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Commercial Drone Operations

Think bigger, not smaller.

When I think of drones, my first thought is of the small quadcopter types of aircraft, those that hobbyists use, and then up to the larger models that now film production companies are using or that I'd expect Amazon to use in the future for delivering goods.

Then, the next picture that pops into my head is that of the military-sized drones firing Hellfire missiles in combat situations. When you think of commercial operations for drones, the quadcopter-sized drones will have many applications, but the larger (non-combat) aircraft will also be playing a role. Check out MAG AEROSPACE for a glimpse of what is available now and will become a major business across the board in the future.

Eric Holdeman is a contributing writer for Emergency Management magazine and is the former director of the King County, Wash., Office of Emergency Management.