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1. Future-proof
verb
1. to make or plan something in such a
way that it will not become ineffective
or unsuitable for use in the future
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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2. Attendee Poll
 Corporations using/wanting to utilize UAS
 Service Providers (fly for profit)
 Aircraft manufacturers
 Avionics manufacturers and Software providers
 FAA - Regulators
 Aviation consultants
 Professional services (lawyers, accountants, insurance…)
 Academia and Research Labs
 Licensed pilots
 Fly a Drone
 Fly with a COA
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We are in the Aviation Business!
It is in everyone's best interest that we manage our business
- to use, build or fly our UAS/Drones
- With the same rigor, training, scrutiny and accountability as
manned aviation.
Why? Because we are liable!
This presentation is designed to help you – the corporate
user, service provider, aircraft manufacturer – understand
the minimum software functionality needed to manage “the
business of flying” – your crew, aircraft, payloads, data,
safety procedures, customers and business processes in a
compliant manner.

4. Future-proof SW Requirements
 Device independent - Computer,Tablets…
• One application for many devices
• Not many devices / many separate applications
 Interacts with other systems - send and receive data
• SOA based platform -Web service enabled
 Enter information once, use often
• Reduce inputting repetitive process
 Capture compliant information organically
• Tracks users actions = accountability and transparency
 Battle tested, secure and scalable
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5. Future-proof SW Requirements
User configurable and intuitive
• Users build business processes - Not coders
Licensing models let you decide where to install the
software and store your data
Out of the box should include:
• Tasking
• Alerting
• Messaging
• Planning
• Reporting
• Permissioning - role based
• Document & data management
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6. Data Management
You are capturing an incredible amount of information –
flight data and image data
Your software system needs to help you:
 Catalog
 Manage
 Analyze
 Visualize images
 Search and retrieve
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7. Follow a Compliant Process
 Automatically generate information = time & $avings
• Logs
• Status
• Reports (monthly COA)
 Safety process embedded with workflow
• Emergency plans
• Safety check list
• Incident reports
 Transparency and accountability
• System must track user actions, updates and request
Your process drives the software
not the software driving your process
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8. Manufacturers
You need a system to track your aircraft from cradle to grave:
 Track the parts in each aircraft
• Extend supply chain management
 Deliver check lists, emergency procedures…
 Notify the owner when they need to service the craft
 Know the habits of your customer
• Are they flying within your specs
• Servicing the craft
• Not flying at all
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9. Corporate Users
You need a system that:
 Complies with company policies and protocols
 Integrates into corporate infrastructure
• Install in corporate data center
• Interact with legacy systems
 Follows existing accounting procedures
• Apply time and material to company cost/charge centers
 Can be managed by IT - Controlled by business units
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10. Service Providers
You need a system that Services your Customer!
 Customer info needs to be at your finger tips
• Schedule flights, meetings and professional services
• Contact information
 Make it easy for customer to do business with you
• Connect your customer to your system
• Give them access to their data
 Incorporates
• Professional services tracking
• Invoicing
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11. Choose Future-proof Software
Manage your commercial UAS aviation businesses end-
to-end to:
• Service your customer
• Manage your fleet
• Optimize your crew
• Organize your Payload data
• Invoice your customer or charge cost center
• Mitigate your risk – Safety Management
• Know when you need to Maintain your aircraft
• Create reports - i.e., monthly COA
• Follow a compliant Process
DO NOT let the software manage you!
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12. VirtualAirBoss™
Easy-to-use browser-based, device independent software where users can
have a complete business solution to Respond, Plan, Organize, Report, Store
Schedule
• DUAT Manned and NASA* unmanned flight scheduling and authorization
• Aircraft, crew, and payloads
• Multiple flights in one system
Manage
• Flight data – weather, route, NOTAMs,TFRs, ADS-B, etc.
• Checklists, emergency plans, procedures, incident reporting
• Crew qualifications and equipment maintenance
Simplify
• Log reports, compliance, performance measures
• Data storage and distribution
• Customer billing
*NASA UTM in beta testing
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13. SmartC2
Stuart Rudolph
4200 James Ray Drive
Grand Forks, ND 58203
(701) 864-2166 office
(617) 908-1877 cell
srudolph@smartc2.com
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