BVLOS Application Submission Requirements

In plain language

When applying for BVLOS flight approval, you must submit a comprehensive package to CAAS. This includes details on your drone's flight limits, a completed CAAS compliance checklist, an operations manual, and a detailed safety assessment.

Requirement as structured

CAAS states that applicants for BVLOS operations must submit detailed technical specifications of the UAS (including operational envelope, modes, and configurations), a completed Compliance Checklist, an Operations Manual, and a system safety assessment (including FHA, FMECA, and FTA).

Original regulatory text

of the UAS identified by the applicant to minimally include: (1) Boundaries of the operational envelope within which safe flight under normal and emergency conditions, and emergency recovery capabilities can be demonstrated; (2) Typical design missions; (3) Operational modes (altitude-hold, speed-hold, direct manual etc.); (4) Launch, landing and recovery conditions; (5) Maximum number of UA to be operated simultaneously; (6) Operating environmental conditions; and (7) All possible mass configurations. (d) Completed Compliance Checklist for BVLOS Operations... (e) Operations Manual... (e) System safety assessment which includes... Functional Hazard Analysis (FHA)...

Applies when

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