it House reported on July 17 that on July 13, Suzhou held a low-altitude economic salon event called "Low-altitude Flight to Create a Shared Future" and released the country's first local low-altitude air traffic rules - " Suzhou City Low-altitude Air Traffic Rules (Trial) )》(hereinafter referred to as the "Rules").
It is understood that the "Rules" were researched and formulated by the Suzhou Municipal Transportation Bureau and professional scientific research institutions. They mainly stipulate low-altitude air traffic rules from the aspects of service management, operation management, airspace management, flight activity management, flight support, etc. Total Chapter 8 and Article 37 will be implemented on September 1, 2024.
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The "Rules" clarify that the airspace below the true height of 120 meters, except for the nationally designated controlled airspace, is the airspace suitable for micro, light and small civil unmanned aircraft in this city. Suzhou explores the establishment of a classified use and flexible allocation mechanism for low-altitude airspace, and implements classified management and dynamic adjustment based on factors such as altitude and airspace type according to application scenarios to meet the differentiated needs of airspace users and achieve effective management and full utilization of airspace resources.
In terms of flight activity management, the "Rules" propose that units or individuals using civil aircraft to engage in low-altitude flight activities in Suzhou can submit flight plan applications through the municipal low-altitude service management platform, and the municipal low-altitude service management platform should promptly feedback to the air traffic management agency the approval result.
In terms of flight support, the "Rules" encourage the use of the latest achievements in 5g communication, Beidou short message communication and other technologies to enhance the communication support capabilities of civil aircraft. Suzhou encourages the use of advanced technology or equipment to improve low-altitude flight positioning and navigation accuracy to meet the needs of different low-altitude flight missions. Encourage the use of the latest achievements in drone identity broadcasting, synaesthesia integration and other technologies to achieve real-time monitoring and effective identification of low-altitude flying targets.
it Home attaches the full text of "Suzhou Low-altitude Air Traffic Rules (Trial)" as follows:
Chapter 1 General Provisions
Article 1 In order to serve the city's low-altitude flight activities, maintain flight safety, public safety, and national security, and promote the city's low-altitude flight The sustainable and healthy development of the industry is based on the "Civil Aviation Law of the People's Republic of China", "Basic Flight Rules of the People's Republic of China", "General Aviation Flight Control Regulations", "Interim Regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Flight Management" and "Civil Unmanned Aircraft Operation Safety Management Rules". 》 and other laws and regulations, and based on the actual situation of this city, these rules are formulated.
Article 2 These rules shall apply to those who use civil aircraft to engage in low-altitude flights and related activities within the administrative area of this city at a true altitude of less than 1,000 meters.
Article 3 Low-altitude flight activities in this city shall follow the principles of rules first, scene traction, market orientation, technical support, and safety first.
Chapter 2 Service Management
Article 4 This city has established a low-altitude flight service management agency, which is responsible for the service management of low-altitude flights in this city. It accepts the business guidance of the air traffic management agency and collects the collection of low-altitude flight services in this city through the municipal low-altitude service management platform. As well as related activity needs, we provide real-time, professional, and full-process support services for low-altitude flights.
The municipal transportation department shall cooperate with the air traffic management agency to manage low-altitude flights in this city. The specific operating mechanism of the municipal low-altitude flight service management platform shall be separately stipulated by the low-altitude flight service management agency.
Article 5 The municipal public security department is responsible for assisting relevant departments in handling illegal flight behaviors when civil aircraft engage in low-altitude flight activities in accordance with the law.
The municipal public security department may take necessary countermeasures in accordance with the law when unmanned aircraft violate flight management regulations, disrupt public order or endanger public safety. The municipal public security department and its authorized high-risk anti-terrorism key target management units can equip unmanned aircraft countermeasures equipment in accordance with the law, and strictly control the installation and use.
Article 6 The use of civil aircraft in customs supervision areas to engage in business activities related to inbound and outbound transportation vehicles, goods, articles, etc. shall be subject to customs supervision.
Article 7 Low-altitude flight safety emergency management shall be included in the city’s emergency emergency management system.
The municipal emergency management department should guide and urge relevant units to do a good job in low-altitude flight emergency rescue work and participate in the investigation of low-altitude flight accidents.
Article 8 Municipal communication management and other departments should promote low-altitude communication network coverage.
The municipal meteorological department should provide local meteorological data support and improve low-altitude weather support capabilities.
Other relevant units should do a good job in the management of low-altitude flight services in accordance with their respective responsibilities.
Chapter 3 Operation Management
Article 9 Civil aircraft engaged in low-altitude flight activities in this city shall comply with the relevant provisions of laws and regulations on product quality and relevant mandatory national standards, and have communications and navigation capabilities that meet the requirements.
