Your stickers came to the Netherlands. Thank you SO MUCH!!! Please thank Nikki for me too. She wrote such a kind massage on the enveloppe. We need more "Steve & Nikki's" in this world.
I like this! I think when I subscribed a few years ago you were at 50k subscribers and then skyrocketed the past couple of years. What you do definitely isn’t easy at all and the cost of all of your equipment isn’t cheap either 🎉
You got that right when it comes to equipment costs. I am pretty rough on my gear and I will often damage or break cameras/lenses which have astonomical costs.
You are the best box opener on You Tube! I spend my days at 62 years old running a Cold Roll Steel Plant. I want to retire as soon as I can find a buyer for the company. Looking forward to flying more of everything soon. Because I have too many of everything to fly. Keep up the great reviews Captain! Lol!
Retirement will come and then you can enjoy doing whatever you wish spending your days how you please. I retired a couple of years ago, and then filled my days with RUclips, but now I need to add some time to enjoy the many other activities I also wish to do.
These are some of the questions that had crossed my mind too, but I thought they were too personal to be asking and wanted to respect your privacy. I, too have been retired for the last sixteen years after working for 42 . Thanks for making this video, and I am looking forward to more of them. 😊
Appreciate it! Yours is one of my fav channels, one reason being your videos are so effective. For every utterance in your videos, I'm certain there's 10 more bullshit phrases you never even put in there, and probably 3 more that you left on the cutting room floor. So many youtubers don't get this right but you always do. Cheers to 300K subs (very soon) - well deserved ❤
Excellent honest video as usual Steve. I tend to watch more of your drone based videos but you have really good balance of planes, drones, cars, Heli's, RC tech etc. The quality is always there so thanks for what you are doing!
Thank you! You are one of the people I enjoy watching for your honest reviews. The multiple camera angles is what makes a world of difference. Also a SUBSCRIBER. Keep up the good work, and thank you again!
Great Idea Steve. Send your family our appreciation for your time with us. I know is not easy picking the best shots angles and Boyce overs to come up with the best editing like yours. Thanks
Thanks! Year 2024 will see me producing less videos per week until the fall (the fall season is when all reviewers get swamped with Christmas products).
Possible info to share next time...What Was your day job ? How did you get started in the hobby? What was your first review ? Does your wife fly anything?..Uhmm you said "3 days" but those aren't 8 Solid hour days right ? So how many Actual hours ya think ? You really do Great work, great personality and an Infectious attitude that supports the hobby..Thank You !
Congratulations on your retirement. Hopefully, you can find a way to get your wife involved with your hobbies and YT channel. I’m sure you’ll get it figured out and find a good balance in keeping the wife happy while continuing with to grow your channel.. Appreciate your honesty and candor in presenting informative and entertaining videos. Will you be attending the CES show next week? Cheers, Bob
Fun video ! 😃 I have gone back and looked at most if not all of your earliest videos. Thanks for a glimpse behind the scenes of my favorite RUclipsr ! 👏👏👏💪👍😎
I've been watching you since the Holystone 720! Your vid is how I got into drones. Since then I've added the mini 3 pro & the mini 4 program DJI. Currently looking at the Avata. Manners and Respect Capt!
Brilliant video Steve and well done for all your hard work on giving us viewers great honest reviews.. WOW!!!! 3 days to edit...... Took me about an hour or more to edit a 20 min video and that was just uploading drone footage, adding an odd caption.... popping a bit of music in and also chapter bit at beginning etc... And that was just using basic movie maker as I am crap with computers. Movie maker went down a while ago, but mine still worked.... until other week. I then looked at other video editors for idiots like me and got capcut.... Now this takes even longer for me to upload a simple video as I am an idiot and need very basic stuff. I take my hat off to you my friend and keep up the great work, and also more important, keep your lovely wife happy too if you have retired from your other main job. Bless you for what you do for us all. 👍👍💕💕👍👍
Great episode Steve. A lot of people think that all RUclipsrs get paid to review stuff and they just have no clue. A lot of the time many RUclipsrs actually buy the product they review on their channels whether it be at a discount or full price. And it does take a good amount of time to film edit, render, export, upload, etc. , and if you’re not a full timer on YT it takes even more time to do these things which takes away from LIFE! So Steve… listen to your wife, she knows best! 😄 And Happy New Year!!
Yes for sure. In the next episode I’ll address the GET PRODUCTS FOR FREE misconception & that RUclipsrs certainly shell out plenty of cash just for the sake of reviewing a product.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 most good reviewers tell you if it was sent free or purchased. Of course purchased is best but you’ve got to have supporters. Gold standard is project farm!
Try making a video comparable to his recent DoMain review. He's got a Go Pro video file, a DJI 03 video file, a DJi action cam file and the video file from his intro. All those files have to be edited down, some were snyched with each other and all of them had to be sequenced with a video editor. Plus he's got video graphics showing the flight time along with other visual effects. He also filmed in three different locations. And he had to fly a drone!
