82 FR 53432 - Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan Corporation Camcopter S-100
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 220 (November 16, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-24866 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 220 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 53432-53433] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-24866] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 220 / Thursday, November 16, 2017 / Proposed Rules [[Page 53432]] DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 21 [Docket No. FAA-2017-1058] Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan Corporation Camcopter S-100 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed interim airworthiness criteria. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FAA announces the availability of and requests comments on proposed airworthiness criteria for the Unmanned Aircraft System, FlightScan Corporation, Camcopter S-100. This document provides proposed policy for airworthiness criteria to address the designation of applicable regulations and other criteria for special classes of aircraft. In addition to the proposed airworthiness criteria presented in this document, we are also referencing operational considerations that have been used to support the development of the airworthiness criteria. We consider these proposed criteria to be interim because we anticipate the evolution of new operational criteria will necessitate additional airworthiness criteria in order to allow for the operation of the Camcopter S-100 in the National Airspace System. When those additional operational criteria are further established, we will again provide public notice of proposed policy with additional airworthiness criteria along with changes incorporated to these criteria based on the public comments received. DATES: Send comments on or before December 18, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-1058 using any of the following methods:Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery of Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251. Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without change, to http://regulations.gov, including any personal information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments received into any FAA docket, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Raymond Johnston, AIR-692, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy & Innovation Division, Small Airplane Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106, telephone (816) 329-4159, facsimile (816) 329- 4090. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited We invite interested people to take part in the development of this policy by sending written comments, data, or views. The most helpful comments reference a specific portion of the airworthiness criteria, explain the reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. We ask that you send us two copies of written comments. We will consider all comments received on or before the closing date for comments. We will consider comments filed late if it is possible to do so without incurring expense or delay. We may change these airworthiness criteria based on received comments or based on evolving operational criteria. Background FlightScan Corporation (FlightScan) applied to the Federal Aviation Administration on June 1, 2015 for special class type certification under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) 21.17(b) for the Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). The Camcopter S-100 UAS (S-100) consists of the unmanned aircraft (UA) and its associated elements (including communication links and the components that control the unmanned aircraft). The S-100 is a vertical take-off UAS that is of the traditional main/tail rotor helicopter design. The fuselage is made of carbon fiber and titanium. The S-100 is powered by a liquid cooled rotary engine and has a maximum take-off weight of 440 pounds which can include a maximum payload of up to 110 pounds. The main rotor diameter is approximately 134 inches. The UAS is intended to be used to conduct airborne surveying of power transmission infrastructure using aerial photogrammetry. Risk Classes To facilitate the establishment of an initial risk class for UAS, the FAA proposes a scale of risk based on kinetic energy.\1\ These proposed risk classes are based on logical break points between data clusters that parallel the existing classes of aircraft defined in AC 23.1309-1E,\2\ the size boundaries for Light-Sport Aircraft, and the size boundaries in 14 CFR part 107. These energy based classifications for UAS are given in the definitions section of the Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan [[Page 53433]] Camcopter S-100, which has been placed in the docket. The S-100 would be considered Risk Class 3. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ Within these risk categories, the FAA recognizes the opportunity to further define risk classes based on UAS operational considerations in the National Airspace System. \2\ http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/719E41E1D26099108625795D005D5302?OpenDocument&Highlight=ac%2023.1309-1e. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Operational Considerations The following operational considerations were evaluated during the development of this document: 1. The S-100 would be used for power transmission line survey operations. It operates in a designated corridor and area within the right-of-way of the power transmission lines and is operationally limited to 100 feet above and laterally within 100 feet of the power line it would be surveying. 2. While there is minimal population exposure within the power transmission line right-of-way, the mission path would cross several public highways and pass in close proximity to several neighborhoods with population densities of less than 950 people per square mile. 3. The S-100 would operate Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). BVLOS for this UAS is defined as those operations that do not conform to the definition of Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) in 14 CFR part 107.31 at amendment 107-1. 4. The radio control uplink and downlink would operate within frequencies approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). 5. This S-100 is designed to operate both autonomously and manually by the pilot-in-command (PIC). 6. Minimum crew includes one PIC, one mission specialist, and one mission flight director. 7. The minimum crew would operate only one S-100 at any time. 8. The aircraft would remain within Radio Line of Sight (RLOS) of the control station. RLOS refers to the straight and unobstructed path between the transmitting and receiving antennas. 9. The control station would be ground based. 10. All crew would be FAA certified airmen with current and applicable medical credentials. 11. All crew would successfully complete required crew training. 12. Maintenance personnel would hold appropriate FAA maintenance certificates. 13. Maintenance personnel would complete required maintenance training. Unresolved Criteria The FAA's ongoing development of operational criteria will necessitate the incorporation of additional airworthiness criteria into the S-100 and may also necessitate future clarity of the airworthiness criteria published in the Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan Camcopter S-100, available in the docket. These may include but are not necessarily limited to the following-- 1. Command and Control (*) \3\--UAS control and communications link security is a key safety and interoperability requirement in integrating civil UAS into the National Airspace System NAS; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Criteria that have not yet been developed are identified with an asterisk (*). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Sense and Avoid (SAA) Equipage (*)--SAA systems could serve as a means of compliance with 14 CFR 91.113 right-of-way rules and others. Issues associated with the use of SAA systems to comply with 14 CFR 91 requirements and others, if any, must be identified; and 3. Noise Act Finding (*)--Noise standards have not been developed for UAS. Proposed Airworthiness Criteria The FAA has not previously published airworthiness criteria for UAS. The FAA proposes new type certification airworthiness criteria for the FlightScan Camcopter S-100 as found in Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan Camcopter S-100, Revision 0, dated November 3, 2017. Locate the document at http://www.regulations.gov using docket number FAA-2017-1058. Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on November 8, 2017. Pat Mullen, Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification Service. [FR Doc. 2017-24866 Filed 11-15-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION • Hand Delivery of Courier: Take airworthiness criteria based on received
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Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Background
14 CFR Part 21 Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through FlightScan Corporation (FlightScan)
[Docket No. FAA–2017–1058] applied to the Federal Aviation
Friday, except Federal holidays.
