W360 pilot identity: one identity for every remote pilot
An airline pilot keeps a logbook that follows them for a whole career. A remote pilot leaves their hours behind every time they change accounts. The W360 pilot identity brings their whole journey together.
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An airline pilot has a logbook. A remote pilot does not.
In aviation, a pilot keeps a reliable record of every flight. The European rule that requires it (FCL.050) makes it a personal document: it follows the pilot from one airline to the next, and it is what proves their experience. Recent experience even decides what they are allowed to do, such as carrying passengers (FCL.060).
The European drone rules provide nothing of the kind for the remote pilot. Their certificate is valid for five years. In the specific category, it is the operator that keeps the record of operations (UAS.SPEC.050). The day a remote pilot changes employer, their hours stay behind.
Several accounts, one remote pilot
A remote pilot often flies under several hats: for fun on a personal account, on missions for an employer, sometimes for a public service. Each account keeps its own flights, and none of them says how many hours this person has really flown.
What the W360 pilot identity does
In Waypoint360, you link your accounts, even when they use different addresses. Your flight hours are then brought together:
- by year and by month;
- by drone class, from C0 to C4 and in the specific category;
- by country, visible to you only.
Nothing is moved. Each account keeps its flights, only the totals are brought together.
Proven hours, not declared ones
An hour taken from a flight log whose drone is recognised in your fleet is worth more than an hour typed in by hand. The W360 pilot identity therefore separates three levels:
- verified: flight log, drone serial number recognised in your fleet;
- unverifiable: flight log, serial number missing or unknown;
- declared: flight entered without a log.
Your experience stays when you leave
When an account disappears, because you leave an employer or it is closed, its totals are frozen in your identity: the period covered, the number of flights, the hours by month and by drone class. This record is calculated by the platform and you cannot change it. The flights, tracks and places stay with the organisation. Your experience stays with you.
What your employer sees
Nothing, until you decide otherwise. You can then share your total with an organisation you belong to. It sees your hours by year, by month and by drone class, along with the share flown with them. It never sees the countries, the drone models or the names of your other employers. You can withdraw the share whenever you like.
A link that cannot happen behind your back
Linking two accounts takes two proofs. First your password on the signed-in account, or a code received by email if you sign in with Google. Then the approval given from the other account, signed in as well: a forwarded link is not enough.
A history an insurer can read
A dated record, calculated by the platform, with the share of hours proven by a flight log: that is what an insurer or a future employer can read without taking your word for it.
What comes next
Today the W360 pilot identity brings your flight hours together. It is meant to carry your whole journey as a remote pilot, your certificates and their validity dates as well as your recent activity. These steps are not available yet.
Sources
- Regulation (EU) No 1178/2011, Part-FCL: FCL.050 and FCL.060, EASA.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947 on drones, including UAS.SPEC.050.
- Validity of remote pilot certificates and operator obligations in the specific category, EASA FAQ.
Frequently asked questions
Does my employer see my personal flights?
No. An organisation sees your total only if you choose to share it, and never the detail of your flights, the countries or the names of your other employers.
What happens to my hours if I leave my employer?
When your account with them is deleted or disabled, its totals are frozen in your identity: the period, the number of flights and the hours by month and by drone class. The flights themselves stay with the organisation.
Can I link an account that uses another email address?
Yes, that is what it is for. You enter the other account's address, then accept the request while signed in to that account. A request that is not accepted expires after seven days.
What is a verified hour?
An hour taken from a flight log whose drone serial number is recognised in your fleet. If the serial number is missing or not recognised, the hour counts as unverifiable, and a flight entered without a log counts as declared.