[Canberrauav] The 6-9 month plan
Stephen Dade stephen_dade at hotmail.com 
Wed Nov 26 22:57:05 EST 2014 

Hi everyone,

We've been having a bit of a discussion in regards to CanberraUAV's plans
for the next 6-9 months.

Like with a lot of projects, it's always good to have a definite goal to
work towards.

In our case, our short-term goal is to build up a S&R UAV based upon a small
"foamie" airframe - 
-1.5m wingspan
-<5kg mass
-Electric propulsion
-Able to be launched without needing a prepared road/track

We also will be getting our Controller's Certificate and Operator's
Certificate. This will allow us much more flexibility in where we are able
to fly. More importantly, we will be able to get insurance.

>From this we will offer our services to any real-life search and rescue
situations.

There is a fair number of subprojects that need to happen first - building
up a couple of mission-ready UAV's, ground stations, mission documentation
and radio links. But we think all of this is achievable in the next 6-9
months.

It's going to be an exciting 9 months!

-Stephen

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