December 5, 2017
EUROCAE Open Consultation ED-252

We are pleased to announce the availability of the following draft EUROCAE document prepared by EUROCAE WG-105 SG-51 “ERA – Automatic Take-off and Landing” for Open Consultation:

ED-252 “Operational Services and Environment Definition for RPAS Automatic Take-off and Landing”

This Operational Services and Environment Definition (OSED) document provides the basis for assessing and establishing operational, safety, performance and interoperability requirements for the Automatic Take-Off and Landing (ATOL) capability of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), requirements further detailed in the associated complementary documents: Interoperability (INTEROP) and Safety and Performance Requirements (SPR) documents. This chapter introduces the ATOL concept, illustrates the organization of the information to describe the concept and lists the inputs used as reference baseline.

The document as well as the forms are posted on the EUROCAE workspace.

You are invited to review the proposed draft and complete the comment form. Early replies are encouraged.
All comments must be submitted by 1/19/2018 12:00:00 AM.

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