Alexander Fraess-Ehrfeld, CEO at Airborne Robotics, walked us through the approval process on a practical flight operation to deliver a defibrillator, following the SORA methodology.
And the presentation:
FLY SMART, FLY SAFE
Alexander Fraess-Ehrfeld, CEO at Airborne Robotics, walked us through the approval process on a practical flight operation to deliver a defibrillator, following the SORA methodology.
And the presentation:
The ARPAS-UK Annual Conference was held on Thursday March 2nd 2023 at DARTeC, Cranfield University.
It was so good to see our members again in person after holding the AGM virtually for the last couple of years. Professor Graham Braithwaite of DARTeC mentioned how important conversations over coffee are – and we couldn’t agree more! Connecting, reconnecting, finding common points of interest, or the solution to a problem that’s been bugging you: the importance of holding a conversation, sharing a cup of coffee, or meeting someone who you’ve only connected with previously on LinkedIn can’t be underestimated.
The AGM:
The Annual Conference talks can be found here:
and the:
Disclaimer: All jobs posted here are from LinkedIn and other job sites including member and non-member organizations.
Research Associate to ‘Droned Life: Data, Narrative, and the Aesthetics of Worldmaking’.
An exciting opportunity to join a multi-year interdisciplinary project on unmanned technologies, culture, and aesthetics funded by UKRI, hosted by the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the University of Cambridge.
BT Group is hiring a Senior Technology Product Manager – Drones.
Thales is looking to hire UAS Flight Test Engineer.
Animal Dynamics Ltd is hiring for the position of Senior Mechanical Design Engineer.
BATCAM is looking for a Broadcast Engineer.
Callen-Lenz Associates Ltd is looking for a System Engineer.
Archangel Imaging is hiring for the following positions:
UAV Flight Trials Manager
Autopilot Engineer (UAV)
CMS Distribution is hiring for the position of Business Development Manager-Enterprise Drones.
Flare Bright is looking for a Software Engineering Manager.
Celestial is looking for an Animation Supervisor.
Databuzz Ltd is looking to hire Geospatial Data Analyst.
Skyports is looking for Flight Operations Remote Pilot.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment Ltd is hiring for the following positions:
Software Manager – Embedded (Drones, Defence)
Assembly Technician (Drones)
Robotics Engineer (Drones)
March 2023 saw the launch of the new Emergency Drone Responder E-Magazine. It is packed full of information for those in the Emergency Services, with articles, thought-pieces, advice and product information.
ARPAS-UK is delighted that Graham Brown, Chair of ARPAS-UK, and Phil Hicks of Pravo Consulting were involved in this first issue. Check out page 15: Cleared for Action
1 March 2023
The Methodology for the Evaluation of Automation on the UAS Operations document has been developed by the JARUS Working Group Automation Concept of Operation.
The WG believes this draft addresses all the comments from the Internal Review and makes some significant evolutions to the document to make it usable by the JARUS community in supporting regulatory development as well as in describing concepts of operation for specific operations.
The document has been approved by the JARUS Plenary Team for External Consultation.
The deadline to submit your comment is April 3, 2023.
You may find the external consultation information and documents on the JARUS website.
Please use the feedback form provided and direct questions and comments to the JARUS Secretariat:
contact@jarus-rpas.org
JARUS Secretariat
14 March 2023
The ARPAS-UK AGM was held on Thursday March 2nd 2023 at DARTeC, Cranfield University.
It was so good to see our members again in person after holding the AGM virtually for the last couple of years. Professor Graham Braithwaite of DARTeC mentioned how important conversations over coffee are – and we couldn’t agree more! Connecting, reconnecting, finding common points of interest, or the solution to a problem that’s been bugging you: the importance of holding a conversation, sharing a cup of coffee, or meeting someone who you’ve only connected with previously on LinkedIn can’t be underestimated.
So, firstly we would like to say thank you to all those who were able to attend in person.
We do however recognise that this isn’t always possible, so thank you too to those who registered for the virtual event as well.
Outcome of the Resolutions: Three resolutions were put to the Membership:
In addition, we would like to thank Stuart Keenan, our outgoing Chair, and Rupert Dent, Director of Regulations and Policy, for their time and commitment to ARPAS-UK. They have volunteered their time to improve the professionalism of the industry and support it as it continues to develop. They have embodied what is the very best in this developing industry: the ability to put the individual to one side for the benefit of the whole.
