EASA has just published a document entitled « Roadmap for drone operations in the European Union – The roll-out of the EU operation centric approach ». This document sets out the principals of the operation centric approach and the way forward.
EuroNews, the European TV news broadcaster, recently dedicated one of its “Business Planet” TV shows to drones. The intent of this show was to create, within the context of the DroneRules.EU project, awareness with the general public.
The first meeting of the “Conseil pour les drones civils“ (Council for Civil Drones), took place on 4 June 2015, under the chairmanship of Patrick Gandil, the director general of the French civil aviation authority.
The Drones-Rules.EU project aims at building a comprehensive and high quality online presence in order to create THE reference web portal in the European Union (EU) (+ Norway and Switzerland)
The use of the correct terminology in RPAS-related regulatory, legal and technical documents (e.g. technical & performance standards) is of the utmost importance, especially in the context of the desired European and international harmonization.
RPAS/drone technology brings radical changes and creates opportunities for new services and applications. They represent a tremendous opportunity both for the aeronautical manufacturing industry, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, and for the many aviation and non-aviation businesses that will be able to integrate them into their activities, and increase their efficiency and competitiveness.
As national regulators are increasingly opening up the access to airspace for Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), the number of RPAS operations is rising dramatically in recent years. However, one cannot be blind to the fact that besides all the advantages offered