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Integration of Drones/UAV in Civil Aviation airspace in India: Challenges and Job complexities

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Aishwarya Ashesh Pandey,Dr. Rajkiran Prabhakar

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Drones/UAVs, today offer many functions in the civil domain apart from their military usage. Drones’ operations will increase significantly in the future. Drone Rules 2021 was formulated to promote the production, usage, and application of drones in India. Regulatory provisions are placed in to ensure prior information of drone operation and to regulate airspace for drone usage through categorization of airspace. This enhances the safety of flight operations and reduces conflict between drones and normal air traffic. This approach limits the usage of drones. Therefore, integration of UAV/drones in civil airspace is required to optimize their usage. The seamless integration not only requires technological complexity but is also essential to reduce the job complexity and stress of air traffic controllers and pilots. The introduction of drone operations augments the existing job complexity and stress of ATC and pilots as it increases the associated risks and is unpredictable

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