Hi everyone!
It's been a while since my last update so I figured it was about time to share the latest.
Your Pledges
First of all, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support, it truly means a lot for me! You might be wondering what I am doing with your pledges so let me provide you with some updates:
I recently purchased 2 DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro camera's (I went with DJI this time because of the better low light performance, hopefully that will noticebly increase the image quality).
I also obtained a Synology DS1821+ NAS and WD Red Plus hard drives. This will help us streamline our file management. Up until now we didn't have any file management system in place... pure chaos. Truly, I sometimes can't believe we managed to get this far haha!
We made some upgrades to our office and will soon be looking into creating a permanent YouTube studio. That should help us in creating more videos on a consistent basis.
Thanks to you (yes, YOU!) we were able to upgrade our equipment, thank you!
Thailand
I just came back from Thailand and had a great time there. As you might know, I've already been to Koh Samui, Phuket, Krabi, Bangkok & Kanchanaburi so this time I flew to Chiang Mai (which is the 2nd busiest city of Thailand).
After a couple of days in Chiang Mai I went to Pai, a small town northwest of Chiang Mai. The road towards Pai is like a theme park ride from hell (over 700 turns, the drive takes about 3 hours) but it was worth it and you should definitely visit this part of Thailand if you get a chance!
I also visited Koh Chang, which is an island close to Cambodja. It's a big island but very quiet in comparison to Phuket or Samui. I had time to relax, manifest and think about life and my future.
I always try to read at least 1 book about business or self development during my travels and this time I read Buy back your time by Dan Martell. It made me realize which steps I need to take in order to grow. This year has been crazy and I felt stuck... but no longer.
We recently had a lot of meetings with our agency & partners, posted our first job opportunity (for a virtual assistant), are about to finish the work on a new course for Your Pilot Academy and have loads of new videos scheduled for the coming months!
Upcoming Videos
Our upload schedule for the coming months is absolutely crazy:
December
Approach into Dubai
January
Approach into Amsterdam
Approach into Faro
Approach into Narita (Tokyo)
February
Approach into Palermo
Approach into Buenos Aires
March
Approach into Menorca
Video 2
May
Approach into Zakynthos
What else are we working onWe completed the move of our websites to SiteGround. In 2025 we will completely rebrand DutchPilotGirl
We are in the final stages of changing the business entity
We are still on the fence whether we should go for Sony or Canon but will soon purchase a new camera that enables us to create 4k footage. If you have any suggestions, let me know!
New courses for Your Pilot Academy
An update for the "how to become an airline pilot" eBook
Setting up everything to hire a team for Your Pilot Academy and the new YouTube channel
I would like to wish you all a lovely Sunday! Stay tuned for the Dubai preview, it will be here this week!
All the best,
Michelle