Meet our Team
Gus Calderon
Founder
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Gus Calderon is a Commercial Pilot with 30 years of aviation experience. He worked closely with the FAA and developed and operated a Part 135 air charter company in Carlsbad, CA.
Gus began building RC aircraft in 1977 and has been flying drones since 2009. He has since conducted thousands of UAS flight operations.
In 2013, Gus was selected as a member of Lady Gaga’s design and development team for her “Flying Dress," the Volantis. On November 10, 2013, Gus successfully flew Lady Gaga on the Volantis at the ArtPop album release concert in Brooklyn, NY.
Gus has a background in the earth sciences and decades of technical writing experience. He has written operating manuals that met the certification requirement of the FAA, NIST, and NRC. His combined aviation and technical writing experience give Airspace Consulting a unique advantage with the technical writing requirements for drone operations.
Maha Calderon is a Commercial Pilot and FAA Certified Flight Instrument Instructor (CFII) with 20 years of aviation experience. She has an academic background in journalism and is a published writer, video editor, and GIS Technician.
Maha is familiar with FAA regulations and has been committed to establishing safety guidelines for small UAS. She is responsible for editing the technical documents for commercial UAS operations.
Maha Calderon
Editor​
Jonathan Rupprecht, Esq., is an experienced attorney in Commercial Drone Law and an FAA certified flight instructor. He has obtained numerous waivers and exemptions for his clients.
Jonathan authored a book on the law pertaining to unmanned aircraft in the United States called "Drones: Their Many Civilian Uses and the U.S. Laws Surrounding Them." This book is currently being used as a textbook at multiple universities around the U.S. as part of their UAS degree programs.
Jonathan Rupprecht
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Drone Attorney