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Speaker 1 (00:10):
Good morning. You're listening to Michigan's Big Show starring Michael
Patrick Shields. And my name is Scott ellis the executive
director of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association, sitting in today
for MPs. My next guest. We got a lot of
drone talk today, Tony, and it's gonna be very interesting.
What amazing technology that's been around and it's really growing.
And today I have Matt Ryebar. He is the founder
and president of the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, Matt, Good morning Scott.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Hey, I really appreciate.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
You coming on.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
I know you're traveling and got a lot going on.
Can you give me a little background on you and
how you founded the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Absolutely so. Three years ago in twenty twenty two. We
started as the Michigan Public Safety Drone Association. I have
a background in both law enforcement and in the drone industry,
and we saw a large need for regional training, collaboration,
and really a group here in Michigan that could start
to navigate for these governmental agencies how to not only
(01:06):
fly the drones, but establish best practices for deployment and
things and along the way over the last six months,
we realized that there was a greater need for a
larger trade association in Michigan to represent the drone industry,
and so we've expanded our reach and developed or migrated
into the Michigan Drone Association to really try to expand
(01:29):
expand that footprint.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Well, it's great now as an association director myself, you
know the need that people are in any certain industry,
how important the association is. And you know, ours been
around since nineteen thirty nine and you know years will
probably be around that long. Who knows what else will
be flying, you know, one hundred years from now. But
you know what you what you're doing, and what I've
learned about drones in the last few months is pretty amazing.
And you know, I'm also former law enforcement and we
(01:52):
didn't have drones when I was back on the street
and you know when I before I retired. And can
you give me some examples of how drones aiding in
public safety in general and what the new trend is.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Absolutely it's amazing to watch in the last ten years
how the use of drones in public safety. Early on
in program days, it was really convincing people that the
tool was a benefit and of all the ways that
it could be used in incident response. Now most governmental
agencies law enforcement programs know the life saving benefits and
(02:24):
they're just trying to figure out how exactly they deploy
them at scale. Now across their jurisdictions, the drones get
utilized for a lot of different purposes, mostly an incident
response tool, So in response to some sort of incident,
whether that be looking for a lost person, inducing it
into a tactical situation. A buddy of mine and Arlington,
Texas always uses the line putting robots before humans, and
(02:48):
that's I think a great model for drone technologies. How
do we protect lives? How do we escalate situations by
introducing those robots into situations before we ever send a
human in.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Well, you know, it's funny you say that I spent
ten years on our SWAT team and I was on
the Entry team, and I went back to our fifty
year I guess, you know, anniversary of the start team
in Lansing and they were showing how drones now can
make entry and being a former entry guy, I'm not
going to lie, I was a little happy we didn't
have those back then. But you know it is it does.
It saves lives, it de escalates, and we know we
(03:20):
need them. But you know, i've here, I think it's
Taylor Police Department here as using them for response for
even some simple calls maybe to you know, get out
and get an eye over the scene. And are you
hearing the departments move into that with drones as well.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Absolutely, that's a newer concept. It's been around a couple
of years now called drones is the first responder and
it's positioning drones and docking stations on rooftops to help
aid in that response, potentially being that first unit on
scene before a officer arrives on that scene. Wonderful technology
(03:53):
for urban areas. There's a lot of growth in the
technology still to come in more rural areas where you
have longer traveled this stances. But you're seeing those drones
can help on responding to priority calls, but they also
can help checking the area and potentially clearing some calls
that you don't even need a dispatch an officer too.
And so there there, it's very early in that in
(04:15):
the drones in the as a first responder at scale
across the country, but there's several organizations and agencies here
in Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff's Offices. Oakland County Sheriff's Office
was the first one to utilize drones as a first
responder in the city of Pontiac and has expanded that
program throughout the county. And then also Taylor Police Department
(04:35):
and several others have started to lean into those types
of programs.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Well, and you know, I find it fascinating. I think
it is the next you know, obviously is the next
step in public safety and law enforcement. And you use
it for many things, right for inspecting buildings, fire response
and things like that. But so with that, we're going
to see more drones in the air. So can you
tell you a little bit about what the counter unmanned
aerial system is in the CUAS task coorses.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Absolutely right now, there's a big concern about finding those
drones that maybe are not the good actors in the airspace.
And as things continue to ramp up here in the
drone industry, there's going to be more air traffic in
the sky. And so a group put together under our association,
our Michigan County US Task Force, is trying to find
(05:24):
ways to solve that problem from both equipment procurement, bringing
data into one ecosystem, and trying to understand this has
more of a macro level problem than just a jurisdiction
by jurisdiction problem. You know, most of our stadium districts
and other places across the state have drone detection equipment,
but most agencies don't have that type of technology to
(05:46):
utilize at scale yet, and so our task force is
working to find ways to both procure that technology and
co utilize that technology for events and situations across the state,
but then also from a data stand point, bring that
data under one operating system, one hood, so we can
collaborate more from an investigative side when one of those
(06:07):
aircraft might get utilized for an afarious activity in the future.
