Facilitating Access to Regulation for Light Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)
In view of the current complexity of the drone regulatory framework, the European Commission, under the COSME SME support Programme, has decided to fund (call ID: COS-RPAS-2014-2-03) an “awareness raising campaign” to facilitate understanding of the legal environment and constraints in relation with the operation of light RPAS (also commonly known as “Drones”) in Europe.
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