Who is the point of contact in the Directorate of Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support (DTAES) for questions regarding policies or issues specific to Uninhabited Air Vehicles (UAV)?
Mr. Richard Grainger, Directorate of Technical Airworthiness and Engineering Support (DTAES) 3-6C1, is the POC. He is actively involved as the technical representative at the 1 Canadian Air Division UAV Working Group. DTAES 3-6 is also responsible for addressing issues relating to: • request for UAV Flight Authority and UAV Flight Permit; • registering of UAVs in the DND Military Aircraft Register; and • Technical Airworthiness Authority (TAA) Airworthiness Certification review of the Sperwer UAV acquisition.