On this episode of Advances in Care , host Erin Welsh and Dr. Craig Smith, Chair of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia discuss the highlights of Dr. Smith’s 40+ year career as a cardiac surgeon and how the culture of Columbia has been a catalyst for innovation in cardiac care. Dr. Smith describes the excitement of helping to pioneer the institution’s heart transplant program in the 1980s, when it was just one of only three hospitals in the country practicing heart transplantation. Dr. Smith also explains how a unique collaboration with Columbia’s cardiology team led to the first of several groundbreaking trials, called PARTNER (Placement of AoRTic TraNscatheteR Valve), which paved the way for a monumental treatment for aortic stenosis — the most common heart valve disease that is lethal if left untreated. During the trial, Dr. Smith worked closely with Dr. Martin B. Leon, Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Chief Innovation Officer and the Director of the Cardiovascular Data Science Center for the Division of Cardiology. Their findings elevated TAVR, or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, to eventually become the gold-standard for aortic stenosis patients at all levels of illness severity and surgical risk. Today, an experienced team of specialists at Columbia treat TAVR patients with a combination of advancements including advanced replacement valve materials, three-dimensional and ECG imaging, and a personalized approach to cardiac care. Finally, Dr. Smith shares his thoughts on new frontiers of cardiac surgery, like the challenge of repairing the mitral and tricuspid valves, and the promising application of robotic surgery for complex, high-risk operations. He reflects on life after he retires from operating, and shares his observations of how NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia have evolved in the decades since he began his residency. For more information visit nyp.org/Advances…
The world of professional drones spans from movie making, to drone racing, to industry to space - co-hosts Paul "NURK" Nurkkala and Jon "jonny_drones" Graham chat with countless guests from the professional drones and cinematographer worlds, telling stories of their good flights.
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Holler started his career in filming on the traditional side of the camera as an operator and eventually a DP. However, he's started to set his sights higher on flying professional FPV and cinelifters and in a very short time has built an incredible resume in the world of cinelift FPV. Check out Holler on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/holler…
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The guys are back with, none other than Ross Beck from Ross Has A Drone. You've probably seen his "Golf Shot", listen and hear about how it happened. Find out how he started his FPV journey and hear some other stories along the way. Follow our new Instagram account for future updates! Not a lot here yet, but it will get better don't you worry! http…
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The Good Flight Podcast - Episode 18 - Tony Samaritano on how to start a drone lightshow company
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Tony from Verge Aero swings by the podcast to tell us all about how he started his drone light show company, and where it's placed to be in the future. https://verge.aero/ https://www.instagram.com/vergeaero/ Follow our new Instagram account for future updates! Not a lot here yet, but it will get better don't you worry! https://www.instagram.com/go…
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The Good Flight Podcast - Episode 17 - Donovan Davis talks Behind the Scenes of the DJI FPV Launch
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The DJI FPV Drone launched recently, and we met up with Donovan Davis, the foremost DJI product manager in the USA, and he breaks down the entire DJI FPV launch, answers questions, and explains a lot of what happens behind the scenes. Follow our new Instagram account for future updates! Not a lot here yet, but it will get better don't you worry! ht…
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Gabriel Kocher and Jordan Temkin stop by to talk about their experience with the Natural Selection tour and the amazing technology that was developed by Gabriel and team to make the livestreamed show possible. We think that this process and technology will continue to be ground-breaking for FPV combined with realtime broadcasting. Check out Gabriel…
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Mike Isler is the head of production for Gotham Films, a New York Based Aerial and Aviation joint venture featuring helicopter as well as drone operations in the NYC area and beyond. Mike comes on to talk not only about the unique challenges of operating these type of aircraft in the New York area, but also helps us break down and understand the qu…
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After graduating with a bachelors of science in Engineering physics, our guest built a successful career as an engineering designer at General Motors and was well onto his way to achieving well in the traditional engineering market. However, as he found his way further and further into FPV, his interest and future changed in a way that I doubt he e…
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In this episode of the good flight, we chat with James Skyes, a Hollywood resident that has been flying drones since before it was cool, filming for major motion pictures as well as TV shows and live events. James was an awesome guest and has tons of insight to share on the world of professional drone operations. Find more about James on his instag…
