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
Discover 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
When 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
Declaration 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
Non-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
Which 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,
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
Drone 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
Remote 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
The 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
Regulations in Europe, which will change in 2021 for drone legislation The drone regulations change in 2021 in Europe and therefore in France. The bulletin of the Civil Aviation Safety Directorate (DSAC) informs us about changes in drone regulations in Europe for the registration of drones for operators and remote pilots of professional drones. Drone
Map 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
How 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
In 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
Following 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
Professional drone certification, regulations, and technical constraints. Any professional drone must be certified to be allowed to fly. Since December 26, 2018, every drone whose weight is over 800 grams is considered as professional. The manufacturer and the operator must comply with some technical constraints and regulations before the DGAC (the French Central Office of
A drone remains a no-autonomous equipment in human hands. In the interests of safety and protection of property and people, remote pilots must prove that they have full control of their aircrafts and the theoretical skills required to use them. What does the regulation say? First of all, there is an age constraint. For flight
Growing exponentially for many years, the use of professional civil drones is highly regulated in order to avoid accidents and guarantee the safety of people in the vicinity. To this end, numerous legislations and regulations have been put in place. In case of a problem, responsibilities are clearly defined between the aircraft manufacturer, the remote
Every 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
In 2020, as in previous years, the number of drones in the world, all sectors combined, will follow an exponential growth curve. The main manufacturers are still Chinese players for civil drones (leisure and professional) and American players for military drones. These two countries together account for more than 80% of the world market (source
Even if more than 70% of drones are used for aerial photography, the expression of the needs of the principals tends towards specificity. By way of illustration, while aerial surveillance requires to cover large linear distances with a rather low level of resolution, the inspection of structures will require to carry out geostationary flights with
Storage of aerial shots – The stakes Drones are mainly used for aerial photography. These missions generate large multimedia content that drone operators find difficult to collect, exploit and archive safely. But what size are we talking about ? The size of a video depends on many parameters, but we will mainly focus on two:
How to qualify a service of aerial photography ? Drones are mainly used for aerial photography. however, this image capture covers very disparate uses: real estate, building inspection, film shooting, etc…. involving different specifications from one service to another and, as a result, very variable price ranges that poorly explained. In this post, I will
French professional drones: whose is their owner and what are their use? 8837 is the number of professional drone operators (equipment weighing more than 800 grams) in France in 2019 (figure taken from the DGAC’s monthly Civil Aviation magazine of January 2020). That is to say an official growth of about 38% per year over
Airspace securing Securing airspace against the use of civil drones Since 2016, the explosion of drones has been described as a real threat to the safety of airliners and to the population. Indeed, this new type of traffic in low altitude airspace generates unprecedented disruptions: (i) Prohibited shooting, (ii) Object of a specific weight flying
The place of drones in the field of logistics The future of drones in logistics Logistics, always in search of reinvention, hopes to satisfy this old science-fiction fantasy: to deliver packages by air from one point to another, in complete safety, if possible with little human intervention. No more traffic jams or endless journeys on
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