Catastrophic Failure Probability and Single Point Failures

In plain language

The drone must be designed so that no single failure can cause a catastrophic crash, and such catastrophic events must be extremely unlikely.

Requirement as structured

Catastrophic failure conditions must be shown to be extremely improbable and must not result from a single failure.

Original regulatory text

Catastrophic failure conditions are shown to be extremely improbable and do not result from a single failure; and,

Applies when

country

Canada

regulatory category

General