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Qualified Outdoor UAS Flyers

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The current qualified NPS UAS flyers who are in full compliance with COMNAVAIRFORINST 3710.9 are:

  • Mr. Manuel Badiola, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  • Dr. Duane Davis, Department of Computer Science
  • Dr. Katy Giles, Department of Systems Engineering
  • Dr. Kevin Jones, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 
  • Mr. Tadashi Morishita, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  • Mr. Steven Mullins, Department of Information Sciences 
  • Dr. Mara Orescanin, Department of Oceanography (also holds Commercial Instrument-rated Pilot and Commercial Glider Pilot licenses)
  • Dr. Oleg Yakimenko, Department of Systems Engineering (also holds Commercial Instrument-rated Pilot and Remote Pilot licenses)
  • Mr. Ryan Yamaguchi, Department of Meteorology 

The list of NPS Groups/Centers operating indoor and outdoor sUAS:

Group Name Phone Email Address
JIFX, SLAMR,
ARSENL
Dr. Ray Buettner (831)-656-3387  rrbuettn@nps.edu
CRUSER Dr. Brian Bingham (831)-200-6360 bbingham@nps.edu
ASEIL, ADSC Dr. Oleg Yakimenko (831)-656-2826 oayakime@nps.edu
CAVR Dr. Vladimir Dobrokhodov (831)-656-7714 vndobrok@nps.edu

 

Please contact NPS_UAS_Ops with "NPS UAS Interest Group" in the subject line if you wanted your name to be added to the distribution list.

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Contact:

Dr. Oleg Yakimenko
Distinguished Professor
NPS Director of UAS Research Activities
(831) 656-2826 | oayakime@nps.edu

or

NPS UAS Ops Executive Board
NPS_UAS_Ops@nps.edu

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