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Episode 44 UAS Pilot, New Profession
Drones everywhere. UAS pilot becomes a new profession.
Claire: Hello everyone, 5 Minutes withAOPA-China here. I am Claire.
Nick: Hi there.
Claire: Black hole is the star today, butwe would like to discuss about something else. A piece of news released last Wednesdaycaught our attention, a list of 13 new professions was published by theMinistry of Human Resources and Social Security of China. Among them, there is UASpilot.
Nick: Statistics show a rapid increase in UASpilot population these years, with the number of around 44 thousand so far.More candidates are predicted to flood into the market over the next few years.
Claire: The trend is here. The technologythat used to keep military forces out of dangerous missions has entered intothe commercial market and our daily lives.
Nick: Such a huge number of UAS pilot, whatdo those flying machines do?
Claire: To name a few, UAS can be appliedto precision agriculture, aerial inspection, mapping, search and rescue, andentertainment of course.
Actually, UASs are playing a significantrole in optimizing agriculture operations for years. It is only the outburst ofrecreational drones that brought attention to the public.
Nick: With the help of drones, agricultureactivities such as crop management, crop counting, crop health monitoring andspraying pesticides can be done more cost-effectively and more quickly,compared to the conventional methods. And with the introduction of low-costdrones, many farms recruit drone pilots or some farmers themselves become dronepilots.
Claire: This is Jeff, who is a farmer/ UASpilot. Jeff is using UAS as a very useful tool.
Nick: who’s Jeff? Have you ever watcheddrone light shows?
Claire: I watched them on Lantern Festival,but on TV. Numerous drones equipped with LED lights, it was said 1,000altogether, swarmed into the sky and glittered like stars. They formeddifferent patterns. The display was impressive, .
Nick: Haha, like the scene in fictionmovies. It is very environmental friendly, too, unlike fireworks. Those droneswere pre-programmed. Instead of pilots, programmers were behind the curtain.
Claire: Which has been in the column ofoccupation for quite a few years.
Nick: While marveled by its glamour, I justcan’t help concerning that what if the drones lost control? They may fall fromthe sky, crashing on houses, bridges, and even us. And some drones may becomespies, threatening individuals’ privacy as well as national security. There isone episode in Black Mirror, the TV series, mainly about man-made bees areimposed with surveillance work by government.
Claire: That is two concerns out of many.One is on the safety area. The other is about ethical aspect. The topic is toobig for five minutes. It’s for sure that technology is double-edged. It is soimportant to regulate UAS operations and to educate people who fly them.
Nick: In Europe, EASA has published thefirst formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones. This first everEU-wide rules for civil drones will allow remotely piloted aircraft to flysafely in European airspace and bring legal certainty for this rapidlyexpanding industry.
Claire: EASA is developing U-Space,a set of services supporting drone operations below 120 m.
Nick: A fully automated infrastructurewill provide the drone pilots with all the information needed to conducta safe operation, including air traffic management, and will ensure thatdrones do not enter any restricted zones. U-Space will be gradually deployed,starting in this year. It will become operational in 2025, allowing fullautonomous operations.
Claire: Similarly, in China, a UTM systemto monitor drone operations and manage them in the future. Every drone pilotand their UASs should be registered on the U-Cloud platform, or other UAS Cloudsystem provider. Every registered UAS in operation appears in the real-timemap. Particularly, drones are incorporated with E-fence, which prevents it fromentering prohibited area.
Nick: For drone pilot certification management,the specifications are listed in the AC-61-20R2.
Claire: We seem to have touched the blackhole of drone management.
Nick: Right, how to become a drone pilot?Please listen to Episode 31 for your information. Don’t hesitate to tell usyour ideas about the show. Leave us comments and messages on Wechat, Facebook,Twitter, Ximalaya and Apple podcast. You will find us on your podcast platform.
Claire: If you like our episode, tell yourfriends about us.
Nick: we can always use some attention andsupport. See you next Friday.
Nick: Have a good weekend.