Rupert Dent was made Director Regulations and Policy in September 2017. He has devoted hours and hours to numerous CAA committees, talking through regulative issues with Members, spent time at Exhibitions and Conferences talking to would be members, and advocated hard on behalf of the UK drone industry at all levels.
Stuart Keenan joined the ARPAS-UK Committee in 2021 and became Chair later that year. His support for the industry is deep rooted and he has been an excellent advocate on behalf of ARPAS-UK.
The presentation from the AGM is attached.
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Five exciting new Future Flight Challenge Social Science posts are now open at the University of Birmingham, for post-doctoral Research Fellows and a project officer.
Due to expanding work TEXO DSI have various new roles opening up. All roles are UK based with full time, part time & contracting roles being available:
Offshore UAS Pilots
Offshore Surveyors
Lead Surveyors
Senior Land Surveyors
OHL UAS Pilots
OHL Line Inspectors
Trainee and Junior Land Surveyors
UAS Pilots
ISS Aerospace is hiring for the following positions:
General Manager
Senior UAV Test Pilot
DroneWorks is looking to hire a UAV / Drone Operator.
PlotBox is looking for Graduate GIS Technician.
Thales is hiring for the following positions:
Systems Engineering Modeller
Specialist Systems Engineer – Modelling and Simulation
Airvis Ltd is looking for Security Officer – Drone Pilot.
Dales Surveying Ltd is looking to hire Experienced Multi-rotor Drone Pilots/Surveyors.
Herotech8 Ltd is hiring for the position of Software Test Engineer.
Nicholas Associates is looking for Engineering Surveyor – Groundworks.
Marshall Futureworx, the venture building and advanced technologies arm of Marshall of Cambridge, has unveiled details of the first in a suite of new product lines and services it will be bringing to market to support ever increasing demand for secure and renewable energy.
The ground-breaking new system, Lilypad, is an ecosystem of multiple autonomous BVLOS UAVs which utilise artificial intelligence and navigational sensors to provide dynamic and on-demand offshore inspection services – revolutionising the way operators are able to monitor real-time performance of their wind farms.
The UAVs are deployed from dedicated offshore charging stations and monitored by a single remote pilot stationed in an onshore command and control centre. Vital inspection data and reports are then transmitted back to the wind farm operators, enabling faster, more frequent, reliable and predictive maintenance scheduling and more effective utilisation of assets.
The UK already has the world’s second largest installed offshore wind capacity at around 12 GW and is a key component of the UK Government’s net zero strategy, with an ambitious target of achieving 50 GW installed capacity by 2030 and potentially more than 100 GW by 2050. As Government and industry continues to advance the UK offshore wind capability, new and scalable technologies such as Lilypad are required to inspect, maintain and ensure the efficiency of wind turbines while also minimising costs to energy users.
Lilypad reduces the requirement for offshore personnel undertaking inspections, minimising both cost and impact on the environment. At the same time, the improved frequency and quality of intelligence operators gain through Lilypad’s remote inspections will enable them to significantly increase wind turbine up time and extend their overall lifecycle.
Marshall Futureworx Managing Director, Kieren Paterson explains: “The ever increasing demand for secure and renewable energy to power our communities has resulted in the surging need for innovative solutions to enable the installation and support of offshore wind infrastructure, right from initial construction and through the life of projects.
Leveraging our demonstrated talent for integrating leading technologies and providing support services to customers operating in demanding and regulated environments, we are excited to share the first of these products – Lilypad, an offshore windfarm inspection service that provides truly scalable inspection capacity to support the significant growth and increasing remoteness of offshore windfarms.
Lilypad uses permanently resident autonomous UAVs allowing us to provide on-demand and scheduled inspections timed to minimise the economic impact on windfarm operations. Lilypad decouples the cost of inspection from sea state, distance from shore and seasonal considerations and eliminates the need for offshore personnel during inspections.”
The announcement from Futureworx, experts in complex system development and integration, follows on from the signing of a memorandum of understanding in 2022 with ISS Aerospace who offer best in class industrial UAVs and sees.ai with their leading AI drone guidance and control software.
