Haenam-gun, Drone Club 'Bisang' Active in Major Roles

Rescuer Missing Twice After Participating in Rescue Operations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] The drone club ‘飛上 (Bisang)’, composed of public officials from Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, is playing an active role in various field tasks.

According to the county on the 30th, Bisang, founded in 2021, consists of about 30 public officials affiliated with the county office, participating not only in hobby activities but also in urgent field tasks, achieving notable results.

The drone club Bisang, consisting of about 30 public officials affiliated with Haenam County Office, is actively making great efforts.
[Photo by Haenam County]

By receiving drone training every weekend, the members’ drone operation skills have improved, enabling them to utilize drones in various related tasks as well as volunteer activities such as disaster situation filming and missing person searches.

In fact, last year, they were deployed in search activities for missing persons in Hyeonsan-myeon and Songji-myeon within the jurisdiction, successfully rescuing missing individuals on two occasions.

Additionally, on the 20th, the Haenam Drone Training Center located in Hyeonsan-myeon was recognized as a professional training institution by the Korea Transportation Safety Authority. In the first practical exam conducted, Lee Dae-ju, head of the Council Secretariat, and Kim Tae-beom, team leader of the Construction and Urban Department, passed and obtained the ultra-light flight device operator license (Unmanned Multicopter Class 1), steadily increasing the number of members acquiring related certifications.

Bisang has signed business agreements with the representatives of Dreamda Drone Training Center, Gaon Aviation, and Haenam Drone Professional Training Center to provide systematic drone education.

Furthermore, in October last year, they signed a drone operation support business agreement with nine civil, government, military, and police agencies to establish a drone collaboration platform, participating in building a joint response system for rapid rescue activities in emergency situations.

President Oh Jeong-wook stated, “The use of drones is expected to be applied in various fields such as public officials’ personal development, aerial video and photography, weather information collection, missing person searches, safety management, comparison before and after construction in architecture and civil engineering, and county administration promotion,” adding, “We will improve our work capabilities through drone operation to serve the residents.”