Achim Friedl

Achim Friedl is a board member of the Deutscher Hubschrauber Verband (German Helicopter Association), honorary president of the European umbrella organization for unmanned aviation, JEDA – Joint European Drone Associations, and a representative for international affairs at the Deutscher Modellflieger Verband (German Model Aircraft Association). After his studies, Achim Friedl spent 32 years in leadership roles and as a professional helicopter pilot in the flight service of the German Federal Police. He then moved to the Federal Ministry of the Interior, where he was responsible for the technical equipment of the Federal Police and the state riot police. Since the mid-1990s, he has been intensively involved with unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) and has been active in aviation professional associations since his retirement in 2016.