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket Administration on June 1, 2015 for
Airworthiness Criteria: Special Class special class type certification under
Airworthiness Criteria for the Operations at 202–493–2251.
Privacy: The FAA will post all Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
FlightScan Corporation Camcopter (14 CFR) 21.17(b) for the Camcopter
S–100 comments it receives, without change,
to http://regulations.gov, including any S–100 Unmanned Aircraft System
AGENCY: Federal Aviation personal information the commenter (UAS).
Administration (FAA), DOT. provides. Using the search function of The Camcopter S–100 UAS (S–100)
ACTION: Notice of proposed interim the docket Web site, anyone can find consists of the unmanned aircraft (UA)
airworthiness criteria. and read the electronic form of all and its associated elements (including
comments received into any FAA communication links and the
SUMMARY: The FAA announces the docket, including the name of the components that control the unmanned
availability of and requests comments individual sending the comment (or aircraft). The S–100 is a vertical take-off
on proposed airworthiness criteria for signing the comment for an association, UAS that is of the traditional main/tail
the Unmanned Aircraft System, business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s rotor helicopter design. The fuselage is
FlightScan Corporation, Camcopter complete Privacy Act Statement can be made of carbon fiber and titanium. The
S–100. This document provides found in the Federal Register published S–100 is powered by a liquid cooled
proposed policy for airworthiness on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), rotary engine and has a maximum take-
criteria to address the designation of as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. off weight of 440 pounds which can
applicable regulations and other criteria Docket: Background documents or include a maximum payload of up to
for special classes of aircraft. In addition comments received may be read at 110 pounds. The main rotor diameter is
to the proposed airworthiness criteria http://www.regulations.gov at any time. approximately 134 inches. The UAS is
presented in this document, we are also Follow the online instructions for intended to be used to conduct airborne
referencing operational considerations accessing the docket or go to the Docket surveying of power transmission
that have been used to support the Operations in Room W12–140 of the infrastructure using aerial
development of the airworthiness West Building Ground Floor at 1200 photogrammetry.
criteria. We consider these proposed New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, Risk Classes
criteria to be interim because we DC, between 9 a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday
anticipate the evolution of new To facilitate the establishment of an
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
operational criteria will necessitate initial risk class for UAS, the FAA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
additional airworthiness criteria in proposes a scale of risk based on kinetic
Raymond Johnston, AIR–692, Federal energy.1 These proposed risk classes are
order to allow for the operation of the Aviation Administration, Policy &
Camcopter S–100 in the National based on logical break points between
Innovation Division, Small Airplane data clusters that parallel the existing
Airspace System. When those additional Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification
operational criteria are further classes of aircraft defined in AC
Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas 23.1309–1E,2 the size boundaries for
established, we will again provide City, MO 64106, telephone (816) 329–
public notice of proposed policy with Light-Sport Aircraft, and the size
4159, facsimile (816) 329–4090. boundaries in 14 CFR part 107. These
additional airworthiness criteria along
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: energy based classifications for UAS are
with changes incorporated to these
criteria based on the public comments Comments Invited given in the definitions section of the
Airworthiness Criteria for the FlightScan
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received. We invite interested people to take
DATES: Send comments on or before part in the development of this policy 1 Within these risk categories, the FAA recognizes
December 18, 2017. by sending written comments, data, or the opportunity to further define risk classes based
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified views. The most helpful comments on UAS operational considerations in the National
reference a specific portion of the Airspace System.
by docket number FAA–2017–1058 2 http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_
using any of the following methods: airworthiness criteria, explain the Library/rgAdvisoryCircular.nsf/0/
• Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to reason for any recommended change, 719E41E1D26099108625795D005D5302?
