FAA releases airworthiness criteria for UAS operators

FAA releases airworthiness criteria for UAS operators

Progress is slowly being made on the certification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) for advanced operations in the United States. 

The FAA have recently published airworthiness criteria for 10 UAS operators who intend to conduct advanced operations including remote delivery and Beyond Visual line of Sight (BVLOS) operations.  

Because the FAA have no specific airworthiness standards for UAS, the criteria are a mix of manned aviation special class requirements tailored to each UAS. 

It’s now up to the operators to prove their UAS meet the requirements, and can be safely integrated into the National Airspace System. 

Hopefully we will start to see some of these innovative concepts come to fruition as operators prove their designs, and begin conducting advanced operations in the US.  

Check out the FAA press release here:

https://www.faa.gov/news/updates/?newsId=96138 

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