Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Volume 2: Incorporating UAS into Airport Infrastructure— Planning Guidebook (2020) / Chapter Skim
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56 Industry innovation has outpaced both U.S. regulations and ICAO standards and practices until recently.
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Anticipated Future Conditions 57 new regulations and practices will impact airport operations and infrastructure. Therefore, airports must consider these new provisions and requirements as part of their planning, design, and operations efforts, whether through new provisions in the airport master planning process and/or additive measures as part of an airport's Airport Certification Manual and general Part 139 operations, minimum standards, and operational procedures related to airport safety and security.
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58 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems "greatly increase the efficiency and effectiveness of both manned and unmanned systems" (U.S.
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Anticipated Future Conditions 59 During this first stage of market integration, major infrastructure improvements within the airport environment except for additional storage facilities, additional markings and visual navigational equipment, communications, and back-up power supply, may not be warranted. However, since the face of transportation has not changed substantially since the 1950s and large infrastructure projects can take more than a decade to complete, airport infrastructure planning and environmental efforts should begin to address the anticipated next stage of market demand including integration of large passenger and cargo UAS, including manned and unmanned regional/short-haul electric aircraft and "last mile" electric air taxi operations.
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60 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems in new, constrained areas within cities much akin to heliport or short takeoff and landing airport (STOLport) operations.
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Anticipated Future Conditions 61 comprehensive list of UAS applications. There will certainly be additional uses in the future as technological advances occur, some of which have not yet been conceived.
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62 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems • Does the UAS need launch and recovery space (in lieu of a runway)
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Anticipated Future Conditions 63 potential to generate additional revenue if procedures are implemented to allow for safe coordination with manned operations. The potential economic impact of UAS at airports is already documented in several cases where airports and local government have partnered to pursue such opportunities.
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64 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems 6.5.3 Funding and Grant Assurances If UAS operate like manned aircraft at airports, it is reasonable to assume that UAS operators should be treated like manned aircraft operators. ACRP Report 144 notes that some airport operators believe that UAS facility development will ultimately become AIP eligible (Neubauer et al., 2015)
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Anticipated Future Conditions 65 Urban mobility -- as demonstrated by the efforts of Uber, Boeing, and Airbus -- has the potential to affect facilities both on and off airport property. The industry is already seeing evidence of this.
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66 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems of on-demand eVTOLs. Airspace conditions are likely to be less stringent at a private facility as compared to at an active airport with existing conditions.
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Anticipated Future Conditions 67 6.7 Final Thoughts Based on interviews with professionals in the UAS industry, academic literature, and industry news, it is anticipated that UAS will affect airports though to what extent, is still uncertain. Airport sponsors can take a proactive approach to pursuing such opportunities.
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68 Airports and Unmanned Aircraft Systems • Enabling the safe integration of commercial space flights and unmanned aircraft systems into the NAS while minimizing risk to other users of the system. • Shifting to a more collaborative, data-informed and risk-based safety management approach to proactively address emerging safety risks.
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