Thread: Ambulance Drone.

Originally Posted by PAT303

So where are you going to put the drone so it can be on site anywhere in the city within 3mins?,where are the controllers going to be?,how will it handle the high winds that funnel between buildings?,can it handle cross winds between the buildings and updrafts?,can it fly around sign posts,umbrellas,HV power lines etc without going out of control hitting people and causing more issue's?.

i didnt see this post before,
i can envision where there is a drone permanently flying around each suburb, say 1000feet.
yes they can handle high winds. upto 60km/h for some drones.
yes they can fly around signposts, etc.

some of the technology is there, just expensive.
some of the technology isnt good enough yet. like flight times using batteries.
some systems need to be created, like accurate tracking and information sharing for FLARM

Originally Posted by PAT303

Watch the video,instead of doing CPR she rings for a drone,nobody touched the guy at all,she then wasted more time she doesn't have running out of the building to pick the stupid thing up,unless he's in VT or VF it's more time wasted as it will say no shock advised,all this time and effort on a wonder drone when simple CPR would keep the blood circulating until proper medical services arrive. Pat

i hadnt watched that vid before (as ive seen the concept before) good pickup, that vid is horrible.
she should be doing cpr until advanced care arrives. the drone with the aed should be supplemental.

Somehow I have the feeling we've all been had.

It would be interesting to know the origin of that video and who it is promoting.

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

It would be interesting to know the origin of that video and who it is promoting.

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

Originally Posted by Eevo

Delft University of Technology, Netherlands.

ok Netherlands, flat as a pancake and 2 house drive from one end to the other, in traffic.

it would work there

Originally Posted by Eevo

i didnt see this post before,
i can envision where there is a drone permanently flying around each suburb, say 1000feet.
yes they can handle high winds. upto 60km/h for some drones.
yes they can fly around signposts, etc.

some of the technology is there, just expensive.
some of the technology isnt good enough yet. like flight times using batteries.
some systems need to be created, like accurate tracking and information sharing for FLARM

Can you please tell me how you know this? Let me tell you, THERE IS NO SEE AND AVOID! This will not happen anytime soon. You would have to fly in first person view and CASA will not allow this with this class of RPA.
INSITU Pacifc is working on see and avoid on the Scaneagle UAVs in conjunction with Queensland University but it's not suitable for this class.
It's a great idea but the fact remains, CPR ring 000 and don't stop until professional help arrives. Sorry fellers, not happening. If you don't believe ME go to the CASA website and look up the RPA section. Look at the list of registered companies flying RPAs and see what they list as there core business. Not one single emergency, book or pizza 'drone'
Cheers

Nino.

Originally Posted by landy

Can you please tell me how you know this? Let me tell you, THERE IS NO SEE AND AVOID! This will not happen anytime soon. You would have to fly in first person view and CASA will not allow this with this class of RPA.
INSITU Pacifc is working on see and avoid on the Scaneagle UAVs in conjunction with Queensland University but it's not suitable for this class.
It's a great idea but the fact remains, CPR ring 000 and don't stop until professional help arrives. Sorry fellers, not happening. If you don't believe ME go to the CASA website and look up the RPA section. Look at the list of registered companies flying RPAs and see what they list as there core business. Not one single emergency, book or pizza 'drone'
Cheers

Nino.

rules change over time
CASA is doing a review and is changing rules.

and just because its not happening now, doesn't mean it wont happen in the future.
once upon a time we didnt have road rules, traffic lights, drivers licences etc etc
did that stop the car becoming widespread? no it didnt. it did take time to implement.

Originally Posted by Eevo

rules change over time
CASA is doing a review and is changing rules.

and just because its not happening now, doesn't mean it wont happen in the future.
once upon a time we didnt have road rules, traffic lights, drivers licences etc etc
did that stop the car becoming widespread? no it didnt. it did take time to implement.

You are right, things will change over time. My personal belief is that it won't be in my working life time. But I'll concede, who knows. But I am quite certain when I say that it's only going to get tougher to operate RPAs. CASAs review is concerned only with safety. And they have significant concerns. All those people that have bought helicams such as the DJI Phantom and NOVA CX-20 are going to find them made illegal soon. And if you are operating those 'toys' now for profit such as aerial photography for real estate agents it's a completely different set of rules. There are two bodies at play here. CASA on safety and the new privacy laws about to come into force shorty. Its a very complex issue.
Not that long ago a cheap unit was several thousand dollars. Now they are ~$500. Can you imagine hundreds of these things buzzing around the city skies? How do you control that slice of airspace. This is one of the problems CASA is concerned with. Please read Civil Aviation Safety Authority - CASA and remotely piloted aircraft
Cheers
Nino.