We've seen a huge uptick of that type of concern
across the country, everything from the Ukraine War to some
homegrown incidents where drones have been utilized for different aspects
of those pre planning and carrying out those missions. And
(06:28):
so as drones continue to ramp up, the threat of
drone technology being used by an afarious actor is still
going to continue to grow, and so groups are out
there right now working to try to solve that problem together.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Well, that's great, and we obviously know this is something
that's coming has to be a big issue. With about
twenty seconds, How can businesses or even law enforcement agencies
get involved with the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
And check us out online at www dot mi I
Drone assoc dot com or find us on all the
social media's. But we'd love to engage with anybody looking
to either get into the drone industry or be guided
through the ever changing marketplace.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
All right, Matt Raibar, the founder and president of the
Michigan Drone Association, thank you so much and keep up
the good work. This is Scott Ellis filling in for
Michael Patrick Shields on The Michigan's Big Show.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing, beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient NonStop flights from Lansing's Capital Region
International Airport to Sonny, Orlando and Fort Myers. Travel with
ease by visiting Flybreeze dot com or by downloading the
(07:53):
Breeze app fly lancing on breeze airways.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Seriously nice shop Meyer and bring more good to life
with low prices on everyday favorites and essentials.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
California Organic green or red seed liss grapes are one
ninety nine pound, buy one, get one free fresh from Meyer.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Whole pork shoulder butt roast, stuck up on household items
like save two dollars on Meyer Ultra liquid dish, so
get four dollars off Meyer Ultra paper towels, twelve double rolls,
and don't forget to stop by the Meyer Pharmacy for
your flu shot available today while you shop.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
That's the good life, A good deal, Better exclusion supply
Seemeyer dot com for details
Good morning. You're listening to Michigan's Big Show starring Michael
Patrick Shields. And my name is Scott ellis the executive
director of the Michigan Licensed Beverage Association, sitting in today
for MPs. My next guest. We got a lot of
drone talk today, Tony, and it's gonna be very interesting.
What amazing technology that's been around and it's really growing.
And today I have Matt Ryebar. He is the founder
and president of the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Good morning, Matt, Good morning Scott.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Hey, I really appreciate.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
You coming on.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
I know you're traveling and got a lot going on.
Can you give me a little background on you and
how you founded the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
Absolutely so. Three years ago in twenty twenty two. We
started as the Michigan Public Safety Drone Association. I have
a background in both law enforcement and in the drone industry,
and we saw a large need for regional training, collaboration,
and really a group here in Michigan that could start
to navigate for these governmental agencies how to not only
(01:06):
fly the drones, but establish best practices for deployment and
things and along the way over the last six months,
we realized that there was a greater need for a
larger trade association in Michigan to represent the drone industry,
and so we've expanded our reach and developed or migrated
into the Michigan Drone Association to really try to expand
(01:29):
expand that footprint.
Speaker 1 (01:30):
Well, it's great now as an association director myself, you
know the need that people are in any certain industry,
how important the association is. And you know, ours been
around since nineteen thirty nine and you know years will
probably be around that long. Who knows what else will
be flying, you know, one hundred years from now. But
you know what you what you're doing, and what I've
learned about drones in the last few months is pretty amazing.
And you know, I'm also former law enforcement and we
(01:52):
didn't have drones when I was back on the street
and you know when I before I retired. And can
you give me some examples of how drones aiding in
public safety in general and what the new trend is.
Speaker 3 (02:02):
Absolutely it's amazing to watch in the last ten years
how the use of drones in public safety. Early on
in program days, it was really convincing people that the
tool was a benefit and of all the ways that
it could be used in incident response. Now most governmental
agencies law enforcement programs know the life saving benefits and
(02:24):
they're just trying to figure out how exactly they deploy
them at scale. Now across their jurisdictions, the drones get
utilized for a lot of different purposes, mostly an incident
response tool, So in response to some sort of incident,
whether that be looking for a lost person, inducing it
into a tactical situation. A buddy of mine and Arlington,
Texas always uses the line putting robots before humans, and
(02:48):
that's I think a great model for drone technologies. How
do we protect lives? How do we escalate situations by
introducing those robots into situations before we ever send a
human in.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Well, you know, it's funny you say that I spent
ten years on our SWAT team and I was on
the Entry team, and I went back to our fifty
year I guess, you know, anniversary of the start team
in Lansing and they were showing how drones now can
make entry and being a former entry guy, I'm not
going to lie, I was a little happy we didn't
have those back then. But you know it is it does.
