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From Getting Lost to Leading in Drones: Dr. Lori Paluti’s Unlikely Journey

16 June 2026

How a Toy Drone, a Wrong Turn, and Pure Grit Built Pittsburgh Drone Services In this episode of Beyond the Drone, host Desi Ekstein sits down with Dr. Lori Paluti, founder of Pittsburgh Drone Services, educator, entrepreneur, and creator of the groundbreaking Fly Like a Girl Academy. Dr. Paluti’s path into aviation is anything but traditional, starting with a career in health and physical education, moving into entrepreneurship, and eventually discovering drones completely by accident. As she says in the interview, “I got lost on a hike… and we pulled of… Video by YouTube channel.

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