ASTM F3196-17 Standard Practice for Seeking Approval for Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS) or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Operations
1.1 Compliance with this practice is recommended as one means of seeking approval from a civil aviation authority (CAA) to operate a small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) to fly extended visual line of sight (EVLOS) or beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS), or both. Any regulatory application of this practice to sUAS and other unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) is at the discretion of the appropriate CAA.
1.2 Units—The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are mathematical conversions to SI units that are provided for information only and are not considered standard.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
ASTM F3196-17 Referenced Document
ASTM F2908 Standard Specification for Unmanned Aircraft Flight Manual (UFM) for an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)*, 2023-08-01 Update
ASTM F2909 Standard Specification for Continued Airworthiness of Lightweight Unmanned Aircraft Systems*, 2019-09-01 Update
ASTM F2911 Standard Practice for Production Acceptance of Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)
ASTM F3002 Standard Specification for Design of the Command and Control System for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)*, 2022-10-01 Update
ASTM F3003 Standard Specification for Quality Assurance of a Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS)
ASTM F3005 Standard Specification for Batteries for Use in Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)*, 2022-10-01 Update
ASTM F3178 Standard Practice for Operational Risk Assessment of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS)
ASTM F3201 Standard Practice for Ensuring Dependability of Software Used in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)
ASTM F3196-17 history
2018ASTM F3196-18 Standard Practice for Seeking Approval for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Operations
2017ASTM F3196-17 Standard Practice for Seeking Approval for Extended Visual Line of Sight (EVLOS) or Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Operations