Drones: The Future? · Drones: The Future? The past, present and future of drone technology in Ireland & Internationally. Gearóid Ó Briain Chairperson - UAAI • Radio has no future

Drones: The Future?The past, present and future of drone technology in Ireland & Internationally.


66 years!Gearóid Ó Briain Chairperson - UAAI


Gearóid Ó Briain Chairperson - UAAI



The

past

The

present

The

Future?





• Infrastructure 45• Agriculture 32• Transport 13• Security 10• Media and Entertainment 8• Insurance 6• Telecommunication 6• Mining 4

Key commercial applications of drones?



The Past


1930’s WW2 Vietnam





January 2013

DJI

€1200




The

Present


2013 2018

€1,000 €1,500 €7,000 €25,000 €40,000






PriceWhich drone?

Time


IAA

120m / 400ft

300m30m




Drone

2 days training

Flight Test - PCC

Insurance

Operations Manual - SOP

What do you need to complete commercial operations?



Risk assessment Training

LicencingSOP’s

Flight logging

Lessons learned policyAirspace planningCurrency requirement

Insurance



Risk

Should you join the fad?

Time



Ireland’s early adopters

• Military• Civil Defence• Mountain Rescue• Geological Survey Ireland• Environmental Protection Agency• Iarnród Eireann

• City Councils• County Councils• Survey Companies• ESB• Coast Guard• National Ambulance

Service



Hardware Hybrid Software

SenseFly

YuneecDJI



The

Future?









• Radio has no future• Heavier than air flying machines are impossible• X-rays will prove to be a hoax

-William Thomson, British Scientist, 1899

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Drones: The Future? · Drones: The Future? The past, present and future of drone technology in Ireland & Internationally. Gearóid Ó Briain Chairperson - UAAI • Radio has no future