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EASA Proposes Means of Compliance and Guidance For VTOL-Capable Aircraft
The air safety agency is seeking to establish acceptable means of compliance requirements to support new eVTOL aircraft and drones using European public airspace.

EASA has introduced a proposed regulatory framework for the operation of drones that it says will also cover crewed “VTOL-capable aircraft (VCA).” Its NPA 2024-01 document, published on February 6, explains how the European air safety agency plans to establish the acceptable means of compliance requirements and guidance materials needed to support the regulatory framework set out in the earlier Opinion No 03/2023 document.

The new document includes amendments developed specifically with the operational requirements for new eVTOL vehicles and other VCAs in mind, and how they will safely use the Single European Sky airspace. It covers multiple aspects of requirements including flight crew training, safety equipment, data recorders, and fuel/energy planning.