On 29 May 2013, the National Civil Aviation Agency – ANAC (Brazilian CAA) issued the first Experimental Flight Certificate for an RPAS to a private company in Brazil. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
RPAS 2013 Brussels June 24-27 – Conference Overview Part 1
In the run up to UVS International’s RPAS 2013 Conference being held at the Royal Military Academy in Brussels on the 24th to the 27th of June, we’ll be taking a detailed look at some of the presentations planned covering the key topics. Continue reading
European RPAS Roadmap
The European RPAS Steering Group (ERSG) was called into life by the European Commission (EC) in mid-2012. It is co-chaired by Directorate General Enterprise & Industry and Directorate General Mobility & Transport of the European Commission. Continue reading
Survey on RPAS Operations
Within the context of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International is organizing this survey on currently ongoing civil Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) operations. Continue reading
CAA Qualifies Karbon Tech Pilots for eBee Operations
Unmanned aerial surveying company KaarbonTech is the first company in the UK to get the approval from the Civil Aviation Authority to fly commercially the new eBee, from Sensefly, with the announcement of the first 2 pilots approved by the CAA. Continue reading
US Forest Service Drops Plans to Use UAS in Montana and North Idaho
Last week, the US Forest Service officials said they’ve dropped plans to use unmanned aircraft systems to survey forest fires because of clashes with Federal Aviation Administration rules. While some national forest firefighters in Alaska touted the remote-control planes’ ability to map forest fires in thick smoke, their legality proved a limitation. Continue reading
EASA Shows it Takes RPAS Seriously
The EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) is mandated to regulate RPAS with a MTOM of 150 kg or more when used for civil applications in Europe, and is supporting the development of a European ‘roadmap’ covering the development and integration into non-segregated airspace of civil RPAS in the medium and long term.
Pilotless Flight Trials in UK Shared Airspace
A Jetstream aircraft became the first to fly “unmanned” across UK shared airspace last month. Continue reading