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EFVS analysis of safety management, UAS regulation, AAM ecosystems, UTM integration, platform implementation and operational readiness.

Regulatory review date: September 29, 2026. EFVS distinguishes effective rules from proposals, guidance and planning assumptions. Verify applicability against current FAA publications before acting.

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Collaboration · September 2026

EFVS and AerospaceSMS collaborate on aviation SMS

EFVS contributes UAS, AAM, and aviation ecosystem expertise to an SMS awareness collaboration with AerospaceSMS. AerospaceSMS independently provides its platform, programs, manuals, training, and support.

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Regulatory readiness · Updated Sep. 2026

Part 108 planning without premature compliance claims

The FAA BVLOS proposal introduces a potential operating framework built around permits, certificates, operational roles, data-service providers, security, records, and reporting. Prepare durable systems now while tracking assumptions until a final rule is issued.

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Advanced air mobility · Updated Sep. 2026

The AAM safety case extends beyond the aircraft

Operational readiness depends on coordinated airspace, vertiports, energy, maintenance, emergency response, cybersecurity, workforce, and community interfaces.

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UTM · Updated Sep. 2026

Service-provider dependencies belong in the hazard register

Distributed traffic services create safety-critical interfaces involving availability, latency, integrity, cybersecurity, change control, and degraded operations.

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Safety management · Updated Sep. 2026

A manual is not an implemented SMS

Implementation requires trained personnel, processed reports, accepted risks, functioning controls, audits, exercises, management review, and objective evidence of improvement.

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