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WHEN AN AVIONICS
REPAIR SHOP SEES

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2. AK-47
3. NOTHING AND RUN AWAY INTO THE WOODS

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ou can't open a magazine or click on a news
website without seeing something on the
continued invasion of robots, mostly referred to as
unmanned aerial vehicles, into our airspace.
From Amazon.com announcing a plan to use them
for delivering packages, to doing real work like wildfire
spotting or search and rescue, UAVs of all shapes and
sizes are slowly, but relentlessly, working their way
into our everyday airspace.
How big is the UAV invasion going to get?
According to the Association for Unmanned
Vehicle Systems International, we're looking
at a fleet of around 1.2 million
commercial UAVs with an
economic impact of $82 billion
taking to the skies between now
and 2025. It gets even bigger.
The folks at the AUVSI also project the UAV onslaught
will create nearly 104,000 new jobs during the same time.
No matter how you look at it, it's a pretty impressive
impact.
Opportunity knocks
So what does this have to do with your avionics repair
shop? Well, if you chose answer No. 4 to the question
above, then you are the kind of forward-thinking Aircraft
Electronics Association member Brad Hayden had in
mind when he created Robotic Skies.
"Robotic Skies is a network of FAA Part 145 service
centers that are optimized to provide sales distribution,

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certification and maintenance services for the emerging
commercial drone fleet," Hayden said. "We offer a
comprehensive turnkey field service program designed to
keep drones flying safely - and affordably."
Hayden uses the more co-equal term of drones for
UAVs. Right or wrong, drones, UAVs, unmanned aerial
systems (UASs) and remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs)
are often used interchangeably.
"Our services allow our UAV OEM (original
equipment manufacturer) customers to focus
on developing their products' capabilities and
operations - not creating a technical service
and support infrastructure for their far-flung
customers," he added. "Through
a unique service center model,
Robotic Skies has the ability to
provide maintenance coverage
to almost any location in the country, and eventually
international regions, as well."
And this last part, "provide maintenance coverage,"
is the part getting the attention of a growing number of
avionics shops around the country.
But you're no doubt asking yourself, "Why commit
resources today to something that for the next year or so
is, at best, a small cottage industry?" Again, the correct
answer is No. 4.
"I think it (Robotic Skies) is a good opportunity to get
involved early and to build the business," stated Chuck
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