I was introduced to Barbara Kingsolver today. I'm sorry it took this long.

How about this instead...

In May 2021, I presented new research on quantifying Operational Risk Assessments (ORAs) with my colleagues Matt Petry and Garrett McKelvey. ORAs are a necessary part of gaining approval to fly drones Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). Currently, ORAs take a lot of time and can be a complicated task.

In April 2020, I presented a talk on understanding GPS in contested environments. Topics included the following:Understanding GPS position error, dilution of precision and user range errors, physical and radio visibility, terrain heights and field results, mitigation techniques and alternative navigation technologies.

What ever you call them; truisms, mores, rules to live by, golden rules, the feeling is the same. These are simple guidelines. They can be followed easily, but not without courage, strength and the ability to see beyond yourself, for the good of all.All laws must be based on a set of values that work for individuals and large societies.

The national nightmare is over, we have a new president.