The Draganflyer   RC helicopters will be featured at the 2010 AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) conference. Draganfly Innovations will be demonstrating all their RC helicopter UAVs indoors at their information booth. The upcoming Draganflyer X8 UAV helicopter will also be there lifting payloads for demonstrations. A prototype for the upcoming Draganflyer X8 UAV helicopter will be flown as well. Draganfly Innovations will be at  booth #2025 and will be demonstrating for the duration of the conference which runs from August 24 to 27 2010.

The AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International) was created in 1972 when the use of unmanned target drones in the Vietnam War prompted the creation of the National Association of Remotely Piloted Vehicles (NARPV). NARPV eventually grew as the industry expanded, leading to the formation of the current AUVSI organization. The AUVSI is promotes the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) through education, communication, and leadership. This year’s AUVSI conference is expecting record attendance of over 5000 visitors from over 30 different countries. There will also be more than 100 international speakers giving presentations on the UAV industry and latest developments. This years tradeshow will feature live demonstrations from a wide variety of exhibits. Draganfly Innovations Inc. was the first company to demonstrate live at the AUVSI at the 2009 conference, blazing the trail for other live demonstrations in the following years.

Draganfly Innovations Inc. staff will be flying their RC helicopters indoors, and will be demonstrating their  helicopters features including aerial photography, aerial videography, and the computer controlled base station with wireless telemetry and an HUD display. Because we will be flying indoors we will not be able to demonstrate the GPS hold feature.  The following AUVSI promotional video shows some of the technology that will be present at this years conference.

You can learn more about the Draganflyer UAV helicopters on draganfly.com. You can also visit the AUVSI website for scheduling, hotel, transport, and entrance fee information.