After 4 yrs i finally got stickers. Thank you so much and thank you for all the great reviews over the yrs. Hope you have a great 2024 and looking forward to the future reviews. Please make a video with the Radiomaster MT12 surface transmitter.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 hi Steve. Can you HELP? Haven’t flown my dji mini2. The app DJI FLY updated on my iPad mini and now doesn’t work. Have you heard of a fix?
HEY STEVE! You Need to make a review on this new cetus x HD. I bought the cetus x last week, and I wish I would of waited. I LOVE you fpv drone reviews. I am a new pilot and you have helped me very much as I get started. Thank you so much.❤
You don’t say, that’s pretty quick on the editing. Where did you learn all the fancy editing from. ? Thanks for sharing your passion with us Steve. Best wishes for you in the New year brother 😅👊💪✌️⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️🇺🇸
Hello Steve, thanks for the stickers and great video. Questions for part 2: What are your fav. top 5 not drone or airplane related products? What are your top 5 products for the motorcycle hobby? Happy new year 🎉
Thanks for the video. It is my understanding that while many YT channels do not receive $$ in change, a very high percentage do receive free products worth $100s. In exchange, the YT video is tied to a very detailed agreement of talking points and restrictions (i.e., video is approved by the company in advance). I have noticed the pattern of talking points and lack of any real critical comments about the products. There are YT channels that are upfront to some degree by saying they received the product for free but don't go into details as to detailed agreement. When a reviewer purchases the product with their own money and there is no agreement in place, the reviewer states that fact upfront and the reviews are noticeably different in content and the pros\cons by comparison to competing products. In the drone space, a good exmample is the release of the DJI Mini 4 pro.The YT channels that had agreements in place all contained the same talking points and they were near 100% positive about the DJI. These reviews were ready to go and released within days of each other (official release date). A few channels without the agreements in place were very different in content and contained far more pros\cons about the drone.
I do know that companies that schedule a RELEASE DATE for a product launch will provide reviewers with bullet points so that could be what you are referring to. I do get bullet points, but often I joke in the review and say the company would like me to pass on the following points. Normally in a review you can say what you wish (good or bad). DJI on the other hand is kinda like APPLE and everything, including leaks, are all handled by a promotion company, thus DJI reviewers rarely point out anything negative on launch day for fear of no longer being part of the DJI monster.
Hey there, really like your videos. I have seen that you ride a motorcycle, a Honda VFR if I recall. Any tips and tricks to film yourself on a motorcycle with a dji drone or something similar. How to use the app, where to store the remote and how to do it safely. Thanks a lot.
Filming oneself on a motorcycle requires the use of the SKYDIO 2. They are no longer made, but you can get a used one at a low price. No remote is necessary. They have the best tracking and best obstacle avoidance miles above DJI.
Hi Steve. Happy New Year. After watching many of your reviews on drones I went ahead and bought the Potensic Atom last October, which I think is a great drone for me (I'm a newbie). One thing I'm struggling with is the flight logs. I don't know how to download and open them. Have you ever done a video on the topic of flight logs, if not would you consider making one as I'm sure there are many people like me who have no idea. Many thanks Steve and keep up your good work. Regards Richard.
Usually flight logs for most drones are shown in the app under your account. Some drones, like DJI Drones, have super detailed flight logs that are accessed only for the purpose of filing a claim (I.e., the drone went out of control and I want you to fix it for free).
I wish the review for the Atom came before the review for the cfly mini . I bought the mini because it looked like best bang for the buck. It literally fell out of the sky and crashed on the concrete snapping off an arm halfway up because the plastic is so brittle. I tried to get the company to replace as the flight time and log showed I had flown it for 8 min and was only 30ft away but they wouldn't even return or answer my emails so I bought a replacement arm with motor but again there are no instructions on how to replace the arm and the plastic is so brittle even my local Hobby shop wouldn't take the job because they were afraid they would break it. Then I saw the review on the Atom and was like"Noooooo!!" I wished I had bought it instead. I ended up getting a used dji mini 2 but if you add it up I could have bought a new dji mini 3... live and learn I guess. Is the Atom as good as it looks?
Hey Steve: Happy Retirement. It's the best part of working. These are a good idea. Can't you explain to your wife that we need and love you more than she does? ;-) If you do, tell her it was some anonymous guy that asked that. ;-)
I love your honest reviews and we know “as you said one of your videos” you review only a good product.. Is there a 2024 for drones under 300 usd? 😊 Thanks 🙏
Hi cap, that's one of the things I love about you and your reviews. You aren't paid to review products. Besides the equipment they give you. I've been wondering about one company in particular. You and insta go seem to be pretty tight. Enough so that they seem to supply you with cameras and even that rep came on and did a giveaway. Are you sponsored by them. If not do you make money from all the views you get by RUclips? Or any part of the commercials that are on your episodes? I am wondering because I have been thinking about doing review videos myself and Incase I get some views I would love to know how it works. Another thing I love about your channel is that you are Canadian like myself. We seem to have a lot of great creators from Canada on RUclips who seem to be doing quite well in their genre. I am a long time fan I believe I started watching you in 2018. It's been an awesome 5 yrs. Seeing how far both you and drones have come in that time.
