Month: July 2021

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ARPAS-UK New Chairman Announcement

We are pleased to announce that Stuart Keenan has recently taken on the role of Chairman of ARPAS-UK.

Stuart is excited and proud to take on this strategic leadership role for the trade body for the UAS industry in the UK, and is keen to continue the work of his predecessors in promoting drone professionalism and drones for good. Stuart expects to steer the direction of the association to more keenly focus activity in the key areas of interest to our membership:

  • Being the voice of our industry and representing the common views of our membership amongst all relevant stakeholders, including regulators and policymakers, other aligned industries and airspace users, and internally amongst ourselves.
  • Promoting an understanding of ‘drones for good’ through public and industry education, and the effective use of social media and traditional media.
  • Promoting an understanding of ‘drone professionalism’ amongst the drone industry, as well as the many industries which use drones as tools.
  • Facilitating member networking and collaboration opportunities.
  • Growing our association so that we can do more in the future as our industry continues to expand.

In his ‘day job’ Stuart is Head of the UAS Centre of Excellence for Frazer-Nash Consultancy and helps organisations to make the most of drones. Stuart is a CAA qualified SUAS pilot, and the SUAS Accountable Manager for his company, as well as being the UAS technical expert for safety and regulation. Under Stuart’s leadership, the Frazer-Nash drone business has grown in under 5 years from very little to a turnover of £multi-millions, and he is now leading activity to allow Frazer-Nash’s expertise to benefit the exciting growth area of UAM.  Stuart has a background in aviation safety, developed during his 16-year career as an RAF engineer officer, and he is a chartered engineer and a Member of the Royal Aeronautical Society.

Stuart takes over from our previous Chairman, Gavin Wishart, who stepped down from the role in January 2021 and who sadly passed away a few months later.

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Neuron wins at Revolution Aero

  • London-based tech startup wins at respected aviation pitch competition
  • They pitched against five other high quality aviation startups to take first place

Last week Neuron participated in Revolution Aero‘s pitch competition, which is one of the leading supporters of aviation start-ups globally. The competition was an opportunity to get Neuron in front of potential investors, partners and customers, alongside other innovative aviation start-ups who were on their own fundraising journeys.

As well as receiving unique validation from industry insiders, investors and other market experts, Revolution Aero partners can also provide investment, mentoring and introductions. Neuron was shortlisted with five other companies who were all invited to pitch to a panel of aviation industry experts. They then received comments and feedback from the judges before being voted as winners!

“We are delighted to win Revolution Aero’s pitch competition, which is held in high regards within the aviation start-up community. We were up against some fierce competition, with some great businesses pitching to established aviation investors and subject matter experts. It is great to see our hard work recognised, and this helps to validate that we are offering something that the market needs right now. We look forward to following up with potential investors and partners over the coming weeks” – James Dunthorne, Neuron Founder.

Upon selecting Neuron as winner, Yesh Premkumar (national partnership lead, Hyundai Urban Air Mobility) said:

“In terms of what the market needs right now – especially with the migration towards electric aviation for passenger and cargo – Neuron has the most value. It needs a partner to create the product around their capability. Someone has to create a user interface for a national usable product.”

The team at Neuron would also like to extend congratulations to Sky Stations, who won the public vote. They look forward to having discussions with some of the start-ups and investors who reached out to them after the event.

To watch the pitches and judges feedback click here!

For queries please contact Amy Labrum // amy.labrum@neuron.world // 07928848835

23rd July 2021

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CHIRP FEEDBACK 2: July 2021

Share and Share Alike: Everyone benefits from the experience of others.

Although those who are flying their drones/UAS commercially should in the first instance report any
incidents through their company safety management system, CHIRP is a conduit for all drone/UAS pilots
to confidentially share their Human Factor experiences in a safe way that enables others to learn.

CHIRP never passes on the details of reporters to third parties, and any contact we have with outside agencies is done in a manner such that reports are not only disidentified but circumstantial information that might identify someone is removed.

Read more…

July 2021