April 08, 2021
Steve Rhode is a public safety drone pilot and a manned aircraft pilot. Here, he points out four realities of drone aviation that no pilot can afford to forget.
The following is one of a biweekly series on public safety drone issues by Steve Rhode, Chief Pilot with the Wake Forest Fire Department and the North Carolina Public Safety Drone Academy, and founder of
Public Safety Flight, a website dedicated to information about the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), UAVs, aircraft, and drones in public safety.
Another Day as a Public Safety Pilot With Unlimited Challenges
Yesterday I was flying the airplane as Fire Demon 1. It finally made it out of its required annual inspection by an FAA-certificated mechanic.