As noted in the video, I’m not sponsored by anyone, not even insta360. Insta360 is the only camera company that makes cameras I can use in my product reviews… no one else makes anything that comes close. So for that reason I use their cameras to enhance my reviews. Most I’ve bought myself, just like I buy all GoPros, all DJI cameras. The only way a creator/influencer can make money on RUclips is to be a businessman. This means it is up to me to figure out how to make an income. The world could give a creator a pile of free items, but it is then up to the creator to figure out how to turn that into an income.
To clarify, the new CS HD is a kit like the CTS just upgraded and it comes with the drone the controller and the Goggles and the controller. I would like to see a review on it please?
OK OK Captain, yes, you are a Legend when it comes to all things you review and I for one appreciate enormously the the time and effort you put in however, I have one of arguably, the most important questions you will ever be asked!; what happened to Mr Owley???; is he still alive?, was he buried in the Winter snow?, is he now only coming out at night?, has he become Camera shy? .....questions ....questions !!!!!!!!
Hi Capt! I’m sure you’ve answered this already but, what do you do with your mass inventory of drones? Do you sell or auction them to viewers. I know a few I’d be interested in, I’m looking it you, GepRC DoMain 3.06… Thanks for all you do!
Hey Steve Happy New Year 🎉🍾🥂💥 I got a question, maybe that gets asked a lot too? Do you get paid from the videos you post on RUclips? Do you get paid for how many views or likes or subscriptions you have?
Others not paid for reviews directly but have affiliate links which amounts to nearly the same thing. Also some get the equipment for free which is also a payment (unless returned).
In the world of reviewers, if a company chooses to send a reviewer a product for free, the review can then choose to review it or not review it. There are no contracts signed and no expectations.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 it’s still a payment. I used to review automation gear, and it’s got to be declared. And it becomes quid pro quo after some time. One company stopped sending once I gave a negative review.
❤😊Yeah well, maybe they should pay you captain drone, if u do a positive review I going to potentially boost sales exponentially, It's always been the same old story, big businesses ringing the little guy, sceptical I know.I will always fly drones and RC Heli/ planes like cos I like Tech and it's interesting, life is just dull and boring without it😊👍
I think the main reason people think you in particular are paid by drone companies is the large amount of cheap/low-end drone reviews that sometimes seemed rushed or low-effort. We assume nobody is interested in those so the logical conclusion is they're paid videos.
If you were sponsored by a company and paid by them I wouldn't be skeptical. I would trust you know the product and back it. I don't see anything wrong with it long as your transparent
I was a PAID rock star (well, only in my city), I was a PAID sports photographer and I spent much of my life participating in domestic and international security in the military.
Heres a question for ya Steve . Like my brother he must have over 200 rc planes no drones tho. You must have way more for both. Question do you keep them all or give some to family and friends?
I have never had an intro song or piece of music. I have over 1200 videos and each one should have a different intro piece of music. Perhaps you are thinking of the Outtro music? If that is what you are thinking of then it is a piece of music off of RUclips that is entitled LOUD AND CLEAR.
PS I just saw someone from the Netherlands saying they got their Capt drone sticker and it reminded me that I don't think mine came. If they got their's all the way there. I'm in Canada so mine should have come. It's been so long I totally forgot about them.lol
All stickers were mailed on the same day and plenty of people around the world have received them. If you provided a valid address and answered the question and sent your email before the deadline, then stickers would have been mailed. My wife handles that portion and she addressed several thousand envelopes within two weeks. We did have approx 50 people who either didn’t answer the question, only gave half their address, or sent their request after the deadline. Those 50 individuals did not receive stickers.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks Steve. One of them may have been me. I understand. I think it's great the fact you are willing to do stuff like the stickers and chances to win other things too. That's one of the reasons I am such a fan of your channel. :)
I agree drone reviewers should not get paid for their reviews, but I think the drone company should send you a free drone if they want it reviewed...buying almost every drone out of your pocket would get real expensive real fast...unless your name is secretly Captain Cash - LOL!!!
Most reviewers that put out plenty of videos on different products have to buy many of the items themselves, or else they would just keep reviewing the same item over and over (like you see on DJI Drone Reviewer channels.... They just keep reviewing the same darn drone over and over as that is the only item they received for FREE).
All stickers were mailed on the same day. Viewers around the world have been receiving them daily. Thousands were mailed. As long as you provided the correct address and answered the question, and submitted everything during the valid time period, then stickers were mailed. We did approx 50 submissions from viewers who were missing one of the above items I mentioned and no stickers were sent.
