We represent the interests of model flying with the European Union’s main regulatory actors in the area of unmanned aircraft: the European Commission (in particular its Directorate General for Mobility and Transport -DG MOVE) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)

The EMFU is a full member of Europe Air Sports.

Moreover, to represent model flying interests in the area of wireless communication, the EMFU is also a member of:

• the Association for Radio Communication (ISAD e.V.) (and, through this, is represented in the European Communication Standards Institute (ETSI) and the Telecommunication Conformity Assessment and Market Surveillance Committee (TCAM))

• the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) (in particular the Electronic Communications Committee WG FM59)

Presentations

Slides of EMFU presentations:

• “EU UAV Legislation”, by Jürgen Lefevere, CIAM online meeting on UAV Regulations around the World, 26 February 2022

Papers

• Guidance on the implementation of Article 16 of Regulation 2019/947 (paper commissioned by and prepared with financial support from EASA)

Submissions

• EMFU Submission on the European Commission’s consultation “Drones – countering the potential threats from unmanned aircraft systems”, (text of the consultation document here), 20/3/2023
• EMFU Submission on EASA’s SORA 2.5, stating that SORA cannot be used for assessing Article 16 Authorisations, 6/3/2023
• EMFU Position Paper on U-space and EASA NPA 2021-14 (AMC and GM on U-Space), 23/2/2022
• EMFU Comments on EASA NPA 2021-14 (Amendments to the AMC and GM of the Implementing Regulation), 30/8/2021