“ISS Aerospace is delighted to have been appointed by Marshall Futureworx to provide a derivative of our Sensus ML8-XP UAV for the Lilypad ecosystem. The Sensus family of UAVs has seen considerable buy-in from our defence, security and energy clients and seen operations worldwide. ISS provides highly innovative, customer requirement focused solutions which deliver on-board multi-modal sensor integration to deliver intelligence solutions at the highest tempo.” Said Ryan Kempley, ISS Aerospace CEO.
“We’re thrilled to be able to reveal more about this project. Not only does it involve deep collaboration with Marshall, one of the UK’s leading aerospace companies; and an exciting opportunity to develop a defensible world-leading product for a huge and rapidly-growing global market; but it also gives us the opportunity to make a substantial impact on one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the transition to net-zero. With this stellar consortium we look forward to pushing the boundaries of what is possible with UAV technology.” Says John McKenna, CEO of sees.ai
More information on Lilypad can be found its first public showcase during the Global Offshore Wind Exhibition in London on 14 June 2023 at Stand A66 or via the website: https://marshallfutureworx.com/lilypad
The future of aviation is at a pivotal point. Innovative developments are accelerating across various technological fields, unlocking novel opportunities to better serve people and places with aviation.
Future flight technologies – AAM and drones – have the potential to transform how we connect people, transport goods and deliver services in urban, rural and remote areas.
To realise these opportunities, localised ground and airspace infrastructure need to be in place to support these services and will bring aviation within closer proximity to the environment we inhabit.
The Future Flight Community Integration Group is set up by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Future Flight Challenge as an independent authoritative advisory body.
The Group has authority to obtain independent professional insights through the commissioning of studies and activities (including workshops and conferences), making use of a dedicated budget from the UKRI Future Flight Challenge for financial year 2023 – 2024 and other sources of funding.
Members will be appointed for an 18-month term. Members shall be eligible for re-appointment subject to a review of the membership composition to ensure the Steering Group remains fit for purpose to achieve its objectives.
If you’d like to help the UK tackle the complexities of rolling out drone and AAM usage across the country, please submit your expression of interest below.
Dates
Expression of Interest opens – Friday 3rd March 2023
Expression of interest closes – Friday 24th March 2023 at 5pm
Using two of the most advanced drones in its fleet Networx3 UAV’s professional drone pilots are conducting roof inspections on commercial premises ahead of solar panel installations.
Networx3 UAV have teamed up with fellow Lancashire firm Squirrel Energy who install electricity-generating solar panels for businesses who want to beat the energy crisis.
With most businesses feeling the financial pressure from rocketing gas and electricity bills green energy experts Squirrel have been inundated with new customers looking for ways to bring this unavoidable overhead down.
Networx3 UAV’s drone roof surveys are the first step on the road to tackling huge hikes in energy costs. In a few hours their inspection can give a green light to, or identify remediation work that needs to take place in advance of, a solar panel installation.
Networx3 UAV managing director and commercial drone pilot Ian Ashworth said: “Our crystal clear ‘eye in the sky’ drone footage has meant there’s no need for scaffolding and cherry pickers to access the roofs and survey them – that’s a big saving in terms of time and cost.
“Drones can get to places which are awkward, inaccessible and expensive to reach and beam back live video of what they find to our state-of-the-art mobile drone control centre vehicle allowing clients to direct the flight in real-time.”
In the last three months, Networx3 UAV have conducted drone roof surveys on warehouses, workshops and offices all over the UK including:
Squirrel Energy managing director David Heys said: “If you’re going to put solar panels on the roof for 30 years you have to know the roof is in good shape to start with so that’s why it’s very important that we do a roof survey in advance.
“Some premises we go to will have multiple roofs and old and new buildings where structures have been knocked down, rebuilt and amended.
“The service that Networx3 UAV provides is fantastic; saving time and money for our customers and us.”
For roof survey work outdoors Networx3 UAV deploys its £28,000 Matrice 210 V2 RTK – which includes broadcast quality video, thermal imaging and high-definition cameras which can pick up an image the size of a postage stamp from a kilometer away.
The £32,000 Elios 2 drone, which works indoors, is encased in a cage and is the size and shape of a football. It is fitted with sensors that are designed to sense and avoid obstacles and sustain collisions.
To find out more visit www.networx3uav.co.uk.
