October 9, 2020
ED-281 "Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard for RPAS Automation and Emergency Recovery"

We are pleased to announce the publication of ED-281 “Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard for RPAS Automation and Emergency Recovery functions.”
This document provides the Minimum Aviation System Performance Standard for the implementation of an Automation and Emergency Recovery (A&ER) capability for a fixed-wing Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) operating in non-segregated airspace and aircraft ground manoeuvring areas. This document is intended to provide globally recognised allocations for performance within the functions of a generic A&ER capability (i.e. both the airborne and the ground-based components of the capability in order to ensure a harmonised approach worldwide leading to enhanced global safety.

Available on the EUROCAE website.

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