5. CHALLENGES FACING RPAS INTEGRATION
Terminology
• UAV, UAS, RPAS and Drone
Liability and Potential Damages
• Damage to the Drone, other Drones or manned aircraft
• Injuries to persons in manned aircraft or on ground
• Property
6. HIGHER ACCIDENT RATE
Military UAS versus All military manned aircraft
• 9.31 accidents versus 3.03 accidents/100,000
flight hours (Source: USAF)
• 47 military drone crashes in US from 2001-2013
• 23 accidents involving public agency drones in US
since 2009
• Pilots have reported 15 near collisions with drones
since 2011 (Source: FAA)
7. NEAR MISSES
• Cessna jet – unknown, Denver, CO Mar. 2012
• Alitalia B777 – unknown, quadcopter, JFK Mar. 2013
• US Air CRJ-200 – unknown fixed wing, Tallahassee, FL
Mar. 2014
• Police helicopter – DJI Phantom 2, Manhattan, NY
July 2014
Small UAS owners are unlikely to have adequate insurance coverage.
9. CRITICAL INFORMATION FOR RISK ASSESSMENT
Type of aircraft
• Size
• Engine type
• Launch and recovery
• Method of control
• Communication links
• Autonomous or pilot
• Sense and avoid technology
• Skill/training of operator
• Operating environment
• Contracts liability clause
• Applicable regulations