Hello all,
My name is Todd. I'm one of the sUAS Program Managers and remote pilots for the Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers. Our program uses both a SenseFly eBee Plus and Albris sUAS to survey our district's dams, navigation and water control structures, as well as other habitat and reservoirs we are responsible for.
Small UAS use in our agency is fairly new, as our program is only about three years old. On a national level, sUAS within USACE is gaining rapid acceptance due to its quick deployment capability, safety factors and lower cost as compared to traditional manned aviation.
Being a DOD agency, originally our minimum training requirements were in-line with the Department of the Army sUAS. As our national program has grown and is becoming more standardized, our new training requirement is to be FAA Part 107 certified. That is what has led me here!
I've recently completed my Part 107 and we hope to soon be able to fly within the 107 rules. Flying within Part 107 will be much simpler for us versus what we have to do currently so I have been scouring this forum to learn as much as I can from you all.
Thank you for the opportunity!
Todd
My name is Todd. I'm one of the sUAS Program Managers and remote pilots for the Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers. Our program uses both a SenseFly eBee Plus and Albris sUAS to survey our district's dams, navigation and water control structures, as well as other habitat and reservoirs we are responsible for.
Small UAS use in our agency is fairly new, as our program is only about three years old. On a national level, sUAS within USACE is gaining rapid acceptance due to its quick deployment capability, safety factors and lower cost as compared to traditional manned aviation.
Being a DOD agency, originally our minimum training requirements were in-line with the Department of the Army sUAS. As our national program has grown and is becoming more standardized, our new training requirement is to be FAA Part 107 certified. That is what has led me here!
I've recently completed my Part 107 and we hope to soon be able to fly within the 107 rules. Flying within Part 107 will be much simpler for us versus what we have to do currently so I have been scouring this forum to learn as much as I can from you all.
Thank you for the opportunity!
Todd