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Federal Aviation Administration

COA Process

Requirements

Henry Rigol

June 18, 2015

2 Federal Aviation Administration

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Agenda

• Types of COA’s

• COA Process

• COA On-line

• COA Template (FAA Form 7711-1)


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Types of COA’s


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Certificate of Authorization or Waiver (COA)

• Public – Federal Memorandum of Agreement (DoD, DHS, NOAA, NASA,

DOI)

– Other Federal

– Non-Federal (State & municipal governments, state colleges and

universities)

– Must be for a governmental purpose

• Civil – Special Airworthiness Certificate (SAC)

• Experimental

• Restricted Category

– Section 333 (Small UAS)


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COA Process


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Certificate of Authorization or Waiver (COA) Types of Operations

• Public Aircraft – Public Operation

– Civil Operation

• Civil Aircraft – Special Airworthiness Certificate

– Section 333 Authorization

– Type Certificate


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Current COA Process

Public

•SAC •Type Cert

• ATO

• Service Area

• ATO

• Flight Standards

• ATO

• ATO

• Service Area

Phase I

Phase II

Phase III

Phase IV

Phase V

• ATO

• Service Area Phase II

Phase III • ATO

• ATO

•333

Civil

Phase I


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Certificate of Authorization or Waiver (COA) Public Operation

• New – Non-DoD

• 5 Phases

• 60 Business Days

• Renewal – Non DoD

• 4 Phases

• 30 Business Days

• No changes to original COA

• Other Public COA’s – 3 Phases


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Public COA

• Good for 2 years

Processing (Business) Days

Phase Other

State/Federal

Federal

MOA

New Renewal

1- Admin 5 5 5

2-ATC Feasibility 10 10 N/A

3-Flight Standards Review 20 10 N/A

4-ATC Coordination 20 N/A 20

5-Signature 5 5 5

60 30 30


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COA Phases

• Phase 1 – Administrative Review – Review for proper attachments and basic compliance

(Transponder, night operations, Class of Airspace, etc)

– When complete, update COA on-line that the Administrative

Review is complete.

• Phase 2 – ATC Feasibility – Review of operating location, altitudes, routes, etc.

– When complete, add any provisions requested by the Service

Area to the draft COA.

– Update COA on-line that the Feasibility Review is complete.


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COA Phases

• Phase 3 – Flight Standards Review

• Phase 4 – ATC Review – Add mitigations from the Program Letter to the Flight Standards

Special Provisions section of the draft COA.

– Send the draft COA to the appropriate service area with any

Special Provisions provided in Phase 2 and Phase 3. This is

called the 95%. Include any attachments necessary (ie

operating area, Lost Link).

– The Service Area will return the 95% back with any additional

Special Provisions required in red. This is called the 99%.

• Phase 5 – Signature – Finalized and sent for signature.


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Streamlined COA’s

• Emergency COA – Existing COA

– Manned flight is not possible due to a hazard, or, the operation

cannot be conducted safely with manned flight

– A situation exists that is defined as a condition of distress or

urgency where there is, or has the extreme possibility of loss of

life.


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Streamlined COA’s

• Disaster COA – Combined Forces Air Component Commander (CFACC) COA

– Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA)


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Other COA’s

• Class G Notification (DoD, NASA, NOAA,

DOI) – DoD UAS that weighs 55/20 pounds or less.

– Operating in Class G airspace below 1200' AGL (not applicable

to airspace identified by 14 CFR § 91.215 (b)(2)) (Mode C Veil)

over military bases, reservations or land protected by

purchase, lease or other restriction.

– No closer than 5nm miles from any civil use airport or heliport.

– The UAS remains within clear visual range of the pilot, or a

certified observer in ready contact with the pilot, to ensure

separation from other aircraft.

– No COA is issued. An e-mail is generated when the proponent

commits the application in COA On-line’s DoD Notifications

section.


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Other COA’s

• Class D – All categories of DoD UAS operations conducted wholly within

Class D airspace that has an associated DoD-controlled, non-

joint-use airfield

– Issued to the air traffic control tower rather than an individual

proponent

– Must comply with the “DoD/Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)”, dated September

16, 2013, and the “ATC Procedures for DoD Non Joint Use

Airfield with Associated Class D Airspace," dated January 23,

2009

– Stays within ATO


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Section 333 Civil COA

• Requires an exemption

• Blanket COA

– Under 200 feet

– Distance from public use airport

• 5 nautical miles (NM) from an airport having an operational

control tower; or

• 3 NM from an airport having a published instrument flight

procedure, but not having an operational control tower; or

• 2 NM from an airport not having a published instrument

flight procedure or an operational control tower; or

• 2 NM from a heliport

• Specific COA if not qualified above


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COA Online


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FAA Form 7711-1

(COA Template)


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COA Template

• 3 Primary Sections – Standard Provisions

– Flight Standards Special Provisions

– Air Traffic Control Special Provisions


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COA Template

• Standard Provisions – A. General

– B. Airworthiness

– C. Operations

– D. Air Traffic Control (ATC) Communications

– E. Safety of Flight

– F. Crewmember Requirements

– G. Notice to Airman (NOTAM)

– H. Data Reporting

– I. Incident/ Accident/ Mishap Reporting


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COA Template

• Flight Standards Special Provisions – A. Contingency Planning

– B. Night Operations

• Air Traffic Control Special Provisions – A. Coordination Requirements

– B. Communications Requirements

– C. Flight Planning Requirements

– D. Procedural Requirements

– E. Emergency/ Contingency Procedures

– F. Operations Area (or as an attachment)


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