Accompanying program

2:00 – 3:00 PM

PANEL: SOS.FORBULGAIRA.COM

Topics: The golden hour in emergency medicine, Specialized drone training for paramedic assistance of air rescue volunteers. The first Bulgarian drone search and rescue project. The first pioneering high altitude drone search and rescue project in Bulgaria and the Himalayas. Emergency drone delivery of rescue equipment, life-saving materials and products in emergency situations. Capture and control of drones through GPS Spoofing. Working with drones in emergency situations.

Participants: Innovation Rescue Forum, Spiderman.Academy

3:00 – 4:00

PANEL: HEMS.FORBULGAIRA.COM

Topics: Lessons learned from fatal air crashes in Bulgaria, Slovenia, Romania, Canada, the U.S., Nepal. The future of HEMS. Building a Rescuer Base.

Participants: Innovation Rescue Forum, Spiderman.Academy

PANELS

10:00 – 10:50 AM

Agricultural activities

Topics: Capturing agricultural areas and forests, Multispectral image analysis, Seeding, Agrochemical treatment, Pollination

Moderator: Ass. Prof. Georgi Komitov, Agricultural University Plovdiv

Participants: Agricultural University, NIK Electronics, Agras, Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA)

11:00 – 11:50 AM

Emergency medical supplies and courier services

Topics: Emergency drone delivery of medical equipment, materials and products, Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS).

Moderator: Ivo Barzov, Key Account Manager, Aviation Marketing Department, Fraport Bulgaria

Participants: Georgi Gvozdeykov, Executive Director of Bulgarian Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), Dr. Petri Mononen, Principal Scientist, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland

12:00 – 1:00 PM

Business meetings

1:00 – 1:50 PM

Urban Air Mobility, Advanced Air Mobility

Topics: Urban air mobility and advanced air mobility projects (UAM, AAM), UAM Benefits and Challenges,  Adapting urban environments to drone operations requirements.

Moderator: Georgi Georgiev, PhD, representative of Bulgaria in Urban Air Mobility project, Airbus

Participants: Dronamics, Prof. Dimo Zafirov

2:00 – 2:50 PM

Air traffic management of drones in U-space.

Topics: Actors and their role in drone flight management, Equipping drones and manned aircraft for U-space flights, Drone flight management and information exchange on 4G/5G networks of mobile operators, Flights of state aircraft in U-space, Role of local authorities in creating U-space, Roadmap for the implementation of drone flights.

Moderator: Stefan Hristozov, Unmanned Systems Bulgaria founder

Participants: Col. Hristo Stanev, Jonas Sternberg, Troyan Petrov, expert, Single European Sky, BULATSA, Dragan Draganov

3:00 – 3:50 PM

Regulating framework

Topics: Regulatory documents for the regulation of drone flights in the European Union (EU), Categories of drone operations (EU) and requirements for unmanned aerial systems (UAS), organizations and pilots performing them, Specific Operations Risk Assessment (SORA) for drone flights, Insurance required for drone operations, Establishment of an Unmanned Aerial System in Bulgaria.

Moderator: Prof. Dimo Zafirov, Space Research and Technology Institute with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Participants: Civil Aviation Administration, Troyan Petrov, expert, Single European Sky, BULATSA, Dragan Draganov, Prof. Filippo Tomasello, University Giustino Fortunato, Senior Partner of EuroUSC Italia, UAS Faculty Manager at JAA-Training Organisation

4:00 – 4:50 PM

Security and Defense

Topics: Introducing Security and Defense National Science Program, Role of unmanned aerial systems in the implementation of the program, Expected results.

Moderator: Col. Ass. Prof. PhD Nikolai Stoianov, Deputy Director of Bulgarian Defense Institute “Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov”

Participants: Bulgarian Defense Institute, Kamen Iliev, Director of Center for National Security and Defense Research (CNSDR-BAS) and national representative in NATO Science Committee.

5:00 – 6:00 PM

Balkan Drone Forum

Topics: Current status and issues facing drone operations in the Balkan region, Presentations of Balkan countries representatives in drone operations, Proposal for the establishment of a Balkan Drone Forum

Moderator: Todor Ivandjikov, Bulgarian Aviation Industry Association Chair

Participants: Adrian Haxhiaj, Prof. Dimo Zafirov, Stefan Hristozov

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Crawler track: Demonstration race with climbers, models 1:12 – 1:10, no limits on chassis and bodies, brushed motors and brushless motors. Race format: single start, points for each obstacle passed. Penalty points for each vehicle flip, for each assistance from a driver or mechanic.

In case of equal points, the vehicle that passes the track faster wins.

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Drift demonstrations and competition

DRIFT Track > Models 1:10 with electric motors – brushed or brushless, power supply 7.2 – 7.4 V, 4×4, 2×4 drive, no limits on bodies.

Start format: single starts for points and double starts (battle).

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Training and demo on on-off-road track

On-road > 17 and 13.5t motors, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply, standard bodies of touring models.

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Test flights on FPV track

Indoor track on an area of 1300 sq.m.

