In this week's episode, Aloft Head of Community, Erica Cooley & guest host, Scott Strimple, chief pilot and flight instructor for the Sonoran Desert Institute School of Uncrewed Technology discuss the speedy evolution of the drone industry, the past of the drone industry before Part 107 and 333, the importance of education and training for UAS operators, possible future regulatory changes to come in evolving drone industry, and more.
Scott Strimple is the chief pilot and active flight instructor for the Sonoran Desert Institute School of Uncrewed Technology. He is an airline captain and FAA check airman for a major airline with many years of experience in aviation. He is an evangelist for migrating a healthy manned aviation safety culture into the world of uncrewed aircraft. He has been a keynote speaker at many industry symposiums, previous executive committee chairperson for the ASTM F38.03 working group authoring standards for sUA training, and a multiple Emmy award-winning aerial cinematographer.
Learn more about Sonoran Desert Institute School of Uncrewed Technology at https://www.sdi.edu/programs/certificate-in-unmanned-technology/.
Interested in learning more about the types of airspace you may encounter in your drone operations?
Join Aloft Head of Community, Erica Cooley & guest host, Kevin Morris, FAA Drone Guy for August’s B4UFLY Check the Map webinar, The ABCs of National Airspace Types: Part 2- Caution Airspaces: Stadiums, Local Layers, MOAs. We will discuss the different types of cautionary airspaces in the NAS including stadiums, local layers, MOAs, how these types of airspace may impact drone operations, and how to identify each on the B4UFLY map by color. We will close out the webinar with a live audience Q&A. Register for the free webinar at https://primetime.bluejeans.com/a2m/register/wjtuszer
If you have a drone airspace challenge area, situational awareness topics, or general UAS operational question you would like discussed in an upcoming episode please email your question to erica@aloft.ai.
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