Within the context of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International is organizing a survey on currently on-going civil RPAS operations. The intent of this survey has the following objectives:
- Reach out to the current civil RPAS operators’ community (operators: persons, organizations or enterprises engaged in or offering to engage in an aircraft operation)
- Permit the current civil RPAS operators’ community to identify itself
- Identify the types of the civil RPAS currently being used
- Identify the types of missions currently being flown
- Evaluate the quantity of currently on-going and anticipated civil RPAS operations
- Identify the wishes of the civil RPAS operators’ community in the field of regulatory and operational developments relative to their anticipated future activities, and make it possible for this community to make its voice heard
- Supply the relevant conclusions to the organization’s involved with preparing the future RPAS regulatory framework.
The survey conclusions will be presented at the RPAS CivOps 2012 conference, which will take place in Brussels, Belgium on 4 & 5 December 2012 (see www.rpas-civilops.org). The survey conclusions will also be made available to:
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) UAS Study Group
- EC European RPAS Steering Group (ERSG), which is co-chaired by DG Enterprise & Industry and DG Mobility & Transport
- European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
- EUROCONTROL
- EUROCAE WG73 on UAS
- EUROCAE WG93 on Light RPAS
- Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS)
- SESAR Joint Undertaking
- ULTRA Consortium.
All contributors to the survey will receive a copy of the conclusions.
The survey form and related reference documents (RPAS glossary & RPAS Operation Categories) are now available and downloadable by the international civil RPAS community. To access these documents click on the “RPAS CivOps Survey” tab in the main menu bar on www.uvs-info.com
The completed survey form is to be returned by email to UVS International before 27 October 2012.