Austin Drone Meetup January 14, 2016 #Aus1nDroneMeetup Logis&cs - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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 • So\ware Engineering • Informa1on Technology • Sr. Network Architect • Java So\ware Engineer • Sr. Network Engineer • Sr. UI So\ware Engineer • DevTools Engineering Manager • So\ware Development Engineer • DevTools Engineer • Sr. So\ware Engineer • DevOps Engineering Lead • Sr. So\ware Engineer Manager • Data Scien1st • Database Architect • So\ware Architect

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

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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\ opera1ons. 60 day turn around.

CES 2016 – Year of the Drone • Yuneec Typhoon H - $1799 list • Best in Show CES • Hexicopter (prop redundancy) • Retractable Legs (360 o 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 hFp://flight-evolved.com/top-10-drone-footage-1ps/ 8. Add Emo1on, B-roll 9. Be slow and precise with your gimbal 10. Know when to say NO.

Thank you!