Uncrewed Aerial Systems Using Beyond Visual Line of Sight Operations

On March 10, 2022, the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)  Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) published a comprehensive and compelling Final Report, that included an Executive Summary stating, “there is complexity of unanimity of views among the committee members, and dissenting opinions driving next steps and the priority of next steps regarding UAS BVLOS”.

Therefore, in preparation to present the reader with final thoughts and recommendations related to improving UAS BVLOS stakeholder collaboration and consensus, this paper provides the composition of the ARC members, the UAS BVLOS final report recommendations, and the current state of UAS BVLOS rulemaking and regulation.