Greetings Wisconsin UAV Owners,
I am a current Phantom 3 owner, and a retired Wisconsin Police Chief, and a current member of the Wisconsin Chiefs Of Police Association. I have also served as a Volunteer Fire Chief, and Emergency Management Director in my community.
It has recently come to my attention that at least two Wisconsin communities have inquired to see if any other communities currently have an ordinance prohibiting or restricting drones. I personally believe these types of laws will ruin our hobby, or at least make it very difficult for us.
I am curious if any of you have had the opportunity to demonstrate our abilities to your local emergency responders such as police, fire, ems, public works, emergency management, etc.
Have any of you had the opportunity to assist your community with your drones, searching for a missing person, doing damages assessment after storms, assisting with hazardous material spills, etc...???
I am considering making a Facebook Group / Page for Wisconsin Drone Pilots to get to better know each other, share flying locations & videos, and share information specific to our state. We may also be able to share ideas how we can serve our communities in the time of emergency, and make some local contacts in our communities before they pass local regulations that may ruin our hobby.
Please email me and let me know if this type of Facebook page (SPECIFIC TO WISCONSIN) interests you, if you have had contact with emergency workers in your community, etc... I will keep your email addresses CONFIDENTIAL.
Thanks in advance
Jim
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