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ICAO and Competency-Based Training for RPAS

Written by Aviation Advocacy on . Posted in Drones and UAVs, International Civil Aviation Organization, Safety, Unmanned aircraft system Traffic Management, UTM

In a recent blog post, we addressed ICAO’s burgeoning involvement in disruptive technologies like drones.  One of the dangers of the application of aviation-based rules and regulations to new areas of activity is that an institutional bias creeps into the process.  After all, when you are a hammer, everything looks like a nail. Regulators, including ICAO, treat all drones as aircraft.  Regardless of whether you buy in to this line of thought, not all drones fall under the Chicago Convention or the ICAO rules and procedures.  ICAO is responsible for international aviation.  States then bring those rules into their national rules.  So far so good, but still not all that relevant to most drone operations. For instance, ICAO regulations prohibit flights within a certain distance from the tops of buildings.  But why should that apply to drones used to inspect infrastructure?

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