UAS Integration into Civil Airspace Explores current Unmanned Air Systems policies with a view to developing a common airspace access and integration strategy
UAS Integration into Civil Airspace: Policy, Regulations and Strategy examines the current state of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) airspace access and integration around the world, focusing on the efforts that have produced a regulatory response to the demand for access. This analysis discusses the proposed architectures for a common strategic and analytical thread that may serve as templates for the entire community, as well as for regulators and policymakers who must balance the needs and demands of UAS users with the general public’s right to safe skies and privacy. An understanding of the market forces and business cases that are fuelling the development of the technology is also covered with a focus on the economics of the industry.
The book presents a strategy for airspace access and integration that will facilitate humanitarian, environmental, social and security uses of unmanned aircraft systems on a global scale.
Key features:
Discusses existing and evolving policies and regulations from nations around the world for operating Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in civil airspace Examines the current status of technological developments such as UTM and U-space and explores the technological potential in the years to come Presents a comprehensive airspace integration strategy that balances the many conflicting interests in the UAS world, with due regard for safety, utility and affordability
UAS Integration into Civil Airspace: Policy, Regulations and Strategy is essential reading for all professionals involved in UAS industry, as well as students in mechanical engineering and law.
Preface xi Aerospace Series Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix List of Acronyms and Abbreviations xxi 1 Background 1 Introduction 1 Setting the Stage for Integration of Remotely Piloted Aircraft into Non-segregated Airspace 2 The Law of the Sea and the Law of the Air 2 A Brief History of Aviation Regulations 3 International Civil Aviation Regulations 4 The Chicago Convention and the International Civil Aviation Organization 6 Conclusion 9 References 9 2 UAS Airspace Integration in the European Union 11 Regulations, Opinions, Decisions 11 Implementing Organizations 39 Eurocontrol 60 Conclusion 66 References 66 3 ICAO 69 ICAO Model UAS Regulations 69 Advisory Circulars 70 DRAFT Canada AC 922-001, RPAS Safety Assurance 71 UTM Guidance 71 ICAO RPAS Concept of Operations 75 ICAO U-AID Guidance 80 The ICAO UAS Toolkit 81 RPAS Manual (Doc.) 10019 1st Edition 82 Conclusion 86 References 86 4 UAS Airspace Integration in the United States 87 The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Hereafter FMRA), Public Law 112-95, Title III – Safety, Subtitle B – Unmanned Aircraft Systems 88 The FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 Title II, Subtitle B-UAS Safety (Pub. L. 114-190) 91 The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-254) 92 The Response from the FAA and NASA 96 Status of UTM Today 104 UTM Vision 104 Participation 109 Performance Authorizations 109 Airspace Authorization 110 Recent Developments in UAM/AAM 110 Conclusion 111 References 111 5 Global Airspace Integration Activities 113 Australia 113 Brazil 115 Canada 116 China 117 France 119 Germany 120 Ireland 121 Italy 122 Japan 123 Mexico 124 Netherlands 124 New Zealand 125 Norway 125 Singapore 126 South Africa 127 Sweden 128 United Kingdom 129 Conclusion 130 References 131 6 The Role of Standards 133 Conclusion 141 References 142 7 The Technology 143 Conclusion 150 References 152 8 Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience 153 Describing the Threat 155 ICAO 157 IATF 157 Global Resilient Aviation Network Concept of Operations – Trust Framework 162 ICAO Council and Assembly Documents 166 Declaration on Cybersecurity in Civil Aviation (Dubai, 2017) 166 Conclusion 172 References 173 Index 175
Douglas M. Marshall, J.D., is the owner of TrueNorth Consulting LLC, a UAS support and service organization founded in 2007. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law, where he developed and delivered the first drone law course in an American law school. Previously, he was a division manager, UAS Regulations & Standards Development at the Physical Science Laboratory, New Mexico State University, and Professor of Aviation at the University of North Dakota. He is the co-editor of two books related to aviation, and is the author of numerous published articles on aviation law, regulations, and remotely piloted aircraft.
Reviews for UAS Integration into Civil Airspace: Policy, Regulations and Strategy
The book is an excellent historical resource for anyone who wants to know how the current regulations and policies came to pass. And possibly also why we don’t have other rules enabling the industry. I believe that anyone in the commercial drone business and those in or contemplating Advanced Air Mobility and Urban Air Mobility (AAM/UAM) would benefit from reading this book. After reading, you will have an educated understanding of the future you are embarking on. --Patrick Egan, sUAS News The book is easy to read, refreshingly so for such a complex subject and is accessible to all readers, even without a detailed technical knowledge. It is a useful reference for everyone in the industry, including regulators who will inevitably determine the pace of adoption of UAS in civil airspace. Most of the world’s aviation authorities, service providers and regulators have engaged in intense efforts since the early 2000s to establish methods and safety protocols to integrate UAS into complex and increasingly busy controlled and uncontrolled airspace. This book provides an excellent oversight of international progress, along with ICAO’s oversight and direction of co-ordinating rules and, in my view is the ‘go-to’ book for UAS operations and by far the best introduction on the subject available to date. --Richard Deakin, FRAeS, AEROSPACE