It saves lives, it de escalates, and we know we
(03:20):
need them. But you know, i've here, I think it's
Taylor Police Department here as using them for response for
even some simple calls maybe to you know, get out
and get an eye over the scene. And are you
hearing the departments move into that with drones as well.
Speaker 3 (03:32):
Absolutely, that's a newer concept. It's been around a couple
of years now called drones is the first responder and
it's positioning drones and docking stations on rooftops to help
aid in that response, potentially being that first unit on
scene before a officer arrives on that scene. Wonderful technology
(03:53):
for urban areas. There's a lot of growth in the
technology still to come in more rural areas where you
have longer traveled this stances. But you're seeing those drones
can help on responding to priority calls, but they also
can help checking the area and potentially clearing some calls
that you don't even need a dispatch an officer too.
And so there there, it's very early in that in
(04:15):
the drones in the as a first responder at scale
across the country, but there's several organizations and agencies here
in Michigan, Oakland County Sheriff's Offices. Oakland County Sheriff's Office
was the first one to utilize drones as a first
responder in the city of Pontiac and has expanded that
program throughout the county. And then also Taylor Police Department
(04:35):
and several others have started to lean into those types
of programs.
Speaker 1 (04:39):
Well, and you know, I find it fascinating. I think
it is the next you know, obviously is the next
step in public safety and law enforcement. And you use
it for many things, right for inspecting buildings, fire response
and things like that. But so with that, we're going
to see more drones in the air. So can you
tell you a little bit about what the counter unmanned
aerial system is in the CUAS task coorses.
Speaker 3 (05:01):
Absolutely right now, there's a big concern about finding those
drones that maybe are not the good actors in the airspace.
And as things continue to ramp up here in the
drone industry, there's going to be more air traffic in
the sky. And so a group put together under our association,
our Michigan County US Task Force, is trying to find
(05:24):
ways to solve that problem from both equipment procurement, bringing
data into one ecosystem, and trying to understand this has
more of a macro level problem than just a jurisdiction
by jurisdiction problem. You know, most of our stadium districts
and other places across the state have drone detection equipment,
but most agencies don't have that type of technology to
(05:46):
utilize at scale yet, and so our task force is
working to find ways to both procure that technology and
co utilize that technology for events and situations across the state,
but then also from a data stand point, bring that
data under one operating system, one hood, so we can
collaborate more from an investigative side when one of those
(06:07):
aircraft might get utilized for an afarious activity in the future.
We've seen a huge uptick of that type of concern
across the country, everything from the Ukraine War to some
homegrown incidents where drones have been utilized for different aspects
of those pre planning and carrying out those missions. And
(06:28):
so as drones continue to ramp up, the threat of
drone technology being used by an afarious actor is still
going to continue to grow, and so groups are out
there right now working to try to solve that problem together.
Speaker 1 (06:43):
Well, that's great, and we obviously know this is something
that's coming has to be a big issue. With about
twenty seconds, How can businesses or even law enforcement agencies
get involved with the Michigan Drone Association.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
And check us out online at www dot mi I
Drone assoc dot com or find us on all the
social media's. But we'd love to engage with anybody looking
to either get into the drone industry or be guided
through the ever changing marketplace.
Speaker 1 (07:10):
All right, Matt Raibar, the founder and president of the
Michigan Drone Association, thank you so much and keep up
the good work. This is Scott Ellis filling in for
Michael Patrick Shields on The Michigan's Big Show.
Speaker 2 (07:30):
Looking for your next sunny getaway, whether it's to your
favorite theme park, relaxing, beach time, a golf trip, or
just feeling the sun on your face. Breeze Airways as
you covered with convenient NonStop flights from Lansing's Capital Region
International Airport to Sonny, Orlando and Fort Myers. Travel with
ease by visiting Flybreeze dot com or by downloading the
(07:53):
Breeze app fly lancing on breeze airways.
Speaker 1 (07:57):
Seriously nice shop Meyer and bring more good to life
with low prices on everyday favorites and essentials.
Speaker 3 (08:05):
California Organic green or red seed liss grapes are one
ninety nine pound, buy one, get one free fresh from Meyer.
Speaker 1 (08:11):
Whole pork shoulder butt roast, stuck up on household items
like save two dollars on Meyer Ultra liquid dish, so
get four dollars off Meyer Ultra paper towels, twelve double rolls,
and don't forget to stop by the Meyer Pharmacy for
your flu shot available today while you shop.
Speaker 3 (08:25):
That's the good life, A good deal, Better exclusion supply
Seemeyer dot com for details
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