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1 FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Update
Presented to: MAPPS 2012 Summer Conference By: Randy Willis, Acting Air Traffic Manager, FAA UAS Integration Office Date: July 12, 2012

2 Overview FAA Role Reorganization – UAS Integration Office Vision
Perspectives Critical UAS Integration Issues Current UAS Operations Certificate of Waiver or Authorizations (COAs) Current Integration Activities Legislation Summary Test Range Selection A Look Ahead

3 FAA Role FAA is a Regulator FAA is a Service Provider
Must ensure the safety of operations in the National Airspace System FAA is a Service Provider Must preserve the efficiency of all of the airspace delegated to the United States 3 3

4 FAA UAS Reorganization
UAS Integration Office, AFS-80 Establishing a division-level organization reporting to the Director of Flight Standards Single executive focal point James H. “Jim” Williams (started March 26) Combining former Air Traffic and Flight Standards UAS offices Unmanned Aircraft Program Office (UA PO), AFS-407 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Group (UASG), AJV-13

5 Vision Statement Safe, efficient, and timely integration of UAS into the airspace Safe Because that is the FAA Mission! Efficient FAA is committed to reduce delays and increase system reliability Timely FAA is dedicated to supporting this exciting new technology

6 Today Mid-term Long-term
Perspectives on UAS Integration into the National Airspace System (NAS) Today Accommodation Mid-term Integration into the NAS Long-term Integration into the NextGen NAS Today/On-going Continue to improve COA guidance and process Refine FAA Civil/Public UAS NAS Integration Roadmap Plan/oversee Research and Development activities Gather Safety Data!! Near term Implement advanced mitigations (ground-based sense and avoid (GBSAA) and others) Increase NAS access through small UAS (sUAS) Rule Long term Eliminate the preliminary and advanced mitigations and integrate into the NextGen environment

7 Who is Operating UAS in the NAS?
Public Use Aircraft – Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA) Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce Department of Defense Department of Energy Department of Homeland Security Department of Interior Department of Justice NASA State Universities Federal/State/Local Law Enforcement Civil Aircraft – Special Airworthiness Certificates in the Experimental Category and Special Flight Permits issued coast to coast Raytheon AAI Corporation General Atomics Boeing Others Public Use Aircraft – Basically a Government owned or leased UAS. Reference Title 14 CFR Part 1. Civil Aircraft – anything other than public use. No Commercial Operations FAA approved. Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Aviation Rulemaking Committee is working this issue. 7

8 Where Are UAS Operating?
UAS are operated in most classes of airspace Currently, flight over populated areas has not been approved Outside of Special Use Airspace (restricted, warning and prohibited areas designated for aviation activities), UAS are operated in most classes of airspace. The exception is the busiest, Class B and the airspace directly underneath it. Currently, flight over populated areas has not been approved. Yellow stick pins on the map are DoD operations 8

9 How Are UAS Being Used? System Development Operational Missions
Training for Ops Missions Research Sensor Development & Testing Marketing Border Patrol Firefighting Disaster Relief Search and Rescue 9

10 Authorization Required?
Activities completely contained in active Special Use Airspace (Restricted and Warning Areas) No FAA approval required - range rules apply Private recreational use Advisory Circular 91-57, Model Aircraft Operating Standards COA Only available for Public operations Agency determines pilot certification and airworthiness FAA authorization is required for operations outside of active restricted/warning/prohibited area airspace, with aviation activities authorized - NO EXCEPTIONS How to tell if you can operate under AC AC only applies to modelers and thus specifically excludes its use by persons or companies for business purposes. Certificates of Waiver or Authorization (COAs) for Public Operators 323 active COAs / 80+ proponents / 80+ aircraft types AC (Model Aircraft Operating Standards) for modelers 10

11 Authorization Required?
Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category and Special Flight Permits for production flight testing Only means of access currently being used by civil operators FAA determines airworthiness No commercial operations FAA Order , Airworthiness Certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Optionally Piloted Aircraft FAA authorization is required for operations outside of active restricted/warning/prohibited area airspace, with aviation activities authorized - NO EXCEPTIONS How to tell if you can operate under AC AC only applies to modelers and thus specifically excludes its use by persons or companies for business purposes. Special Airworthiness Certificate in the Experimental Category for civil operators 106 issued since 2005 on 14 unique aircraft designs Includes UAS and Optionally Piloted Aircraft Currently 20 active certificates Special Flight Permit for civil operators Two issued, to date Enables production flight testing of new production aircraft 11

12 COA Types Standard Renewal (60 working days)
A first-time authorization issued to a public agency to operate in the National Airspace System (NAS). Standard: (30 working days) A reissuance of the initial authorization with no changes proposed by the proponent. Renewal: Standard Renewal

13 Special COAs DoD / FAA Memorandum of Agreement Disaster Relief COA
Non-Joint Use Military Airfield Over Military Lands Disaster Relief COA DoD (Predator and Global Hawk) Customs & Border Protection (Predator) Emergency COA Issued to proponent that already has a COA to operate in response to an emergency situation in another location

14 Examples of Disaster/Emergency COAs
Disaster Relief COAs Haitian Relief (January – February 10) Red River Flooding (CBP) – North Dakota (March 10) Mississippi Canyon (Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill) (June 10) Emergency/Humanitarian COAs Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami (March 11) Red River Flooding (UND) – North Dakota (March 10) Oil delivery for Nome, Alaska (March 12) Numerous Law Enforcement

15 COA Operator Statistics
COA Applications Submitted by Proponent All data as of 5/31/2012

16 COA Approval Statistics
COA Applications Approved All data as of 5/31/2012

17 Critical UAS Integration Issues
Unmanned aircraft reliability Aircraft certification standards Control station (cockpit) layout/certification Pilot qualification standards Dedicated, protected spectrum Sense and avoid capability NextGen ground systems design ATC Interoperability 17

18 Current Integration Products
FAA Civil/Public UAS NAS Integration Roadmap (UAS Integration Office, AFS-80) Recommendations/inputs from the UAS Aviation Rulemaking Committee Projected for Summer 2012 FAA Concept of Operations (ConOps) (FAA NextGen Organization) Projected for September 2012 Comprehensive Plan (JPDO) Projected for Fall 2012

19 Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 107, Rule: Small UAS
Purpose of the regulation Enable small UAS to operate safely in limited portions of the NAS and gather data Focus Enable the widest range of activity that can be safely conducted within the shortest rulemaking timeframe Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to be released later this year 19 19

20 Legislation Summary UAS Provisions
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) 2012

21 Legislation Summary FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Enacted into law on February 14, 2012 Subtitle B – Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sections Many tasks with timelines included Most prominent task calls for establishment of six UAS test sites

22 Test Range Selection Plan
Request for Comment published in Federal Register on March 9, 2012 60 day comment period Webinars during comment period April 10th (455 participants) April 11th (371 participants) Screening Information Request (SIR) Selection Process Six sites selected, December 2012

23 A Look Ahead Today/Ongoing Near term Long term
Improve COA guidance and process Refine FAA Civil/Public UAS NAS Integration Roadmap Plan/oversee research and development activities Gather safety data!! Near term Implement advanced mitigations (Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA), others) Increase NAS access through small UAS rule Long term Reduce dependency on COAs, move towards integration into the NextGen environment

24 UAS Integration SAFE! EFFICIENT! TIMELY!

25 Questions?

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