Jan 26 – SC-228, Minimum Performance Standards for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, will meet at RTCA in Washington, DC, to hear updates on progress from each of the SC-228 working groups. The committee will also hear updates from EUROCAE WG-105 (UAS), and a usage update report from the FAA Government Authorized Representative.

Jan 29 & Feb 2 – SC-227 w/WG-85, Standards of Navigation Performance, will meet in a joint plenary at RTCA in Washington, DC. The joint group will continue to work on resolving comments received as part of the Final Review and Comment/Open Consultation in the fall of 2023 on the Required Navigational Performance MOPS and MASPS. SC-227 WG-3 will also meet to work on change proposals for the new version of the MOPS for the electronic display of data on maps which will include digitally derived charts.

Jan 30-Feb 1 – SC-238 w/WG-115, Counter UAS Systems, will meet in joint plenary with EUROCAE WG-115 at EUROCONTROL, in Brussels, Belgium.  They will be kicking off work to update the 2021 Operational Services and Environmental for Counter UAS in Controlled Airspace (DO-389/ED-286). Publication is scheduled for late 2024.

Agendas for all Plenary meetings of RTCA Special Committees and recent news from our special committees can be found at: https://www.rtca.org/committees-overview/. Please contact the program director for virtual connection information.