1. Know Before You Fly… Managing and Using Drones
Michael Clark

2. Learning Objectives
Upon Completion of this Session Attendees will be able to:
Learn more about types of drones, their potential and anticipated uses, how they work and operate in order to effectively manage the use on public property.
Learn the regulatory and effective best practices and operator guidelines to control, manage and create a safe environment of drone use in your parks, properties and facilities.
Learn and explore the many ways and opportunities to use drones in the workplace to increase operational and marketing effectiveness.

3. What is a Drone?
Is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), also commonly known as Drones, are aircraft either controlled by “pilots” from the ground or increasingly, with the advance of technology, autonomously following a pre-programmed mission or flight path.

4. Other Common Names for Drones
UA – Unmanned Aircraft
UAV – Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
RPA – Remotely Piloted Aircraft
UAS – Unmanned Aircraft System
RPV – Remotely Piloted Vehicle

5. Drone Acronyms and Terminology
LOS – Line of Sight
FAA – Federal Aviation Administration
DOT – Department of Transportation
VLOS – Visual Line of Sight
BLOS – Beyond Line of Sight
sUAS – Small aircraft weighing under 55 lbs.
FPV – First Person View
NASA UTM – Unmanned Traffic Management System
Ground Station – Site on land for pilot and payload operators

6. More Terminology and Acronyms
Consumer/Hobbyist Drones – UAS flown for hobby or recreational use
Commercial Drones – flown for compensation or to further a business or operations thereof
RC – Remote controlled or Radio controlled
RX – Receive radio waves
TX – Transmit radio waves
Payload – total weight of UAS including batteries, add on components, sensors
Sensor – Device used to collect aerial data
Civil UAS – flown and operated by general public
Public UAS – flown by US military or state/local governments including law enforcement

7. Drone Diversity – Sizes, Prices & Capability
Palm of Hand to Several Feet in Diameter
1 oz. to 50+ pounds
Just blades to GPS and infrared cameras
Can operate in wind with sophisticated stability mechanisms
Hobbyist to Life Safety and Rescue
50 feet line of sight to 1+ Miles Range
Direct Device Operator to Pre-programmed flights
$50 to $50,000 +

8. Types of Drones – Public and Civil
Typically will not deal with these except for maybe local law or fire enforcement. These are Government Issued and Supported Drones with defense, military and emergency response systems.
Civil
Hobby/Recreational and Commercial Drones. Most common you will find and deal with in park and recreational settings. Multi-Rotor Category
Also have Fixed Wing and Micro/Mini

10. Common Uses – Hobby & Recreational
Photography
Videography
FPV Racing
General Use and Fun
RC Modelers
RC Competitions and Airshows
Airplanes and Helicopters

11. Commercial Drones
Hobby and Recreational Drones can also be used and flown for commercial purposes by just adding attachments and increasing size. “Prosumer” drones.

12. Common Uses – Commercial Drones
Photography
Videography
Inspections
GIS Mapping Surveying
Precision Agriculture
Search and Rescue
Aerial Surveillance Police and Fire
Insurance Companies
Disaster Assessment and Relief
News media Journalism
Thermal Imaging
Real Estate –residential & commercial
Others?

13. Potential and Unique Uses
Lifeguard Drones
Delivery Drones
Life Safety or Saving Drones
Internet Providers for 3rd World Countries
Security for Personal and Business Surveillance
Traffic Control Management
Sporting Event Coverage
Crowd Control
Early Warning Systems
Medical Supply Delivery to Remote Areas
Others?

14. How Do Drones Work?

15. Fly or Not Fly … Regulate or Be Free
Criteria and Options to Pose This Question
Mission and Core Business
Near FAA Restricted Areas and Airports
Number and size of system locations
Already have an assigned RC park or portion of park
Resources available to process, control and manage
Private residence or property near or adjacent
See it as same as Dog Parks

16. Issues and Concerns
What as property operator do you need to consider when deciding to regulate or fly free?
Privacy
Property Damage
General Liability and Insurance Coverages
Harm to other property and public land users
Obstruction or affects on wildlife and nature
Noise and Nuisance
Collisions with Manned Aircraft Operations
Criminal Use
Illegal Commercial Operations
Mechanical failures, operator error or judgement, lost drones