Yeah I've defended your content I never felt like your content was misleading it's informative about the product yes they aren't long term reviews and for me that's ok it's fine to showcase a product do basic testing and not be super critical of the drone. Should channels exist that do hardcore test drones sure. Does it need to be every channel no and does it need to be yours? No you can do your channel content and I can do mine and drx can do his 🤷🏻♂️ as long as none of us are willfully lying to our audience trying to mislead them into buying something I see no issue. I don't think any of us do that, if someone is caught doing that they should be exposed. But your content captain drone I feel is harmless infact I'd say you are more than a net good because of the quality of your videos and information within. Yeah I can go look at Banggood for a drone but seeing it in person helps people make a decision. So keep it up 🍻
My entire channel is made up of products from manufacturers and for several years products shipped totally free to me from companies like Banggood. You must have a killer job you be retired living off of a pension. I'm 56 years old and will have to keep working at least until 67 to 69 years old.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Yep, it always intrigues me that "good luck" seems to follow those who use their own brains, hard work and sacrifice to make sensible provisions for the future for themselves and theirs - rather than urinate it up a wall and then whine about life being unfair!
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Your stickers came to the Netherlands. Thank you SO MUCH!!! Please thank Nikki for me too. She wrote such a kind massage on the enveloppe. We need more "Steve & Nikki's" in this world.
Great! I’ll let her know
Yes thanks captain,I got my stickers too, just north of T.O. 🇨🇦
You do a great job, Steve. Capturing content, and editing is a real chore. I've always appreciated your effort to make these videos look professional.
Much appreciated!
I like this! I think when I subscribed a few years ago you were at 50k subscribers and then skyrocketed the past couple of years. What you do definitely isn’t easy at all and the cost of all of your equipment isn’t cheap either 🎉
You got that right when it comes to equipment costs. I am pretty rough on my gear and I will often damage or break cameras/lenses which have astonomical costs.
You are the best box opener on You Tube! I spend my days at 62 years old running a Cold Roll Steel Plant. I want to retire as soon as I can find a buyer for the company. Looking forward to flying more of everything soon. Because I have too many of everything to fly. Keep up the great reviews Captain! Lol!
Retirement will come and then you can enjoy doing whatever you wish spending your days how you please. I retired a couple of years ago, and then filled my days with RUclips, but now I need to add some time to enjoy the many other activities I also wish to do.
Gratulation! Product evaluation + tester + test pilot + filmmaker + video editor + presenter + showmaster + correspondence = FULL TIME JOB!
Well said!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Honor where honor is due.
These are some of the questions that had crossed my mind too, but I thought they were too personal to be asking and wanted to respect your privacy. I, too have been retired for the last sixteen years after working for 42 . Thanks for making this video, and I am looking forward to more of them. 😊
My pleasure. Many more interesting questions will be answered in future videos.
Appreciate it! Yours is one of my fav channels, one reason being your videos are so effective. For every utterance in your videos, I'm certain there's 10 more bullshit phrases you never even put in there, and probably 3 more that you left on the cutting room floor. So many youtubers don't get this right but you always do.
Cheers to 300K subs (very soon) - well deserved ❤
Thank you very much!
Love your content and the style of your videos. I hope your wife lets you keep doing them .... I know how that can go
Excellent honest video as usual Steve. I tend to watch more of your drone based videos but you have really good balance of planes, drones, cars, Heli's, RC tech etc. The quality is always there so thanks for what you are doing!
Thanks 👍 I appreciate your comment
Best informative direct knowledge.. no arrogance channel . I was pleased to know this channel & steve 👍🏻
Thank you so much!
Appreciate the good & honest feedback . You always get a like from me 👍
Much appreciated
Thank you! You are one of the people I enjoy watching for your honest reviews. The multiple camera angles is what makes a world of difference. Also a SUBSCRIBER. Keep up the good work, and thank you again!
I appreciate that!
Wow! Amazing video, Steve! Keep it up. Very helpful, by the way.
steve you should be payed thousands for your reviews, the best on the planet in my opinon. i love your you tube channel.keep up the great reviews.
I need to hire you as my Agent!
Great Idea Steve. Send your family our appreciation for your time with us. I know is not easy picking the best shots angles and Boyce overs to come up with the best editing like yours. Thanks
Thanks! Year 2024 will see me producing less videos per week until the fall (the fall season is when all reviewers get swamped with Christmas products).
Must say this a GREAT VIDEO keep’em coming
Possible info to share next time...What Was your day job ? How did you get started in the hobby? What was your first review ? Does your wife fly anything?..Uhmm you said "3 days" but those aren't 8 Solid hour days right ? So how many Actual hours ya think ?
You really do Great work, great personality and an Infectious attitude that supports the hobby..Thank You !
Congratulations on your retirement. Hopefully, you can find a way to get your wife involved with your hobbies and YT channel. I’m sure you’ll get it figured out and find a good balance in keeping the wife happy while continuing with to grow your channel..
