The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), says the agency will start regulating the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) popularly referred to as drones.
Mr Dele Sesegbon, the Director of General Aviation, NCAA told our correspondent that the draft regulation which will cover both commercial and private operators was ready.
He said the authority was also currently working with Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to integrate unmanned aircraft in the country into the airspace.
According to him, it is such a big challenge and NCAA wants to make sure that it succeeds.
“The regulation is ready. The integration of the unmanned aircraft into the airspace system has to be done seamlessly and we have to do it.
“Basically, what we have done so far is to get the country’s Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) involved, which is NAMA.
“NAMA will get involved and then bring those unmanned aircraft into the airspace system.’’
Sesegbon said the authority had worked hard over the years to make manned operation in Nigeria’s airspace as safe as possible, adding that the manned and unmanned aircraft were two different systems. (NAN)
