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Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap FY2011-2036
pilot training/qualification requirements for the military and
ensuring rigorous military standards are satisfied. 16
The third
and most complex requirement, regulatory compliance,
encompasses both internal military department regulations and
external FAA and International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) flight regulations.
6.2.1 Airworthiness
Airworthiness is a basic requirement for any aircraft system, manned or unmanned, to enter
the NAS. The primary guidance for DoD airworthiness certification is found in
MIL-HDBK-516B, Airworthiness Certification Criteria. This document defines airworthiness as
“the ability of an aircraft system/vehicle to safely attain,
sustain and terminate flight in accordance with an
approved usage and limitation.” 17 Airworthiness
certification ensures that DoD aircraft systems are
designed, manufactured, and maintained to enable safe
flight. Certification criteria, standards, and methods of
compliance establish a minimum set of design and
performance requirements for safely flying a given
category and class of aircraft. The DoD is expanding
current military airworthiness guidance to include criteria
that address those component and system attributes that are unique to UA. UAS-unique standards
derived from NATO STANAGs (e.g., 4671 18
, 4705, and 4703) will be reviewed and
incorporated as appropriate.
6.2.2 Pilot/Operator Qualification
The DoD determines where and how it will operate its
aircraft, and each Military Department creates the qualification
training programs necessary to safely accomplish the missions of
that aircraft or weapon system. The standards to train and qualify
pilots/operators of UAS will remain under the authority of the
Military Departments and appropriate CCDRs. UAS
pilot/operator training requires a different skill set from the set
needed for flying manned aircraft due to differences such as the
means of takeoff, cruising, and landing by visual remote, aided visual, or fully autonomous
methods. Therefore, the Military Departments and CCDRs must apply the minimum training
standards outlined in CJCSI 3255.01 to their respective training programs to ensure the requisite
knowledge, skills, and abilities are addressed appropriately.
16 Title 10 provisions relating to service authority to organize, train, and equip include 10 U.S.C. Sec. 8062 (Air
Force), 10 U.S.C. Sec. 3062 (Army), 10 U.S.C. Sec. 5062 (Navy), and 10 U.S.C. Sec. 5063 (Marine Corps).
Multiple service instructions address airworthiness standards, e.g., Air Force Instruction 62-601, dated 11 June
2010.
17 MIL-HDBK-516B with change 1, Airworthiness Certification Criteria, 29 February 2008.
18 NATO STANAG 4671, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems Air Worthiness Requirements (USAR).
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