UPDATES
My updates will generally include the occasional blog post, links to news articles about me, press releases, or other topics of particular relevance. No spam.
Curriculum Development: UAS Program Development
UAS Program Development for First Responders This summer I had the opportunity to assist Avian with curriculum development for the brand new UAS Program Development (UASPD) course for first responders. This 8-hour course was developed for FEMA via New Mexico Tech. Our...
Determined to be Extraordinary
Determined to be Extraordinary was published in 2024, primarily due to the hard work of editor Dawn Heimer, who collected and edited the stories of twenty-seven women working in STEM. I am proud to say that I am featured in one of the chapters. Another update! In...
Drone Training at Duke University Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab
UAS Operations and Applications in Environmental Science -- I finished year 2 of helping teach part of the online drone operations with Part 107 emphasis for the Marine Robotics and Remote Sensing Lab (MaRRS) at Duke University this spring. We also developed content...
Skydio Training for Attollo
I've been conducting Skydio training for Attollo for the past year and a half and am enjoying it tremendously. We provide training to various government agencies, non profits, and companies. Here's an article that came out recently, posted by one of our training...
Teaching cadets to fly at the Desert Eagle National Flight Academy
Teaching cadets to fly! I just spent 2 weeks as CFI at the Desert Eagle National Flight Academy in eastern Washington. I had a great time with my 4 cadets in our Cessna 172S model. Nineteen cadets were put through an exhausting schedule of daily flight training and...
Aerodyne BVLOS Waiver Approved by FAA
Another Aerodyne BVLOS waiver was approved by the FAA. I'm very happy about this one, as it is the second waiver in a series for which we received approval this year. The first one included visual observers (VO). The second one does not require any VO. I had a...
Small Role in USRA Project for DHS Use Cases Program
Congratulations to USRA and partners for kicking off the project on integrative research in emerging technologies for the DHS Use Case Program. Here is a press release from USRA. I have been working with USRA for a couple of years and am excited that I get to play a...
More Aviation Certifications
Last year I didn't have a chance to do many updates... it was a busy year. Among other things, I worked on several new certifications. In 2022, I became an Advanced Ground Instructor (FAA certificated). In January 2023, after some outstanding training at US Aviation...
First Course on NIST Standards for BVLOS and Night Flights
On a recent February weekend, I attended an sUAS course in Dublin, California, on Advanced sUAS Standard Test Methods, which was the first ever course on NIST standards for BVLOS and night flights, by organized / taught by APSA, the Airborne Public Safety Association....
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