Appreciate your honesty and candor in presenting informative and entertaining videos.
Will you be attending the CES show next week?
Cheers,
Bob
Fun video ! 😃
I have gone back and looked at most if not all of your earliest videos.
Thanks for a glimpse behind the scenes of my favorite RUclipsr !
👏👏👏💪👍😎
Great! Very much appreciated.
I am just like yourself. I don't follow sponsorship. I post within the hour. And do it as my hobby and it's relaxing. And your awesome.
Thank you for what you do Steve. I'm just a small RUclipsr, but realize how time consuming editing is. Big thumbs up!!!
Thanks! RUclips is certainly plenty of work as you know and often times it is rewarding and other times it’s just a pain in the ass.
Love your work. One of the few honest reviewers.
Much appreciated!
Hi, Steve & Nikki, stickers arrived in Australia, thank you appreciated. I hope the New Year is kind to both of you. Cheers Phil.
Great! Thank you for letting us know they arrived! Happy New Year!
I really appreciated the behind the scenes information, thanks for sharing this!
I look forward to every video. You are the best. Even more so, you are having fun and it shows. Keep up the great retirement work!
Thanks so much!
Very much enjoy the cannel and have always got you to respond when asked questions. Very impressed.
Much appreciated!
I've been watching you since the Holystone 720! Your vid is how I got into drones. Since then I've added the mini 3 pro & the mini 4 program DJI. Currently looking at the Avata. Manners and Respect Capt!
Thank you Greatly!
Hey Dr Drone 😀 keep doing what you do.🎉
Brilliant video Steve and well done for all your hard work on giving us viewers great honest reviews.. WOW!!!! 3 days to edit...... Took me about an hour or more to edit a 20 min video and that was just uploading drone footage, adding an odd caption.... popping a bit of music in and also chapter bit at beginning etc... And that was just using basic movie maker as I am crap with computers. Movie maker went down a while ago, but mine still worked.... until other week. I then looked at other video editors for idiots like me and got capcut.... Now this takes even longer for me to upload a simple video as I am an idiot and need very basic stuff.
I take my hat off to you my friend and keep up the great work, and also more important, keep your lovely wife happy too if you have retired from your other main job. Bless you for what you do for us all. 👍👍💕💕👍👍
Thank you for the kind words, and working on the editing as practice makes perfect.
Thanks Steve.... Happy New Year to you and your lovely wife.
Rich (Wadda-C2)
Thank you for the Stickers Caption Drone and Thank You for the awesome videos you provide for my viewing pleasure!
Thanks for watching
Excellent Q&A Video. Thank you Captain Steve.
Congrats Steve on…you’ll get there…300K! Awesome!!!!!!
Thanks! So close! A few more days.
Great episode Steve. A lot of people think that all RUclipsrs get paid to review stuff and they just have no clue. A lot of the time many RUclipsrs actually buy the product they review on their channels whether it be at a discount or full price. And it does take a good amount of time to film edit, render, export, upload, etc. , and if you’re not a full timer on YT it takes even more time to do these things which takes away from LIFE! So Steve… listen to your wife, she knows best! 😄 And Happy New Year!!
Yes for sure. In the next episode I’ll address the GET PRODUCTS FOR FREE misconception & that RUclipsrs certainly shell out plenty of cash just for the sake of reviewing a product.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 👏🏻👏🏻
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 most good reviewers tell you if it was sent free or purchased.
Of course purchased is best but you’ve got to have supporters.
Gold standard is project farm!
Great videos - informative & entertaining. 👍
Great video captain have a good weekend always cool information
Thanks, you too!
Try making a video comparable to his recent DoMain review. He's got a Go Pro video file, a DJI 03 video file, a DJi action cam file and the video file from his intro. All those files have to be edited down, some were snyched with each other and all of them had to be sequenced with a video editor. Plus he's got video graphics showing the flight time along with other visual effects. He also filmed in three different locations. And he had to fly a drone!
Very informative Steve! Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
Hey Steve, I got my stickers couple days ago. Thank you very much. Happy New Year
Great! Happy New Year!
Thanks for the stickers they arrive in Australia today keep up the good work your videos are great!
Thank you for letting me know!
Thanks for everything you do! Almost too 300k it will come soon!
American? Never got the difference between to/too/two/tu/1+1 on your way to your PHD? 😜🙄😂
Thank you
Fantastic 😮
Cool!
I think you took your wife's advice. This video was simple sweet and short. Lol
keep up the good work, we want more 😊
by the way I've received your stickers, thank you.
After 4 yrs i finally got stickers. Thank you so much and thank you for all the great reviews over the yrs. Hope you have a great 2024 and looking forward to the future reviews. Please make a video with the Radiomaster MT12 surface transmitter.
Thanks, glad the stickers arrived. I’ve made two videos of the Radiomaster MT12 which are very popular.
Captain drone is my most trusted drone reviewer!
