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The future of Drones , UAVs, UASs, RPAs in Germany and Europe

Explore the current state and potential of drones in Germany and Europe, including their applications in military, commercial, and personal sectors. Discover the regulatory and technological challenges facing the integration of drones into the aviation system.

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The future of Drones , UAVs, UASs, RPAs in Germany and Europe

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  1. The futureofDrones, UAVs, UASs, RPAs in Germany and Europe Dr. Michael Erb Managing Director AOPA-Germany

  2. Dronesare a realityand an importanteconomicfactor • Military Drones • Professional/Commercial DroneApplications • Law Enforcement, Engineering, Aerial Photography • Dronesfor Personal Fun • Can beanythingbetweenharmlessfun, competition, nuisance, airsafetyriskandsecurityrisk • Critical only if operators don´t read or follow the instructions: Stay low, in line of sight and away from aerodromes and TFRs • Insurance, registration, licensingandmaybeeven electronic visibilitywouldbeusefulrequirements • Enforcementoftherulesis a must, but difficult in practice • Worldwide wehave 200,000 pilotedairframes, worldwidedronesare +2 Mio. withcontinousgrowth

  3. Somedronescenariosareveryuncertain, but scaryfor GA Personal Mass Transport andParcelDelivery, performed in a segregatedlow-level airspace band. Are thesescenarios all non-sense andthenext business-bubblewecanexpecttoimplode, orratherambitious but realistic?

  4. Segregated Low-Level Airspace just forParcelDrones?

  5. Dronesfor Personal Mass Transport?

  6. But arethesescenariosrealistic? Christmas time isthe traditional time forbothparcelsandsnowstorms!

  7. Massive regulatoryandtechnologicalchallenges • Dronesare not yet robust enough, especiallyfor all weatherops • The requireddata-network foroperations out ofthelineofsightis not existing • Integration intothe ATM systemis not achieved • Collisionavoidanceis an issue, especiallywith EMS-Helicopters, Aerial Work Operators, etc. • “Amazon Air 30 minutedeliveryservice“ was alreadyannounced in 2013 for 2015. But wherearewenow?

  8. Dronescanbegreat … … andexciting, finally bring youngstersforlowcostinto GA. Like myself: MSFS in 1983 at age 13, PPL in 1993 at age 23

  9. Whatcanwe do? • For GA it will be a missionimpossibletostopdrones/UAVs • Drones/UAVs canbeseenasthenewentry-level into GA • GA shouldsupport an earlyandsafeintegrationofdronesintotheaviationsystem (withmandatorylicensing / registration / insurance) • GA in Europe couldbenefitfrom an aviation-mobile-data-network builtfordrones/UAVs • Weshould not behaveas arrogant towardsdrone-operators like theairlinestendtobehavetowards GA: • “What do youunprofessionalguyswant in ourairspace?“ • I wouldlovetoget a dronefor X-mas

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