1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 What You Will Learn- (1:15) How Bryan got involved in aviation and at Zipline (2:30) What Zipline is and how they are innovating in the drone delivery space (3:20) The progression of Zipline from beginning delivering medical supplies in Africa to now operating for COVID response here in the United States and North Carolina (4:40) How the lessons learned from operating in much lesser controlled airspace in Africa translated to operations in North Carolina where the airspace is much more congested and heavily regulated (6:25) How Ziplines safety orientation and partnership approach has been helpful in allowing them to obtain BVLOS approval from the FAA. (7:45) How Zipline is leveraging their BVLOS waiver for COVID in North Carolina (8:49) What is entailed in the BVLOS waiver and what is required to remain compliant (10:45) The technology behind and built into the Zipline UAS aircraft (12:35) What makes Zipline unique compared to other drone delivery companies out in the industry (14:40) How Zipline’s current North Carolina operations are building a framework to give them scalability within the United States as regulations continue to open up for a more UAS integrated NAS. (16:35) What Zipline’s expansion plans look like in the coming years both here in the US and internationally (18:20) What are the lessons learned so far from operating in rural vs urban environments and how route planning plays a crucial role in operational safety (20:05) Advice for UAS operators and how to find their passion and niche in the UAS industry (21:25) The correlation between safety and being successful in the UAS industry (23:40) How being a private pilot is very helpful to get into in the drone delivery industry but will be less important in the future (25:55) Where you can connect further with Bryan or learn more about Zipline’s operations or employment opportunities (27:00) Rapid Fire 3 Final Questions Harnessing Aerial - Drone Podcast https://skyelink.org <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15398708/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/79515788