The state Department of Transportation’s Harbors Division has been unable to use an unmanned drone aircraft purchased with $75,000 in federal grant money to provide security at Honolulu Harbor because it falls within restricted airspace near Honolulu International Airport.
“I’m not trying to make any excuses for the Department of Transportation. We’re not making any excuses. We made a mistake,” said Dan Meisenzahl, spokesman for the state Department of Transportation.
In 2006, the state DOT was awarded a $1.4 million harbor security grant from the federal government to install high-tech security measures at Honolulu Harbor where more than 90 percent of the state’s merchandise arrives every year.
Roughly $75,000 of that money went to purchase an unmanned aerial vehicle, known as a UAV or drone, which arrived in Honolulu last June, Meisenzahl said.
Not the only UAS plans for Hawaii
https://www.suasnews.com/2011/01/3607/now-drones-for-hawaii-coastline/
That’s why you need to do your homework before you buy! I believe we will see more of this when the regulations come out. We’re here to help.
$75K and they APC props.
Somebody saw them coming…I am here to help as well for less than Patrick…ABC ; )
No they are ALL like that.. off the shelf components cobbled together and massively overpriced. The UAS industry is part of the problem with government, $1000 toilet seats.. ect.
The Raven uses and APC prop and last time I heard the whole system was around $250.000.
Rory,
Don’t even be eyeballing my steak knife set! ;-)