High-Risk Operations
RotorDrone|October/ November 2020
Embry-Riddle bridge-inspection challenges
PATRICK SHERMAN
High-Risk Operations

QUICK SPECS

Mission Type: Infrastructure Inspection/Aerial Photography

Location: Redmond, Oregon (N44°16'37” W121°15'49”)

Client: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Airspace: Class D to 5,600 ft. MSL

Clearance: via LAANC

Monitored frequency: None

METAR Text: KRDM 261756Z 26005KT 10SM CLR 06/M08 A3002

Platform: Parrot Anafi

Remote pilot in command: Patrick Sherman, Roswell Flight Test Crew

This mission occurred in the Class D airspace surrounding Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) in central Oregon's high desert. Authorization to operate in this controlled airspace was obtained via the Low-Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC).

PILOT REPORT

To any person who has ever uttered the phrase, “Those who can't do, teach,” I'd like to extend an invitation: spend a day on the flight line with Dr. Scott Burgess of the Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide Campus Department of Flight. For myself, I've always had the utmost respect for the teaching profession, so I was delighted to be recruited for this mission—although my enthusiasm ebbed somewhat when I learned the details.

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