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Written question asked by Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 12 December 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 28 December 2017. It was answered by Baroness Sugg (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Unmanned Air Systems

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what legal autonomous operation of aircraft is allowed during which a remotely piloted aircraft is operated without pilot intervention in the management of the flight.

Answer

The Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) policy regarding autonomy in relation to unmanned aircraft is contained in its unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) guidance document, CAP722 (www.caa.co.uk/cap722). To date, the CAA has not received any applications to conduct autonomous UAS operations. Any application received would be extensively investigated and assessed to assure safety before any permissions to fly are issued.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4084
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Unmanned air systems
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk