General Approach to European Civil Aviation Regulations of UAV’s

The European Union has progressiveley extended the competences of the European Aviation Safety Agency. The new propsal of the EASA Basic Regulation (the new regulation will replace Regulation 216/2008) give to european agency increased powers in the RPAS domein. The main learning objectives are: Awarness of the EU regulatory framework and its decision making process in civil aviation; Understanding the EASA Basic Regulation, EASA functions and competences and the roles and responsibilities of various players in civil aviation (ICAO, CAA’s, ATM/AND providers, operators etc.); Understand the current European legal framework with regard to UAV’s; Awareness of the insurance and liability obligations when operating an UAV in the Euroepan airspace.