About

Gender

Male


Location

Medford, OR


About Me:

I am a field biologist specializing in Forest Botany, Canopy Biology, and arboreal wildife biology. I am the sole proprietor of Ellyson Field Science LLC since 2004 offering consulting services in the form of filed data collection. I live in Southern Oregon (Medford).


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

I am looking to expand business opportunities with the use of drones. I would like to use my forestry expertise to help develop forest monitoring with the use of drones. Since such technology is a ways off, I intend to gradually gain drone experience and keep an open mind as to the many possible ways to generate income in this most interesting area of commerce.


Hometown:

Richmond, VA


Activity Feed

Billy Ellyson commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FAA announces investigation into drone use over Denver 420 rally
"Without a doubt, people who do stunts like the 420 flyover are not helping public perception of drones/ UAVs. As a community of enthusiasts, we need to strongly reject such pilots else we face a severe backlash/setback if and when people get hurt."
Apr 24, 2014
Billy Ellyson commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FAA announces investigation into drone use over Denver 420 rally
"Thanks Ken and others. I am curious what kind of GPS surveys are in demand from a drone."
Apr 23, 2014
Billy Ellyson commented on Chris Anderson's blog post FAA announces investigation into drone use over Denver 420 rally
"Has anyone figured out how to get around the not making any money part? Can you not charge for the flight but charge for initial consultation? Ask for donations? There has to be a legal work around, after all this is merica where I have a right to…"
Apr 23, 2014