There is currently a strong industry demand for Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS) operation of Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) within the UK, and while forecast estimates vary, they consistently show a large increase in the sector over the next 10+ years. Perhaps the most significant barrier to the growth of this sector is…
Connor Champ of the Law Commission will provide an overview and briefing on the consultation. For ARPAS-UK members keen to contribute to information regulation: Autonomy in Aviation: drones and advanced air mobility. About the Speaker: Connor Champ has been at the Law Commission for six years. He has previously worked on the Automated Vehicles Project….
SORA v2.5 is now published, and the UK CAA intends to implement a UK version of v2.5. Let’s walk through a practical example in conversation with Nathanel Apter, who has been advising operators on how to get approvals from the Swiss Federal Office of Civil Aviation using SORA. Nathanel has also been part of the…
The way Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) users notify the UK CAA about airspace notifications is changing. From 28 May 2024, users will need to use the UK CAA’s new Airspace Co-ordination Obstacle Management Service (ACOMS) portal. You will need to register on the CAA Customer Portal to then apply for the new ACOMS service. The new…
Until DISCO is in place, the CAA’s Shared Services are in charge of processing the PDRA01 within the CAA. Based on their database, we can assess that there were 2838 PDRA01 holders in CY 2023, vs 3515 in CY2012. The numbers for the early months of 2024 tend to indicate a continued attrition rather than…
Let’s each respond to the CAA’s consultation by April 2. ARPAS-UK supports the introduction of the Atypical Air Environment policy, as an incremental step to facilitate BVLOS operations in lower risk environment, where no another aircraft is expected to be, for example just above assets that are inspected. These will already unlock a lot of…