Thank you!
u r great sir.. will always support u
Thank you
I really liked this video. I have to admit to wondering about those things myself from time to time.
I’ll address more misconceptions in future videos and also explain how the business of RUclips really works.
Great idea Steve…….thanks. Keep warm it’s getting colder up there…….from one Canadian to another
Thanks!
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 hi Steve. Can you HELP? Haven’t flown my dji mini2. The app DJI FLY updated on my iPad mini and now doesn’t work. Have you heard of a fix?
Great Episode Steve ❤
Thanks! More to come over the next couple of months.
Thanks for all the reviews..cap!
My pleasure!
HEY STEVE! You Need to make a review on this new cetus x HD. I bought the cetus x last week, and I wish I would of waited. I LOVE you fpv drone reviews. I am a new pilot and you have helped me very much as I get started. Thank you so much.❤
I currently don’t own any quality HD Zero goggles (unfortunately)
Good Q&A video Steve.
Thanks 👍
Interesting Steve. 👍😀✈️
Really enjoying your honesty and advice.
I appreciate that!
You don’t say, that’s pretty quick on the editing. Where did you learn all the fancy editing from. ?
Thanks for sharing your passion with us Steve. Best wishes for you in the New year brother 😅👊💪✌️⚒️⚒️⚒️⚒️🇺🇸
Editing knowledge came from trial and error over many many years.
Hello Steve, thanks for the stickers and great video.
Questions for part 2:
What are your fav. top 5 not drone or airplane related products?
What are your top 5 products for the motorcycle hobby?
Happy new year 🎉
Good question! Happy New Year
Cool video by the way
Thanks for the video. It is my understanding that while many YT channels do not receive $$ in change, a very high percentage do receive free products worth $100s. In exchange, the YT video is tied to a very detailed agreement of talking points and restrictions (i.e., video is approved by the company in advance). I have noticed the pattern of talking points and lack of any real critical comments about the products. There are YT channels that are upfront to some degree by saying they received the product for free but don't go into details as to detailed agreement. When a reviewer purchases the product with their own money and there is no agreement in place, the reviewer states that fact upfront and the reviews are noticeably different in content and the pros\cons by comparison to competing products. In the drone space, a good exmample is the release of the DJI Mini 4 pro.The YT channels that had agreements in place all contained the same talking points and they were near 100% positive about the DJI. These reviews were ready to go and released within days of each other (official release date). A few channels without the agreements in place were very different in content and contained far more pros\cons about the drone.
I do know that companies that schedule a RELEASE DATE for a product launch will provide reviewers with bullet points so that could be what you are referring to. I do get bullet points, but often I joke in the review and say the company would like me to pass on the following points. Normally in a review you can say what you wish (good or bad). DJI on the other hand is kinda like APPLE and everything, including leaks, are all handled by a promotion company, thus DJI reviewers rarely point out anything negative on launch day for fear of no longer being part of the DJI monster.
Great video. I still miss your videos about what is coming next.
If I was a bit less busy I'd have time to make them. Those videos and others are always on my list of things to get to.
You are one of biggest❤😊 now Captain drone, well established and respected, probably on par with the R/C Saylor's or Kevin Talbot😊👍Rob
QUESTION: Does people wish you alot happy new year etc..? HAPPY NEW YEAR! :)
Happy new year!
Hey there, really like your videos. I have seen that you ride a motorcycle, a Honda VFR if I recall. Any tips and tricks to film yourself on a motorcycle with a dji drone or something similar. How to use the app, where to store the remote and how to do it safely. Thanks a lot.
Filming oneself on a motorcycle requires the use of the SKYDIO 2. They are no longer made, but you can get a used one at a low price. No remote is necessary. They have the best tracking and best obstacle avoidance miles above DJI.
Respect for that vid
Thank you!
Hi Steve. Happy New Year.
After watching many of your reviews on drones I went ahead and bought the Potensic Atom last October, which I think is a great drone for me (I'm a newbie). One thing I'm struggling with is the flight logs. I don't know how to download and open them. Have you ever done a video on the topic of flight logs, if not would you consider making one as I'm sure there are many people like me who have no idea.
Many thanks Steve and keep up your good work.
Regards Richard.
Usually flight logs for most drones are shown in the app under your account. Some drones, like DJI Drones, have super detailed flight logs that are accessed only for the purpose of filing a claim (I.e., the drone went out of control and I want you to fix it for free).
I wish the review for the Atom came before the review for the cfly mini . I bought the mini because it looked like best bang for the buck. It literally fell out of the sky and crashed on the concrete snapping off an arm halfway up because the plastic is so brittle. I tried to get the company to replace as the flight time and log showed I had flown it for 8 min and was only 30ft away but they wouldn't even return or answer my emails so I bought a replacement arm with motor but again there are no instructions on how to replace the arm and the plastic is so brittle even my local Hobby shop wouldn't take the job because they were afraid they would break it. Then I saw the review on the Atom and was like"Noooooo!!" I wished I had bought it instead. I ended up getting a used dji mini 2 but if you add it up I could have bought a new dji mini 3... live and learn I guess. Is the Atom as good as it looks?
