Sunday, October 25, 2009

Have you considered the low cost and high flexibility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAS)?

Hello!


I had lunch with Bryan Bailey recently, owner of the Anchor Reliance Group (ARG). If you need a payload package of less than 50lbs to fly, ARG can help you make that happen. From leasing a UAV, to obtaining airspace authorization and clearances as well as risk assessment, ARG can do it. ARG is a new consulting and program management firm specializing in projects that utilize UAS for technology development and practical flight applications.



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ARG’s business model is built on the premise that every technology-based organization, whether military, civil, or commercial, can find a niche within the unmanned systems sector. By reaching beyond convention, ARG enables organizations to realize their objectives through the application of UAS.

Based in Somerset County near the Maryland-Virginia border, between the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean with access to both air and maritime environments, ARG is convenient to Washington DC, and the Hampton Roads and Greenbelt technology regions. Nearby flight and test ranges such as Wallops Flight Facility, Fort Eustis, and Fort Pickett, and local military facilities all offer a diverse choice of terrains and resources for a variety of flight projects.

To find out more about the services and capabilities at Anchor Reliance Group, visit ARGs web site at http://www.anchorreliancegroup.com or call (443) 783-6763.

Why not give him a call today?

For more information on UAS, please see:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/marknlewellen

http://www.expertclick.com/9424/Mark_Lewellen.aspx

http://www.aticourses.com/unmanned_aircraft_systems.html


Sunday, October 18, 2009

Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Goes to School

As you would expect, soldiers in the military can receive training on how to fly and operate Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).

Did you know that UAS training is now available on at least one US college campus?

I just read an article about Kansas State at Salina where an online certificate program class is offered for students. The program could be a degree program in the next few years according to Eric Shappee, an associate professor of aviation at K-State-Salina.

One of the more remarkable aspects at K-State-Salina is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued something called a certificate of authorization (COA) for the Aerosonde (a small unmanned aerial vehicle built by AII Corporation) to fly over Crisis City, an emergency response training area near Salina.

A COA is an authorization issued by the FAA to a public operator for a specific UAS activity. After a complete application is submitted, FAA conducts a comprehensive operational and technical review. If necessary, provisions or limitations may be imposed as part of the approval to ensure the UA can operate safely with other airspace users.

Crisis City is an emergency response training area that is part of Great Plains Joint Regional Training Center adjacent to the Air National Guard's Smoky Hill Weapons Range near Salina. The FAA's issuance of the COA gives the Aerosonde the ability to fly over Crisis City and allows extensive training in search-and-rescue operations through use of sites that include a mock disaster-struck city, crashed transportation vehicles and a collapsed building.

Here is the article:
Unmanned aircraft program among first of its kind
http://www.kstatecollegian.com/unmanned-aircraft-program-among-first-of-its-kind-1.1776161

For more information on UAS, please see:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/marknlewellen

http://www.expertclick.com/9424/Mark_Lewellen.aspx

http://www.aticourses.com/unmanned_aircraft_systems.html

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Enerdyne

Hi again,

I was reading a article about UAS today.

http://bx.businessweek.com/unmanned-aircraft-systems-uas/view?url=http%3A%2F%2Fc.moreover.com%2Fclick%2Fhere.pl%3Fr2183508740%26f%3D9791

and I noted a quote from Mike Kulinski from Enerdyne.

I met Mike about a year ago when he was in Washington, DC. I had lunch with Mike and also Steve Gardner, also of Enerdyne. We ate at the Lincoln Waffle House; great food and low prices.

Anyway, Enterdyne Technologies has a twenty year history of technical innovation in high-reliability video compression digital products which are widely used in UAS.


One of their products can easily covert your old analog link to a new digital link with improved performance and link budget which results in increased range for your UAV.

See

http://www.enerdyne.com/PDFs/enerlinks_II_DVA_datasheet_004_single_pages_web.pdf

for more information.

For even more information, please see:

http://www.linkedin.com/in/marknlewellen http://www.expertclick.com/9424/Mark_Lewellen.aspx http://www.aticourses.com/unmanned_aircraft_systems.html