ONLINE TRAINING: U-space fundamentals

Course QUick overview

The course consists of six chapters aimed at providing participants with a complete understanding of U-space fundamentals in the industry today. Some highlights include the steps involved in U-space provider certification, an overview of how Switzerland implemented U-space and future regulatory activities.

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What are the fundamentals of U-space?

European Civil Aviation Conference says that U-space “is a set of specific services and procedures designed to ensure safe and efficient access to airspace for a large number of drones, and which are based on high levels of digitalisation and automation.” The goal of U-space is to, therefore, enable a large number of UAVs to be simultaneously operational in harmonious co-existence with the current ATM system.

The DroneTalks U-space fundamentals course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of U-space regulations today. That includes a series of aviation experts teaching the following:

The steps involved with UAS operations regulations
How to obtain U-space server provider certification credentials
An overview of U-space implementation in Switzerland and how the industry can learn from this example of successful U-space implementation
New and upcoming U-space regulations and how these might change current requirements in the industry
Anticipated size of the U-Space airspace expansion
ATC's role within U-Space airspace

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Introduction to the online U-Space Fundamentals training

The first part of the U-Space training program is about introducing the content that will be covered and describing the course with the details of each chapter. It also includes a presentation of the three teachers, Lorenzo Murzilli, Amit Ganjoo, and Yves Morier. This introduction aims to draw a structured map of the course, and to introduce the training providers.

Duration

4:14

Steps to understanding U-Space

This part of the training presents the steps that are necessary for understanding U-Space. It then dives into the regulatory context that applies to the UAS and the required regulations for UAS operations (such as the Basic Regulation 2018/1139). The chapter then details the regulatory framework, the new regulations implemented, and the essential requirements. The teachers then talk about the regulations for UAS operations and operators. Regulation 2019/947 involves remote pilots and UAS operators and establishes roles for the National Aviation Authorities. Regulation 2019/945 is dedicated to the drones being used, the importers, distributors, the notifying authorities, and the NAA. The modification to the AMC/GM to regulation 2019/947 (Decision 2022/002/R), mainly establishes geographical zones and the standard for exchanging information. Finally, the content defines the responsibilities of all the actors in the U-Space ecosystem. EASA is responsible for the USSP certification, the NAA of the CISP, and the designation of the U-Space airspace. Regulation 2021/665 is designed to introduce dynamic airspace reconfiguration in the U-Space context. In addition, regulation 2021/666 was developed for manned aircraft operators to ensure they adhere to communications requirements.

Duration

42:34

U-Space Service Provider Certification

Regarding Certification, some conditions must be fulfilled by the USSP on both the technical and business sides. There needs to be U-Space regulation compliance, and a safety management system has to be implemented. Data needs to be retained for a certain period of time in case of an accident investigation, and insurance requirements need to be met. The U-Space Service Provider must have an emergency management plan to assist the UAS Operator when needed. These are examples of the many requirements that are explained in this chapter.

Duration

3:52

The Swiss U-Space Implementation

SUSI is a public-private partnership launched by the Swiss authorities to integrate drones into airspace safely, and there is a lot to learn from it. U-Space has already been deployed in Switzerland, and this chapter discusses how this has been done. A detailed explanation the U-Space implementation is presented, and how the Civil Aviation Authority oversees all the actors that are involved in the process. The SUSI journey is long and has necessary steps, such as the framework definition, the implementation and operationalisation, and the U-Space scaling. This chapter demonstrates that the U-Space implementation is possible from both regulatory and technology standpoints.

Duration

12:18

Future Regulatory Activities

In 2022, EASA created a notice of proposed amendment covering the operation of manned eVTOLs, which was an important milestone. This chapter looks into future regulatory activities and how they need to be modified and improved with time. We look into EASA's roadmap to Urban Air Mobility which includes the 2023 certification of UAS and VTOL aircraft and their operators. Vertiport authorisations and airspace design are expected in 2024, among other important milestones.

Duration

9:30

Q&A

Our trainers respond to two questions in this section. The first is related to the anticipated size of the U-Space airspace expansion. What types of airspace will be covered? Will it spread nationally, or will it be restricted to the drone traffic airspace only? The second question concerns ATC's role within U-Space airspace, and could ATC control a flight in the U-Space?

Duration

6:26

#Downloadable files

AMC and GM to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021-664 Issue 1

EASA Uspace

U-Space Training Presentation

EU commission, U-space

Educators

Amit Ganjoo

Founder & CEO at ANRA Technologies

Amit Ganjoo is a serial entrepreneur and international provider of UAS Traffic Management (UTM) services and CIS. ANRA offers intelligent and modular software capabilities as part of our family of solutions, enabling ecosystems for compliant uncrewed and multi-modal operations for municipalities, states, or nations.

Amit has over 20 years of aviation, telecom, and wireless experience. He is an engineer and licensed pilot, following a lifelong passion in aviation and builds experimental aircraft. Until 2016, he was the co-chair for FCC’s Technical Advisory Council for 5G and IoT. He was the Director of Engineering at and Principal Architect at Ericsson. He is a member of Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) Complete Air Traffic System Global Council (CATS), board member for Global UTM Association (GUTMA), member of the FAA’s Advance Aviation Advisory Committee, member of Australia CASA UTM Working Group, UK Future Aviation Industry Working Groups, and ICAO Aviation Trust Framework Study Group.

Lorenzo Murzilli

Founder & CEO at Murzilli Consulting

Lorenzo is a graduated aerospace engineer, innovation manager and specialist in aviation, system safety and drones. He is the Founder & CEO at Murzilli Consulting, a digital consulting agency focused on aviation. Leader of the Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems WG-SRM, he oversees the work of more than 100 professionals in several task forces developing recommendations for safety and risk management of drones operations worldwide.

Guest lecturer at the Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) and the Xihua University, previously with Leonardo, Pilatus Aircraft and the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation, Lorenzo has developed a striking ability to boost innovation in safety-critical environments and enjoys exploring the intersection of safety and disruptive technologies that can advance the human race forward.

Yves Morier

Retired Principal Advisor at EASA and DGAC

Graduated from the French Civil Aviation Academy (ENAC) as an Air Transport Engineer in 1978. After Military Service, joined in 1979 a DGAC (French CAA) local office in Normandy and in 1986 a Central Office in Paris where he worked on airworthiness codes and implemented the safety research program.

In 1991, joined the Joint Aviation Authorities as Regulation Director. In 2004, joined EASA where he occupied various posts as head of the department and in the last three years as Principal Advisor for new technologies. Retired in 2019. Married, 3 daughters and a grandson.

Course QUick overview

The course consists of six chapters aimed at providing participants with a complete understanding of U-space fundamentals in the industry today. Some highlights include the steps involved in U-space provider certification, an overview of how Switzerland implemented U-space and future regulatory activities.

129.99 CHF +VAT

1.00 CHF = 0.9 GBP = 1.01 EUR = 1.08 USD

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