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Patrick Egan commented on Timothy Reuter's blog post An Open Letter to Google Chairman Eric Schmidt on Drones
"Don't be surprised if Google moves in big on drones. There is only one entity that has a proven track record and could handle all of this information with the public's trust on privacy...  I could easily see it coming off of a…"
Apr 23
Patrick Egan commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post Eyes in the sky for EMS
"Ravens were available for Katrina... The FAA just would't let them fly. They pulled the wings off and duct taped them to the side of helicopters. :-(  "
Apr 18
Patrick Egan commented on Thomas J Coyle III's blog post FAA moves deadline shocker (well not really)
"Gene and I talk about the slip and the Small Unmanned Systems Business Exposition  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/suasnews/2013/04/17/faa-miss-o-matic-part-quattro"
Apr 17
Patrick Egan commented on Chris Anderson's blog post Golf Channel using drone to film golfers at Arnold Palmer Invitational
"Tehy had plans to use an unmanned blimp before the FAA said no!"
Mar 24
Patrick Egan commented on Gary Mortimer's blog post Quadcopter Swarm over London for Star Trek - Into Darkness
"And we keep hearing how the U.S. is leading the way. Excellent positive exposure for small unmanned aircraft systems!"
Mar 24
Patrick Egan posted a status
"Into the belly of the beast Drone ethics and privacy at UC Berkley http://ning.it/14ckR6Z"
Mar 22
Patrick Egan posted a status
"NOAA Applications for unmanned systems. http://ning.it/14u1j9U"
Mar 6
Patrick Egan posted a status
"Get a Job in the Unmanned Technologies field http://ning.it/13BSzCo"
Mar 4

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About Me:
I am on the board of the Remote Control Aerial Photography Association and ARC (Aviation Regulatory Committee) Delegate.. RCAPA’s goal is to promotes and further RC aerial photography and the development and use of SUAS (Small Unmanned Aerial Systems). Our primary focus is safe airspace integration of unmanned system.
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rcapa.net
Hometown:
Sacramento

Patrick Egan's Blog

What's up with the Drone haters?

Posted on December 17, 2009 at 11:34am 33 Comments





I guess they made it to TAAC.



And I guess Cindy is looking for something new now that GWB is gone???



http://cindysheehanssoapbox.blogspot.com/



We really need to think of ways to showcase the positive side of this technology before the ACLU gets in on the… Continue

UAS 2009

Posted on May 18, 2009 at 12:00pm 6 Comments

www.uas2009.org



This one is mainly policy and less of a trade show. Too bad all of these shows can't line up the dates???

Light at the end of the regulatory tunnel?

Posted on February 12, 2009 at 5:00pm 1 Comment




It sounds overly optimistic to me, but it's the best news I've heard in a while.



For the cut and paste crowd

http://www.shephard.co.uk/news/1725/us-lawmakers-propose-commercial-uas-access-to-national-airspace-by-30-september-2013/

Congrats on TED Chris!

Posted on February 4, 2009 at 10:13am 4 Comments

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7869307.stm

Airspace integration, what you can do…

Posted on October 25, 2008 at 9:25am 22 Comments

http://www.rcapa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=10

Open to any other suggestions folks might have.

Comment Wall (6 comments)

At 10:42am on July 11, 2007, Jeffrey Johnson said…
Hey patrick! Check out the Pict'Earth group ... http://pictearth.ning.com/
At 12:22am on September 22, 2008, rochak said…
Hi Patrick
I came to know abt u thru diydrones.
I am a new member out here. my main interests are development of autonomous aircraft (i.e autopilots)
do you have any experience of a quad rotor??
can you help me with its control theory??

Thanks in advance
At 8:03am on October 28, 2008, SUNEEL KAPUR said…
No, i think this is the first time we have come in contact.
At 8:07am on October 28, 2008, SUNEEL KAPUR said…
No i do not have any experience of a quad rotor.
Let me share u r experience on autopilots. What autopilots u have worked on & how about on board videography.
At 6:54pm on November 10, 2008, Andrew Kondor said…
hi... its going OK... what are you doing over here?
At 2:32pm on January 6, 2009, Valery Hronusov said…
Very interest. Thanks you. I don't know about this events. My daughter lives in Moscow, and I hope to see her photos

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