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From page 44... ... 44 C H A P T E R 4 Although 130 total survey responses were received, many survey items did not have 130 responses. Even so, figures present actual number of responses, and descriptive statistics in the form of means (averages) Read the entire page →
From page 45... ... Survey Results 45 Figure 19. Number of airports reporting UAS use by organization and type of activity. Read the entire page →
From page 46... ... 46 Current Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports Figure 20. Inspection activities. Read the entire page →
From page 47... ... Figure 21. Specific inspection activities for which airports are using UAS. Read the entire page →
From page 48... ... Figure 22. Specific inspection activities for which contractors are using UAS. Read the entire page →
From page 49... ... Survey Results 49 Tenants Of the 20 participating airports reporting UAS activity by tenants, 5 airports (25%) indicated that tenants were using UAS for inspection purposes. Read the entire page →
From page 50... ... 50 Current Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports with airfield projects, but also terminal projects. Documenting progress of these projects is proving quite useful. Read the entire page →
From page 51... ... Survey Results 51 Figure 25. Specific monitoring activities for which the airports are using UAS. Read the entire page →
From page 52... ... 52 Current Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports Figure 27. Measurement activities. Read the entire page →
From page 53... ... Survey Results 53 Figure 28. Specific measurement activities for which airports are using UAS. Read the entire page →
From page 54... ... 54 Current Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports Part 77 airspace analysis measurement, other uses include training, land surveying, and research and development. Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Other Purposes Although inspections, monitoring, and measurement are the three main uses of UAS, airports are also using UAS for other purposes. Read the entire page →
From page 55... ... Survey Results 55 Contractors Of the 40 participating airports with contractors using UAS, 22 (55%) indicated that contractors were using UAS for purposes other than inspections, monitoring, and measurement. Read the entire page →
From page 56... ... 56 Current Landscape of Unmanned Aircraft Systems at Airports Figure 32. Specific other activities for which contractors are using UAS. Read the entire page →
From page 57... ... Survey Results 57 the findings of the literature and discussions with airport staff. Of those 38 participating airports that have adopted metrics, the most commonly used metrics were (a) Read the entire page →
From page 58... ... Figure 34. Metrics (performance measurements) Read the entire page →
From page 59... ... Survey Results 59 • Level of freedom is dependent on area of the field in which operation is taking place. • Airport is a designated test site following those guidelines. Read the entire page →

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... 44 C H A P T E R 4 Although 130 total survey responses were received, many survey items did not have 130 responses. Even so, figures present actual number of responses, and descriptive statistics in the form of means (averages)