Electrical Utility Line Inspection using Unmanned Aircraft
City: AlcornElectrical Utility Line Inspection using Unmanned Aircraft Ron Ogan IEEE Life Senior Member and Captain Civil Air Patrol, a USAF auxiliary The Federal Aviation Administration recently released 14CFR Part 107 rules for operation ofsmall Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in the US airspace. These rules apply to bothcommercial and non-commercial operation of sUAS but exclude hobby or recreational operationmatching guidelines set by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (http://www.modelaircraft.org,0.Dennis Lott HINDS Community College Aviation UAS Director has lead the development,training and operation of sUAS for more than 5 years.(http ://news.hindscc.edu/index. php/tag/ dennis-lott/ )Electrical Utility Line Inspection using expensive manned helicopter operations is rapidly, beingreplaced by cost effective, safe sUAS inspections. These SUAS may be flown autonomously orby remote piloting. Accuracy and programming techniques will be discussed as supportsrequirements for inflight inspections and data recording. Miniature autopilots sense data fromcompass and GPS signals to control flights. The expanding list of companies performing theseinspections includes Aibotix, Edison Electric Institute, Hill Country Aerial Vehicles andDominion Energy, and more. Careers in this field offer autonomous programming, sUASmaintenance, aerial photography, navigation, and flight systems Location: Alcorn, Mississippi 39096