Oct 3 2014
service-drone and Robotic Skies announced today that FAA-certified repairman Chris Haskell has completed an intensive manufacturer training program to troubleshoot, maintain and repair service-drone's MULTIROTOR™ line of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS).
Haskell, the Facility Manager for Henderson-based Kings Avionics, Inc., a full service FAA Part 145 repair station, attended the program at service-drone's production facilities in Hamburg, Germany.
Chris having proudly completed building the service-drone octo-copter.
"We hosted Chris for a unique training program. He was an intense class of one and learned all aspects of assembly and maintenance on our airframes. We specifically chose Chris because he brings a general aviation perspective to an otherwise Remote Control (RC) model culture that still dominates the nascent sUAS industry," says Dr. Bernd Lutz, CEO of bizUAS Corp, the North and South American distributor for service-drone. "We feel confident that his knowledge of our MULTIROTOR products is on par with the best of our company and look forward to him implementing an aviation-class maintenance program for our sUAS in the United States and Americas."
With factory training complete, Robotic Skies is now deploying a comprehensive maintenance and repair program for service-drone that is based on best practices gleaned from the manned aviation industry. Haskell will also assume the role of lead trainer for other repairmen in the network of nearly fifty Part 145 Robotic Skies service centers, ensuring field service coverage for the airframes across North America and beyond.
"Step by step, we are getting prepared for the wave of commercial drones which will be in need of ongoing -- and eventually FAA regulated -- inspections and repair," says Robotic Skies President and CEO Brad Hayden. "Having the first and only factory-trained FAA repairman for these MULTIROTORs is a huge asset for our repair station network."
Robotic Skies was formed to take advantage of the electronic and regulatory expertise at avionics repair stations and transfer that knowledge to the burgeoning commercial drone market.
About service-drone
service-drone GmbH of Berlin, Germany develops and manufactures the MULTIROTOR line of industrial-grade, mission-proven UAS, which are being used in a wide range of applications with over 400 of them in demanding commercial operations in Europe, including cinematic film, broadcasting, industrial inspections, photogrammetry, agriculture, law enforcement, and science. Boulder, Colorado-based bizUAS Corp (bizUAS.com) is the United States and Americas distributor of service-drone.
About Robotic Skies
Robotic Skies (roboticskies.com) is a nationwide network of service centers that are optimized to provide certification, maintenance and repair for the emerging commercial drone fleet.
Drawing on only the best FAA Part 145 Repair Stations and Transport Canada Approved Maintenance Organizations that currently maintain the manned aviation fleet, Robotic Skies offers a comprehensive turnkey field service program designed to keep drones flying safely -- and affordably.