Civilian unmanned aircraft engaged in low-altitude flight activities should meet the national requirements for airspace maintenance, detection and avoidance capabilities.
Article 10 Civil aircraft engaged in low-altitude flight activities in this city shall be registered in accordance with national regulations and law.
Article 11 Civil aircraft engaged in commercial low-altitude flight activities in this city shall purchase liability insurance in accordance with the law.
Insurance matters for civil aircraft engaged in non-commercial low-altitude flight activities shall be implemented in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Article 12 Anyone who modifies a civil aircraft and intends to use it for flight activities shall comply with relevant laws and regulations.
Article 13 Pilots who control manned aircraft shall hold a legal and valid pilot license; persons who control small, medium and large unmanned aircraft shall obtain corresponding legal and valid unmanned aircraft operator licenses.
Article 14 Units or individuals engaged in commercial low-altitude flight activities shall obtain the corresponding business license or operation certificate in accordance with the law.
Chapter 4 Airspace Management
Article 15 Airspace below 120 meters true height, except for nationally designated controlled airspace, is the airspace suitable for micro, light and small civil unmanned aircraft in this city.
The above-mentioned suitable airspaces are released in a timely manner through the municipal low-altitude service management platform.
Article 16 If major events or emergency tasks have special needs for the use of airspace, relevant units may propose proposals through the municipal low-altitude service management platform and submit them to the air traffic management agency for approval. The municipal low-altitude service management platform shall promptly report to the airspace User feedback results.
Article 17 In order to ensure the safety of take-off and landing of civil unmanned aircraft, this city has set up warning areas for the take-off and landing points of civil unmanned aircraft, which will be uniformly issued by the municipal low-altitude service management platform.
If an organization or individual needs to add a warning area, they can apply to the municipal low-altitude service management platform.
Article 18 This city will uniformly plan low-altitude public air routes. After being submitted to the air traffic management agency for approval, it will be released through the municipal low-altitude service management platform, and timely adjustments will be made as needed.
airspace users who need to use low-altitude dedicated air routes can apply through the municipal low-altitude service management platform and submit it to the air traffic management agency for approval. Municipal-level low-altitude service management platforms should promptly feedback results to airspace users.
Article 19 This city explores the establishment of a classified use and flexible allocation mechanism for low-altitude airspace, and implements classified management and dynamic adjustment based on factors such as altitude and airspace type according to application scenarios to meet the differentiated needs of airspace users and achieve effective management and control of airspace resources. Take advantage of.
Chapter 5 Management of Flight Activities
Article 20 Units or individuals in this city that use civil aircraft to engage in low-altitude flight activities shall submit flight plan applications in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations.
The time limit and procedures for submitting flight plan applications shall be implemented in accordance with relevant national regulations.
Article 21 Units or individuals may submit flight plan applications through the municipal low-altitude service management platform, and the municipal low-altitude service management platform shall promptly feedback the approval results of the air traffic management agency.
Units or individuals that have received approval for low-altitude flight activities and organize unmanned aircraft flight activities must report the expected takeoff time and preparation status to the air traffic management agency one hour before the planned takeoff, and can only take off after being confirmed by the air traffic management agency.
Article 22 No application is required to organize civil unmanned aircraft to carry out the following flight activities:
(1) Flight activities of micro, light and small civil unmanned aircraft within the suitable airspace;
(2) Conventional agricultural unmanned aircraft operational flight activities;
(3) Unmanned aircraft under the jurisdiction of the police, customs, and emergency management departments shall not exceed the true height of 120 meters above their stations, ground (water) training grounds, shooting ranges, etc. Flight activities within the airspace; however, takeoff must be confirmed by the air traffic management agency one hour before planned takeoff.
If any of the following circumstances exist for the flight activities specified in the preceding paragraph, an application for flight activities shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 21 of these rules:
(1) Unmanned aircraft relay flight through communication base stations or the Internet;
( 2) Carrying dangerous goods or dropping items (except for conventional agricultural unmanned aircraft operations);
(3) Flying over gatherings of people;
(4) Controlling unmanned aircraft on moving vehicles;
(5) Implement distributed operations or swarm flights.
Micro and light civil unmanned aircraft flying within suitable airspace do not need to obtain special general aviation mission approval documents.
Article 23 Encourage units or individuals that use civil unmanned aircraft to engage in low-altitude flight activities in this city to promptly report relevant flight plans to the municipal low-altitude service management platform.
Article 24 If laws and regulations have other provisions on aerial geophysical prospecting, aerial photography, surveying and mapping, foreign aircraft engaging in low-altitude flights, and foreigners using Chinese aircraft to engage in low-altitude flying and other special low-altitude flying activities, those provisions shall prevail.
Article 25 Before implementing low-altitude flight activities, the municipal low-altitude service management platform shall provide airspace, meteorological and other information to airspace users.
