Presentation EPN – International AFIS Seminar 2014 Christian S. Struwe Manager, Strategic Development

Agenda

1. Background

2. AFIS

3. Flight Academy

4. Qualified Entity

5. Projects

6. UAS Denmark

UAS TEST CENTER DENMARK

HCA Airport: In the middle of Denmark – close to the rest of Europe

RWY 06/24 2000X45 meter asphalt - Airspace CAT:G - ATS: AFIS App Systems: ILS RWY 24 - NDB/DME – VDF Odense Terminal Information Zone (TIZ): 11 x 6.5 NM - Airspace G: 3.500 feet

/ Regional Airport / Owned by local government

/ Domestic traffic stopped after Great Belt Bridge (1995)

/ Charter flights (aprox 50. pr year)

/ GA

/ Medical Flights

/ AFIS / Manned Mon-Fri 8-17; Sat-Sun 9-15; Ad hoc.

/ 4 Operators

/ Remote access to eg. Approach Lights.

HCA Airport’s UAS vision:

HCA Airport wants to be the leading European test centre of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

(UAS). We have established UAS TEST CENTER Denmark.

UAS Test Center Denmark is dedicated to safety, service, flexibility and professional

competencies.

HCA Airport’s UAS mission is to:

• Become facilitator for safe and unrestricted UAS flights.

• Offer an industrial certification of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV’s) in collaboration with

the Danish Civil Aviation Administration (CAA) and other relevant parties.

• Create attention and discussion concerning safety in developing and usage of UAS.

• Be center of an industrial cluster in relation to UAS activities (for example through the

industry network UAS Denmark)

• Create opportunities for safe flights beyond line of sight.

• Establish a permanent flight test area.

• Facilitate training for operators etc.

UAS TEST CENTER DENMARK (UAS TCD): TEST AIRSPACE

UAS airspace for testing, training and demonstrations • Short and effective in-house approval process • Small UAS (up to 25 kg) can operate in segregated airspace of app. 2,5 x 6 km x 3.000 ft. • Heavier UAS or larger airspace can be approved by Danish CAA • BVLOS-corridor (planned)

UAS TCD: Photogrammetric test field

/ Construction starts sept. 2014

/ Main purposes:

1. Documentation and verification of technology (photogrammetry)

2. Training with sUAS (inspection etc.)

/ Cooperation with Danish Geodata Agency and COWI

/ Part of a larger test-field for manned aircraft being built Q3-Q4 2014

/ Defense part of associated working group

Photogrammetry:

/ An independent basis for control of geometric (objects) and radiometric (surfaces) precision of UAS systems

/ Benchmarking of sensors and systems for the benefit of the industry and data users – e.g. Danish Defence

Rules for operating UAS

/ Based on MTOW

/ In Europe: / >150kg – subject to EASA rules & certification

/ <150 kg – subject to (different) national rules.

/ National rules – no harmonization / Tendancy that weight class differentiation is used by CAA

/ CAA DK: BL 9-4 (model aircraft regulation), AIC B 08/14 (commercial use)

/ Current rules: Always in line of sight / Beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) on dispensation only

AFIS’ role in UAS operations at HCAA

/ AFIS role to ensure that UAS does not endanger other traffic in TIZ.

/ Assist with hazard identification and risk assessment

/ Procedures developed: / Planning of flights

/ Airspace closure/opening - Issue of NOTAM

/ Coordination with ATCC Copenhagen

/ Information for UAS operators

/ Logging / Observe flights

/ Incident registration, information gathering.

UAS TCD: Business park

/ Hangar, workshop and repair facilities / For sale or rent: Hangar/workshops 300 – 1.000+ m2

/ Office buildings

/ Swan´s Nest Business Park

/ Accommodation for test team

/ Meeting & conference facilities

/ UAS companies considering moving activities to UAS TCD – production, test, training, MRO

/ Platform for international companies

/ Offset possibilities

/ Existing companies within aircraft MRO

/ Activity planned with local university and robot companies

UAS TCD: Flight academy

/ Drone ”driver’s license” expected to be mandatory in Denmark

/ UAS TCD will offer ground school from Oct. 2014

/ Within one year: Flight training

/ Two instructors trained in UK

/ Platform for other educational activities – universities and vocational education

UAS TCD: Qualified Entity

/ Short run: Trafikstyrelsen will delegate responsibility for operator approval etc. to industry from January 2015: UAS TCD will bid!

/ Long run: UAS TCD as a center for development of standards, certification and validation.

UAS TCD: R & D projects

/ Several applications for R&D projects based in UAS TCD

First example: DTU Space developing ”Smart UAV” for emergency response

The UAS value chain meets here

Users

Research Industry

• Knowledge sharing, networking, business opportunities

• Cooperation with Trafikstyrelsen (Danish CAA)

• Report on UAS potential from Ministry of Science > national strategy?

Status of UAS Denmark

• 53 members – aprox. 3 new members per month

• Last months - public organizations are joining UAS Denmark:

/ Foreningen for kommunale beredskabschefer

/ Naturerhvervstyrelsen

/ Vejdirektoratet

/ Geodatastyrelsen

/ Dansk Brand og sikringsteknisk Institut (GTS)

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Members

Private companies

Public organizations

Approved operators

Universities

Thank you for your attention. Questions?

www.uasdenmark.dk

www.uastestcenter.com

www.hca-airport.dk

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