The culture of UAS operations is in desperate need of change. The current atmosphere for drone
operations is one of a free for all with is inherently hazardous and does not support the collective goal of integration into both the National Integrated Airspace System (NIAS) and global markets that are in need of utilizing aerial platforms. To propel UAS operations to be competitive against the current and expected high standards of manned aviation, I propose drafting a standard operating procedure for commercial and civil (non-military) UAS programs. This project will be a two-tiered system. The first part will focus on pre-operation and program management. Where the second will focus on safety during flight operations for integration of manned unmanned teams within the NIAS.
My intent
will be to develop a draft maintenance program geared towards UAS platforms and
associated ground equipment. This should include statistical software that will
track components, usage and life-cycles. Second product will be a guideline for
normal procedures that outlines not only flight operations, but also external
considerations that develop a solid understanding of the mission along with a situational
awareness of all aspects of the operations. Finally, a conceptual report on
procedures for combined data collection between manned and unmanned systems.
The report will cover topics such as communication procedures and proper terminology
between the manned platform, the unmanned platform and a controlling element, procedures
for operation with reduced separations utilizing alternate avoidance techniques,
and flight tactics for the highest efficiency of data collection.
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