A. whereas small, radio-controlled model aircraft have been flown by enthusiasts for many decades; whereas during the last 15 years, there has been rapid growth in the use of RPAS, more commonly known as UAVs or drones; whereas in particular small RPAS, designed for both hobbyist and recreational purposes have become increasingly popular;

46. Strongly supports pooling and sharing initiatives in education and training where significant savings can be made without affecting national sovereignty as regards operational deployments; highlights the success of the EDA’s Helicopter Training Programme and welcomes the launch of tactical air transport exercises by EDA, which should lead to the establishment of a permanent European airlift tactics training course; looks forward to more progress in developing a common integrated training system to train future fighter pilots; welcomes EDA’s work on more pooled and shared training in the areas of cyber defence, countering improvise ...[+++]d explosive devices and naval operations; draws attention to the need for the EDA to take into account the training needs of Member States whose aircraft are produced by non-EU companies;

It is proposed to facilitate access to light aviation by tailoring the standards for issuing private pilot licences to this type of activities and by allowing non-governmental assessment bodies, such as pilot federations, to issue such “recreational private pilot licences”.

Maybe it can be done in theory, but in practice, the weather can change within 15, 20 or 30 minutes and such changes can have a great impact on the security of airplane pilots and passengers.

Rycom has demonstrated this to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency for the fast identification, storage, and retrieval of iris code templates for the CANPASS air pilot program currently being deployed throughout Canada.

I believe there are stresses that play on them, but I don't think they fit in with what a jail guard or a firefighter or a police officer would be exposed to, and I think the same could be said for airline pilots.