Oscar
Oscar
Professional remote pilot in the specific category who needs to be reskilled to fly optionally piloted aircraft/remotely piloted air taxis in the context of U-Space
Reskilling
Role
RPAS pilot
Oscar's Persona was developed to represent the profile of a highly probable future major need that is to have pilots who are able to fly optionally piloted/automatic aircraft, such as air taxis, in the urban mobility scenario. To work in this new operational scenario, he will need to further improve his situational awareness, analytical thinking, decision making skills and capabilities. Moreover, he will have to deepen his knowledge on UTM (Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management), ATM and flight planning, system automation and disengaging of the automatic systems in case of failure to manually fly the aircraft.
Information
Age: 38
Education/ Expertise:
- EU level 5 as engineer
- PPL licence
- RPAS pilot in the specific category
- Remote pilot instructor in the specific category
Location: Barcelona
Tasks
- Control of RPAS missions in the specific category
- Responsible for the operations of RPAS up to 200kg, over land and sea, working for a company who provides Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services for the EU
- Development of new aircraft, new subsystems and their integration on the RPAS
- Responsible for the safety procedures and risk assessment of the operations at the company
- Training and supervision of younger remote pilots
- Collaboration on the adaptation of piloted aircraft into optionally piloted aircraft (OPV)
Main challenges in the workplace
- Change into optionally piloted aircraft flight controls and commands
- Change of mindset to include people onboard of the RPAS
- Adaptation to a more demanding and more stressful operation
- Ground procedures for before take-off and after landing on airports and general aviation aerodromes
- Compliance with UTM procedures
- Management of operations of RPAS up to 200 kg, over land and sea, working for a company who provides ISR services for the EU
Roles and responsibilities
- Considerable increase in the responsibility of flying aircraft from within them, as well as remotely operating larger aircraft
- Safe, efficient and secure RPAS mission management
- Safe, efficient and secure RPAS integration into civil aviation airspace
Skills competences and study pathway
Study Pathway
The study pathway developed for Oscar describes the formal training, technical skills and competencies that a professional remote pilot in the specific category who needs to be reskilled to fly optionally piloted aircraft/remotely piloted air taxis in the context of U-Space needs to acquire.
Expected key behavioural skills and competences
Being a professional remote pilot in the specific category who needs to be reskilled to fly optionally piloted aircraft/remotely piloted air taxis in the context of U-Space requires a set of new and additional behavioural competences and skills. Each competence below includes a short definition, the key behavioural markers and theoretical knowledge associated. The behavioural markers are examples of observable actions and skills that one might demonstrate with these competences.
Analytical Capability
Definition
The ability to collect and analyse information, problem-solve, and make decisions. Source: ICAO, "Manual of Evidence-based Training" 1st Edition, 2013.
Knowledge (Knows/aware of / familiar with)
- Basic forms of processing information and channelling it to perform sensemaking and logic-related tasks
Behavioural markers (being able to)
- Properly manage and prioritise the several the stimuli received
- Process information from different sources in well organised, priority-based management strategy
Communication
Definition
The ability to demonstrate effective verbal and non-verbal communications, in normal and non-normal situations.
Knowledge (Knows/aware of / familiar with)
- The importance of properly communicating to the crew and to outside receiver stations Communication styles
- How to change/adapt the communication style according to the situation
- Effective communication techniques
- The principles of the communication process
Behavioural markers (being able to)
- Ensure the recipient is ready and able to receive the information
- Ask relevant questions
- Accurately read and interpret required documentation and data link messages
- Correctly interpret non-verbal communication
- Convey messages clearly, accurately and concisely
- Crew resource management
Problem solving and decision making
Definition
The ability to accurately identify risks, resolve problems and use the appropriate decision- making processes.
Knowledge (Knows/aware of / familiar with)
- Existing rules and the existing procedures
- Possible solutions to apply in specific situations
- The concept of priority and urgency
- What the priorities in specific situations are
- The impact on safety that some actions may have
- Problem-solving and decision making techniques
- Common obstacles to effective problem-solving and decision-making
Behavioural markers (being able to)
- Manage critical situations and take timely decisions
- Review and improve past decisions during debriefing
- Implement an appropriate solution to a problem
- Determine the situations that have the highest priority
Situational awareness
Definition
The ability to perceive and comprehend all the relevant information available and anticipate what could happen that may affect the operation.
Knowledge (Knows/aware of / familiar with)
- Factors affecting situational awareness
- How to place and identify the correct location and trajectory that the UAS should take to perform the desired action in 3D space
- Ways of determining distances from obstacles, aircraft, clouds and populated areas
- Surveillance systems (for weather, traffic and terrain avoidance)
- Aircraft general knowledge (systems and instrumentation)
Behavioural markers (being able to)
- Perform solid navigations in 3D space and manage both external factors that have changed during the flight, as well as internal status of the UAS (e.g., fuel, battery, link, geofence violation, inability to control payload)
- Perform proper, solid and precise navigation of the UAS in 3D space
- Anticipate accurately what could happen, plan and stay ahead of the situation
- Recognize and effectively respond to indications of reduced situation aware
Workload management
Definition
The ability to manage available resources efficiently to prioritize and perform tasks in a timely manner under all circumstances.
Knowledge (Knows/aware of / familiar with)
- Aviation psychology (fatigue and stress management, etc.)
- Threat and error management
- Time management / planning
- Multi-tasking strategies
Behavioural markers (being able to)
- Maintain self-control in all situations
- Plan, prioritise and schedule tasks effectively
- Manage time efficiently when carrying out a task
- Offer and accept assistance and ask for help early
- Review, monitor and cross-check actions conscientiously
- Manage and recover from interruptions, distractions, variations and failures effectively