When conducting low-altitude flight activities, airspace users should ensure that aircraft report identity and flight dynamics data in real time in accordance with relevant regulations, and respond to emergency information in a timely manner.
After implementing low-altitude flight activities, if it is necessary to report the end of flight activities in accordance with relevant regulations, airspace users should report it in time.
Article 26 When civil aircraft conduct low-altitude flight activities, they shall maintain necessary horizontal separation, vertical separation and time separation in accordance with the provisions of the air traffic management agency.
Article 27 The deployment of flight plans generally follows the following order:
(1) Manned aircraft have priority over unmanned aircraft;
(2) Manned unmanned aircraft have priority over cargo-carrying unmanned aircraft aircraft.
Aircrafts carrying out police, customs, emergency management, medical assistance and other flight missions will have priority; if laws and regulations have other provisions on the deployment of flight plans, those provisions shall prevail.
Article 28 When civil manned aircraft conduct low-altitude visual flight activities, they shall abide by the following avoidance rules:
(1) When encountering each other at the same altitude, each shall avoid to the right and maintain a separation of more than 500 meters;
(2) When encountering each other at the same altitude, the pilot should descend when seeing another aircraft from the left side of the cockpit, and should ascend when seeing another aircraft from the right side of the cockpit;
(3) at the same altitude When overtaking the leading aircraft, one should pass on the right side of the leading aircraft and keep a distance of more than 500 meters;
(4) Single aircraft should take the initiative to avoid formation aircraft, and aircraft with power units should take the initiative to avoid aircraft without power units.
Civilian unmanned aircraft should follow the following avoidance rules when performing low-altitude flight activities:
(1) Avoid manned aircraft, unpowered aircraft, and ground and water vehicles;
(2) Single flights avoid group flights;
(3) Micro unmanned aircraft avoid other unmanned aircraft;
(4) Other avoidance rules stipulated by the national air traffic management leadership agency.
Chapter 6 Flight Support
Article 29 Various flight support facilities should be in good condition, and major equipment should be equipped with backups to ensure their reliability and stability.
The municipal low-altitude service management platform should grasp the information on the addition, removal or change of low-altitude flight support facilities and publish it in a timely manner.
Article 30 The communication capabilities of civil aircraft engaged in low-altitude flight activities in this city shall comply with relevant national regulations and be able to maintain smooth ground-to-air communications.
Radio stations and other instruments and devices used by units or individuals must not hinder the normal use of aviation radio-specific frequencies.
Encourage the adoption of the latest achievements in 5g communications, Beidou short message communications and other technologies to enhance the communication support capabilities of civil aircraft.
Article 31 The navigation capabilities of civil aircraft engaged in low-altitude flight activities in this city shall comply with relevant national regulations.
encourages the use of advanced technology or equipment to improve the accuracy of low-altitude flight positioning and navigation to meet the needs of different low-altitude flight missions.
Article 32 The municipal low-altitude service management platform shall have the following monitoring capabilities:
(1) be able to closely monitor whether the aircraft is flying according to the predetermined low-altitude route, route, flight airspace and altitude;
(2) be able to detect the aircraft in a timely manner Flight anomalies and prompt warnings;
(3) can promptly detect illegal flight situations and issue warnings.
encourages the use of the latest achievements in drone identity broadcasting, synaesthesia integration and other technologies to achieve real-time monitoring and effective identification of low-altitude flying targets.
Article 33 The municipal low-altitude service management platform shall provide airspace users with low-altitude meteorological services including weather forecasts and live information, and provide meteorological support for low-altitude flight planning, takeoff, operations, landing and other activities.
Chapter 7 Emergency Management
Article 34 Units or individuals that use civil aircraft to engage in low-altitude flight activities in this city shall formulate flight emergency response plans in accordance with relevant regulations, implement risk prevention measures, and eliminate safety hazards in a timely manner.
Article 35 When an abnormal situation occurs during the flight of a civil aircraft, the unit or individual organizing the flight activity shall handle it in a timely manner, and the municipal low-altitude service management platform shall promptly grasp the relevant situation; if rescue activities need to be carried out, the municipal low-altitude service management platform shall Assistance should be provided promptly.
If abnormal conditions in low-altitude flight endanger air defense safety and public safety, the municipal low-altitude service management platform shall report it to the air traffic management agency, public security and other relevant departments in a timely manner.
Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions
Article 36 Use gliders, delta wings, paragliders, powered parachutes, hot air balloons, airships, aerospace models, floating balloons, tethered balloons, etc. to engage in low-altitude flights and related activities in this city , please refer to these rules.
If the country or province has other regulations, those regulations shall prevail.
Article 37 These rules will come into effect on September 1, 2024, and will be valid until August 31, 2026.
