This document discusses the use of drones for business purposes. It begins with definitions of drones and their history, primarily being developed for military use starting in the early 1900s. It then covers classifications of drones by function and technology. The main body discusses the anatomy of commercial drones and their various applications in agriculture, photography, land surveys, inspection, search and rescue, wildlife monitoring, delivery and police missions. It provides market forecasts showing strong revenue growth in commercial drone sales and new jobs created. Regulations in Canada require operators to obtain special flight certificates from Transport Canada.

1. Using Drones for
Business
A New Era In Civil Aviation
MEHDI HAMEDANI

2. “For once you have tasted flight you will walk the
earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you
have been and there you will long to return.”
Leonardo da Vinci
1452 – 1519

3. Terminology and History
1. Drone or Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an aircraft without a
human pilot aboard.
2. Flight Operation of UAVs :
• Under remote control by a human operator
• Fully or intermittently autonomously, by onboard computers
4. UAV innovations started in the early 1900s for military purposes.
In nature, a
drone is a
male bee.

4. Classification
Functional classification:
1.Military (defensive)
2.Civil and commercial UAVs
3.Logistics and delivering cargo
4.Research and development
5.Recreational / Non-commercial
Technology classification:
1.Fixed wing
2.Rotary Wing (helicopter,
quadcopter, hexacopter etc)

5. Anatomy of Commercial Drones
1. Autopilot/Flight Controller (the brain of
the drone)
2. Motors
3. Propellers
4. Electronic Speed Controllers (ESCs)
5. Camera and Gimbal
6. Battery
7. Frame (body)
8. Miscellaneous (GPS, sensors, radio
receiver, antenna, landing gear)

6. Main Applications of Civil and Commercial
UAVs
 Aerial crop surveys (agriculture)
 Aerial photography and video
 Land surveying and landslide measurement
 Inspecting and monitoring
 Search and rescue
 Counting wildlife
 Delivering medical supplies to inaccessible
regions
 Police patrol missions
 Fire and large-accident investigation
A Thermal imaging (infra red) surveys

8. A 3D model

9. Flight Plan for aerial
photography

10. Drone Photography Services in Ontario

11. Market forecasts for the commercial drones
 Global industry for both military and civil commercial drones is growing
steadily.
 Revenues from drone sales is forecasted to increase to top $12 billion in
2021.
Source: BI Intelligence, June 2016
 Two key driver for increasing
adoption with the civilian
market:
• Technology
• Government regulations

13. The top five most penetrated UAV makers among commercial UAV
operators in the US (Feb 2016)

14. This chart summarizes the most
common commercial drone
mission requested in the United
States by Feb 2016.
The top five most penetrated
UAV makers among
commercial UAV operators
in the US.

15. Estimation of new jobs and economic benefit
in the United States resulting from UAVs
Source: Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUSVI)

17. Using drones for Logistics and delivering cargo
 DHL uses “parcelcopter” drone to deliver medicine and other
packages to island in the North Sea, Germany.
 Alibaba, conducted some trial delivering in China by small
drones.
 Amazon Prime Air is a future service that will deliver packages
up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.

18. Regulations
 In Canada, UAV’s are
regulated by Transport
Canada.
 Transport Canada
develops policies,
guidelines, regulations,
standards and
educational materials
to advance civil
aviation safety in
Canada.

19.  According to Canadian Aviation
Regulations:
“No person shall operate an
unmanned air vehicle in flight
except in accordance with a
special flight operations
certificate or an air operator
certificate.”
 A typical SFOC is 9 pages long
and up to 70 conditions
19
Special Flight Operations Certificates (SFOC)