I continue to “spread my wings” outside of my public safety flight duties and offer aerial photo, video, and inspection services, in addition to flight training and consultation services for all matters relating to flying "drones" for recreational purposes (did you know a test is now required to do so?), for commercial purposes under the FAA's "Part-107" regulations, or assisting in the developmen
t and implementation of Public Aircraft programs that operate under a Certificate of Authorization (COA). Let's talk about your aerial photo or inspection needs, "drone" questions you might have, or about getting you started on becoming a certified "Remote Pilot"!
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More about me:
I have been involved with radio control (R/C) model aircraft and a member of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) for nearly 40-years, have served as President of the Red Baron R/C Modelers (https://www.facebook.com/RedBaronRCModelers), a local R/C aviation club, for the past 14-years, and am an instructor for both organizations. Given my involvement and insight in the R/C hobby, in 2010 I began researching Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology and the relating regulations - specifically as to how the emerging technology might be used within Public Safety – and made the first presentation on the potential of using “drones” to the City of Idaho Falls. Since a program was authorized in 2017, I have worked to build the City’s UAS program from scratch. Other roles or UAS involvement include;
- FAA Certified Remote Pilot with an sUAS rating,
- Certified instructor for Idaho Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), focusing on Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS),
- TOP Operator Level-1 certified by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (www.auvsi.org),
- UAS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for Idaho State University,
- A contact instructor for FEMA’s AWR-345 UAS in Disaster Management course, as administered by the National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) at the University of Hawaii (www.ndptc.hawaii.edu),
- Technical Advisor for DRONERESPONDERS (www.droneresponders.org),
- Contract instructor for DARTdrones (www.dartdrones.com),
- Administrator of the Idaho Public Safety UAS Council (www.IPSUASC.org) (facebook.com/IdahoPublicSafetyUASCouncil)
- Regional Director for Idaho for the Law Enforcement Drone Association (LEDA) (www.ledauas.com/).
