Recommendations for drone operation safety in Finland
Allanson, Kim (2018)
Allanson, Kim
Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121221091
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2018121221091
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The report explores how Finland’s safety regulator Trafi can safeguard the high influx of commercial unmanned aircraft entering Finland’s airspace as a result of the development and technology advancements within the industry. Trafi’s biggest concern at the moment is to identify how unmanned operators can be informed of the latest air notifications and new enforced regulatory standards.
Trafi was compared to Australia’s state regulator who has regulated unmanned aircraft longer than Finland. The results of the research were based on qualitative interviews which were conducted with respected Trafi personnel. The objective of the questionnaire was to observe how current unmanned aircraft operators obtain information regarding safety regu-lations and standards in Finland, while the aim of the report is to examine how Trafi could improve their communications regarding the matter.
This study gathered and compared data from Finland’s and Australia’s incidents, accidents and near collision reports to anticipate the incident probabilities in the upcoming years. The actual level of risks related to unmanned aircraft is unknown because of lack of ineffective data gathering. The aviation industry measures safety through statistics on a quarterly and yearly basis but does not extract specific data about unmanned aircraft in Finland.
The objective of the study is to discover how Trafi can lower current risks associated with commercial unmanned aircraft use by providing feasible recommendations for their uses. The results of this study were used to determine how trafi can harmonise safety regulations into the Finnish state to ensure all unmanned aircraft operators can source the necessary information to fly safely and have the respect of others in the airspace.
Trafi was compared to Australia’s state regulator who has regulated unmanned aircraft longer than Finland. The results of the research were based on qualitative interviews which were conducted with respected Trafi personnel. The objective of the questionnaire was to observe how current unmanned aircraft operators obtain information regarding safety regu-lations and standards in Finland, while the aim of the report is to examine how Trafi could improve their communications regarding the matter.
This study gathered and compared data from Finland’s and Australia’s incidents, accidents and near collision reports to anticipate the incident probabilities in the upcoming years. The actual level of risks related to unmanned aircraft is unknown because of lack of ineffective data gathering. The aviation industry measures safety through statistics on a quarterly and yearly basis but does not extract specific data about unmanned aircraft in Finland.
The objective of the study is to discover how Trafi can lower current risks associated with commercial unmanned aircraft use by providing feasible recommendations for their uses. The results of this study were used to determine how trafi can harmonise safety regulations into the Finnish state to ensure all unmanned aircraft operators can source the necessary information to fly safely and have the respect of others in the airspace.