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Unmanned Aircraft SystemsThe Basics
ASPRS Conference San Diego, CA
Cherlynn Jones, Air Traffic Control Specialist,
FAA
April 28, 2010
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What is an UAS

• Unmanned Aircraft A device used or intended to
  be used for flight in the air that has no onboard
  pilot
• System Includes
• Unmanned Aircraft (UA)
• Aircraft Control Station
• Command Control Link/s
• Model Remote Control (hobby only)

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Whos Flying UAS

• Public Use Aircraft
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Energy
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Interior
• Department of Justice
• NASA
• NOAA
• State Universities
• State Law Enforcement

• Civil Aircraft Special Airworthiness
  Certificates Experimental
• AAI Corporation
• General Atomics

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What are they doing?

• Operational Military Missions
• Research scientific and academic
• Sensor Development and Testing
• Border Patrol
• Firefighting
• Disaster Relief
• Law Enforcement
• Search and Rescue
• Note no commercial operations authorized

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How Authorization to Fly

• Certificate of Waiver or Authorization (COA)
• Public Entities (government)
• Public Agency determines air worthiness
• Year long flight plan
• Special Airworthiness Certificate
• Non-public
• FAA issues air worthiness certificate
• Hobby RC FAA AC 91-57, June 1981
• Special Use Airspace

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Populated Areas - UAS Not Authorized
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See and Avoid

• 14 CFR 91.113, Right-of-Way Rules
• Unless specifically authorized, UAS operations
  shall require visual observers, either airborne
  or ground based

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Questions