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The fast evolution of drone technology as well as the ubiquitous adoption from private and commercial users lead to the necessity to introduce new regulations covering the operations of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in European Member states. The regulations implemented rules for multiple scenarios of normal and complex UAS operations as well as the collection of registration data from remote pilots and Operators. This research project tried for the first time to determine the status quo of the adoption of the novel EASA regulations of drones within the European members states. Data from National Aviation Authorities has been collected, accumulated, and analyzed towards qualitative and quantitative features.
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The research team would like to thank the representatives of the European National Aviation Authorities, which have responded with statistical data to the inquiries and made the collection of data for this repository possible.
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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection and analysis were performed by Mr. Christian Janke. The first draft of the manuscript was written by Mr. Christian Janke and Mr. Maarten Uijt de Haag and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors reviewed and approved the final manuscript.
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1. Mr. Christian Janke is an Assistant Professor with the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Worldwide, College of Aeronautics (e-mail: jankec@erau.edu).
2. Mr. M. Uijt de Haag is Professor with the Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics, Berlin, Germany (e-mail: maarten.uijtdehaag@tu-berlin.de).
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Janke, C., de Haag, M.U. Implementation of European Drone Regulations - Status Quo and Assessment. J Intell Robot Syst 106, 33 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-022-01714-0
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