Drones: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
March 13, 2017
Friday, 3/17, 8 – 9:30 a.m. , Ronkonkoma
Dr. Michael Canders, aviation professor and director of FSC’s Aviation Center, will speak on drones at a meeting of LI Metro Business Action.
Says Dr. Canders of this brave new world: “The rapid proliferation of drones and drone technology provides great opportunities as well as great challenges. These machines already prove their usefulness in many domains such as firefighting, law enforcement, aerial surveillance, search and rescue, disaster relief, remote payload delivery and many more. Swarms of drones in the already frequently crowded national airspace system may, however, impose unacceptable risk to the flying public. Is it only a matter of time before one of these devices collides with a major airliner, resulting in catastrophic loss of life?”
