TP 15530 Flight planning & Section 6 - section overview

In plain language

This section outlines the flight planning and flight operations knowledge and competency requirements that an RPA pilot must demonstrate to operate within Level 1 complex operations in Canada.

Requirement as structured

This section outlines the flight planning and flight operations knowledge and competency requirements that an RPA pilot must demonstrate to operate within Level 1 complex operations in Canada.

Original regulatory text

The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to: - Demonstrate the ability to use flight planning software, and confirm their use of valid data sources. - Provide Time/Distance/Energy/Endurance Calculations with the effect of wind on groundspeed. - Demonstrate how to determine the effect of wind on range and endurance. - Determine effect of wind on contingency planning, including return to home and other flight termination procedures. - Consider flight termination procedures and flight termination routes when planning the operation. - Find obstacles on a map and determining their height. - Describe digital terrain , including digital surface model (DSM) and digital elevation model (DEM), and issues associated to terrain and obstacle avoidance. - Demonstrate the ability to identify areas of other airspace users, gliders and ultralight flying areas, parasailing areas, etc. - Determine the population density of a given area. - Consider environmental considerations of proposed operations, including noise, wildlife encounters, etc. - Explain their responsibility with respect to keeping the RPA away from another person and populated areas. - Demonstrate how to identify population density of a given area. - Describe how to plan DAA procedures. - Calculate critical point/point of no return. - Describe affects on a flight within locations that may have effects on GPS reception and impose limitations on auto pilots. - Determine from a map what is the appropriate frequency to monitor. - Demonstrate the ability to locate possible contingency and emergency alternate landing sites using aeronautical charts. Section 6: Flight operations (WLM / SAW / KNO / LTW) General The RPA pilot operating within level 1 complex operations must be able to: - Describe the need for, and elements of, an operational structure required by a RPOC. - Describe the hazards that can occur in different geographic or topographical areas. - Demonstrate how to relate hazard identification into feasible mitigations that support effective risk management. - Describe what a CONOPS is and why it is important. - Describe terrain modeling and considerations regarding minimum and maximum AGL limits. - Demonstrate the ability to manage flight time, fuel levels and battery levels. - Demonstrate how flight time estimates are calculated, and what factors affect their accuracy. - Demonstrate an understanding of reserve or contingency fuel, battery power. - Describe how to use a site survey to locate unregistered aerodromes and create greater overall situational awareness of the operation. - Demonstrate the ability to make adjustments to a flight plan once the RPA operation has commenced.

Applies when

country

Canada

operation

level_1_complex_operations

regulatory category

Specific