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:
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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
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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.
The UK’s leading drone operators have called on the Government to change the way uncrewed aviation is regulated, and break down the barriers to uncrewed flight that risk the UK missing out on the ‘drone opportunity’.
The comments come in a new White Paper published by the BVLOS Operations Forum, a consortium of advanced drone and technology companies that are pioneering the use of remotely piloted aircraft ‘beyond visual line of sight’ (BVLOS).
‘South of the Clouds: A roadmap to the next generation of uncrewed aviation’, sets out the industry’s vision of how new types of aircraft, like drones, can be integrated into the UK’s busy skies, and what steps the Government needs to take to make it happen.
Organisations in the Forum are already using drones to deliver cancer treatments and vital medical supplies to patients in remote areas; in search & rescue operations by HM Coastguard; and for conducting infrastructure inspections and monitoring in a more sustainable, safer way. But because Government regulations have evolved more slowly than the technologies in this sector, these types of remotely piloted flights are limited to very restricted areas of airspace, making regular commercial services difficult to deliver. ‘South of the Clouds’ presents a collective industry view of how policymakers could address that problem.
“This White Paper has been co-created by the Forum to outline the imperative of uncrewed flight”, said Russell Porter, Chair of the BVLOS Operations Forum and Head of UTM Programmes at air traffic services company NATS.
“The way forward to achieving routine beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations, integrated with other air traffic, will require significant policy change from both the Government and the Civil Aviation Authority.
“While there have been positive developments, not least in the Future Flight Challenge and the recently published Airspace Modernisation Strategy, this fast-growing sector is adamant we need to go further, faster, if we are to make uncrewed aircraft a safe and effective option in the aeronautical toolbox.”
Among the policy recommendations is a call for all aircraft to be equipped with ‘electronic conspicuity’ technology to show their location – without this, drones would effectively be flying blind to what’s around them – as well as reform of the regulatory system to enable remotely piloted flights in more areas of airspace, rather than restricted or temporary environments.
Also proposed is a roadmap that sets out a vision for how airspace could be managed for uncrewed aircraft in the future, and the steps required to get there, so that those in the industry can plan and invest accordingly.
“With reduced emissions, reduced cost, and improved safety, uncrewed aircraft can achieve extraordinary things that everyone, in all parts of the UK, will benefit from, and BVLOS is key to unlocking that full potential,” said Russell Porter.
“The next generation of aviation is coming, and now is the time to act to make it a reality.”
To read ‘South of the Clouds: A roadmap to the next generation of uncrewed aviation’, visit: https://www.nats.aero/sotc
27 February 2023
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Newcastle University is looking for a UAV Mapping Technician.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment Ltd is hiring for the position of
Software Manager – Embedded Drones, Defence
Assembly Technician
Champdog Productions are seeking a Drone operator for a feature film.
Skyports Drone Services are seeking several Flight Operations Remote Pilots to support their expanding drone services business.
BT Group are hiring Senior Technology Product Manager – Drones.
Archangel Imaging is hiring for the position of
UAV Flight Trials Manager
Systems Engineer – AI and UAVs
KRV Drone Services are looking for a Business Developer.
Team UAV is looking to hire Operations Administrator.
The Talent Crowd is looking for a Senior UAV Engineer.
Following the success of a pilot programme in 2022, the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has launched a quality assured course for operating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), or drones, in industrial environments.
The use of drones across industry is growing rapidly. This is due to the safety benefits and increased efficiency for workers that drones provide, as well as cost savings and a reduction in asset downtime for inspections. Yet, until now, no consistent training existed for operators to use these within an industrial setting.
The new ECITB Foundation UAS training course, created in close collaboration with the UK Drone Association, ARPAS-UK, is now officially open for training providers across the country to deliver. It will support both industry and people who would like to develop their knowledge and skills to operate drones in industrial environments.
