Professional 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
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
DetailsEvery day, hundreds of drones fly at the same time and must share the territory’s airspace with planes and military aircraft. One of the roles of the DGAC is to coordinate all these actors. To achieve this, the DSAC has put in place four main regulatory principles: Predefined operational scenarios All drone flights must fit
DetailsMap data comes into play before (flight planning), during (geolocation, coactivity, insertion in air traffic, etc.) and after the flight (logbook, data processing, GDPR, etc.). Even if geolocation is a major issue for the safety of people in order to perfectly manage the sharing of airspace with civil AND military aviation (remember HERE that the
DetailsHow to choose a professional drone in the context of linear infrastructure inspection activities ? What is the best professional drone for inspecting linear infrastructures ? Currently, there are around 20 manufacturers of civilian drones around the world selling around 100 models of production drones. All these vectors have different technical characteristics in order to
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
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
DetailsIn order to become a professional drone pilot (and to comply with the aeronautical regulations in force), it is necessary to obtain state degrees awarded by the DGAC (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), or even to have followed several practical training courses given by an approved professional training centre. Drone pilot training, the current
DetailsFollowing the publication of EU Regulation 2018/1139, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) became responsible for drone regulation. Since then, two EU aviation regulations have been published (June 2019): 2019/947 and 2019/945. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the application of implementing regulation 947 has been postponed to 31 December 2020. The latter deals in
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
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