Drone news from the Rotorcraft Asia-Pacific Business Association.
The RAPBA has completed a report for their members, current to 31 Oct 2022, on rotorcraft registered with the regulator. Despite fears to the contrary, there was more good news than bad, forecasting better times for the GA industry in 2023.
RAPBA is keen to share their findings with those reviewing their business plans for the second half of the Fiscal Year ending 30 Jun 2023.
Drone news.
The UAV industry in Australia is booming. After only a decade, the drone industry now has 28,032 registered UAV which outnumber the 2,537 helicopter numbers 12:1. The 2,341 drone commercial operators also outnumber the 270 helicopter AOC holders by almost 9:1.
CASA’s CEO recently stated the number of recreational drones is estimated at 1.8 million. Or one drone for every 14 Australians.
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