Flight Conformance

This feature allows for efficient monitoring of flight operations by comparing flight log data to a pre-defined policy.

This article will cover the following:

The Purpose of Conformance

Creating a conformance policy

Reviewing Flight Conformance

The Purpose of Conformance

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The creation of a flight conformance policy allows remote pilots, mission planners and chief remote pilots a convenient way to determine adherence to planned mission parameters and organisational policy.

This feature allows for the tracking of 4 parameters:

• Maximum Visual Distance (m)
• Maximum Height (ft AGL)
• Flight Area
• Landing Battery Level

On the completion of a mission, these parameters are checked using the RPA's flight log as the data source.

In the event that any of the enabled parameters have been exceeded during the mission, notifications will be generated based on the policy's settings. The information can then be used internally for training or enforcement purposes.

The results of this comparison are saved as part of the mission record, located under the conformance tab.

Creating a Conformance Policy

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To create a conformance policy, visit the profile menu > organisation admin. You should see a tab called 'flight conformance'. If you don't see this option, please contact us to have it enabled.

In the flight conformance tab, click the + button to add a rule.

Fill out the new rule details as follows:

• Rule Type: Select between visual distance, flight height, flight area or landing battery level restrictions (you can add several rules or even all three).
• Description: This text will show up in any triggered notifications. This is the message you'd like the notification recipient to receive.
• Default Value: This number acts as a 'fall back' value. If the mission parameters or RPA information don't contain the relevant value, the default will be used (optional)
• Maximum Value: This maximum supersedes any mission/RPA specific values and acts as a maximum allowable value for the policy. Eg even if a mission approval contains a max height above this value, the rule will be triggered if it is broken. (optional)

Once you've completed these fields, click Add. You can then either save the policy or add additional rules to the policy by following the same steps.

When you have one or more existing policies, you will see the following options:

• Enabled: This switch allows you to toggle the rule on/off. If you no longer wish to use that rule, simply disable it.
• Settings: Displays the values entered for that rule.
• Message: Displays the message used for notifications.
• Notify toggles: These switches allow you to determine who should receive notifications triggered by the rule. This can be any of Remote Pilot (RP), Remote Pilot in Command (RPIC) and Approver (usually the Chief Remote Pilot).

Finally, you can edit the parameters of the rule using the pencil icon.

Reviewing Flight Conformance

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Conformance Results in the Mission Record

Once your mission has been completed and the relevant flight logs have been assigned, the flight conformance will automatically be checked by the system. You can find the conformance details in the View mission Record screen, as shown below.

Under the conformance tab, you will see a list of all flights for which there are associated logs.

Flights that adhered to your conformance policy will display 'No Breaches' in green.

Flights with conformance issues will display the description of the rule (along with the maximum allowable value and the actual value where appropriate).

During the reconciliation stage of the mission, the remote pilot should review any conformance issues and can add their own notes (shown above under 'acknowledgement'). This can lead to continuous self improvement  - for example flying outside the planned flight area might be due to flying incorrectly, or perhaps the flight area was drawn inaccurately in the first place. Using the conformance system, the remote pilot or mission planner is prompted to identify such errors so that they can be corrected next time.

Once the remote pilot has acknowledged the breach, the CRP has the option to 'finalise' it prior to finalising the mission itself.

Conformance displayed in other areas

Conformance status can be configured to display under the missions dashboard and under flight logs shown below. To show the status, click on the three dots and tick the box next to 'Conformance'.