Hey Steve: Happy Retirement. It's the best part of working. These are a good idea. Can't you explain to your wife that we need and love you more than she does? ;-) If you do, tell her it was some anonymous guy that asked that. ;-)
Hi Danny. For 2024 I’ll be scaling back a bit on video postings so as I have more time for family and the many other activities I enjoy.
I love your honest reviews and we know “as you said one of your videos” you review only a good product.. Is there a 2024 for drones under 300 usd? 😊 Thanks 🙏
I really should make one of those videos again
Hi cap, that's one of the things I love about you and your reviews. You aren't paid to review products. Besides the equipment they give you. I've been wondering about one company in particular. You and insta go seem to be pretty tight. Enough so that they seem to supply you with cameras and even that rep came on and did a giveaway. Are you sponsored by them. If not do you make money from all the views you get by RUclips? Or any part of the commercials that are on your episodes? I am wondering because I have been thinking about doing review videos myself and Incase I get some views I would love to know how it works. Another thing I love about your channel is that you are Canadian like myself. We seem to have a lot of great creators from Canada on RUclips who seem to be doing quite well in their genre. I am a long time fan I believe I started watching you in 2018. It's been an awesome 5 yrs. Seeing how far both you and drones have come in that time.
As noted in the video, I’m not sponsored by anyone, not even insta360. Insta360 is the only camera company that makes cameras I can use in my product reviews… no one else makes anything that comes close. So for that reason I use their cameras to enhance my reviews. Most I’ve bought myself, just like I buy all GoPros, all DJI cameras. The only way a creator/influencer can make money on RUclips is to be a businessman. This means it is up to me to figure out how to make an income. The world could give a creator a pile of free items, but it is then up to the creator to figure out how to turn that into an income.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks Steve I really love and appreciate your honesty when it comes to this. To me you and your channel are few and far between.
I got my 1st drone from watching ur channel a few years back got a mini 2 fly more combo few Xmas ago
Happy New year
To clarify, the new CS HD is a kit like the CTS just upgraded and it comes with the drone the controller and the Goggles and the controller. I would like to see a review on it please?
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First viewer😮
OK OK Captain, yes, you are a Legend when it comes to all things you review and I for one appreciate enormously the the time and effort you put in however, I have one of arguably, the most important questions you will ever be asked!; what happened to Mr Owley???; is he still alive?, was he buried in the Winter snow?, is he now only coming out at night?, has he become Camera shy? .....questions ....questions !!!!!!!!
Mr Owley lost an ear, thanks to the local Squirrel Squad.
OMG !!! at least he is still alive; I will now sleep soundly!!!!!!!@@CAPTAINDRONE798
Am first plz 📌 me cool video by the way
No ur not
Happy New Year
Happy new year
Hi Capt! I’m sure you’ve answered this already but, what do you do with your mass inventory of drones? Do you sell or auction them to viewers. I know a few I’d be interested in, I’m looking it you, GepRC DoMain 3.06…
Thanks for all you do!
That is a common question. I’ll answer it in a future video
Hey Steve
Happy New Year 🎉🍾🥂💥
I got a question, maybe that gets asked a lot too?
Do you get paid from the videos you post on RUclips?
Do you get paid for how many views or likes or subscriptions you have?
Yup, common question where viewers often have misconceptions. I’ll certainly answer in future videos.
Will you review the Cetus X HD rtf kit?
Others not paid for reviews directly but have affiliate links which amounts to nearly the same thing.
Also some get the equipment for free which is also a payment (unless returned).
In the world of reviewers, if a company chooses to send a reviewer a product for free, the review can then choose to review it or not review it. There are no contracts signed and no expectations.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 it’s still a payment. I used to review automation gear, and it’s got to be declared.
And it becomes quid pro quo after some time.
One company stopped sending once I gave a negative review.
❤😊Yeah well, maybe they should pay you captain drone, if u do a positive review I going to potentially boost sales exponentially, It's always been the same old story, big businesses ringing the little guy, sceptical I know.I will always fly drones and RC Heli/ planes like cos I like Tech and it's interesting, life is just dull and boring without it😊👍
What is the further destiny of reviewed products after review? Do you trash them, do you gift them to someone?
I’ll answer that question in a future video because a large number of people keep asking that same question daily
I think the main reason people think you in particular are paid by drone companies is the large amount of cheap/low-end drone reviews that sometimes seemed rushed or low-effort. We assume nobody is interested in those so the logical conclusion is they're paid videos.
I’m just an extremely busy human being
I have another question for you Steve. Why didn't I get my Captain Drone Christmas stickers? 😂😂😂😂😂
You may have been on the “Lump of coal” list 😂
If you were sponsored by a company and paid by them I wouldn't be skeptical. I would trust you know the product and back it. I don't see anything wrong with it long as your transparent
Correct, I'd have to be VERY transparent if I was being paid by a company in exchange for a review of their product.
