With the increasing use of drones in humanitarian operations, safety systems must evolve to support both single-aircraft flights and complex, multi-aircraft missions that involve drones and manned aircraft working together, according to a new report by Flight Safety Foundation.
The report prepared for the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published earlier in June, presents three specific scenarios that were designed to highlight future needs for advanced safety management for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), as drones are often known. These future safety capabilities are envisioned as automatically taking the needed steps to reduce known risks and to identify emerging risks to airspace safety and to the safety of people and objects on the ground.
“Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) continue to expand the effectiveness and outreach of humanitarian and public organizations that provide disaster management and first responder services around …
