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Acronyms you might come across


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To help you navigate the roadmap, here’s a quick reference to the acronyms you might come across.

Acronyms 

  • A2A – Air-to-Air
  • ACJA – Aerial Connectivity Joint Activity
  • ACAS - Airborne Collision Avoidance System
  • ADS-B - Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast
  • AFHA - Aircraft Functional Hazard Assessment
  • AI – Artificial Intelligence
  • AMC – Acceptable Means of Compliance
  • CAA – UK Civil Aviation Authority
  • C2 / C3 – Command and Control / and Communications
  • DfT – Department for Transport
  • FHA - Functional Hazard Assessment
  • GBSS - Ground Based Surveillance System
  • GMM - General Maintenance Manual
  • GNSS – Global Navigation Satellite System
  • HIRF - High-Intensity Radiated Fields
  • IFR – Instrument Flight Rules
  • MASPS - Minimum Aviation Systems Performance Standard
  • MNO – Mobile Network Operator
  • MOPS - Minimum Operational Performance Standards
  • OSED - Operational Services and Environment Definition
  • OSO - Operational Safety Objectives
  • PASA - Preliminary Aircraft Safety Assessment
  • PDRA – Pre-defined Risk Assessment
  • RPAS – Remotely Piloted Aircraft System(s)
  • SORA – Specific Operations Risk Assessment
  • sUAS - Small Unmanned Aircraft System(s)
  • TIS-B – Traffic Information Service - Broadcast
  • UAS – Uncrewed / Unmanned Aircraft System
  • UAT - Universal Access Transceiver
  • UAV – Uncrewed / Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
  • UFM - Unmanned Aircraft Flight Manual
  • USS - UAS Service Supplier
  • UTM - UAS Traffic Management
  • VTOL - Vertical Take Off and Landing

Operational Safety Objectives

  • OSO #03 - UAS maintained by competent and/or proven entity
  • OSO #04 - UAS components essential to safe operations are designed to an Airworthiness Design Standard (ADS)
  • OSO #06 - C3 link characteristics (e.g., performance, spectrum use) are appropriate for the operation
  • OSO #09 - Remote crew trained and current
  • OSO #16 - Multi crew coordination
  • OSO #17 - Remote crew is fit to operate
  • OSO #20 - A Human Factors evaluation has been performed and the Human-Machine Interface (HMI) found appropriate for the mission
  • OSO #23 - Environmental conditions for safe operations defined, measurable and adhered to
  • OSO #24 - UAS designed and qualified for adverse environmental conditions
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