Very Low Level Flight Rules for Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Operations

• Published in: Journal of intelligent & robotic systems 2024-05, Vol.110 (2), p.82, Article 82
• Main Authors: Konert, Anna, Kasprzyk, Piotr
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Air traffic; Aircraft; Aircraft performance; Artificial Intelligence; Aviation; Content analysis; Control; Drone aircraft; Drones; Electrical Engineering; Engineering; Flight rules; Legislation; Low level; Mechanical Engineering; Mechatronics; Regular Paper; Regulations; Robotics; Unmanned aircraft; Urban air mobility
• ISSN: 1573-0409; 0921-0296; 1573-0409
• DOI: 10.1007/s10846-024-02084-5

An analysis of the development of legal regulations regarding unmanned civil aviation leads to the conclusion that the current air traffic rules are among the key issues that require amending. Are drones allowed to fly at any height? Can drones fly freely over a person’s house or garden, several meters above the ground? What is the minimum allowable height for drone flights? The method of study consisted of content analysis of the existing legislation. Current doctrines were confronted with the existing regulations, documents, materials , safety reports, and statistics. The results of the study show that the existing air traffic rules, precisely in the case of aircraft operations performed by manned and unmanned aviation at very low heights, are definitely practical in nature. First, in most countries violations of air traffic rules are prohibited acts subject to criminal penalty. Second, determining the principles of air traffic for air operations is of crucial importance for determining legally permissible interference in property ownership. The urban air mobility is outside the scope of this research.