After years of waiting, a Federal Aviation Administration official said the agency was close to releasing a ruling that would give commercial entities greater access to fly small unmanned aerial system in the domestic airspace. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
Bringing The Civil RPAS Community Together
The upcoming RPAS CivOps conference (2-4 Dec. 2014, Brussels, Belgium) should be seen in the light of following points which will have a significant influence on the world’s civil RPAS community: Continue reading
Transport Canada Simplifies Rules for sUAS
Transport Canada announced at the Unmanned Systems Canada conference in Montréal, two exemptions that simplify small unmanned air vehicle (UAV) operations and safely integrate UAVs into Canadian airspace. Continue reading
Heavy Penalties for Rule Breaches in Australia
The Australian air safety regulator has warned operators of unmanned aerial vehicles to obey the rules or risk prosecution and heavy penalties after a series of potential breaches including a drone flight at night over a busy Sydney street. Continue reading
UAS Operator Permits Increase by 80% in 2014 in UK
The number of organisations given permits to use unmanned aircraft systems in the skies over Britain, including police forces and film-makers, has increased by 80% since the beginning of the year.
Textron Awaits FAA COA for Aerosonde Flight
Textron Systems expects to receive a Certificate of Authorization (COA) from the US Federal Aviation Administration in coming weeks which will allow the firm to operate its AAI Aerosonde unmanned air vehicle (UAV) in unrestricted US airspace.
UK Information Commissioner Warns Broadcasters About Filming by UAS
UK broadcasters have been warned that their use of unmanned aircraft for filming purposes must adhere to data protection laws. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said that UAS “can be highly privacy intrusive” because they can capture images of individuals “unnecessarily”. Continue reading
JARUS Makes RPAS C2 Link RCP Document Available
The 1st edition of JARUS-RPAS C2 Link RCP concept (Ed 1.0) is now available on the JARUS website. It can be found under the tab “Draft Deliverables”. Continue reading