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Camcopter S–100, which has been in the Airworthiness Criteria for the intended for any person who is
placed in the docket. The S–100 would FlightScan Camcopter S–100, available responsible for a conclusion that a
be considered Risk Class 3. in the docket. These may include but substance may be used in food on the
are not necessarily limited to the basis of the generally recognized as safe
Operational Considerations
following— (GRAS) provision of the Federal Food,
The following operational 1. Command and Control (*) 3—UAS Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act)
considerations were evaluated during control and communications link when that person convenes a panel of
the development of this document: security is a key safety and experts (‘‘GRAS panel’’) to
1. The S–100 would be used for interoperability requirement in independently evaluate whether the
power transmission line survey integrating civil UAS into the National available scientific data, information,
operations. It operates in a designated Airspace System NAS; and methods establish that the
corridor and area within the right-of- 2. Sense and Avoid (SAA) Equipage substance is safe under the conditions of
way of the power transmission lines and (*)—SAA systems could serve as a its intended use in human food or
is operationally limited to 100 feet means of compliance with 14 CFR animal food. This draft guidance
above and laterally within 100 feet of 91.113 right-of-way rules and others. provides our current thinking on best
the power line it would be surveying. Issues associated with the use of SAA practices to identify GRAS panel
2. While there is minimal population systems to comply with 14 CFR 91 members who have appropriate and
exposure within the power transmission requirements and others, if any, must be balanced expertise; to take steps to
line right-of-way, the mission path identified; and reduce the risk that bias (or the
would cross several public highways 3. Noise Act Finding (*)—Noise appearance of bias) will affect the
and pass in close proximity to several standards have not been developed for credibility of the GRAS panel’s output
neighborhoods with population UAS. (often called a ‘‘GRAS panel report’’),
densities of less than 950 people per including the assessment of potential
Proposed Airworthiness Criteria
square mile. GRAS panel members for conflict of
3. The S–100 would operate Beyond The FAA has not previously interest and the appearance of conflict
Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS). BVLOS published airworthiness criteria for of interest; and to limit the data and
for this UAS is defined as those UAS. The FAA proposes new type information provided to a GRAS panel
operations that do not conform to the certification airworthiness criteria for to public information (e.g., by not
definition of Visual Line of Sight the FlightScan Camcopter S–100 as providing the GRAS panel with
(VLOS) in 14 CFR part 107.31 at found in Airworthiness Criteria for the information such as trade secret
amendment 107–1. FlightScan Camcopter S–100, Revision information).
4. The radio control uplink and 0, dated November 3, 2017. Locate the
downlink would operate within document at http://www.regulations.gov DATES: Although you can comment on
frequencies approved by the Federal using docket number FAA–2017–1058. any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR
Communications Commission (FCC). Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on 10.115(g)(5)), to ensure that we consider
5. This S–100 is designed to operate November 8, 2017. your comment on this draft guidance
both autonomously and manually by the Pat Mullen, before we issue the final version of the
pilot-in-command (PIC). Manager, Small Airplane Standards Branch, guidance, submit either electronic or
6. Minimum crew includes one PIC, Aircraft Certification Service. written comments by May 15, 2018. For
one mission specialist, and one mission [FR Doc. 2017–24866 Filed 11–15–17; 8:45 am]
comments related to the collection of
flight director. information provisions in this draft
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7. The minimum crew would operate guidance, submit either electronic or
only one S–100 at any time. written comments by January 16, 2018.
8. The aircraft would remain within ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
Radio Line of Sight (RLOS) of the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES as follows:
control station. RLOS refers to the
straight and unobstructed path between Electronic Submissions
Food and Drug Administration
the transmitting and receiving antennas.
Submit electronic comments in the
9. The control station would be 21 CFR Parts 170 and 570 following way:
ground based.
10. All crew would be FAA certified [Docket No. FDA–2017–D–0085] • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
airmen with current and applicable https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
medical credentials. Best Practices for Convening a instructions for submitting comments.
11. All crew would successfully Generally Recognized as Safe Panel: Comments submitted electronically,
complete required crew training. Draft Guidance for Industry; including attachments, to https://
12. Maintenance personnel would Availability www.regulations.gov will be posted to
hold appropriate FAA maintenance the docket unchanged. Because your
AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration,
certificates. comment will be made public, you are
HHS.
13. Maintenance personnel would solely responsible for ensuring that your
ACTION: Notification of availability. comment does not include any
complete required maintenance
training. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug confidential information that you or a
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Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is third party may not wish to be posted,
Unresolved Criteria such as medical information, your or
announcing the availability of a draft
The FAA’s ongoing development of guidance for industry entitled ‘‘Best anyone else’s Social Security number, or
operational criteria will necessitate the Practices for Convening a GRAS Panel.’’ confidential business information, such
incorporation of additional This draft guidance document is as a manufacturing process. Please note
airworthiness criteria into the S–100 that if you include your name, contact
and may also necessitate future clarity 3 Criteria that have not yet been developed are information, or other information that
of the airworthiness criteria published identified with an asterisk (*). identifies you in the body of your
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| Contact | Mr. Raymond Johnston, AIR-692, Federal Aviation Administration, Policy & Innovation Division, Small Airplane Standards Branch, Aircraft Certification Service, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City, MO 64106, telephone (816) 329-4159, facsimile (816) 329- 4090. | |
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