Yeah fair play mate, making you tube videos is very time consuming. Can I ask what your day job was for 40 years? if its not too intrusive
I was a PAID rock star (well, only in my city), I was a PAID sports photographer and I spent much of my life participating in domestic and international security in the military.
Heres a question for ya Steve . Like my brother he must have over 200 rc planes no drones tho. You must have way more for both. Question do you keep them all or give some to family and friends?
That is a very common question, and because of that, it will be answered in a future video.
Thank you for all you do! ... btw, howz your legg? ¶ ; - )
Thanks. Leg is back to normal, thanks.
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Who sang your introduction song in the past ?
I have never had an intro song or piece of music. I have over 1200 videos and each one should have a different intro piece of music. Perhaps you are thinking of the Outtro music? If that is what you are thinking of then it is a piece of music off of RUclips that is entitled LOUD AND CLEAR.
PS I just saw someone from the Netherlands saying they got their Capt drone sticker and it reminded me that I don't think mine came. If they got their's all the way there. I'm in Canada so mine should have come. It's been so long I totally forgot about them.lol
All stickers were mailed on the same day and plenty of people around the world have received them. If you provided a valid address and answered the question and sent your email before the deadline, then stickers would have been mailed. My wife handles that portion and she addressed several thousand envelopes within two weeks. We did have approx 50 people who either didn’t answer the question, only gave half their address, or sent their request after the deadline. Those 50 individuals did not receive stickers.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 thanks Steve. One of them may have been me. I understand. I think it's great the fact you are willing to do stuff like the stickers and chances to win other things too. That's one of the reasons I am such a fan of your channel. :)
Do they let you keep the product for doing the review?
Yes and No. It is more complicated and depends on the product and whatever cost I pay. I'll explain in a future video.
Do you s a telleprompter?
Good question. The answer is no teleprompter is used.
I bet you have a lot of blooper reels you could put out... :P @@CAPTAINDRONE798
Congrats on reaching retirement and collecting a pension a worthwhile achievement.
What was your job for those 40 years to get your pension ?
I was a paid musician, I was a professional sports photographer and I looked after domestic and international security in the military.
I agree drone reviewers should not get paid for their reviews, but I think the drone company should send you a free drone if they want it reviewed...buying almost every drone out of your pocket would get real expensive real fast...unless your name is secretly Captain Cash - LOL!!!
Most reviewers that put out plenty of videos on different products have to buy many of the items themselves, or else they would just keep reviewing the same item over and over (like you see on DJI Drone Reviewer channels.... They just keep reviewing the same darn drone over and over as that is the only item they received for FREE).
I already know they dont pay you :) i trust you.
Thank you
Even though I submitted my address in plenty of time, I never received any stickers/decals 😭
All stickers were mailed on the same day. Viewers around the world have been receiving them daily. Thousands were mailed. As long as you provided the correct address and answered the question, and submitted everything during the valid time period, then stickers were mailed. We did approx 50 submissions from viewers who were missing one of the above items I mentioned and no stickers were sent.
Maybe they'll come, because I did everything,& triple checked them, because I am OCD.
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Still no stickers,so I guess I'll have to wait until Christmas 2024.
Yeah I've defended your content I never felt like your content was misleading it's informative about the product yes they aren't long term reviews and for me that's ok it's fine to showcase a product do basic testing and not be super critical of the drone. Should channels exist that do hardcore test drones sure. Does it need to be every channel no and does it need to be yours? No you can do your channel content and I can do mine and drx can do his 🤷🏻♂️ as long as none of us are willfully lying to our audience trying to mislead them into buying something I see no issue. I don't think any of us do that, if someone is caught doing that they should be exposed. But your content captain drone I feel is harmless infact I'd say you are more than a net good because of the quality of your videos and information within. Yeah I can go look at Banggood for a drone but seeing it in person helps people make a decision. So keep it up 🍻
Thank you kindly
Wow excellent to know, but so you very rich because you buy a lot expensive stuff or companies give you must of this products for FREE???
I’m very rich… remember I worked for 40 years 😏
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 lol 😂 okay
you did not tell us how much you make from RUclips?
Keep watching & you may see that answer in a future video
My entire channel is made up of products from manufacturers and for several years products shipped totally free to me from companies like Banggood.
You must have a killer job you be retired living off of a pension. I'm 56 years old and will have to keep working at least until 67 to 69 years old.
I’d say my lucky streak was to have paid into a retirement savings starting at age 18. I hated it then, but it now has paid off nicely.
@@CAPTAINDRONE798 Yep, it always intrigues me that "good luck" seems to follow those who use their own brains, hard work and sacrifice to make sensible provisions for the future for themselves and theirs - rather than urinate it up a wall and then whine about life being unfair!