There are a myriad applications for drone use, particularly in the oil and gas, nuclear and renewables sectors. Worker exposure to work-at-height risks and other hazardous environments, such as the inside of storage tanks, can be significantly reduced through the use of drones.
But they can also be of huge benefit to the rail industry and general construction sites to map, track and survey major projects. Combined with traditional techniques, drones can dramatically increase the safety and efficiency of asset inspection.
In its report Skies Without Limits (July 2022), global professional services firm, PwC, estimates there could be £3.5 billion predicted cost savings from drone uptake in the construction and manufacturing sectors alone (£22 billion across all industries). Drones can also contribute to the industry’s Net Zero goals by reducing carbon emissions by 2.4 tons. But PwC highlights skills as an area that must be addressed to ‘Unlock Drone Potential’.
Andy Brown, Interim CEO at the ECITB, said: “There is real demand across industry for operators who can not only pilot drones but who possess the specific and essential knowledge and skills to carry out drone operations effectively in industrial settings. “Collaboration has been the key to getting this off the ground. Through the effective collaboration with employers, training providers and learners, we have developed this quality assured training to provide a consistent quality standard for all industrial drone operators. It will directly tackle the skills gap, support employers to train and upskill their workforce and meet that identified need across industry.”
Jonathan Carter from Drone Training Limited (DTL) assisted Steve Ross from Reconair in the delivery of the pilot programme at Neath Port Talbot College in September 2022. This was attended by delegates from Sellafield and Network Rail.
Jonathan said: “This is an excellent course that includes how to comply with site policies and procedures. It is assessed by a practical flight competence test, where operatives pilot a drone in a real environment and capture, store and share viable images, complying with data protection.
“I would definitely recommend it to other training providers. Training providers licenced to deliver the course will receive all course materials including lesson plans, Powerpoint presentations, online and practical assessment materials, workbooks and exercises that are tried, tested and are ready to go.”
Amanda Smith, Sellafield UAV Equipment Programme Lead, said “UAVs are used on a regular basis at Sellafield to inspect our assets such as roofs, building cladding, ventilation ductwork and pipe bridges. By using UAVs we have removed people from harm (people do not have to work at height on scaffold or mobile elevating work platforms as much), reduced down time on plants and cost avoided millions of pounds by not having to build scaffolds.
“This course is very relevant to the work we are doing at Sellafield using UAVs. Having an industry wide standard that I can look for on a CV will give me more confidence that those applying for a job have training that is relevant. It provides UAV pilots with industry experience which is vital when working on a highly regulated nuclear site.
Liam Barrington, Project Manager with Network Rail, said he wanted to achieve a higher level of drone awareness and industry specific competency which he could share within his organisation to better prepare new and budding pilots for real life working situations. “The most enjoyable aspect of the course has been learning about new planning and ECI procedures. I will recommend future drone pilots in Network Rail attend this course.”
More information on the course is available on the ECITB website or via email: Programmes@ecitb.org.uk
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Sierra Nevada Corporation Mission Systems UK is looking to hire UAS Systems Integrator and Test Engineer.
TEXO DSI has opened up two new opportunities for Lead and Senior Surveyors.
Skyfarer is seeking the role of a Flight Operations Manager to join their team and oversee internal and commercial operations and deliverables.
Ajuno is hiring for the position of Senior Consultant – Drone Safety.
Fifth Eye Crew is looking to hire a Drone Pilot.
ATP Technical is looking for a System Engineer.
Surveyar Ltd. is looking to hire a Drone Technician.
BPS World is looking for a UAV Pilot – light weight.
Date: 2nd March 2023
Location: on-line for non-members
Timings: 1-5pm
With the CAA General Aviation & RPAS Team attending, presenting & answering Questions too
Kevin Woolsey, co-head of the GA & RPAS Team, CAA
Mark Wharry, Safety & Oversight Senior Manager, GA & RPAS Team, CAA
Callum Holland, Transformation Manager, GA & RPAS Team, CAA
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