Livio Generali

Colonel pilot of the Italian Air Force, employed as ENAC Flight Inspector in the UAS domain since November 2020. Enrolled at the Aeronautical Academy in 1990, he attended flight school at Sheppard Air Force Base (Texas) where he became a military pilot in 1995. From 1995 to 2000 he operated on the F104 aircraft, participating in Operation 'Allied Force' (Kosovo). From 2001 to 2003 he served as a flight instructor at the Spanish Air Force Academy. From 2004 to 2011 he carried out operational activities as a transport pilot at the 14th and 31st Wing of the Italian Air Force, holding the positions of Head of the Operations Office of the 14th Wing and Commander of the 93rd Flight Group of the 31st Wing. After attending the Joint Senior Staff College, he served at the Air Force Flight Safety Inspectorate from 2012 to 2015, holding positions in the fields of prevention, Flight Accident Investigation and Safety Promotion. In 2014 he also participated in Operation ISAF (Afghanistan) as Commander of the 8th Air Advisory Team at Shindand base. From 2015 to 2016 he was Head of the Operations Office of Pratica di Mare Airport and from 2016 to 2018 Commander of the 'Multi crew' Pilot Training School. Returning to the Flight Safety Inspectorate, he held the position of Deputy Inspector and Head of the Prevention Office. Since November 2020 he has been seconded to ENAC as Flight Inspector for the 'UAS' domain. He currently participates in the EASA UAS Technical Body (TeB) and is Co-Chairman of the EASA Training Task Force in the UAS sector.