ConservationDrones in Nepal

Lian Pin Koh and I have been to Nepal on behalf of the WWF Areas program to deploy 2 new UAVs for anti poaching patrols.

Both airframes seem to be operatable in this rather harsh environment. There are no "runways" to land, the best we could use was grass land with 3-9m high grass. So every landing is more or less a controlled crash.

The flying wing design has proven to be very durable in this situation and because the plane is controlled by an auto-pilot it is as easy to fly as a beginner plane.

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