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Austin Drone Meetup

January 14, 2016 #Aus1nDroneMeetup

Logis&cs

• Wireless Access
• SSID: HAMeetup
• PSK: Meetup2016
• Slides / Photos
• Uploaded to hFp://www.meetup.com/Aus1n-Drone-Meetup/files/
• Social Media use hashtag #Aus1nDroneMeetup
• Restrooms
• Adjacent to this mee1ng room inside the ”Men/Women Showers”
• Refreshments
• Fajita Buffet - Enjoy
• Sodas/Water/Beer are in the blue coolers (please use only those)
• Please dispose of any trash and assist in cleanup of the space

Agenda

• Social / Eat / Meet and Greet / Drone (UAV, UAS) show off
• Dinner (enjoy Lupe Tor1lla Fajita buffet by HomeAway and beers/wine/so\ drinks by

HomeAway, Cloud9Drones and DroneSense)

• Commercial Opera1ons and Rules
• CES 2016 recap and “hot topics” / Crowdfunded Drones
• Local Aus1n Regula1on specifics
• So\ware and Technology – Autonomous flight
• Photography and Videography
• Local places to enjoy flying
• Favorite shared links and sites
• Q&A / Tips (Top Pilot errors)
• Raffle

Special thanks to the sponsors / speakers

• HomeAway
• Lenny Tropiano
• ltropiano@homeaway.com (w)
• lenny@tropiano.org (h)
• Cloud9Drones.com
• Jacob Rachniowski
• jacob@cloud9drones.com
• DroneSense.com
• Chris Eyhorn
• chris@dronesense.com

Careers at HomeAway

• hFp://careers.homeaway.com
• 40+ open Aus1n posi1ons
• Informa1on Technology
• Sr. Network Architect
• Sr. Network Engineer
• DevTools Engineering Manager
• DevTools Engineer
• DevOps Engineering Lead
• Data Scien1st
• Database Architect
• So\ware Architect
• So\ware Engineering
• Java So\ware Engineer
• Sr. UI So\ware Engineer
• So\ware Development Engineer
• Sr. So\ware Engineer
• Sr. So\ware Engineer Manager

The Aus&n Drone Meetup

• Networking and educa1onal events for drone professionals and

enthusiasts

• Help Fuel the Aus1n Drone Startup Community
• Plan for combina1on of both free and paid fun and business-focused

events

• Provide sugges1ons for future events
• Ideas include field days, demo days, FPV races, Drone Games, invited speaker

presenta1ons, social meetups

Commercial Opera1ons

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Legal Drone Opera&ons

• For Fun
• Registra1on is ‘required’ for UAS above 0.55lbs
• Newly implemented and legally contested move
• For Money
• Currently requires a FAA 333 Exemp1on, aircra\ N-number, pilots license, and

strict opera1ng procedures

• Coming (2017?) new FAA regula1ons for sUAS not requiring an exemp1on or

pilots license (new drone license), very similar other opera1onal requirements

Non-Commercial Rules

• Register aircra\: hFp://www.faa.gov/uas/registra1on/
• Fly below 400 feet and remain clear of surrounding obstacles
• Keep the aircra\ within visual line of sight at all 1mes
• Remain well clear of and do not interfere with manned aircra\ opera1ons
• Don't fly within 5 miles of an airport
• Don't fly near people or stadiums
• Don't fly an aircra\ that weighs more than 55 lbs
• Don't be careless or reckless with your unmanned aircra\ – you could be

fined for endangering people or other aircra\

Commercial Rules – Part I

• Limited to requested exempt aircra\, all required under 55lbs
• Clear day1me opera1ng condi1ons
• VLOS with visual observer
• PIC holds a minimum of a sports pilots license and valid US driver license
• Opera1ng documents must be accessible for all flight by PIC
• Aircra\ maintenance, inspec1on, flight hours logging
• Follow detailed flight opera1onal procedures, checklists

Commercial Rules – Part II

• Monthly repor1ng to FAA of flights
• Flights under 200\ above ground level with blanket COA, special request

for up to 400\

• Opera1ons 2-5nm away from airports (depending on the type)
• Special COA, LOA, and coordina1on with ATC for opera1ons within airport

radius’

• Aircra\ registra1on with N-number markings
• Opera1ons must be over 500\ away from all non-par1cipa1ng persons
• Permission granted from property owner
• File a NOTAM 24-72 hours prior to opera1ons

Cloud9Drones Exemp&on Experience

• First exemp1ons granted to Hollywood aerial companies for closed-set

filming on September 25, 2014

• First exemp1on for industrial work granted on December 10, 2014
• Cloud9Drones prepared required documenta1on (3 months) and

submiFed its exemp1on in March (Costs then were about $10k for legal help)

• FAA Exemp1on Granted in June 2015
• Aircra\ registra1on submiFed for several aircra\ and received in about

10+ days

• Amendments submiFed and granted for addi1onal aircra\
• COAs and LOAs requested and granted for near airport and above 200\
• pera1ons. 60 day turn around.

