Proposal for RPAS integration into non-segregated airspaces

Abstract

This paper describes the present and future of RPAS (Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) with an emphasis on the regulation of aeronautical authorities in different countries with the aim of understanding the integration of RPAs into non-segregated airspace (air space used by all aviation users simultaneously). The paper analyzes the possibility of operating RPAS in the same airspace with manned aircraft from an air traffic control point of view. An analysis of the existing classification types of RPAS performed by different aeronautical authorities is made. Key regulation issues published by some countries to describe the reader existing restrictions for the operation of RPAS under current conditions, in non-segregated airspaces are also analyzed. In addition, the results of the successful integration of RPAS in non-segregated airspace, performed from the air traffic control center in Barranquilla, Colombia, are presented. Finally, a proposal is made based on some regulation changes to achieve integration and operation of this type of aircraft in non-segregated air spaces.