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By 上官琪琳 李方旺Drones everywhere. UAS pilot becomes a new profession.
Claire: Hello everyone, 5 Minutes withAOPA-China here. I am Claire.
Nick: Hi there.
Claire: Black hole is the star today, butwe would like to discuss about something else. A piece of news released last Wednesdaycaught our attention, a list of 13 new professions was published by theMinistry of Human Resources and Social Security of China. Among them, there is UASpilot.
Nick: Statistics show a rapid increase in UASpilot population these years, with the number of around 44 thousand so far.More candidates are predicted to flood into the market over the next few years.
Claire: The trend is here. The technologythat used to keep military forces out of dangerous missions has entered intothe commercial market and our daily lives.
Nick: Such a huge number of UAS pilot, whatdo those flying machines do?
Claire: To name a few, UAS can be appliedto precision agriculture, aerial inspection, mapping, search and rescue, andentertainment of course.
Actually, UASs are playing a significantrole in optimizing agriculture operations for years. It is only the outburst ofrecreational drones that brought attention to the public.
Nick: With the help of drones, agricultureactivities such as crop management, crop counting, crop health monitoring andspraying pesticides can be done more cost-effectively and more quickly,compared to the conventional methods. And with the introduction of low-costdrones, many farms recruit drone pilots or some farmers themselves become dronepilots.
Claire: This is Jeff, who is a farmer/ UASpilot. Jeff is using UAS as a very useful tool.
Nick: who’s Jeff? Have you ever watcheddrone light shows?
Claire: I watched them on Lantern Festival,but on TV. Numerous drones equipped with LED lights, it was said 1,000altogether, swarmed into the sky and glittered like stars. They formeddifferent patterns. The display was impressive, .
Nick: Haha, like the scene in fictionmovies. It is very environmental friendly, too, unlike fireworks. Those droneswere pre-programmed. Instead of pilots, programmers were behind the curtain.
Claire: Which has been in the column ofoccupation for quite a few years.
Nick: While marveled by its glamour, I justcan’t help concerning that what if the drones lost control? They may fall fromthe sky, crashing on houses, bridges, and even us. And some drones may becomespies, threatening individuals’ privacy as well as national security. There isone episode in Black Mirror, the TV series, mainly about man-made bees areimposed with surveillance work by government.
Claire: That is two concerns out of many.One is on the safety area. The other is about ethical aspect. The topic is toobig for five minutes. It’s for sure that technology is double-edged. It is soimportant to regulate UAS operations and to educate people who fly them.
Nick: In Europe, EASA has published thefirst formal Opinion on safe operations for small drones. This first everEU-wide rules for civil drones will allow remotely piloted aircraft to flysafely in European airspace and bring legal certainty for this rapidlyexpanding industry.
Claire: EASA is developing U-Space,a set of services supporting drone operations below 120 m.
Nick: A fully automated infrastructurewill provide the drone pilots with all the information needed to conducta safe operation, including air traffic management, and will ensure thatdrones do not enter any restricted zones. U-Space will be gradually deployed,starting in this year. It will become operational in 2025, allowing fullautonomous operations.
Claire: Similarly, in China, a UTM systemto monitor drone operations and manage them in the future. Every drone pilotand their UASs should be registered on the U-Cloud platform, or other UAS Cloudsystem provider. Every registered UAS in operation appears in the real-timemap. Particularly, drones are incorporated with E-fence, which prevents it fromentering prohibited area.
Nick: For drone pilot certification management,the specifications are listed in the AC-61-20R2.
Claire: We seem to have touched the blackhole of drone management.
Nick: Right, how to become a drone pilot?Please listen to Episode 31 for your information. Don’t hesitate to tell usyour ideas about the show. Leave us comments and messages on Wechat, Facebook,Twitter, Ximalaya and Apple podcast. You will find us on your podcast platform.
Claire: If you like our episode, tell yourfriends about us.
Nick: we can always use some attention andsupport. See you next Friday.
Nick: Have a good weekend.