Christopher Todd, your host, welcomes two special guests to today’s episode. Danielle Gagne, who is the editorial analyst of Commercial UAV News, shares in this episode her point of view about the state of the unmanned systems industry, the UAS drone industry, and how Commercial UAV Expo Virtual is going to be different in 2020. Garret Bryl, the lead test pilot from DRONERESPONDERS, joins the conversation talking about what he has lined up not only from the industry perspective, but also for the DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit at Commercial UAV Expo.   Key Takeaways: [2:55] Danielle Gagne shares how she became the editorial analyst Commercial UAV News. [5:28] Garret Bryl shares how he got involved with drones and unmanned aircraft systems. [10:15] Danielle talks about the current state of the commercial unmanned system industry. [12:00] Some companies are cutting their budget for drone programs. [13:23] Danielle talks about the public perception towards drones. [15:40] Garret discusses what excites him about testing new drone technology. [18:51] Nowadays, it is possible to compare different drones. [19:42] Garret’s work aims to give manufacturers a better idea of how drones need to be to serve public safety better. [21:11] Garret talks about the testing process and how they will publish the outcomes. [23:20] Danielle talks about the challenges of her work as an editorial analyst of Commercial UAV News. [26:02] Where is the gap in the drone industry right now? Standards are needed. [27:26] Garret talks about the beginnings of drone testing, back in 2015. [30:38] Garret provides an example of how testing can help drone manufacturers. [33:09] Helping public safety agencies make a decision on what platforms and products are best for them. [33:37] Garret lists the three biggest limitations: 1. Budget, 2. Logistics, and 3. Training. [36:13] Garret explains why he does not charge for his work testing drones. [38:09] Danielle talks about how Commercial UAV Expo is going to be like. [43:34] The DRONERESPONDERS Public Safety UAS Summit. [49:15] How can you secure your ticket for the Commercial UAV Expo? [51:12] Garret shares where all the research he has been doing can be found.   Mentioned in this episode: Airborne International Response Team Presented by AiRXOS, part of GE Aviation with additional support from FIRSTiZ and Pix4D  AIRT is the leading 501(c)(3) non-profit organization supporting Drones For Good and Public Safety UAS Become a member of DRONERESPONDERS for free. Commercial UAV Expo Commercial UAV News DRONERESPONDERS YouTube Channel DRONERESPONDERS on Facebook. Garret Bryl YouTube Channel