CES 2016 – Year of the Drone

• Yuneec Typhoon H - $1799 list
• Best in Show CES
• Hexicopter (prop redundancy)
• Retractable Legs (360o rota1ng camera)
• Intel “tech” Collision Avoidance
• Autonomous Flight
• Waypoints, FollowMe, Orbit, POI, etc.
• DJI Inspire compe11on

CES 2016 – Year of the Drone

• Parrot Disco
• Fixed Wing Design
• FPV view/ 1080p camera
• 45m flight 1me
• Detachable wings for transport
• Autonomous Flight
• Auto takeoff, landing and RTH

CES 2016 – Year of the Drone

• EHANG 184
• www.ehang.com
• Not a Drone / UAV
• “Manned” (~230lbs)
• 23m flight 1me
• hFp://on.mash.to/1TWOZKi

Crowdfunding / Kickstarter / Indiegogo

• Lily
• www.lily.camera
• $34M raised
• $799 preorder
• Not shipped yet
• Dronie shots
• Follow-Me
• Waterproof
• Throw-n-launch

Crowdfunding / Kickstarter / Indiegogo

• Splash Drone
• hFps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/urbandrones/splash-drone-a-

waterproof-drone-with-autonomous-fe/

• $300k raised
• $799 ready to fly
• $399 kit
• Not shipped yet
• Waterproof / Underwater

Crowdfunding / Kickstarter / Indiegogo

• ONAGOFly
• hFps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onagofly-the-smart-nano-drone--2#/
• $1.5M raised (<$199 each)
• Not shipped yet
• Under FAA regula1ons for weight
• No registra1on required
• Dronie Shots
• Follow-Me

Crowdfunding / Kickstarter / Indiegogo

• Micro Drone 3.0
• hFps://www.indiegogo.com/projects/onagofly-the-smart-nano-drone--2#/
• $3.1M raised
• $175 each
• Not shipped yet
• Under FAA regula1ons for weight
• No registra1on required
• Modular design
• Camera
• micro-Gimbal
• Dronie Shots
• Follow-Me

SoTware and Technology

• Who’s wri1ng so\ware? Autonomous/Automa1on/Waypoints,

Pixhawk, FollowMe, Search & Rescue, Collision Avoidance, Cartography.

Autonomous

hFp://autoflightlogic.com

Autonomous

hFp://www.fpvbooster.com

Autonomous

hFp://flylitchi.com

Aus&n Rules, Regula&ons and Registra&on #FlySafe

• Good overall summary – hFp://overaus1n.com/dronerules
• #FlySafe – use common sense
• Highlights
• Drones are legal in Aus1n, but unsafe opera1on will get APD on you fast
• NFZ (No Fly Zones) / TFR / NOTAMs
• 5 mile radius of Airports (ABIA), 30 mile radius of Washington DC
• Spor1ng Events (DJI and others have so\ware)
• Texas Capitol Area
• Camp Mabry (all Military Bases)
• Fires / Emergency Rescue
• Crowds of People
• Dams and Power Sta1ons (LCRA)
• COTA
• Watch out for Helicopters, Sightseeing Planes, etc.
• All Na1onal / State Parks

Sites and Links

• Airmap.io
• Aus1n Drone Pilots (Facebook) - hFps://www.facebook.com/groups/Aus1nDrones
• OverAus1n – Chris Sherman – hFp://overaus1n.com
• TravelByDrone – hFp://travelbydrone.com
• Dronestagram – hFp://dronestagr.am
• DroneBlog - hFp://droneblog.com/
• FAA Registra1on - hFps://www.faa.gov/uas/registra1on
• NFZ - hFps://www.mapbox.com/drone/no-fly/ and hFp://www.airmap.io
• Weather – hFp://uavforecast.com
• Lenny’s Page - hFp://bit.ly/1nl7hdL (videos) hFp://bit.ly/1nl7mhz (photos)

hFp://www.cafepress.com/dronepilot (store)

• Gerard’s Page - hFp://www.imaerial.com/ and hFps://vimeo.com/imaerial/aus1nxair

Local places to Fly

• Zilker Park – not during Trail of Lights, ACL, etc.
• Butler Park – watch out for tour helicopter and bi-plane
• Auditorium Shores & Lady Bird Lake Area (downtown) – when no

events are going on

• Brushy Creek Park (note; small private airstrip close, Breakaway)
• Old SeFlers Park (Round Rock)

10 Common Pilot Errors

• 1. CSC
• 2. Prop Loss
• 3. RTH Crash
• 4. Auto Landing / too far
• 5. Flying out of sight
• 6. FPV but flying backwards
• 7. Indoor Flight (learn to fly ATTI)
• 8. Failsafe and Gain Al1tude
• 9. Bad environment (“EM, power lines, towers, etc”)
• 10. Braking Distance

10 Drone Footage Tips

• 1. Stabliza1on is the key
• 2. Correct Ligh1ng “Golden Hours”
• 3. Dynamic Shots
• 4. Edit, Edit, Edit
• 5. Communica1on between Operators
• 6. Plenty of BaFeries
• 7. Shoot in highest resolu1on
• 8. Add Emo1on, B-roll
• 9. Be slow and precise with your gimbal
• 10. Know when to say NO.

hFp://flight-evolved.com/top-10-drone-footage-1ps/

Thank you!

Videos

• This is Aus1n
• hFps://vimeo.com/106256811 (Jared Tennant)
• Rise & Shine
• hFps://vimeo.com/149850024 (Robert McIntosh - Reelsteady)
• AxA
• hFps://vimeo.com/imaerial/aus1nxair (Gerard Jaurez)
• Cloud9Drones Videos
• hFps://vimeo.com/133207254
• hFps://vimeo.com/138216189