Drone Charging Levels & Process Efficiency for permission to operate in FRZ & TOLA from Private Land: Survey Findings. The results of the survey reveal key insights on obtaining permissions for operations from private land. The survey, conducted online in September 2024, gathered responses from 135 locations across the country, with input from both commercial…
Airspace Modernisation Today the Department for Transport and the UK Civil Aviation Authority have launched a consultation on plans to create a UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS). UKADS would be a single guiding mind to coordinate and sponsor future airspace changes to deliver the holistic, modernised airspace design envisaged by our Airspace Modernisation Strategy. The…
Consultation on a proposed UK Airspace Design Service. This is an update from the Deputy Director Airspace, Resilience and Connectivity at the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Head of Airspace Modernisation at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on the proposed UK Airspace Design Service. ARPAS-UK will ensure its members receive the appropriate consultation and…
The CAA has today, 15 October 2024, announced CAP3040: Unmanned Aircraft Operations in an Atypical Air Environment: Policy Concept. It will enable drones to fly beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS) of remote pilots using ‘atypical air environments’. This new policy marks a significant milestone for the future of drone operations for use in…
The CAA published CAP3035, its 2023 Annual Safety Review on 19 Sep 2024. Of course, the key piece of information is about incidents for aviation as a whole, including for RPAS. But what attracted our attention first was the updated numbers on the drone community, including the number of Operational Authorisation holders, representing the Specific…
