The use of unmanned aircraft requires appropriate regulation and airspace management. To address these issues, the European Union has put in place a regulatory framework to facilitate airspace management, U-space. What is U-Space? U-Space services are responsible for the regulation and management of airspace with a high level of automation and digitalisation. It should be
DetailsDiscover the new MANEX drone operations manual. To start a UAS operation in a specific category in French and/or European low altitude airspace, the operator must obtain an operating licence, linked to his activity declaration, from the competent authority of his country. The MANEX (or previously the MAP) is a document drawn up by a
DetailsWhen an operator wishes to carry out an operation that does not comply with the standard (national or European) scenarios, he has to apply for an operating permit (granted for a maximum of 1 year) from his national authority by providing a risk analysis study carried out by the SORA, PDRA or LUC method, depending
DetailsDeclaration of authorization to carry out flights abroad, what about European drone legislation (cross-border procedure) ? Are you a remote pilot of an aircraft and wish to carry out drone flights in another European country ? Here is what the European drone legislation says. It allows a drone pilot to fly in a country other
DetailsNon-standard and European drone scenarios: good to know. From December 2, 2021 (the date could be postponed by 2 years), any new drone operator will have to use European scenarios as part of their ConOPs. Existing drone operators will be able to continue carrying out their missions under national scenarios (S1, S2, S3) until December
DetailsWhich drone scenario to use from December 2, 2021? National drone scenario or European drone scenario? This is the question many of you are asking yourself. Here is the answer: from December 2, 2021, in the European drone regulation, all new drone operators will have to fly using the European scenarios: open categories (A1, A2,
DetailsProfessional drones, market development and current situation According to the latest activity reports (the latest to date is from 2019) published by the Civil Aviation Safety Directorate (DSAC), the number of registered professional drones (i.e. more of 800 grams) is growing steadily: respectively 9,582, 13,647 and 15,946 between 2017 and 2019. These civil aircraft are
DetailsDrone pilot training organizations Drone remote pilot training, which market ? According to the DSAC activity report, 12,272 remote pilots had graduated as of December 31, 2019 (or 3,113 more than in 2018). The annual training market for these French professional drone remote pilots is estimated at around ten million euros in value. It is
DetailsRemote pilot training, what is changing in 2021 In 2021, drone regulations have changed. The drone registration rules for any European remote pilot, altitudes and flight scenarios have evolved since January 1, 2021. Reasons why drone remote pilot training has also evolved since that date. Reminder of the regulations concerning the training of drone remote
DetailsThe new European drone regulations, which will change in 2021 In the previous article, we told you about the change in regulations from the start of 2021 regarding the registration of European drones with the DGAC on the AlphaTango site. In today’s article, we deal in more detail with the operational impacts of the regulatory transition
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