Insurance Applications

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Insurance Applications

• David Grizz Grilley
• Alion Science Technology

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Overview

• General Insurance
• Draft standard
• Specific Application Outline
• Aircraft
• Operation (Intended Use)
• Pilots
• Results

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General Insurance

• Insurance companies dont know how to evaluate
  UAS
• Aviation companies are used to evaluating
  standard aircraft operations
• Industry needs to present the aircraft and
  operation based on standard practices

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Draft Standard

• ASTM draft for civil/commercial Certificate of
  Authorization
• Used as a template for Insurance Application
• Done as an test to see if appropriate items were
  in the standard

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Airworthiness and Operation Location

• Airworthiness
• Summary of the basis for airworthiness
• Supported with specifics in an appendix
• Operations Location
• Where and how we intended to operate
• Correlated with potential for FAA approval to do
  so
• Description and population data
• Traffic data and coordination required at the
  airstrip

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Aircraft System Description

• Performance Data
• Airframe
• Engine
• Avionics
• Flight Control
• Flight Data Available During Missions
• Flight Termination System
• Communications Including applicable FCC
  licensing
• Ground Systems
• Maintenance
• Modifications to payload only

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Command and Communication Structure

• Added section over and above Part 23
• Full description of Comm links and operation
• Security description
• Failure modes and effects specific to Comms

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System Reliability

• Fleet flight data history, incidents, and
  reliability
• Consequences of failures
• Described each incident
• Measures taken to prevent reoccurrence

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Risk Assessment

• Potential Hazards and Mitigations for Ground
  Operations
• Fuel Handling
• Fuel Storage
• Fuel Disposal
• Ground Testing
• Launch
• Manual Recovery
• Automatic Recovery (Auto-land)

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Risk Assessment

• Potential Hazards and Mitigations for Flight
  Operations
• Aircraft Collision
• Autopilot Failure
• Avionics Power Failure
• Navigation performance failure
• UHF Communication Failure
• Iridium Satcom Communication Failure
• GPS Failure
• Communications and GPS Failure
• Engine Failure
• Airframe Icing

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Pilot Qualifications

• Discussion of Training Program
• Specific logbook requirements
• Equivalent compliance with Part 61
• Included the maintenance technician training and
  documentation

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Equivalent Level of Safety of Operations

• Description of intended use
• Specific Operations Area Information
• Calculations Based on Weibels work
• Extracts from the Operations Manual

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Results

• Reduction in Policy Cost
• Active interest in the market by the underwriter

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Questions?

• Contact
• Dave Grilley
• 304-598-2100x11
• or
• dgrilley_at_alionscience.com