CX-016157: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operations

The purpose of the proposed action is to address the need for understanding, developing, and applying control schemes, architecture, and behavior of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). This overarching environmental checklist (EC) covers flight testing using class 1, class 2, or class 3 UAVs and lighter than air airships under remote control, supervised pilot in the loop (trim adjustments, stick mode or jog mode) control, or autonomous control (autopilot controlled flight). In addition, various sensor packages and video and communication packages would be tested for use with UAVs. Each individual project conducted under this EC must have a project specific 2nd tier EC approved prior to conducting activities to verify scope falls within the scope analyzed in this document.