Ala ska sUAS Ope ra tio ns Jo e Do n Mo rto n Milita ry Zo ne UAM/ UAS Co o rdina to r fo r AF S/ sUAS Pilo t Dirk Gile s Milita ry Zo ne AF MO/ sUAS Pilo t Ga ry Ba umg a rtne r Sta te Avia tio n Ma na g e r/ sUAS Pilo t BL M sUAS WE BSIGHT https:/ / site s.google .c om/ a/ fir e ne t.gov/ blm- uas/
Outline Po lic y Sta ts Be ne fits & L e sso ns L e a rne d F uture Que stio ns
Po lic y
Po lic y: Big 4
Sta ts
BL M T o ta l & AK UAS T o ta l flig hts T otal UAS flights F lown by AK RPs F ire flig hts: 617 AK : 571 Re so urc e flig hts: 1,011 AK : 38 T ra ining flig hts: 1,193 AK : 271 T otal UAS flight hour s : 475 F ire ho urs: 104 AK : 97 Re so urc e ho urs: 160 AK : 6.65 T ra ining ho urs: 211 AK : 49.6
Sta ts – sUAS F ire Hig hlig hts BL M - UASP AK T ype 1 I MT Smo ke jumpe rs: 2 UAS Mo dule (s) Midnig ht Sun I HC: 1 3 Ro lls Che na I HC: 1 F ire Spe c ia list No rth Umpq ua Se c tio n: 2 I R inva lua b le in Zo ne F ire Spe c ia list: 2 Smo ky Ze ro Viz AF S Ove rhe a d: 2 Co nditio ns 5 Re so urc e Sta te o f Ala ska (DOF) T e c hnic ia ns: 2
Orde ring : I QCS/ ROSS T HSP - T e c hnic a l Spe c ia list No fo rma lize d sUAS po sitio ns in I QCS/ ROSS
Be ne fits & L e sso ns L e a rne d Situa tio na l Awa re ne ss 1. E xpo sure Re duc tio n 2. Ma pping (Po lyg o n & Ortho ) 3. Co st Sa ving s 4. Co mplia nc e wo rk 5. Vo lume tric 6.
Situa tio na l Awa re ne ss I nsta nta ne o usly • Multiple Pe o ple • Vide o & I nfra -Re d •
E xpo sure Re duc tio n sUAS a s a L ine Sc o ut •
E xpo sure Re duc tio n I R Pa tro l • During Burn Ope ra tio ns IR c ame r as ar e pr oving use ful for te mpe r atur e r e adings. Wildlife sur ve ys, gr ound impac t, ve ge tation sur ve ys for c e r tain plants (shr uby we e d mustar d), looking for mine shafts or c ave s ar e some e xample s.
Ca se Study sUAS E ffe c tive ne ss • Umpq ua No rth Co mple x • Divisio n P • Burn Ope ra tio n •
Va lue s a t Risk
E nviro nme nta l
Co nditio ns o n Gro und -100’ Visib ility • Adve rse Burning • Co nditio ns No E ffe c tive Va nta g e • No Air Suppo rt •
Co mplia nc e & Vo lume tric Mining c o mplia nc e . Co lle c ting hig h re so lutio n ima g e ry a nd sub - Pro duc tio n ve rific a tio n fo r c e ntime te r da ta fo r mine ra l ma te ria ls mining . pho to g ra mme tric surve ys. Pre -mining a nd po st- mining flig hts re q uire d.
3D Mo de ling E d K lima sa uska s Ge o lo g ist, Ala ska Sta te Offic e
Pipe line
Dig ita l E le va tio n Mo de ling
Ma pping F ie ld Upda te d to Divisio n Supe rviso rs I mpo rte d into Ave nza Ma p L a ye r
Co st Sa ving s He lo 3DR Solo T ype 2 Be ll 212 Purc ha se Pric e Da ily Ava ila b ility $1,500 w/ Go Pro $5,765 F lig ht Ho ur I R: $6,000 $1,500 Ope ra to rs Wa g e s T ype 3 ASta r350B3 Da ily Ava ila b ility $3,480 F lig ht Ho ur sUAS Ano the r T o o l $1,000
F uture F ire F ly 6 Pro Hig he r Pe rfo rma nc e Airc ra ft NWCG Po sitio ns I nte ra g e nc y F ire T ra ining CWN L a rg e UAS Co ntra c t PSD F ire Suppo rt K its
F ire F L Y 6 Pro Wing spa n: 60” • L e ng th: 32.6” • We ig ht: 8 - 9lb s • F lig ht T ime : 40-50min with pa ylo a d • Ra ng e , Wire le ss: 3+mi • Pa ylo a d Ca pa c ity: 1.5lb s • Cruise Spe e d: 30-35kts • Co ve ra g e : 500 a c re s • Dura b le E PO fo a m b o dy • Ca rb o n fib e r fra me with a irc ra ft- • g ra de plywo o d suppo rts Co st: $14,000 fo r a irfra me . • Ac c e sso rie s a dditio na l.
Que stio ns?
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