Usage of drones by airport operators: benefits and use cases for using drones at European Airports. Brussels Ronald Liebsch

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1 Usage of drones by airport operators: benefits and use cases for using drones at European Airports Brussels Ronald Liebsch

2 Market value of drones in different industries How could airport operators join the trend? The drone revolution is disrupting industries ranging from agriculture to filmmaking What about airports? Airports 2

3 Market growth of recreational drones: Disruption of airport operation will become more frequent 3

4 Member State measures to protect airports: No Fly Zones for drones No Fly Zones for Drones around airports in Europe not a harmonised approach so far: Some Examples for No Fly Zones (simplified): Spain: from 8 up to max. 15km 1 from airport reference point (ARP) Germany: 1.5km around airport fence France: Special rules for flying in controlled airspace differ from country to country 1 depending on drone specifica and operation 4

5 EASA regulation for drone operations in open and specific category 5

6 EASA regulation for drone operations in open and specific category EU-wide rules for safety of drones approved by European Parliament First approach for a harmonized regulation of drone operation all over Europe National regulation and procedures for special permissions still deviating 6

7 Enabeling drone operation at airports Level of Complexity Risk based approach for drone operations / use cases at airports Landside operation Airside operation - in safe distance 1 to active runways/taxiways or aprons Airside operation - near or over active runways, taxiways, aprons Level of complexity for integration of drone usage into airport operation 7

8 Enabeling drone operation at airports Risk assesment Methods Method 1: Specific Operation Risk Assessment (SORA) AMC1 UAS.SPEC.020 Operational risk assessment Method 2: Aerodrome Safety risk assessment (SMS) Airport operators already have suitable instruments for risk assassment available ICAO Doc 9859 Safety Management Manual 8

9 Enabeling drone operation at airports To Do List Special Permission from CAA for each flight / use case is needed! Status Quo: no daily operation ACI Task: Supporting EASA to develop standard scenarios for airport operations 9

10 Use cases for airport operators ACI Europe Questionnaire Which standard scenarios shall EASA implement for aerodrome operators? Results from ACI Europe Questionnaire 2018: 90 %: Inspections, e.g.: Runways, Taxiways, Aprons Flight aids (e.g. PAPI, ILS, VOR) Lighting Buildings, Fence Results from ACI Europe Questionnaire 2018: Most likely operations that will take place at your airport, now or in the near future (next 5 years) 10

11 Use cases for airport operators ACI Europe Questionnaire Other main use cases: Results from ACI Europe Questionnaire 2018: Most likely operations that will take place at your airport, now or in the near future (next 5 years) 11

12 Use cases for airport operators Examples of actual projects 12

13 Airside drone operations - near active runways, taxiways, aprons Scenario: surface condition monitoring high monitoring efforts expected for regular maintenance checks Runways Aprons Scenario Condition monitoring 13

14 Airside drone operations - near active runways, taxiways, aprons Scenario: PAPI Calibration 14

15 Airside drone operations - near active runways, taxiways, aprons Scenario: ILS Ground Measurements ILS Ground Measurements 15

16 Airside drone operations - in safe distance Scenario: Security cleaning of wide areas Cleaning in this case means: Clearing-up areas for conversion of not controlled airside into restricted airside areas. restricted airside area not controlled area, to be converted cleaning of wide areas is actually realized by manpower and helicopter operation under: high personnel expenditure high costs enormous amount of time Scenario Security Cleaning 16

17 Airside drone operations - in safe distance Scenario: surveillance and measurement Test-Case Frankfurt Airport: Surveillance of an bigger aera between Construction site of new passenger terminal (T3) up to CargoCity South Measurement and visualization of buildings and terrain Precise tracking of the drone due to an equipped transponder Implementation of further use cases FRADrones

18 Landside drone operations inside buildings Scenario: checking of fire alarm boxes Checking of fire alarmboxes in Terminal Buildings Inhouse development / idea to modify standard drones for large terminal halls Time and cost savings in comparison to standard procedure 18

19 Usage of drones by airport operators Conclusion Status Quo? First use cases for drone operation at different airports have been tested and validated Benefits for airport operators for daily operation have been shown What is still needed? Technical and operational developments for drone usage at airports, e.g. lightweight transponder or drone related safety procedures New EU regulation including standard scenarios for different use cases at airports 19

20 THANK YOU

21 Contact Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg GmbH Berlin, Germany Ronald Liebsch Senior Consultant EASA- & Operational Standards T M E. ronald.liebsch@berlin-airport.de 21