38 min
Episode 025: Part 107 Training with Wayne Bailey DRONERESPONDERS
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- Non-Profit
Charles Werner, your host, welcomes Wayne Bailey to today’s episode, Wayne is an experienced Real Estate Investor, who has worked in the government administration industry. He graduated from Asheville Buncombe Technical CC in Fire Protection, National Fire Academy as an Executive Fire Officer (EFO) and designed as a Chief Training Officer (CTO) by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
In February 2018, he became a Part 107 sUAS Remote licensed pilot and now flies for Blue Ridge Mountain Drones as their Chief Pilot. His flight duties include flight instruction, search and rescue, storm damage assessment, real estate aerial video, and photography. He also teaches students to take the FAA part 107 exam to become a commercial or government sUAS pilot.
Key Takeaways:
[1:09] Wayne talks about his professional career that started over four decades ago.
[3:18] Wayne shares when he received his first drone in 2018.
[5:26] Wayne got his license as a Part 107 sUAS Remote licensed pilot in 2018.
[5:57] Wayne does teaching for Part 107 to high school students.
[7:52] Wayne shares how first-timers struggle and how they end up mastering the skills with practice and dedication.
[8:58] Are they using simulators in the course?
[10:03] Wayne speaks about who receives the Part 107 classes and how the course is structured.
[14:22] Wayne talks about camaraderie in this field.
[17:40] Wayne shares the inclusion of Drones as First Responders in the classes he teaches.
[18:05] Wayne speaks about the many changes he has seen in the public safety field and the uses of drones since he first got into drones.
[19:45] Which are the main disciplines that are using drones?
[22:25] Wayne talks about the search and rescue use of drones in his practice.
[23:43] Wayne shares the HAZMAT incident he was recently involved in.
[25:12] Risk managing is a fundamental aspect of the Part 107 course.
[26:27] Drones UAS are a game-changer for public safety.
[28:40] Is there regional cooperation in North Carolina?
[30:38] What does Wayne see on the horizon for drones?
[36:13] Charles speaks about how “Everybody is using drones.”
Mentioned in this episode:
Airborne International Response Team
AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS
Become a member of Drone Responders for free.
AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS 2020 Drones in Public Safety Survey
Drone Responders Events
Charles Werner, your host, welcomes Wayne Bailey to today’s episode, Wayne is an experienced Real Estate Investor, who has worked in the government administration industry. He graduated from Asheville Buncombe Technical CC in Fire Protection, National Fire Academy as an Executive Fire Officer (EFO) and designed as a Chief Training Officer (CTO) by the Center for Public Safety Excellence.
In February 2018, he became a Part 107 sUAS Remote licensed pilot and now flies for Blue Ridge Mountain Drones as their Chief Pilot. His flight duties include flight instruction, search and rescue, storm damage assessment, real estate aerial video, and photography. He also teaches students to take the FAA part 107 exam to become a commercial or government sUAS pilot.
Key Takeaways:
[1:09] Wayne talks about his professional career that started over four decades ago.
[3:18] Wayne shares when he received his first drone in 2018.
[5:26] Wayne got his license as a Part 107 sUAS Remote licensed pilot in 2018.
[5:57] Wayne does teaching for Part 107 to high school students.
[7:52] Wayne shares how first-timers struggle and how they end up mastering the skills with practice and dedication.
[8:58] Are they using simulators in the course?
[10:03] Wayne speaks about who receives the Part 107 classes and how the course is structured.
[14:22] Wayne talks about camaraderie in this field.
[17:40] Wayne shares the inclusion of Drones as First Responders in the classes he teaches.
[18:05] Wayne speaks about the many changes he has seen in the public safety field and the uses of drones since he first got into drones.
[19:45] Which are the main disciplines that are using drones?
[22:25] Wayne talks about the search and rescue use of drones in his practice.
[23:43] Wayne shares the HAZMAT incident he was recently involved in.
[25:12] Risk managing is a fundamental aspect of the Part 107 course.
[26:27] Drones UAS are a game-changer for public safety.
[28:40] Is there regional cooperation in North Carolina?
[30:38] What does Wayne see on the horizon for drones?
[36:13] Charles speaks about how “Everybody is using drones.”
Mentioned in this episode:
Airborne International Response Team
AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS
Become a member of Drone Responders for free.
AIRT and DRONERESPONDERS 2020 Drones in Public Safety Survey
Drone Responders Events
38 min