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Aerial-RX UAS Readiness Check

Tell us how your operation currently manages its regulatory requirements and safety controls. If you have not started operating, answer for the preparation you have completed so far. Choose the closest answer; uncertainty is useful information.

This free check helps identify areas worth reviewing. It does not certify compliance or safety, and no payment or document upload is required. Aerial-RX will review your answers and return a brief readiness snapshot.

PAGE 1 — About your operation

F-P01 — Which stage best describes your operation?

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A

Planning / not yet operating

B

Starting operations

C

Established operations

D

Expanding into new activities

F-P02 — Which missions do you conduct or plan to conduct?

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Photography / video

Inspection / engineering / mapping

Agricultural or other substance dispensing

Public safety

Delivery / carriage of property

Other

F-P03 — In which countries and states, territories or tribal jurisdictions do you operate or plan to operate?

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PAGE 2 — Regulatory readiness

Regulatory Readiness — Understanding the rules for your drone work

How do you find out which rules, approvals, and limits apply to the drone work you do or plan to offer?

For example: Before offering drone pesticide spraying, how would you check which aviation approvals you need and whether the pesticide’s label allows the planned application?

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A

We follow a consistent process to identify the requirements and can explain how we check them.

B

We check some requirements, but mainly rely on individual knowledge or check only when questions arise.

C

We have not yet established a process for checking requirements.

D

We are unsure which requirements apply or where to start.

F-02 — How do you check the qualifications and currency required for each pilot’s role?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-03 — How do you check that each drone has the required registration and identification before it is used?

For example: Checking that its registration is current, its registration number is displayed as required, and any required Remote ID capability—which broadcasts the drone’s identification during flight—is working.

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-04 — How do you determine and obtain the airspace or operating permissions needed for each flight?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

PAGE 3 — Operational safety and supporting controls

F-05 — How do you identify and control mission hazards before flight and when conditions change?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-06 — How do you establish who can modify, delay or stop a mission when a regulatory or safety concern arises?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-07 — How do you prepare and practice for credible abnormal or emergency situations?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-08 — How do you identify aircraft discrepancies, complete needed maintenance and prevent unsuitable aircraft from being used?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-09 — How do you maintain consistent mission procedures and the proficiency needed to use them?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-10 — How do you review regulatory, aircraft, software or procedural changes before relying on them?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-11 — How do you clarify operational responsibilities and handle loss of an essential person, aircraft or resource?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.

F-12 — How do you identify and maintain the records and reports that actually apply to your operation?

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A

We use a repeatable method and can explain how it works.

B

We address this, but rely mainly on individual knowledge or inconsistent practices.

C

We have not established a method for this.

D

I am not sure what applies or how this is handled.