Unmanned aerial systems are the future. However, missing or incomplete regulations, lengthy procedures, and complex approval processes still too often stand in the way of this future.
In Germany, for example, the regulations set out in Section 21h of the Air Traffic Regulations for the approximately 500,000 geographical areas significantly slow down application and approval procedures. A survey conducted by the Association for Unmanned Aviation among its member companies shows that airspace restrictions under the Air Traffic Regulations account for 48 percent of the total application effort for an operating license. Companies have to spend an average of 13.7 hours per kilometer of flight distance on applications and reviews.
Since comprehensive regulations on planning, approval, and safe operation already have to be observed under the current legal situation, abolishing all geographical areas for commercial applications and clearly defining safety-relevant areas that should generally be avoided would lead to greater economic efficiency, scalability, and acceptance. And all this while maintaining the same level of safety.
UAV DACH is therefore actively campaigning for the removal of unnecessary requirements and bureaucratic processes for commercial drone use if these do not result in any gain in safety or other concrete added value. So that bureaucracy no longer hinders innovation.