The EUROCAE Report on ‘UAS Airworthiness Certification and Operational Approval’, which was issued in March 2011, is now available for purchase directly from the organisation.
The five volumes of this report, together with a terminology supplement, present concepts for the airworthiness certification, operational approval, radio spectrum provision, and security management of unmanned aircraft systems. The goal is to contribute to the establishment of a regulatory framework based on the existing regulatory environment for civil aviation that will allow qualified unmanned aircraft to operate in airspace without segregation from manned aircraft and without degrading airspace efficiency and safety.
The overall Concept Report comprises five volumes and one supplement:
- ER-004_Volume 1: General Considerations for Civilian Operation of Unmanned Aircraft
- ER-004_Volume 2: Unmanned Aircraft System Operations
- ER-004_Volume 3: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Airworthiness Certification
- ER-004_Volume 4: Unmanned Aircraft Systems for Visual Line of Sight Operations E
- R-004_Volume 5: Command and Control Considerations for Unmanned Aircraft Note: At the time of publication of ER-004 volumes 1 to 4, volume 5 is still in the process of being developed.
- ER-004_Supplement: Abbreviations and Terminology for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
The Report can be purchased directly from the EUROCAE online store for the price of €480 here.