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Ala ska sUAS Ope ra tio ns Jo e Do n Mo rto n Milita ry Zo ne UAM/ UAS Co o rdina to r fo r AF S/ sUAS Pilo t Dirk Gile s Milita ry Zo ne AF MO/ sUAS Pilo t Ga ry Ba umg a rtne r Sta te Avia tio n Ma na g e r/ sUAS Pilo t BL M sUAS WE BSIGHT https:/ / site s.google .c om/ a/ fir e ne t.gov/ blm- uas/

Outline  Po lic y  Sta ts  Be ne fits & L e sso ns L e a rne d  F uture  Que stio ns

Po lic y

Po lic y: Big 4

Sta ts

BL M T o ta l & AK UAS T o ta l flig hts T otal UAS flights F lown by AK RPs  F ire flig hts: 617 AK : 571  Re so urc e flig hts: 1,011 AK : 38  T ra ining flig hts: 1,193 AK : 271 T otal UAS flight hour s : 475  F ire ho urs: 104 AK : 97  Re so urc e ho urs: 160 AK : 6.65  T ra ining ho urs: 211 AK : 49.6

Sta ts – sUAS F ire Hig hlig hts  BL M - UASP  AK T ype 1 I MT  Smo ke jumpe rs: 2  UAS Mo dule (s)  Midnig ht Sun I HC: 1  3 Ro lls  Che na I HC: 1  F ire Spe c ia list  No rth Umpq ua Se c tio n: 2  I R inva lua b le in  Zo ne F ire Spe c ia list: 2 Smo ky Ze ro Viz  AF S Ove rhe a d: 2 Co nditio ns  5 Re so urc e  Sta te o f Ala ska (DOF)  T e c hnic ia ns: 2

Orde ring : I QCS/ ROSS  T HSP - T e c hnic a l Spe c ia list No fo rma lize d sUAS po sitio ns in I QCS/ ROSS

Be ne fits & L e sso ns L e a rne d Situa tio na l Awa re ne ss 1. E xpo sure Re duc tio n 2. Ma pping (Po lyg o n & Ortho ) 3. Co st Sa ving s 4. Co mplia nc e wo rk 5. Vo lume tric 6.

Situa tio na l Awa re ne ss I nsta nta ne o usly • Multiple Pe o ple • Vide o & I nfra -Re d •

E xpo sure Re duc tio n sUAS a s a L ine Sc o ut •

E xpo sure Re duc tio n I R Pa tro l • During Burn Ope ra tio ns IR c ame r as ar e pr oving use ful for te mpe r atur e r e adings. Wildlife sur ve ys, gr ound impac t, ve ge tation sur ve ys for c e r tain plants (shr uby we e d mustar d), looking for mine shafts or c ave s ar e some e xample s.

Ca se Study sUAS E ffe c tive ne ss • Umpq ua No rth Co mple x • Divisio n P • Burn Ope ra tio n •

Va lue s a t Risk

E nviro nme nta l

Co nditio ns o n Gro und -100’ Visib ility • Adve rse Burning • Co nditio ns No E ffe c tive Va nta g e • No Air Suppo rt •

Co mplia nc e & Vo lume tric  Mining c o mplia nc e .  Co lle c ting hig h re so lutio n ima g e ry a nd sub -  Pro duc tio n ve rific a tio n fo r c e ntime te r da ta fo r mine ra l ma te ria ls mining . pho to g ra mme tric surve ys.  Pre -mining a nd po st- mining flig hts re q uire d.

3D Mo de ling E d K lima sa uska s Ge o lo g ist, Ala ska Sta te Offic e

Pipe line

Dig ita l E le va tio n Mo de ling

Ma pping  F ie ld Upda te d to Divisio n Supe rviso rs  I mpo rte d into Ave nza Ma p L a ye r

Co st Sa ving s He lo 3DR Solo  T ype 2 Be ll 212  Purc ha se Pric e  Da ily Ava ila b ility  $1,500 w/ Go Pro  $5,765  F lig ht Ho ur  I R: $6,000  $1,500  Ope ra to rs Wa g e s  T ype 3 ASta r350B3  Da ily Ava ila b ility  $3,480  F lig ht Ho ur  sUAS Ano the r T o o l  $1,000

F uture F ire F ly 6 Pro Hig he r Pe rfo rma nc e Airc ra ft NWCG Po sitio ns I nte ra g e nc y F ire T ra ining CWN L a rg e UAS Co ntra c t PSD F ire Suppo rt K its

F ire F L Y 6 Pro Wing spa n: 60” • L e ng th: 32.6” • We ig ht: 8 - 9lb s • F lig ht T ime : 40-50min with pa ylo a d • Ra ng e , Wire le ss: 3+mi • Pa ylo a d Ca pa c ity: 1.5lb s • Cruise Spe e d: 30-35kts • Co ve ra g e : 500 a c re s • Dura b le E PO fo a m b o dy • Ca rb o n fib e r fra me with a irc ra ft- • g ra de plywo o d suppo rts Co st: $14,000 fo r a irfra me . • Ac c e sso rie s a dditio na l.

Que stio ns?

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