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Topic: Just say no to emergency relay UAS
Gary Mortimer
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Just say no to emergency relay UAS
on: July 29, 2012, 23:50

The wireless carriers standing up and saying UA will cause too much interference in and emergency just seems mad to me.


I very simple system, balloon with WiFi repeater floating 200' above a scene would instantly open up communications between first responders using smartphones. Put several of them around the issue and it becomes more robust.


Can you tell I am thinking about this as I type, its just a monopoly trying to shut the door.
zk_sar
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Re: Just say no to emergency relay UAS
on: August 7, 2012, 02:22

I totally agree, one of my ideal characteristics of the perfect SAR UAV was the ability to carry a 'spare' VHF repeater in case of a civil emergency knocking out microwave links and VHF repeaters used by emergency responders. I like your idea of a balloon though.

I work full-time in maritime Search and Rescue and have a strong aviation background. having studied aviation at university, my passion is the application of aviation in the SAR sector.

I consider my self an enthusiastic armature aircraft designer and enjoy looking at different concepts and ideas in all areas relating to things that fly. I have a CPL MEIR, and have, in what seems like a past life, been a ‘bush’ pilot flying in the Southern Alps of New Zealand.
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  1. Paul Marsh
    10 March 2013 at 9:28 pm

    Hi Patrick,

    I just listened to the podcast episode with Dr. Jerry Lemieux of the Unmanned Vehicle University. While this might have been covered, I was left wondering about actual job opportunities in the UAV industry for the graduates of this school and others that are now offering this special field of education. Until commercial UAV activity gets going in the U.S, where will all of these people work? I’m assuming that the military requirements in terms of needed personnel are already being fairly well met, so this growth in specialized education presumes the emergence of new employment opportunities.

    To someone on the sidelines, this almost seems premature. While it’s nice to fill the pipeline with qualified individuals, I fear that many of these people are getting education for jobs that are well off into the future and that they might end up disillusioned.

    Indeed, how many of those $90K+ jobs in the UAV field really exist at the moment?

    Might be a question for a future podcast episode.

    Thanks,
    Paul

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