Standard obstacles under BFA rules (luminous). The models are equipped with FPV cameras. Pilots fly with FVR goggles. The drones speed up to over 180 km/h.

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Demo starts on track 1:28 > on-road

Models 1:28, no limits. Start of 6 models within a fixed time. The model with the most laps wins.

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Drift demonstrations (DRIFT Track) and competition

Models 1:10 with electric motors > brushed & brushless, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply, no limits on  bodies. Start format: single starts for points and double starts (battle).

10:00 AM -5:00 PM

Training and demo on on-off-road track

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Test flights on FPV track

Indoor track on an area of 1300 sq.m. Standard obstacles under BFA rules (luminous). The models are equipped with FPV cameras. Pilots fly with FVR goggles. The drones speed up to over 180 km/h.

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Demo starts on track 1:28 > on-road climbers

Models 1:28, no limits. Start of 6 models within a fixed time. The model with the most laps wins.

12:00-4:00 PM

On-road track: race for 1:10 models with electric motors powered by a hydrogen cell. No limits on bodies, chassis and tires.

Race format: Up to 10 models start within a fixed time, two batteries allowed with a total capacity of up to 10 800 mAh, 16 hydrogen containers. Race duration: 4 hours. The model with the most laps wins.

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

FPV drone racing

Indoor track on an area of 1300 sq.m. Standard obstacles under BFA rules (luminous).

Drone races are held with racing drones that were designed and assembled by the pilots themselves, which have to go the fastest through a pre-arranged obstacle course. The flying devices are required  to not only to develop high speed, but also to have the necessary maneuverability to overcome the different types of obstacles. The focus here is on pilots’ skills: their quick adaptability to the terrain and good knowledge of their vehicles is the key to success. The models are equipped with FPV cameras. Pilots fly with FVR goggles. The drones reach speeds of over 180 km/h. Two or three models are flown. The ranking depends on the most laps completed in a fixed time. Penalty points are assessed for each obstacle missed or incorrectly cleared.

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Drift demonstrations

DRIFT Track > Models 1:10 with electric motors, brushed or brushless, 7.2 – 7.4 V power supply, 4×4, 2×4 drive, no limits on bodies.

Start format: single starts for points and double starts (battle).

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Demo starts on track 1:28 > on-road and climbers. Models 1:28, no limits.

Start of 6 models within a fixed time. The model with the most laps wins.

10:00 AM-5:00 PM

Trainings and demo on on-off-road track

Electric models 1:10 scale.

On-road > 17 and 13.5t motors, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply, standard bodies of touring models.

Race format under the rules of the Bulgarian Federation of Auto Model Sports (BFAMS), three qualifiers of 5 minutes and a triple final of 7 minutes. 6 models start at the qualifying rounds. In the finals, the order is by best qualification and the ranking is on a 2 out of 3 basis (best two finishes from the three starts). Off-road competition is for 1:10 free style models buggy, truggy, monster, brushed motors, brushless motors, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply. Same race format as other races.

10:00 AM-3:00 PM

FPV drone racing

Indoor track on an area of 1300 sq.m.

The drone races are held with racing drones that were designed and assembled by the pilots themselves, which have to go the fastest through a pre-arranged obstacle course. The flying devices are required to not only to develop high speed, but also to have the necessary maneuverability to overcome the different types of obstacles. The focus here is on pilots’ skills: their quick adaptability to the terrain and good knowledge of their vehicles is the key to success. The models are equipped with FPV cameras. Pilots fly with FVR goggles. The drones reach speeds of over 180 km/h. Two or three models are flown. The ranking depends on the most laps completed in a fixed time. Penalty points are assessed for each obstacle missed or incorrectly cleared.

4:00 PM

Prize giving

10:00 AM-4:00 PM

On-off-road race for 1:10 electric models

On-road > Classes: 1:10 on-road – 17t motors and 1:10 road 13.5t motors, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply, standard bodies of touring models.

Competition format under BFAMS rules: three qualifiers of 5 minutes and a triple final of 7 minutes. 6 models start at the qualifying rounds. In the finals, the order is by best qualification and the ranking is on a 2 out of 3 basis (best two finishes from the three starts).

Off-road competition is for 1:10 free style models buggy, truggy, monster, brushed motors, brushless motors, 7.2 – 7.4V power supply.

Same race format as other races.

4:30 PM

Prize giving

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Demo race with climbers

Crawlers track: models 1:12 – 1:10, no limits on chassis and bodies, brushed and brushless motors.

Race format: single start, points for each obstacle passed. Penalty points for each vehicle flip, for each assistance from a driver or mechanic. In case of equal points, the vehicle that passes the track faster wins.

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Demo starts on track 1:28 > on-road and climbers

Track 1:28 on-road: models 1:28, no limits. Start of 6 models within a fixed time. The model with the most laps wins.

10:00 AM-2:00 PM

Trace 1:28 on-road. Models 1:28, no limits.

Start of 6 models within a fixed time. The model with the most laps wins.