Why RTCA DO-377 Compliance is Essential to Advanced Air Mobility
The next generation of aviation will include uncrewed and autonomous aircraft with a wide range of designs and operational requirements to meet a varied mix of missions and applications. Whether it involves transporting people or cargo, safely navigating such aircraft BVLOS in controlled airspace necessitates regulatory assurances that the C2 communications links are ultra-reliable.
Understanding the likely regulatory landscape is vital for operators focused on achieving FAA certification of airborne elements, along with operational approval of ground elements. Here, we address key issues as AURA works to support regulatory-centric demonstrations of compliance with RTCA DO-377 performance requirements. Read more…
Enabling Communications for Advanced Air Mobility: Technologies, Services, and Policies
Advanced air mobility (AAM) represents a generational leap in aerospace, with significant economic, societal, and environmental benefits. To capture these benefits, the Government should craft comprehensive policies that support investment in AAM, the development of new technologies and services, and ultimately, safe operations. This includes the ecosystem of Enabling Communications that are necessary for AAM to succeed. Enabling Communications refers to the full suite of communications technologies, networks, and services that will be necessary to support AAM across all concepts of operation. Read more…
Unlocking the Potential
of Certified BVLOS Operations: The Value
of Greenfield Aviation Spectrum
The potential of remotely piloted aircraft
(RPA)–also referred to as uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) or commercial drones–has sparked tremendous excitement and investment across the world. From a distance, Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) seems simple enough given that thousands of aircraft fly our skies daily. But the process of remotely piloting an uncrewed aircraft reliably and safely from Point A to a point beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) is a task that requires an extraordinary amount of reliability, engineering, technology innovation and an unwavering commitment to safety. Read more…
Unleashing the UAS Market
The future of the aerospace industry is clearly in sight. We see it on the horizon.
Even amid a global pandemic, new public-private partnerships have been forged; regulatory standards have been fast-tracked; and rapidly evolving technologies have been tested – all with the goal of forever transforming not only the national aerospace industry but also our entire transportation infrastructure. Read more…