Title:
Pro Tips for Part 137 UAS Pilots and Operators
Topic:
Professionalism and Safety in UAS Part 137 Operations
Date and Time:
Tuesday, June 25, 2024, starting at 19:00 Central Daylight Time (17:00 PDT; 18:00 MDT; 20:00 EDT; 14:00 HST; 16:00 AKDT; 17:00 Arizona; Wednesday, June 26, 2024 00:00 GMT)
Speaker(s):
Joel Jones, Jeramy Williams, Nicholas Matlock, and Ryan Smith
Brief Description:
During this webinar the presenters will discuss 14 CFR Part 137 Statistics, Aircraft / Drone Collisions and Near Misses, Professionalism, Safety, and Expectations from the FAA. There will also be a Question-and-Answer session at the end of the webinar.
Select Number:
GL15130878
Seating:
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Registration Information:
Seminar has passed.
Sponsoring Division:
FAASTeam
Additional Event Information & Acknowledgement of Industry Sponsor(s):
Joel Jones
• UAS Instructor at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, CA since 2018
• Worked with Farm Bureau CA on State Assembly Bill 1016 that updates Aerial Pesticide Regulations
to better reflect UAS operations
• Owner of Drone Crop Services
– Licensed in Arkansas, California, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin
– Written Operations and Training Manuals for Swarm, BVLOS, and Night Operations.
Jeramy Williams
• Founder and owner of American Drone, a Wisconsin-based LLC.
• Born and raised in Central Wisconsin, he worked on the family dairy farm until graduating high school
and moving to Milwaukee where he pursued a career in engineering for the next 17 years before
creating American Drone.
• Private pilot since in 2005
Nicholas Matlock
• Aviation Safety Inspector – AFS-752 (Emerging Technologies Division)
• Nicholas been working with UA in AFS-830 and AFS-752 for almost 3 years
• Prior he worked in a FSDO as an Operations ASI for 10 years
• Prior FAA background includes Part 121 and 135 pilot
Ryan Smith
• Aviation Safety Inspector – AFS-752 (Emerging Technologies Division)
• Ryan’s experience includes a long history of providing flight instruction. He became the Chief Flight Instructor and then Director of Operations at a large 141 Flight School. He then obtained a DC-4 type rating and was the co-pilot of a DC-4 configured for aerial application. Prior to joining the FAA’s GA and Commercial UAS branch, Ryan was a Principal Operations Inspector at the Fresno FSDO who had oversight of the 137 certificates as well as part 133, 135, and 141 certificates.
FAASTeam Project Information:
National Project:
Collision Avoidance Activity-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
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