For those who are flying with a Public Safety Entity (and they are supporting/sponsoring your flight as part of their Dept under their jurisdiction) there is a process to "possibly" get approval to fly Beyond VLOS. It's not a guaranteed thing but it's an option your Dept can request. One caveat is it can only be carried out during a full blown TFR. So if your event won't warrant a TFR then you're not going to get approval for BVLOS for the event.
I'm going to greatly "Over Simplify" the process (call it BVLOS for Dummies) but those who are flying for a Public Safety Entity probably will be able to use this as their Cliffs Notes to get going.
A) Have a legit need for BVLOS for Public Safety
B) Be in an area where a TFR will not disrupt or at least minimally disrupt other crucial aerial services (forget about getting one in Controlled Airspace etc).
C) Be working with a Public Safety Entity under their jurisdiction
D) Contact the Systems Operations Support Center (SOSC)
E) If all the criteria is met the SOSC can get an approval back to you in just a few hours. It's possible they will reach and ask for modifications etc. This could take a little while. Be prepared and patient.
F) This is not an "Instant On" process. It will require several levels of signatures and authorizations on both the Public Safety (Your Side) side and the FAA side of things.
G) Once approved Systems Operations Security (SOS) will coordinate with the affected ATC facilities etc in order to implement any needed mitigation procedures (eg the application of Temporary Flight Restrictions) to reach an acceptable level of safety risk and to minimize impacts on other air traffic operations.
I can't stress how important it is to understand that this is only allowed during and within the TFR. Your TFR will have the allowances listed at the bottom and if BVLOS is not listed as approved IT IS NOT!!
This is for Emergency Services only . . . don't clog the system by trying to get this for Non Emergency Services use because it's not going to happen. At least not right now LOL.
If you are in need of more detailed information drop me a note and I'll try to get you pointed to the right people to get the process started.
Safe flights,
Allen
I'm going to greatly "Over Simplify" the process (call it BVLOS for Dummies) but those who are flying for a Public Safety Entity probably will be able to use this as their Cliffs Notes to get going.
A) Have a legit need for BVLOS for Public Safety
B) Be in an area where a TFR will not disrupt or at least minimally disrupt other crucial aerial services (forget about getting one in Controlled Airspace etc).
C) Be working with a Public Safety Entity under their jurisdiction
D) Contact the Systems Operations Support Center (SOSC)
E) If all the criteria is met the SOSC can get an approval back to you in just a few hours. It's possible they will reach and ask for modifications etc. This could take a little while. Be prepared and patient.
F) This is not an "Instant On" process. It will require several levels of signatures and authorizations on both the Public Safety (Your Side) side and the FAA side of things.
G) Once approved Systems Operations Security (SOS) will coordinate with the affected ATC facilities etc in order to implement any needed mitigation procedures (eg the application of Temporary Flight Restrictions) to reach an acceptable level of safety risk and to minimize impacts on other air traffic operations.
I can't stress how important it is to understand that this is only allowed during and within the TFR. Your TFR will have the allowances listed at the bottom and if BVLOS is not listed as approved IT IS NOT!!
This is for Emergency Services only . . . don't clog the system by trying to get this for Non Emergency Services use because it's not going to happen. At least not right now LOL.
If you are in need of more detailed information drop me a note and I'll try to get you pointed to the right people to get the process started.
Safe flights,
Allen
