarks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kDOT0aI3THFeD7FHfxmWYMNowAEYUmXS5Rh-eSiqodE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MzZj/MjliY2ExOTllODYy/YTQ0ZTJjY2ZhYjMw/YjFhNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}