Sorry I missed last week.
- Nate
- Mar 13, 2017
- 3 min read
Welcome back to this week’s exciting edition of paper work Monday. Okay not really exciting but let me start by apologizing for missing last week’s blog post I was extremely busy helping a local team get some drone training and I think I fried my brain out in the sun all day.
Well I am back and this week we have a very simple portion. We are talking about Performance Characteristics.
This section is easy like I said. Read what it says and fill in the information it is asking for. Climb Rate, Descent Rate, Turn Rate, and operating altitudes. Read your owner’s manual and fill in the information.
Since that section is so easy let’s move forward to the Airworthiness Certification. This is one of those word docs you have to upload. This should be on your department letter head and will say something similar to the outline below.
AGENCY LETTERHEAD
August 24, 2017
This letter is to address {Name of the Agency} UAS COA Case for the
Airworthiness Certificate of the {Name of UAS} Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
This Airworthiness of the {NAME OF MANUFACTURE} {Name of UAS} has been determined to be airworthy based on the testing data and evaluation data provided by {NAME OF MANUFACTURE}. The UAS is serviceable and airworthy for the intended use as advertised by {NAME OF MANUFACTURE} subject to the warranties and representations offered by {NAME OF MANUFACTURE}. {NAME OF MANUFACTURE} has advised that the testing and evaluation of the UAS was conducted in compliance with airworthiness certification criteria established by {NAME OF MANUFACTURE}.
The {Name of the Agency} will maintain a continued Airworthiness program that
includes maintenance and training of the UAS and will be maintained in an airworthy condition to conduct flights in the National Airspace System.
The attached page addresses the warnings and limitations of the UAS.
The point of contact for {Name of the Agency} is {Name of the Point of Contact, email address and phone number},
Signature
NAME OF ACCOUNTABLE EXECUTIVE
{Name of the Agency}
The following warnings and limitations for the {Name of UAS}include;
Flight Environment Requirements
1. Do not use the aircraft in severe weather conditions. These include wind speed exceeding 10m/s, snow, rain, icing and smog.
2. Only fly in open areas. Tall buildings and steel structures may affect the accuracy of the on-board compass and GPS signal.
3. Avoid from obstacles, crowds, high voltage power lines, trees or bodies of water.
4. Minimize electromagnetic interference by not flying in area with high levels of electromagnetism, including mobile phone base stations or radio transmission towers.
5. Aircraft and battery performance is subject to environment factor such as air density and temperature. (Be very careful when flying 14700 feet (4500 meters) or more above sea level as battery and aircraft performance may be reduced).
6. The {Name of the UAS} cannot operate within the polar areas in “P” mode.
Flight Limits and Flight Restriction Area
No Inverted Flight
No Instrument Flight Rule (IFR) Conditions
Flight limits on height and distance can be set and will not exceed the approved provisions provided by the FAA.
For safety reasons, the flight limits function is enabled by default to help users use this product safely and legally. The flight limits function includes height limits, distance limits and No Fly Zones.
When operating in P Mode, height, distance limits and No Fly Zones work together to manage flight. In A mode only height limits work and flights cannot go higher than 120 meters.
So I hope this moves the needle on getting closer to you getting your COA. Next we will cover procedures. Thanks for joining me this week this is Nate signing off, drink whisky, fly drones, shoot guns, (but not at the same time) and have fun in life. Semper FI
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