CAAP RPA Controller case studies
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The CAAP RPA Controller certificate is the Philippine civil aviation authority's credential for people who fly remotely piloted aircraft systems in controlled or otherwise regulated airspace, and for the operators who employ them. It is aimed at commercial drone pilots, survey and inspection crews, agricultural and media operators, and public-safety personnel who need to demonstrate that they understand Philippine aviation law and can operate an RPAS without endangering other airspace users. The CAAP RPA Controller case studies are 5 cases and about 4,637 words.
1The Friday-Night Beach Shoot: Expired Paperwork and a Paid Client
You are the remote pilot in command (RPIC) of a 14 kg multirotor operated under a CAAP-issued RPA operator certificate (RPAOC). On a Friday afternoon the operations manager accepts a last-minute job: 90 minutes of promotional video over a private beach resort in Pangasinan, wheels-up at 19:30 local, about an hour after sunset.
897 words, about 4 min2Three Point Eight Kilometres from the Aerodrome Reference Point
You are RPIC for a 12.5 kg multirotor flying a 60-hectare photogrammetry mission over a sugarcane estate. The estate's north-west corner lies 3.8 km from the aerodrome reference point of a provincial airport whose control zone has a 5 NM radius; the northern boundary sits under the departure centreline for runway 04.
976 words, about 5 min3Density Altitude on the Benguet Plateau
At 07:15 you launch from a plateau in Benguet at 1,850 m elevation. The aerodrome altimeter setting is 1008 hPa and the site thermometer already reads 28 °C, with relative humidity at 84 percent.
840 words, about 4 min4Loss of C2 at One Point Four Kilometres
Your 22 kg hexacopter is flying a waypoint grid at 100 m AGL over a subdivision under construction, 1.4 km from the home point, in visual line of sight with a trained observer beside you. At 10:42 the control and telemetry link drops.
946 words, about 5 min5Flight Eleven on Day Three
It is day three of a five-day pipeline inspection contract. The time is 17:35 and sunset is 17:50.
978 words, about 5 min