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A Study on the Urban Air Mobility(UAM) Operation Pilot Qualification System

  • Kim, Su-Ro (Aircraft Certification Department, Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology) ;
  • Cho, Young-Jin (Helicopter Operation Department, Hanseo University) ;
  • Jeon, Seung-Mok (Aircraft Certification Department, Korea Institute of Aviation Safety Technology)
  • Received : 2022.01.17
  • Accepted : 2022.01.25
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

As around the world, ground and underground transportation capacity is reaching its limit, centering on urban areas. As urban traffic becomes congested, time and cost are astronomical, and environmental destruction caused by urban pollution is becoming increasingly serious. As a way to solve this problem, the means of flying over the air are in the spotlight as the next generation of future transportation, and the concept of urban air mobility (UAM, Urban Air Mobility) is defined as systematic planning. The development of an electric-powered vertical take-off (eVTOL) aircraft that obtains electric power through a battery using a personal aerial vehicle (PAV) as a means of transportation has accelerated. As the aircraft development of new technology aircraft in the evtol method is actively carried out, the need to prepare systems such as aircraft certification standards, pilot qualification systems, and qualification management is emerging. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), which lead international standards, announced new special technical conditions and temporary regulations SCVTOL-01, respectively. However, the pilot qualification system for operating the uam aircraft has not yet been clearly announced. Therefore, this paper analyzes the recently announced FAA regulations and EASA regulations to identify differences and directions in perspectives on UAMs and study the existing vertical take-off and landing aircraft (VTOL) pilot qualification system to present directions for qualification classification.

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Acknowledgement

This study was conducted with research funding (22ACTO-B152933-04) of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's R&D project "Research on OPPAV Safety Verification Technology Development and Operation Certification System".

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