18. Other Statistics As of May 23, 2017 per the FAA
746,830 registered hobbyists (for over 1.2M drones!)
37,000 are registered as remote pilots (as of 3/17)
This is just registered!
New rule will reduce this
Top States for Drone Use
California (57,953)
Texas (36,704)
Florida (35,170)

19. Drone Crash at US Open

20. Be Free – Options and Considerations
Open campus
Monitor and manage on case by case basis
Risk and Liability Analysis and Insurance Implications
Cost of not managing potential implications
Open use and freedom to use and potential new user segments, services or programs
Low cost to manage and still provide benefit
Hybrid Approaches
No registration or permit
Restrict properties or areas with signs – self police
Potential Misuse Implications
Upset current customers
Image and Integrity of your organization

21. Regulate – Options and Considerations
Resources available to process and manage
Ability and resources to enforce
All inclusive or Fly Only Zones or Sites
Topography of properties and line of sight issues
Nearby airports or FAA No Drone Zones
Costs – staff, paperwork, stickers, license, signs, etc.
Cost-Benefit-Risk Analysis
Liability and Insurance Coverage – Waivers
Revenue Potential
More use and awareness of properties/facilities with cross promotion and new user segments.

22. Policy Development Components
Definitions
Authorized Personnel to Enforce
Required Paperwork and Process
Permits
FAA Registration
Agency Registration – Terms, Renewals and Fees
Proof of Insurance, Required Coverage Levels and Liability Waiver
Operator Guidelines Agreement & Acknowledgement
Operating Regulations
Operator and Drone Identifications
Violations and Enforcement

23. FAA Registration – August of 2017

24. Thresholds of Management
Park Ordinance or Code of Conduct
Brochure or Web Site Guidelines
Special Use Permits
Waiver and Acknowledge Rights and Liability
Registration with Operator License
Registration with Drone Sticker
Insurance Requirement
Signs

25. Federal Regulations and History

26. Other FAA Proposals & Rulings
FAA Part 107 – Eliminated need for past 333 exemptions where evaluation was done on case by case basis – not manageable.
Part 107 replaced previous licensing to include an aeronautic knowledge test, airworthiness device elimination, restrictive to day time flights only with line of sight requirements. Private Pilot license not required any longer.
FAA Guidelines and New “No Drone Zone” Outreach Program
Special Use Considerations
Large Sport Venues – 3 miles, 3000 feet, 30,000+ seating capacity
Students and Educational Use – coursework but not research
Exemption applications – still some case by case evaluations

27. Partnerships for Regulation Proposals

28. What’s Potentially Next …
Beyond Line of Site Operations
Special Drone Corridors Below 1000’
ADS-B Transceiver and Transponder Requirement (by 2020 for manned aircraft)
Multiple Drone Operations (swarms)
Delivery: Short distance line of sight from vehicle (patents pending: Amazon and Walmart-floating warehouses)

29. FAA Pre-Flight Checklist
Fly below 400 feet in altitude
Always fly within operator visual line of sight
Be aware and comply with all FAA Airspace requirements and restrictions
Research and be informed of all state, local laws and ordinances governing use of drones.
Never fly within 5 miles of an airport
Never fly over stadiums
Never fly over large groups of people
Never fly near or over emergency response efforts such as search and rescue or fires
Never fly near other aircraft
Never fly under the influence

30. Regulatory Challenges and Issues
Popularity and trend has many operators unaware and uninformed of safe use and regulations.
Growth in technology and advancement is far outpacing ability to develop policy that will support new drone technologies being introduced to market.
Most regulatory provisions are for hobby and recreational use and operators are left to determine this type of classification.
Registration process was cumbersome and unclear when first initiated
No real training for the 3-4 million newer pilots/operators out there

31. Best Practices in Managing Drones

32. Other Best Practices and Processes

33. Permits and Licenses

34. Permit Stickers

35. Learning Objectives
With Completion of this Session Attendees are able to:
Learn more about types of drones, there potential and anticipated uses, how they work and operate in order to effectively manage the use on public property.
Learn the regulatory and effective best practices and operator guidelines to control, manage and create a safe environment of drone use in your parks, properties and facilities.
Learn and explore the many ways and opportunities to use drones in the workplace to increase operational and marketing effectiveness.

36. QUESTIONS ??? Michael Clark Executive Director Palatine Park District