The air traffic controllers perspective on RPAS – The IFATCA View

CONTROL – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?RPAS Liabilites

An ATC control loop

Will RPAS operations distu

rb this?

Automation interacts with Automation

Control – what does the ATCO need?• The means to discharge responsibility and obligations of the Rules

of the air and ATC• Clear and unambiguous, roles, rules and procedures that leads

to…• Expectations – that are powerful mechanisms in human systems• Repeatability, repeatability, repeatability + some uncertainty• No latencies in communication• Do not add to workload – the aim of future ATM is not to

decrease workload, but sustain high levels of workload safely with more traffic

• No new responsibilities to mitigate shortfalls in designs