NC UAS Program Overview

Kyle SnyderNextGen Air Transportation Program Director

“NextGen” Unmanned Aircraft Systems• Pilot• Observer• Aircraft• Payload/sensor/camera(s)• Ground station/equipment• Communications• Not model aircraft• Part of “NextGen”

• Satellite Based Navigation and Surveillance

• Digital Data Exchange• Automation Assisted Air Traffic

Management• Probabilistic Weather Decision

Tools• Equivalent Visual Operations• Prognostic Safety Systems• Reduced Aircraft Environmental

Footprint

UAS “Approved” Operations Summary

Today

• Limited Operations• Certificates of Authorization (COAs): public agencies• Section 333 Exemptions- private/commercial • Special/Restricted Airworthiness Certificates

• Hobbyists

Not-so-Distant

• Line of Sight Operations• Part 107 Commercial Rule for Small UAS Operations• Agency operations

• Limited Operations• COAs: public agencies

• Hobbyists

Future Operations

• Part 107 LOS Operations• Limited Beyond-LOS Operations• NextGen integrated airspace

NGAT UAS Operations: Today

• 15 active Certificates of Authorization (COAs)– 11 Aircraft– 6 locations

• Flight summary– At least one flight day/week– 260+ flights– ~70 hours of flight time

• Research:– Airspace integration – Agriculture – Surveying

NGAT UAS Operations: Goal March 2016• COAs

– 20 Aircraft– 25+ locations, including NCDA

research stations

• Section 333 exemptions• Flight summary

– At least two flight days/week– 350+ flights– ~150 hours of flight time

• Research:– ASSURE- C2, Airspace

Integration, Human Factors– Missions- Ag, Surveying– Public Safety- EM, DOT

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NGAT UAS In Action

NGAT-Trimble Partnership

3 cm Corn

Sensor: BGR

Altitude: 350 ft

Location: Butner

Contact:

Kyle SnyderNGAT Program Director919-515-8623 (office)

kyle_snyder@ncsu.edu

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