In response to the many questions received by the DGAC (French Civil Aviation Authority) concerning the RPAS operator authorizations granted by the DGAC, the decision was taken this summer to make a list of RPAS operators authorized to conduct flight operations in France available online on their web site. Continue reading
Author Archives: Peter van Blyenburgh
10th Meeting of ICAO UAS Study Group
The tenth meeting of the ICAO UAS Study Group took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 24 to 28 September 2012. Continue reading
CANSO Announces Jeff Poole as Director General
CANSO, the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation, is pleased to announce that Jeff Poole will assume the role of Director General as from the 1st. of January 2013. CANSO shows its gratitude to Samantha Sharif for the good work she has done as Interim Director General. Continue reading
UVS International Supports ICAO’s Performance-Based Navigation Symposium in Montreal 16-19 October
Within the framework of its Global Access Initiative and its longstanding support of ICAO, UVS International has agreed to support the Performance-based Navigation (PBN) Symposium organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal, Québec, Canada on 16-19 October 2012. Continue reading
Towards a European Strategy for the Development of Civil Applications of RPAS
The European Commission’s (EC) Staff Working Paper (SWD) entitled “Towards a European strategy for the development of civil applications of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems”, which summarizes the conclusions of its UAS Panel process and provides an understanding on the issues at stake, and the actions needed, was published on 4 September 2012. Continue reading
EASA Publishes Notice of Proposed Amendment 2012-10
On 21 August 2012 EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) made NPA-2012-10 “Transposition of Amendment 43 to Annex 2 to the Chicago Convention on remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) into common rules of the air” available for public consultation on its website. Continue reading
Survey on Civil RPAS Operations
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: Continue reading
RPAS Terminology
Within the context of its Global Access Initiative, UVS International has produced three documents, which will hopefully contribute to making it possible for the international Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) community to start using a common terminology.These 3 documents are: Continue reading