Presented by Patrick Egan May 9th at the San Francisco Drone Startup meet up

1. sUAS NEWS GROUP
Where The World Comes For Unmanned News

2. MY BACKGROUND
FAA sUAS ARC
www.suasnews.com
Omega Unmanned Systems
www.suasnews.com/suas-news-podcast/

3. • SITE LAUNCHED IN 2009
• STORIES AND INTERVIEWS
AP, CNN, DAILEY MAIL, FORBES,
HUFFPO, NBC, THE NEW YORKER,
NEW YORK TIMES, RUETERS
WIRED…
• PODCAST LAUNCHED IN
MAY 2012
Podcast Website
2009
2010
2011
2012
200,000
Downloads
1,246,000
Views
10,007
200,930
847,000

4. THE SITE
PODCAST
TWITTER
FACEBOOK

5. RPAS POTENTIAL
• BIGGER THAN GREEN
• TECHNOLOGY IS HERE TODAY
• APPLICATION POTENTIAL: UNKNOWN

6. RPAS CHALLENGES:
• PRIVACY/PUBLIC PERCEPTION
• TEST CENTERS
WHO CAN AFFORD THE OVERHEAD?
• NPRM
WHAT WILL THE PUBLIC SAY?
WHAT SHOULD WE SAY?
• SEPTEMBER 2015
FULL NAS INTEGRATION?

7. PRIVACY OR FEAR?:
• CELLPHONES
• SOCIAL MEDIA
• EMAIL
• BANKING
• MEDICAL RECORDS
• SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS
• THE CLOUD
• KILLER ROBOTS

8. TALIBAN TREATMENT
(ASYMETRICAL WARFARE OVERLAY CONUS)
PUBLIC RPAS (DRONE) DOMESTIC USE
COMFORT FACTOR SCOREBOARD
RIFLING U.S. CITIZENS
(WEAPONIZIED SYSTEMS USE CONUS)
SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR)
TRACKING FUGITIVES
BORDER SECURITY
ISSUE SPEEDING TICKETS
AGRICULTURE (AG)
100% FAVORABLE
25% NOT SO MUCH
0% FULL ON CRAZY TALK
10% OH, HELL NO!
SOURCES: MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY POLLING OF NEW JERSEY, PEW, FAA, sUAS NEWS
75% THAT’S COOL
50% GETTING SQUIRLY

9. RPAS OPPORTUNITIES:
• TEST CENTERS
FULL STEAM AHEAD?
• NPRM FOR SFAR 10/00/13
• SEPTEMBER 2015
DRONETOPIA?
WE MUST INVEST IN…
• THE REGULATORY CONVERSATION
ASTM F-38
RTCA –SC 203
POLITICAL
• CHANGING CURRENT PERCEPTIONS
MILITARY/POLICE

10. WHERE CAN I MAKE SOME MONEY LEGALLY?
• Australia
• Canada
• France
• Italy
• Japan
14,000+ operators
• Norway
• UK
• South Africa

11. WHEN IN THE US?
• SEPTEMBER 2015 (mandate)
• NPRM (Notice of Public Rulemaking)
PUSHED BACK UNTILL FIRST QUARTER
OF 2014
• UASIO IS WORKING ON OTHER IDEAS??

12. QUESTIONS?
www.suasnews.com
www.suasnews.com/suas-news-podcast/
CONTACT: patrick@suasnews.com