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European RPAS Roadmap RPAS Activities in SESAR 2020 ICNS 2015 Washington Dulles Airport - April 22 nd 2015

European Vision for RPAS integration  Safe operation into non-segregated airspace: - the regulatory framework - enabling technologies  Ensure security of RPAS operations  Protect citizens' fundamental rights  Guarantee third party liability and insurance  Support market development and European industries Everywhere in Europe as from 2016 onwards ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 2

Global cooperation & Interoperability Standards built on Global consensus to SESAR and NextGen ensure global developments will interoperability support harmonised Implementation and ICAO Regulation GANP/ASBU´s Industry ICAO Standards EUROCAE WG RTCA SC SESAR NextGen EU-US MoC SESAR-NextGen EU/SJU - US/FAA Coordination Coordination Harmonisation towards Activities global interoperability standards with wide industry buy-in 3

EU Roadmap for the integration of civil RPAS • Handed over by “European RPAS Steering Group - ERSG” (1) in June 2013 • Identifies a step-by-step approach to the issues to be addressed and proposes: – A Plan for appropriated safety regulation: • airworthiness, flight crew licensing, air operations – The necessary technology developments to enable full RPAS integration: • operational and technological system gaps • supporting specific types of anticipated operations, • considering possible early opportunities or quick wins. – Analysis of the societal impact: • liability and insurance • privacy, data protection, security • benefits, acceptable risks/safety, demonstrations (1) ERSG composed by EASA, Ectl, EUROCAE, SESAR JU, JARUS, ECAC, EDA, ESA, ASD, UVSI, EREA and ECA http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/aerospace/files/rpas-roadmap_en.pdf 4 ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles

Guiding principle 1 “RPAS need to be treated as new types of aircraft with proportionate rules based on the risk of each operation” 5

Guiding principle 2 "EU rules for the safe provision of RPAS services need to be developed now"  Communication (April 2014)  Public consultation on policy options (October 2014)  Impact Assessment (Spring 2015)  European Commission proposal (End 2015)  Adoption by European Parliament and Council (Mid 2016)  Ongoing: JARUS – EASA – SESAR JU – standard setting activities & coordination: EU RPAS Implementation Group ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 6

Guiding principle 3 "Technologies and standards need to be developed for the full integration of RPAS in the European ATM System"  European ATM Master Plan 2015  SESAR 2020 Programme  Link to “Single European Sky” (SES) framework  EU standards (Industry / EUROCAE ) – EU Safety Regulation (EASA) ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 7

Guiding principle 4 "Public acceptance is key to the growth of drone services" 8

Guiding principle 5 "The operator of an RPAS is responsible for its use" ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 9

RPAS are challenging our very own nature! A change in culture, from atomistic to holistic! Operations Remote Airspace crew Risk assessment RPAS Operator ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 10

RPAS Operational Risk Categorisation Open Specific Regulated Category (A) Category (B) Category (C) Within direct visual  contact (VLOS) HIGH RISK Not within a certain  OPERATIONS distance of crowds Traditional : Not within a certain  Type Certificate distance of airports  or aerodromes Pilot license  Below a certain Approvals   altitude …Continued  RPAS CAN Plus: BE OPERATED Approved D&A  CASE BY CASE RISK Approved C2 WITHOUT ANY  ASSESSMENT PRIOR AUTHORISATION ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 11

RPAS Regulatory System Standard Bodies ICAO UAS SARPS EASA BR Essential Requirements JARUS EASA RPAS – Safety Objectives Part21, Part FCL, CS-XX Book1 Standards EASA – Technical Standards MOPS CS-Book2/OPS/FCL/ORG/C2/D&A MASPS ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 12

Regulatory Challenges  Resource JARUS  Industry participation in JARUS  Need to obtain buy in from all involved parties  Strong expectations from stakeholders and applicants  New problems like privacy, cyber-security, enforcement, need to be addressed … ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 13

SESAR ConOps and RPAS SESAR ConOps fully recognises RPAS: “The Concept of Operations at a Glance” updated to solve deficiencies in relation to Military and GA/Rotary operational needs and constraints SESAR ConOps responds to the operational vision and operational objectives developed by the airspace users with due regard to the evolving capabilities and requirements of service providers and airports, whilst considering the characteristics of every type of aircraft that requires access to the airspace ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 14

Large R&D effort identified to RPAS Operations - Detect & avoid - Airspace and Airports access - C2 communications - Human factors IFR/VFR - Contingency - Security - SESAR compliance 500 ft.---------------------------------------------- 500 ft. - Detect & avoid - replicate the human ability to see & avoid - C2 communications - VLL Human factors - including mixed fleet compatibility - Contingency - Security - SESAR compliance B-VLOS below 500ft is completely new to aviation ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 15

EC mandates SESAR JU Address the R&D requirements related to RPAS integration into the European civil aviation system  Aim: Integrate RPAS in the aviation system  In line with the EU Roadmap for RPAS integration  Identify what are the essential R&D activities  Funded under Horizon 2020 ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 16

Technical outcome of the Definition Phase  RPAS integration requirements must be linked to the EU ATM Master Plan and the ICAO Global Plan/ASBU timeline  RPAS will have to fit into the ATM system (and not the reverse), with required adaptations to enable the safe integration of unmanned systems  RPAS will have to prove to be as safe as current manned vehicle operations and their behavior in operations to be equivalent to manned aviation ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 17

Technical outcome of the Definition Phase  Foundation for the work is the EU RPAS roadmap further reduced to 6+1 activities that cover IFR/VFR and B-VLOS operations  The link with the SESAR solutions and related Operational Improvements (OIs ) and Enablers (ENs ) were identified based on technical detailed information or on best judgment as much as possible  The integration of RPAS into the ATM Master plan will require further work to provide a stronger connection with the Master Plan structure and in particular to the so-called “Essentials”  The relationship with SESAR 2020 projects has been identified, but is ultimately dependent on priorities ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 18

For a Full Civil RPAS integration  Full range of activities defined in the EU Roadmap for civil operations  Ensures efficient and safe integration (analogue to manned aircraft)  Remove the obstacles to operate in airspace either as IFR or VFR  VLL operations like B-VLOS could be considered in various ATM and airspace environments  Synergies with Military and GA/Rotary operations and enabling technology ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 19

Building SESAR 2020 ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 20 20

Why an RPAS Market View?  Complement the work being performed in the Definition Phase  Establish the market, the industry approach and the needs in terms of institutional framework  Develop an in-depth understanding of the RPAS value chain  Provide a systemic view of safety, economic efficiency, capacity, human performance, security, environmental impact ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 21

Thanks for your attention ICNS 2015 - Washington-Dulles 22