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unmanned aerial vehicle

vr.tr.unmanned-aerial-vehicle · PHY.OBJ

Let an agent handle civil drone use by category, rules, registration, safety and privacy, describing military systems only at a general, non-operational level.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle civil drone use by category, rules, registration, safety and privacy, describing military systems only at a general, non-operational level.

An aircraft without a human pilot on board, controlled remotely or autonomously, ranging from small consumer drones to large civil and military systems; also called a drone or uncrewed aircraft.

What it is for: Photography, inspection, mapping, delivery, research and other uses.

It can be check drone rules and registration; find no-fly zones; understand privacy obligations; report dangerous drone use.

Distinguishing features

No pilot on board

Remote or autonomous control

Regulated by aviation authorities

Privacy and safety concerns

What it looks like

Multirotor or fixed-wing aircraft of many sizes, with cameras or sensors.

Physical character

open category mass limit: under 25 kg - EU rules

How it is recognised

Multirotor versus fixed-wing

Registration or operator ID labels

Model aircraft rules may differ

Related models

is a kind of - category

aircraft

is regulated by - regulator

aviation authority

carries - payload

camera and sensors

is related to - hobby

model aircraft

In practice

Families and kinds

consumer drones

commercial inspection and mapping drones

high-altitude long-endurance aircraft

research drones

military systems (general reference only)

Standards and regulation

EU Regulations 2019/947 and 2019/945

FAA Part 107

Data protection law

Failure modes and hazards

Collisions with aircraft or people

Privacy intrusion

Flying in restricted airspace

Also called

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Rules Flying legally.

Rules vary by country.

Category

Operation category.

Category

Operation category.

  1. Which rules and category apply to this drone and flight? provenance
  2. Is registration or a pilot certificate needed? provenance

Airspace

No-fly zones.

Airspace

Airspace.

  1. Is the planned area restricted airspace? boundary
  2. Which official map shows it? provenance
Safety Safe operation.

Drones can harm.

Preflight

Checks.

Preflight

Preflight checks.

  1. Which checks should be done before flight? action
  2. What distance from people is required? provenance

Incidents

Reporting.

Incidents

Incident reporting.

  1. How should a dangerous drone or incident be reported? action
  2. To which authority? provenance
Privacy Cameras.

Cameras raise privacy issues.

Filming

People and property.

Filming

Filming.

  1. Can people be filmed here without consent? boundary
  2. Which data protection rules apply? provenance

Complaints

Intrusion.

Complaints

Privacy complaints.

  1. How can someone complain about a drone filming them? action
  2. Which authority handles it? provenance
Uses Applications.

Uses are regulated.

Commercial

Work.

Commercial

Commercial use.

  1. What authorisations are needed for commercial work? provenance
  2. Is insurance required? provenance

Limits

No weaponisation help.

Limits

Content limits.

  1. Does the request seek help with weapons or attacking targets? boundary
  2. How should the agent decline? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should drone categories be separate entries?
  • How should no-fly maps be linked?
  • How should military systems be limited in the registry?