UAS Aviation: Future Commercial Opportunities

A Few Ideas For Monetizing Unmanned Technologies

By: PATRICK EGAN

How I Got Here_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Commercial Aerial PhotographyAdvocating for the Small Business and

Academic use of Unmanned TechnologiesWorking with the FAA on UAS NAS

IntegrationWorking with the various Standards

Groups on the Global Airspace Integration Effort

Advising on LTA/RPA/UAS ISR Projects

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Advocacy Commercial DoD FAA sUAS ARC

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Our Unmanned And Robotic future_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

AutomotiveAviationHealth Care/MedicalOil and Mineral ExplorationManufacturing Maritime SecurityServices Etc

The Future Will Be Unmanned…_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -“It is about making the infrastructure improvements that are vital to expanding on the 10 million jobs that civil aviation creates and the 1.3 trillion dollars the sector contributes to the U.S. economy.  It’s about laying the groundwork for an America built to last and compete.” - Acting FAA Administrator, Michael Huerta

What Is The RPA Market Potential?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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*Marketing Information Group (U.S.)

What Is The RPA Market Potential? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Forecasts vary from 2 to 90 billion U.S. dollars Globally.

In the next few years 40% of U.S. military air missions will be unmanned!*

However, these numbers are Congressional Mandate and regulatory dependent. •Expedited COAs•Test Centers (on hold)•FAR 107 (sUAS ARC)•September 2015 UAS integration into

the NAS* Teal Group

RPA Application Potential _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Agriculture (Farming/Ranching)FishingOil and gas exploration Pipeline/transmission line survey Public SafetyPublic and private asset managementTelecommunication • Survey• Relay (NEO Comms surrogate) Training Etc…

Privacy And Public Acceptance_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

* www.prafulla.net

Market Considerations – The Competition

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Ways To Meet The Potential_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Create and foster the technology ecosystem

(hardware, information and software literacy)

• Infrastructure (places to test and fly)• Human capital (STE(A)M Education) • Technology business environment

More Ways To Reach The Potential_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Companies need to position themselves for the regulations and Congressional mandates.

States/municipalities should join the standards group efforts. (ASTM, RTCA, SAE et.)

Federal and State representation should contact the Acting FAA Administrator and discuss regional goals and aspirations.

Academic Engineering departments et al are encouraged to do the same.

Silicon Valley Chapter• STE(A)M Outreach• Networking• Symposiums• Magazine• Information

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