8130.34C, NATIONAL POLICY: AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) AND OPTIONALLY PILOTED AIRCRAFT (02-AUG-2013)

8130.34C, NATIONAL POLICY: AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (UAS) AND OPTIONALLY PILOTED AIRCRAFT (02-AUG-2013)., This order establishes procedures for issuing special airworthiness certificates in the experimental category or special flight permits to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), optionally piloted aircraft (OPA), and aircraft intended to be flown as either a UAS or an OPA, under the designation “OPA/UAS.” The procedures in this order apply to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) manufacturing aviation safety inspectors (ASI), to FAA airworthiness ASIs, and to private persons or organizations delegated authority to issue special flight permits for production flight testing new production aircraft.