On 25 August 2011, the national Czech UAS regulation was published in the Czech Republic. It will become effective on 1st March 2012 so that the stakeholders are informed in advance of this general concise regulatory framework. Continue reading
Category Archives: Regulatory Matters
What Does the Civilian RPA Industry Need from the Regulatory Authorities ?
The over-arching objective is to allow the UAS operators to carry out useful commercial, public, or research flights of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), without undue risk to other airspace users and people on the ground. I think that this objective will have broad public support. Continue reading
Eurocontrol To Become Network Manager
Photo: Eurocontrol
Eurocontrol is taking the final regulatory steps towards becoming the network manager for the European ATM system, a role that will be crucial to the success of the Single European Sky (SES) effort.
French Draft Decree Relating to Specific UAS Flight Operations Published for Public Consultation
On 4 August 2011, the DGAC (French National Civil Aviation Authority) published the draft of two proposed decrees for public consultation: Continue reading
ICAO’s NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar & Workshop
The ICAO NAM/CAR/SAM Civil/Military Cooperation Seminar/Workshop took place at the “Escuela Superior de Guerra Aerea” in Lima, Peru from 16 to 19 August 2011.
European Commission Adopts Eurocontrol’s Surveillance Performance and Interoperability (SPI) and Aircraft Identification (ACID) Proposals
The European Commission is proceeding with the formal adoption process of the Surveillance Performance and Interoperability (SPI) and Aircraft Identification (ACID) rules after the Single European Sky Committee approved implementation last Thursday in Brussels.
What’s in a Name ?
25 years ago, they were called Remotely Piloted Vehicles or RPV’s. It was a step up from Drone which was the term used during the Viet Nam war and before. There were variations of course…
The Second European Commission UAS Panel Workshop
On 23 June 2011 the European Commission officially announced the creation of the EC UAS Panel at the Paris Air Show. The objective of the EC UAS Panel is to produce a policy document, describing the current global UAS situation and the key challenges facing UAS development and operation in Europe. The policy document should provide concrete recommendations to policy-makers on how obstacles can be removed so as to promote the development of the UAS market in Europe.