*UAV's fall under Part 107
Any drone weighing 0.55 lbs to 55 lbs must be registered and given a registration number
Individuals must go through the process to get certified for commercial use
- UAV must weigh less then 55 lbs, including payload, at takeoff
- They are only allowed to be flown in class G airspace
- The UAV must remain in the line of sight of the individual who's operating it
- Must remain at or below 400 ft
- they must remain 5 miles away from an airport unless prior arrangements are made
- flight times can only occur during daylight or civil twilight
- Speed limit is 100mph
- Right of way rule applies and UAV's must give way to all manned aircrafts
- UAV's are not allowed to fly over people, or moving vehicles, who are not apart of the operation (unless in a heavily populated area
(Fly under the Small UAS Rule)
Individuals can use a drone for businesses and be paid or make money from the use of the UAV. some operations can include area photography, security, maintenance checks, etc.
Other countries use them to. The photo below shows (green) places that have regulations and allow UAV operations, (yellow) locations that have stricter rules that must be followed, and other (gray) areas where no data was found for UAV operations.
(Here's a Map with Up-to-Date Drone Laws For Every Country)
UAV's are currently used in countries such as Canada.
Companies such as Mulitvista use drones to capture images for photo and video documentaries, and other services tailored to their client's needs.
Companies such as Mulitvista use drones to capture images for photo and video documentaries, and other services tailored to their client's needs.
NAS
From my opinion, I do see UAV's working their way into the NAS. They have proven to be helpful with business operations, and making them apart of the NAS would help regulate operations making it safer for manned aircrafts to continue their operations. So challenges or problems that may occur is that people are always going to try and go around the rules. Flying in areas they don't belong or just doing things with their aircrafts that they may not be ready for and causing harm or damage to persons or property.
Military
The military currently uses drones and UAV's for things such as areal recon. The drones can fly for hours and hover in areas not noticeable to the enemies, giving enemy locations to the troops on the ground. Drones can also be attached with weapons and used to attack areas that my be harder to get to with other aircrafts, or even deliver their payload in an area that is unsafe for manned aircraft to enter. Drones make it easier to plot coordinates, and launch weapons more accurately causing little to no damage to surrounding areas.
To be honest, it was a little tricky to find a job listing that wasn't for flying planes, even though i was searching UAV. I found one for a videographer position with phillips enterprise. other than needing video editing experience, the job requires experience with UAV's.
https://job-openings.monster.com/Videographer-w-Drone-experience-required-Shelby-Township-MI-US-Phillips-Enterprise/11/192943011
Fly under the Small UAS Rule. (2017, December 14). Retrieved February 10, 2018, from https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/part_107/
Here's a Map with Up-to-Date Drone Laws For Every Country. (2017, September 21). Retrieved February 10, 2018, from https://petapixel.com/2017/09/20/heres-map-date-drone-laws-every-country/
I really liked the map of all the countries using UAVs and the type of regulations that is taking place there. With technology moving at the pace that it is, I was surprised to see so much gray areas on the map. We both seem to have the same outlook on benefits of UAVs and the positive benefits that they will bring to everyday use. I personally look forward to the world using more UAVs. I think this could make some occupations safer and eco-friendly.
ReplyDeleteI liked the map, it was a nice touch. You said some challenges that we could face from integrating the UAVs into the NAS is that people would want to bend the rules and fly where they don't belong and try to do more than they can. I think the more pressing issue about that is having eyes on the drones. Equipping them with radar, nextgen, whatever. That way they can't go do something stupid with people seeing and correcting. The real challenge is getting every drone equipped, getting every person operating a drone trained on procedures and ATC language e.t.c
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