Criteria for Determining Unmitigated Ground and Air Risks

In plain language

The risk assessment must evaluate the raw, unmitigated risk of hitting people on the ground (based on population and drone size) and colliding with other aircraft (based on airspace class, altitude, and location).

Requirement as structured

The risk identification must determine the unmitigated ground risk and unmitigated air risk based on specified operational, environmental, and airspace criteria.

Original regulatory text

The identification of the risks shall include the determination of all of the below: (a) the unmitigated ground risk of the operation taking into account the type of operation and the conditions under which the operation takes place, including at least the following criteria: i. VLOS or BVLOS; ii. population density of the overflown areas; iii. flying over an assembly of people; iv. the dimension characteristics of the unmanned aircraft; (b) the unmitigated air risk of the operation taking into account all of the below: i.

Applies when

operation

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regulatory category

Specific