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The Good Flight Podcast - Episode 13 - Jordan Temkin the 2x World Champion of Drone Racing
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Jordan Temkin has been a good friend of the show long before we've had a chance to have him on. The 2x world champion of drone racing with The Drone Racing League is an amazing ambassador for the sport and one of our closest friends. We're proud to know him and his accomplishments not only in drone racing, but content creation, filming, and buildin…
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In this episode of The Good Flight podcast, Joshua Bardwell explains to us what the YouTube grind is like and how much work it takes to get to building an entire FPV brand and sustaining yourself off just that as an income source. He's been an inspiration of our brand for so long, and we're proud to have him on the show! Learn something new today: …
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Dr. Gabriel Kocher, aka Gab707 is always innovating the world of FPV drones, and it's only ever for himself. What do we mean by that? When Gab has a problem that he wants to have solved, he goes out of his way and finds a way to solve it. His passion for drones started when he wanted to take more photography, and drones were the only way to get ove…
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This week on the podcast we have two guests. The first is Straw Hat Sam, creator of "Le Pigeon", which is a drone frame designed to carry a stripped down Black Magic Pocket Cinema 4k camera. Then, our second set of guests is your co-host Jonny Drones as well as THE drone diddler, "G". The four of us discuss both "Le Pigeon" as well as how John Oliv…
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Daniel Riley aka RCTestFlight has been in the RC game from the very early days. Whether it was building foamies, flying super powered LED lights, or dropping pumpkins from an Alta X, Daniel has tried it all. We've always been inspired by his creativity and process of telling a story, including failures and showing successes along all of his journey…
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Cinelifters are a new class of FPV drone that have started up in the last year or two designed to carry heavier, higher quality cameras like the Black Magic Pocket Cinema or Red Komodo. We believe that this trend was initially kicked off with X-Class-style drones, but drones like the Thicc/Siccario/Moneyshot have taken over the industry, and we wan…
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Donovan Davis is the USA Product Specialist and Chief Pilot for all things DJI. Coming from a long background of RC hobbies, he's made his toys his career and now works directly for a company that has changed the face of consumer RC around the world. In addition to knowing all the fun little secrets and testing out all new DJI products, Donovan als…
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Co-hosts Jon Graham and Paul Nurkkala sit down with Andy Shen, the master of all things cinewhoop, and cinelift. With over five years in the performance drone industry, Andy Shen is the master of designing amazing FPV drone platforms for uses ranging from Catching whale snot to hauling heavy cine cameras. Check out Shendrones: http://www.shendrones…
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Co-hosts Jon Graham and Paul Nurkkala have been away from the podcasting scene for a little bit. Life got busy over quarantine in ways that we didn't expect, and we are now back and ready to rock. Part of our problem was that we made the filming process a little too complicated on ourselves, so we've simplified the process, and that will hopefully …
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Co-hosts Jon Graham and Paul Nurkkala sit down with Max Tubman, an industry leader in building massive custom drones. Max describes his journey from playing with control line planes as a boy to becoming the CEO of BFD Systems™, one of the most advanced heavy-lift UAS manufacturers in the USA. We have a lot of laughs, and along the way, he shares so…
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Thank you, Alex Kavanagh (@drone.pilot)(@dronegear), for jumping on camera to discuss what it's like to travel the world with drones. In 2019 Alex and his fiance filmed in over 18 countries, like Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Patagonia, and Switzerland, while finding the time to work on professional film sets in Los Angeles. With over ten years of professi…
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In this episode, Jon and Paul discuss the pros and cons of analog and digital systems for both FPV and on cinema platforms! Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/tgfapplenurk Spotify: https://bit.ly/tgfspotify RSSI link: https://bit.ly/tgfrssnurk Available on Podcast Addict. Follow NURK: https://www.instagram.com/nurkfpv/ Follow Jon: https://www.instagram…
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The world of professional drones spans from movie making, to drone racing, to industry to space - co-hosts Paul "NURK" Nurkkala and Jon "johnny_drones" Graham chat with countless guests from the professional drones and cinematographer worlds, telling stories of their good flights. Apologies that NURK's mic was a little hot - we've got it fixed up f…
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